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TWO NEW MAJOR INVESTMENTS (BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BOOM) GOVERNMENT SIGNS $55 M LOAN AGREEMENT FOR NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT
 
BAHAMAS INVESTMENT FORUM IN WASHINGTON, DC --  Photographed above are some the participants of the first Bahamas Business and Investment Forum in Washington, DC organized by The Embassy of The Bahamas. From left to right are Senator Barry Griffin; Central Bank Governor John Rolle; Senator Quinton Lightbourn; Senator Michael Halkitis, Minister of Economic Affairs; Barbara Feinstein, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; The  Bahamas Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Wendall Jones; The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Investments; Ambassador Chet Neymour; Consul General Washington Patrick Adderley; Consul General New York Leroy Major; and Michael Fountain, Honorary Consul Chicago.

TWO NEW MAJOR INVESTMENTS (BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BOOM)

The Deputy Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, I. Chester Cooper has announced that the government will execute heads of agreements this month for more than $1billion of new investments in major touristic developments. It is understood that these projects are slated for Paradise Island and Cable Beach. Mr. Cooper made the announcement […]

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GOVERNMENT SIGNS $55 M LOAN AGREEMENT FOR NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT

Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and AviationChester Cooper visited the island of Eleuthera on Monday to sign a $55 million dollar loanagreement with the Saudi Fund for Development to facilitate updates to North Eleuthera’s airportterminal.The updates to North Eleuthera International Airport have been long […]

Rev. Timothy Stewart Is President Elect Progressive National Baptist Convention

10 August 2018

The Baptist denomination in the Bahamas  in celebration mode, as  the Pastor of the historic Bethel Baptist Church, the Reverend Doctor Timothy Stewart has been elected  to head the prestigious Progressive National Baptist Convention  of the United States. Rev. Stewart was elected unopposed  on Wednesday in the annual convention of the organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. […]

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Senate Passes Economic Empowerment Zone Bill

10 August 2018

The Economic Empowerment Zone Bill was passed in the Senate yesterday  with no amendments.  Progressive Liberal Party Senators  complained  that  government  Senators refused to agree with three amendments proposed by the PLP in the Committee stage of the Bill. The amendments would have ensured that the Bill will not be used by rich outsiders and […]

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Mitchell Complains Of “ Collapse of BPL Service”

10 August 2018

The  Chairman of  The Progressive Liberal Party Fred Mitchell  is calling on  the Minister responsible for BPL  to tell  the country now what is going on with BPL.  He said, “the public had earlier been assured of a sufficient supply of electricity to deal with the demands for power during the summer. Today BPL admitted […]

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Firing On All Cylinders

08 August 2018

The Clifton Review    The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]

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PMH RENOVATES MATERNITY WARD

08 August 2018

The Princess Margaret Hospital is out to ensure that a patient’s  stay at the hospital is at least a comfortable and safe one with its newly renovated maternity ward after years of complaints. Head of the hospital’s Maternity / Obstetrics & Gynecology Department Dr. Leon Dupuch said that the department spent  a considerable sum on […]

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Gov’t Bows To Pressure

08 August 2018

The  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest  has announced that the government will reverse a  law  to increase  taxes  on owner-occupied properties.  This comes in the wake  of a protest by the Lyford Cay Properties Association last week and the threat that some of its members are considering  selling their properties. In […]

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John Bull Alleged Bandits Remanded

08 August 2018

The alleged wig- wearing, purse- toting  bandits behind John Bull’s Port Lucaya robbery in  Freeport, Grand Bahama  have  remanded to Prison. This was the end result of their arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson over in Grand Bahama, yesterday. Thirty-year-old, Corradon Cockburn, of  number 7 Mangrove Avenue and 23-year-old Diego Carey of  number 33 […]

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Minister Tells Nurses:”We are Partners”

08 August 2018

Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands  is hoping that outstanding funds  owed to Nurses  are paid this month.  He told reporters yesterday  outside the Cabinet  that  all concerns hounding public sector nurses  will be dealt with. He said “afterwards, we are going to sit down and we’re going to have a ceremonial or metaphoric breaking of […]

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Shantytown Injunction Disturbing

08 August 2018

Shantytown Committee Chairman, Senator Dion Foulkes has been given firm instructions despite the Supreme court granting an injunction blocking the demolition of Shantytowns in the capital. The work is to continue  which  calls for pushing ahead with plans to move  into the family islands. “We have already established a taskforce in Abaco which is almost […]

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Davis Chides Gov’t On GB Economy

08 August 2018

Opposition Leader Philip  Davis has  chided the government for having no plan for Grand Bahama, beginning with its continued failure to close a sale for the Grand Lucayan Hotel.  “This administration owes the people of Grand Bahama a full and frank explanation as to why it was unable to close the sale of the Grand […]

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