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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 […]

Homicide Victim Found In Car

30 May 2018

New Providence Police are investigating yet another homicide.  The  body of a male  was found in a grey Hyundai car on Montgomery Avenue, off Carmichael Road  with apparent gunshot wounds to the head and upper body.  There was also damage to the right passenger’s door at the rear of the vehicle.   While police  did […]

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Unionists blast Morton Salt

30 May 2018

Irate Trade Unionists say after being around for some 150 years, Morton salt slaps its employees and the labou r board in  the face with wage packages that do not  even put a dent in a quarter of the company’s  resources. Jennifer Brown, President of Bahamas Industrial Manufacturer and Workers Allied Union says the rates […]

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Country In A Gun Culture, Says Dames

30 May 2018

Minister of National Security Marvin Dames, said that “every time an officer pulls a trigger, he or she has to account for their actions and there will be no cover ups.” Mr. Dames was responding to the recent police involved shooting off Sandy Lane on Sunday.  He said  that “if those officers acted in good […]

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Save Jobs, Baptist Leader Tells Gov’t

30 May 2018

“The moral and social fiber of the Bahamian society is coming apart at the seams”.  This is the view of the Reverend Doctor William Thompson, President of the Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and  Educational Convention. He also  said that a “cloud of apathy” engulfs the Bahamian society.  During his address at the 83rd Annual Session […]

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Two Bahamian Soldiers Honoured At Memorial Ceremony

29 May 2018

Tribute was paid to fallen comrades at a Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Clifton Pier Memorial with a wreath laying ceremony yesterday.  Special recognition was given to U.S. Patrol Squadron 23 sailors, who died off the coast of Nassau on May 7, 1954. During the ceremony, Charge d’ Affaires, of the U S Embassy Nassau, […]

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23-Year-Old Charged With Grove Murder

29 May 2018

A 23-year-old was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the alleged murder of a 38-year-old resident of Market Street.  Leander Bell spent his first night on remand at the Bahamas Department of Corrections after being charged with one of count murder in the shooting death of Jason “Lyrics” Edgecombe.  Bell, of Rosebud Road was charged […]

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“FNM Producing Unemployment”

29 May 2018

The leader of the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party, Philip Davis says “even in opposition, the work of the PLP is having a more positive impact on the lives of Bahamians than the policies of the governing Free National Movement.” Addressing the installation of stalwart councilors of the PLP on Sunday at the Lorana Thompson auditorium […]

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BPL NEEDS RETOOLING

29 May 2018

The outspoken President of The Bahamas Electrical Workers Union Paul Maynard says Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) needs to be retooled in the national interest. Appearing as a guest on the Love 97 Radio  evening show “On Point” yesterday, Mr. Maynard said “the poor performance at BLP over the years is not the fault of […]

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RBDF HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES

29 May 2018

A day in the life of The Royal Bahamas Defence Force, is what media officials experienced yesterday, onboard the RBDF’s P45 Vessel, as it conducted its regular patrol. Lieutenant Commander, Carlon Bethell, took the time to share the hardships and challenges the force faces on a day to day basis.  One such challenge was  patrolling […]

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The Real Peter Nygard Part II

29 May 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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