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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 […]

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LEAVES ONE DEAD

16 May 2018

Police are investigating a late night traffic accident that left one man dead and another injured in Grand Bahama Monday night. The incident happened shortly before 11pm on the Warren J. Levarity Highway which involved a group of male pedestrians and a grey Plymouth Voyager.  Quite a number of accidents occur on the Warren J. […]

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MINISTER WANTS TO DOUBLE FOOD PRODUCTION

16 May 2018

A two-day convention  is planned  for farmers to discuss the way ahead, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Renward Wells.  This as the government continues to push to reduce the country’s food import bill of $1 plus billion a year.  “We are now going to have a two-day conclave, a convention for farmers […]

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Sexual Assault On Teen Girls Investigated

16 May 2018

Police are investigating two sexual assaults involving minors.  The incidents which allegedly took place within the Englerston Community on May 5th and May 14th, involves young girls according to the police.  Authorities are asking anyone with information as to the identification of the accused to call 919 or 911 urgently.  These  incidence  come less than […]

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MAN MURDERED IN DRIVEBY SHOOTING

16 May 2018

Another family is left without a father as a result of a fatal shooting in the capital Monday evening.  The shooting took place off Robinson Road while a group of men were standing in front of a barber shop on Fourth Street, the Grove  after 10pm.  A white Nissan March pulled up and an occupant […]

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MARKET PLACE MINISTRY FORMED

16 May 2018

Mount Tabor Senior Pastor Bishop Neil Ellis has formed a new foundation, The Market place Ministry. Bishop Ellis says the idea was established out of the realization that younger people are now using technology to connect with God and the public as opposed to attending church.  Marketplace Ministry comprises 12 different commissions. They are  Arts and […]

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“OBAN DEAL NULL AND VOID”

15 May 2018

Retired Anglican Archbishop, the Most Reverend Drexel Gomez is calling on the Minnis administration to repeal the heads of agreement with Oban Energies  for a $5.5 billion oil refinery and storage facility  for East Grand Bahama. Speaking on the Love 97 radio show “On Point” yesterday,  Bishop Gomez was reacting to comments made by Minister […]

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TWO MEN ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER

15 May 2018

Twenty year-old, Charlton Pierre, of Farrington Road was arraigned yesterday before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt  for the murder of 16-year-old Stefan Bowleg.  It is alleged that the accused, by means of unlawful harm, did intentionally cause the death of Bowleg.  Bowleg who was stabbed in an altercation shortly after 8pm on Friday May 11, 2018, […]

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DPM Introduces Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2018

15 May 2018

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K Peter Turnquest  yesterday introduced The Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2018, for public consultation. The bill sets guiding principles and rules for the way the government spends and accounts for the people’s money, according to Mr. Turnquest, who emphasized the importance of the legislation.  “Once passed, it will subject […]

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Man Shot In Abaco

15 May 2018

Police in Abaco are investigating a shooting incident that has left a male with non-life threatening injuries.  Reports are that on Sunday, shortly before 12midnight, police received information of gunshots fired in the area of a business establishment on Don McKay Boulevard. Officers responded and further investigation revealed that the victim was shot while in […]

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POST OFFICE PLAGUED WITH POWER OUTAGE

15 May 2018

Workers at the Bahamas General Post Office  are  enraged once again as they began their morning yesterday  with a building power outage and the backup generator needing batteries to function. They  sat  outside the building, along the walls and chairs while waiting for further information  by the authorities from Bahamas Power and Light ( BPL) […]

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