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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 […]

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MP PRAISES THE “URBAN MOTHER”

14 May 2018

Mothers of the Seabreeze Constituency enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment and surprises this Saturday at the annual Mother’s Day Luncheon held by the Ministry Social Services and Urban Development.  The ceremony kicked off at 1pm at the All Saint Anglican Church Parish Hall where Member of Parliament Lanisha Rolle praised “urban mothers” for their tireless […]

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Child Protection Council Responds to a Spanking Video

14 May 2018

The National Child Protection Council is calling for for a national discussion on discipline versus punishment.  This comes as the  Council responds to a viral video of a young teenage girl being beaten  by her guardians.  In a statement  to the media,  the council said moving forward we must begin to talk about discipline as […]

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My Big Brother, My Hero

11 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 filings. […]

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A Hodgepodge Of Incoherence

11 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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Gov’t Gets Poor Ratings

11 May 2018

Thousands of Bahamians around the Bahamas are engaged in exercises to assess the performance of the government of Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis after  one year in office.  There are four more years left in the term.  Callers on the Love 97 Radio Talk show “Issues of the Day” in the main gave the administration […]

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FORMER TEACHER CHARGED WITH INDECENT ASSAULT

11 May 2018

A sixty five year old man held back tears as he  was  charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the indecent assault of three minors. Garfield Hepburn pleaded  not guilty on all three charges and Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux set his bail at $7,500.  Hepburn was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correction and […]

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ALARM OVER CYBERSECURITY THREATS

11 May 2018

The Minister of National Security Marvin Dames says last year there were eight leading cyber security threats  which encompassed both fraud and ransom. He  said cybercrime includes damage and destruction of data and stolen money.  It is estimated that cybercrime costs approximately $600 billion worldwide in  a year.” “In 2017 nearly 90 per cent  of […]

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Man Dies One Week After Shooting

11 May 2018

The murder count increased by another one after a shooting victim died in hospital, on Wednesday after being shot outside a home in April.  The victim was reportedly one of four men standing outside a home on Jumbey Street, Pinewood Gardens, after 11:00pm on Saturday, April 28th when a gunman approached them, opened fire, hitting […]

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$5.3MIL WATER PROJECT FOR LONG ISLAND

11 May 2018

A $5.3million contract was  signed yesterday  between the Water and Sewerage cooperation and Bahamas Hot Mix Co. LTD. (BHM) The contract seeks to extend  the  water supply  in  Long Island. Lot 1 in the project begins   at Salt Pond North Long   Island, ending at Boat Harbour Drive and will provide service to approximately […]

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MEN ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER

11 May 2018

Three men were  arraigned in the Magistrates  court yesterday in connection with a murder.  Twenty four year old Cleveland Musgrove, 19 year old Jonathan Brown, and 33 year old Marco Neely were accused of  the murder of Prince Johnson.  The youngest of the accused,  Brown, burst  into tears as he spotted his emotional family members […]

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