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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 […]

Crash Wreckage Goes to the US

27 February 2018

Accident investigators have shipped the recovered failed Aztec plane wreckage to the United States for further investigations. On Sunday the aircraft was recovered from waters adjacent to the previous search location by a salvage team with assistance from specialist divers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Chief Accident Investigator in the Air Accident Department Delvin […]

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ARCHDEACON PALACIOUS IS GGYA NEW CHAIRMAN

27 February 2018

Anglican Archdeacon James Palacious is the new Management Council Chairman for the Governor General Youth Award (GGYA).  The  body is  responsible  the   day-to-day operations of the program . The  chairmanship was announced yesterday  during a press conference  held at the Anglican Diocesan Office. Father  Palacious spoke  to the importance of GGYA in the community […]

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YEP LAUNCHES NEW MOBILE APP

27 February 2018

Making history as the first youth organization in The Bahamas to launch its very own mobile app, the  Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) will now make communicating with the public more accessible. The announcement was made yesterday during a press conference YEP held at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel. YEP’s Director Mark Palmer said,  “we  are […]

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Two Men Arraigned For Murder

27 February 2018

Two men have been formally  charged for their alleged involvement in two recent homicides. In the first case, 18-year-old Deante Pinder appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt yesterday on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The particulars  are that on February 16th , Pinder concerned with others caused the deaths […]

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Four Car Collision Ends In Tragedy

27 February 2018

A man was killed in a traffic accident yesterday after a female attempted to avoid a hit and run incident  in the area of East Street and Malcom Road. According to Chief Superintendent of Police, Craig Stubbs, shortly before 1pm a female driver attempted to evade a Ford van she had struck on Winder’s Terrace […]

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PM BACK FROM HAITI

27 February 2018

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is back from his four day trip to Haiti for the 29th inter-sessional CARICOM meeting. Regional leaders discussed how to build climate resilient communities, considering the millions of dollars of damage the region has sustained from natural disasters. During his stay,  the  Prime  Minister spoke to the Haitian  President on […]

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NOTHING NEW WITH HAITI, SAYS MITCHELL

27 February 2018

The Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Senator Fred Mitchell says, “It appears that the Free National Movement and the Prime Minister who leads their party,  has finally caught on to the need for there to be international contact and exposure. “ They came to office with shocking ignorance of the ways the world, but […]

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New British Prosecutor In Smith’s Trial

27 February 2018

The prosecution in the high-profile Frank Smith extortion trial has added   London based Queen’s Counsel  Edward Jenkins  to take the lead in the case. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, the former prosecutor, Anthony Delaney attempted to make an application for submission and suggested the “housekeeping” matters that arose warranted a private hearing. However, […]

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Man Killed In Traffic Accident

26 February 2018

A man became the country’s latest traffic fatality after a two car collision on John F. Kennedy Drive this weekend. Shortly before 4:00am Saturday Morning, a traffic accident occurred in the vicinity of Lake View Cemetery, involving a blue Honda Accord and a 2003 Cadillac Escalade.  In the accident, a male passenger of the Honda […]

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“Sea Wolf” Sails Home – -Olympian Sir Durward Dies

26 February 2018

Sir Durward Knowles, the first Bahamian to win a medal at an Olympic event and who was recently recognized as the world’s oldest living Olympian has died at age  100. Sir Durward rose to prominence after he became the Bahamas’ first Olympic medalist when he won the bronze in sailing with Sloane Farrington in Melbourne, […]

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