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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 […]

Striving for the Impossible

22 January 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 […]

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Blaze Erupts At Thomas A Robinson Stadium

22 January 2018

Several Bleachers were extensively damaged yesterday as the Announcer’s booth at the old Thomas A. Robinson Stadium went up in flames. In an interview with The Journal, Fire Chief Superintendent Walter Evans said the exact cause of the blaze is yet to be determined, but the damage to the immediate area was extensive. “Shortly before […]

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PM announces ambitious program

22 January 2018

The Minnis Administration will continue to channel resources into areas such as education, healthcare, social development and economic opportunities for persons in the “Over The Hill”. Prime Minister Doctor Hubert A. Minnis made this commitment while addressing the 17th Jones Communications Network’s (JCN) Person of the Year and Civil Society Awards Ceremony last Friday at […]

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PM Receives JCN Person Of The Year Award

22 January 2018

Most Cabinet Ministers and a cross-section of the Bahamian society filed the Jones Communications Media Center Friday evening as the leading media company hosted its 17th annual Civil Society and Person of the Year Awards ceremony. The special event was created to honour Bahamians who have used “head, heart and hand” to make outstanding contributions […]

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New Solomon’s Food Store Opens

22 January 2018

AML Foods Limited officially opened its newest retail outlet Solomon’s Yamacraw on Sunday, which was developed at cost of $14.5 million . The 38,000 square-foot grocery store is located on Yamacraw Hill Road. Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Member of Parliament for Yamacraw, Ellsworth Johnson joined the company’s Board of Directors and the […]

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Lifeguard Missing At Sea

22 January 2018

Friends of 27-year-old Samuel Leroy Moss are pleading for information about his whereabouts. The Baha Mar lifeguard disappeared after purchasing a boat late last week. Sharvette Miller says that her close friend and former co-worker has been missing since last Sunday when he travelled to Fort Lauderdale to purchase a small fishing vessel with the […]

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Ministry of Works Employees Fined For Stealing Asphalt

22 January 2018

The men accused of stealing Asphalt from by Ministry of Works were formally charged Friday by Magistrate Court. Three employees of Ministry of Works and a truck driver were brought back to Magistrate Court for a status hearing where they were each fined $5,372 for their involvement in the theft of six tons of Asphalt. […]

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WSC workers remanded on stealing charges

22 January 2018

Three Water and Sewerage employees Friday were arraigned before Magistrates Court on stealing charges. The accused men were formally charged with one count of stealing by reason of employment. According to court documents, Sunday November 19th 2017, 35 year old Lejaith Paul, 38 year old Kerven Pierre and 28 year old Latario Bowe stole one […]

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PM Visits Relatives Of Crash Victims

22 January 2018

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis keeping a promise made, traveled to North Andros last Friday to personally meet, console and comfort all those grappling with the loss of loved ones following that fatal plane crash last week Wednesday. Forty-two-year-old pilot Darren Clarke, 49-year-old mother of two, Margaret Adderley; father of two Valentino Cardinal Knowles, father […]

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PM promotes Team Bahamas

22 January 2018

In a powerful address after receiving The Person of The Year Award for 2017, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said “The Bahamas will attain world-class status as a country and a people only when all of its citizens unite under a One Bahamas or Team Bahamas concept.” “We are first and foremost Team Bahamas. While […]

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