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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 […]

Women’s Rights Advocates Remain Optimistic to PAV Amendments

11 August 2023

Rights Group Seeking More Comprehensive Violence Bill By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Women’s Rights Groups are seeking amendments to the Protection Against Violence Bill (PAV) and are aiming for a more comprehensive bill to address gender-based violence as they prepare to meet with the minister of social services next week. Women United, in a […]

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US Plans to Tackle Gun Trafficking into Haiti

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer A new policing unit is expected to be established in Haiti to address the matter of guns being trafficked into the country, a matter that the United States is having active discussions about, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Barbara Feinstein. Her response […]

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No Increase in Bus Fares

11 August 2023

Transport Officials Debunk Union’s Claims By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Currently, there is no bus fare hike. The Ministry of Transport and Housing debunked claims that it had sanctioned jitney fare increases for passengers. Ministry officials released a statement after a letter, reportedly from the Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union, circulated social media indicating […]

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COI Leader says Sending Bahamian Troops Won’t Help Haiti

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer Leader of the Coalition of Independents (COI) Lincoln Bain professed that sending 150 Bahamian personnel to assist with peace-keeping efforts in Haiti is a fruitless endeavor. His comments came earlier this week as he spoke to the media outside the governor general’s office as the party went to file […]

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COI Files for Commission of Inquiry

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer The Coalition of Independents(COI)delivered a submission of a commission of inquiry to the Office of the Governor General earlier this week in relation to suspected “unlawful actions” of the Davis administration with regards to immigration. In the saga revolved around the Bahamas Department of Immigration and the Minister of […]

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Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis is photographed as he pays respects to the late Paul Faquharson, Retired Commissioner of Police.

Politicians pay respects to retired police commissioner

11 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Writer As the body of retired Commissioner of Police, the late Paul Farquharson lie in the foyer of the building named after him on Wednesday, the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Headquarters, politicians and dignitaries gathered to pay their respects. Prime Minster Philip Davis signed the book […]

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$10M Drug Bust in Long Island

11 August 2023

Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer The recent $10 million drug bust in Long Island has contributed to a safer Bahamas, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Press Liaison Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings, who updated the media on the drug interception over the weekend. Two Bahamian men were arrested after an aircraft was discovered shortly […]

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Significant Progress in Clean Up of Oil Slick off Pinder’s Point

11 August 2023

Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer The Ministry of Transport and Housing said “significant progress has been made in cleaning up the oil spill” that occurred at the Buckeye Bahamas Hub jetty in Freeport, Grand Bahama. On Wednesday, August 2, around 5:54am, “some of an estimated five to ten barrels of oil spilt into the surrounding […]

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A full gallery of women, including Ann Marie Davis, wife of the prime minister, was present at the Senate on Wednesday during the second reading of the Protection Against Violence Bill. 
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Violence Against Females Increases

09 August 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Most of the recent sexual assaults that have occurred in the country, the victim and perpetrator were known to each other, according to police, who have noticed an increase in sexual offences against children during the summer.Press Liaison Officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said as much during this week’s Office […]

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McCartney-Russell: LGBT Not Encouraged in Schools

09 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff WriterDirector of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell attempted to clarify that schools are not teaching students about LGBT as an alternative lifestyle.Mrs. McCartney-Russel spoke at the Office of the Prime Minister’s weekly press briefing informing Bahamians that students are taught to know what one may expect when they explore the world around […]

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