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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 […]

Citizenship Commission May Require Constitutional Change , Says Mitchell

24 October 2017

Former Minister of Immigration Fred Mitchell says the government’s decision to appoint an independent commission for the granting of citizenship may require an amendment to the constitution. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said on Sunday that his government will establish an independent Commission to approve citizenship applications while speaking at a service of the Haitian […]

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WORKSHOP ON RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES UNDERWAY

24 October 2017

Radioactive substances have the potential to be highly dangerous and naturally the movement of such products and chemicals are vital to the safety of any country.   This information was revealed in a three day workshop staged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Environmental Health along with the International Atomic Energy […]

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PLP NEEDS RADICAL REFORMS, SAYS SEARS

24 October 2017

Former Cabinet Minister Alfred Sears says unless The Progressive Liberal Party undertakes  fundamental  internal transformation, “it is unlikely that the party will regain  anytime soon the loyalty of its disaffected members  and win the  trust of the wider Bahamian electorate.” Mr. Sears who ran for the position of leader of the PLP before said he […]

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Millennials Part Of PLP New Perspective

24 October 2017

Millennials were the main focus at this year’s Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) convention.   Under the theme “ a new perspective,” night one of the convention saw seven young people on the platform.   Three of the seven speakers last night were millennials and a number of them were seen mingling with delegates and soliciting […]

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Wilchombe Says Christie Supports Him For Chairman

24 October 2017

While former Progressive Liberal Party leader Perry Christie has not publicly stated who he will support for leader or chairman of that party, former Tourism Minster Obie Wilchcombe says that Mr. Christie has said that he would be a good fit for the position he is seeking. Mr. Wilchombe made the revelation while appearing as […]

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Archdeacon Palacious Tells Senior Citizens: ‘Life Still Happens After 60’

24 October 2017

Challenging senior citizens at a service in recognition of Older Persons and Older Persons month, Anglican Archdeacon James Palacious told the seniors that life still happens over 60.   Referencing the month’s theme “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society,” Archdeacon Palacious in a comical but candid […]

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Bishop Hall Calls For Government Intervention In Policies

24 October 2017

Eight years since the CLICO debacle, Bishop Simeon Hall is calling on the government to step in to ensure that Bahamians are protected from eventualities like the one that led to CLICO flatling. With yesterday being the second tranche of payments in a series of three tranches during 2017, policyholders gathered at the CLICO head […]

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“MINNIS IN DENIAL”, SAID PLP CHAIRMAN

24 October 2017

“The Free National Movement has no plan for our Bahama land”, were the words Bradley Roberts spoke during his address officially opening of the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) 53rd National General Convention at Melia Nassau Beach Hotel, yesterday. Mr. Roberts, the PLP outgoing chairman focused on the fact that crime has seemingly increased under the […]

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“Where is Mr. Nygard’s Swift Justice” to rebuild his house?

23 October 2017

The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a bi-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of the Government opposition party (the FNM), and the attacks on the […]

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Davis Says “The Country is in Peril”

23 October 2017

In the midst of a heated battle or leadership of his party Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay MP Phillip Davis is not letting up on his fierce criticism of the government, saying the country is in peril as Bahamians are in a state of hopelessness and terror.   In a statement Mr. Davis […]

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