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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 […]

RBDF ASSISTS FBI AND US COAST GUARD IN SEARCH OF MISSING AMERICAN COUPLE

11 October 2017

The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) is assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the US Coast Guard with their efforts in finding the American couple who was been reported missing.   A close family friend of Donna Sanco, Andrew Wilkinson spoke with The Journal and he said that after scanning the area in […]

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Public Sector Reform Coming Soon

11 October 2017

It seems as if the government will be taking the International Monetary Fund’s   (IMF) advice into consideration as considerable public sector reform is expected in the very near future. The IMF in its full article iv report on the Bahamas released last week, revealed that the government could save taxpayers more money through a combination […]

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The AG’s Flawed Argument

10 October 2017

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, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of a political party, and the attacks on the Government of […]

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN GRAND BAHAMA

10 October 2017

Grand Bahama is set to get an economic boost within the coming months.   Iram Lewis, Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama said they are developing seven theme parks to attract visitors to the islands.   While he said there is no specific dollar value as to how much this will cost, however he […]

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Capt. Fernley Palmer Solicit Public’s Help—Boys’ Brigade Headquarters Needed

10 October 2017

Planted 74-years ago in what he termed the good soil of Boys’ Brigade, Capt. Fernley Palmer gets set to make his grand exit next year from an organization in which he gave the greater part of his life to; however, not before he makes a special request to Bahamians.   Capt. Palmer said that before […]

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BOIPB Creates Opportunity For Travel Writers

10 October 2017

To promote the Bahamas through traveling writing, the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) and the Domestic Tourist have teamed up to inspire and empower Bahamian travel writers to exclusively promote Family Islands. Hosting a press conference to announce plans for the internship, Noelle Nicolls of the Domestic Tourist said that the intent is to […]

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MELTDOWN

10 October 2017

The principals in the leading law firms in the Bahamas and Managers of Banks and Trust Companies in the financial services sector are increasingly worried about an ongoing meltdown of that sector. A prominent offshore banking executive who spoke with The Bahama Journal on the condition of anonymity, said the decline in the sector is […]

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN BANKING, SAYS FORMER AG

10 October 2017

Former Attorney General, Allyson Maynard-Gibson says there are tremendous opportunities in the financial services industry. She says, “whenever there is a crisis and we are in a state of crisis at the moment, but not just we, the world is in a state of crisis, a tremendous change and with that comes tremendous opportunities .” […]

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Davis/Hanna-Martin in Battle for PLP Leadership

10 October 2017

Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip ‘Brave’ Davis officially announced his candidacy for the party’s leadership during a prayer breakfast on Saturday morning at the Baha Mar resort. Mr. Davis currently serves as the party’s interim leader following the resignation of former prime minister Perry Christie after the PLP’s overwhelming defeat in the May 10th general […]

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Ministry of Youth, Honours Capt. Fernely Palmer–More Than five Decades In Boys’ Brigade

10 October 2017

A 74-year veteran of the Bahamas Boys’ Brigade, Captain Fernely is this year’s Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture National Youth Month honoree, and will have bestowed him the Lifetime Achievement Recognition for his outstanding service.   With October being recognized as Youth Month, under the theme VOICE (Vehicles Of Initiative, Change and Excellence), the […]

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