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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 […]

Man Sentenced for Drugs Found at LPIA

30 May 2017

Raising 10 children with no job for three years, and living in a country with an unemployment rate at 18 percent is the explanation the attorney for Sergio Demeritte told the court yesterday as he stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply. Thirty-two-year-old Demeritte, of 31 […]

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PM: ‘Use All Media for Hurricane Communication’

30 May 2017

As an active hurricane season approaches, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis urged the officials at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to use all media tools to disseminate information about the upcoming hurricanes. Dr. Minnis made this comment while touring NEMA’s headquarters yesterday. “Make use of all media tools to disseminate information in preparation of […]

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Shining A Light On Dark Corners

29 May 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 a political party, and the attacks on the Government of The […]

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UB Confers Honorary Degree on Sir Lynden Pindling

29 May 2017

Sir Lynden O. Pindling envisioned that one day the College of The Bahamas would become the University of The Bahamas (UB), a dream realized with UB’s charter on November 10, 2016. At its historic inaugural commencement held on May 25, 2017, the University posthumously conferred upon Sir Lynden its first honorary degree.   Acting on […]

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Three Arrested for Drug Possession

29 May 2017

Two Bahamian women and a Bahamian man were taken into custody after they were found in possession of a quantity of dangerous drugs at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Friday. According to reports, shortly before 8 a.m., two Bahamian women and a Bahamian man were traveling to the United States, when United States […]

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Taxi Drivers Excited Over Licence Promise

29 May 2017

Bahamian taxi drivers said they are more than ecstatic about the Free National Movement’s (FNM) promise to allow provisions for more taxi drivers to own their own licence plates. According to the Speech from the Throne, read last Wednesday, the Minnis led administration has pledged that during its five year term in office it will […]

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“FNM Deceives Electorate,” Says Roberts

29 May 2017

Progressive Liberal Party National Chairman Bradley Roberts has denounced Speech from the Throne and said the government is standing on a foundation of broken promises and electoral deceit. In a statement released yesterday, Mr. Roberts said the new administration has deceived the public seeming to renege on key campaign promises, which is “fake news” to […]

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NEMA Focuses on Resilience as 2017 Hurricane Season Begins

29 May 2017

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is bracing for another hurricane season, focusing on the watchwords, “Maintaining Disaster Resilience Throughout the Communities.” June 11 – June 18, 2017 is ‘National Disaster Preparedness Week,’ and the public is urged to do their part in preparing for any disaster, natural or manmade this season. However, the public […]

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Darville Calls Audit a ‘Witch Hunt’

29 May 2017

Senator Michael Darville has called the impending hurricane relief audit in his former ministry a “witch hunt.” His comments come after recently sworn in State Minister for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson gave a preliminary assessment of how hurricane relief funds were spent on the island of Grand Bahama, submitting that the manner in which those […]

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BPL Refutes False Rumors

29 May 2017

Bahamas Power Light (BPL) released a statement yesterday refuting information that began to spread on social media concerning alleged planned power outages. “BPL wishes to advise its customers in New Providence that the erroneous message being circulated via social media about planned outages beginning at 5 p.m. today is untrue and was not issued by […]

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