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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 […]

Motorist Killed In Exuma

27 March 2017

Police in Exuma are investigating a traffic accident that left a man dead on Saturday. According to reports, around 6:00pm, a collision occurred on Queens Highway, George Town, Exuma involving a Suzuki Solio motorcar driven by an adult male and a Mack truck driven by an adult male. The driver of the motorcar received serious […]

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Hope for Bozine Residents

27 March 2017

After waiting more than a decade, Bozine Town residents, Garden Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Kendal Major said a resolution is in sight in the case of the longstanding land dispute with the Harold Road Land Development Company (LANDCO). Thousands of residents in that community received an order from LANDCO to vacate the properties on […]

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Bostwick Bashes the Gov’t

27 March 2017

Former Free National Movement Cabinet Minister Former Attorney General Janet Bostwick lambasted the Christie Administration for not following through on its promise to decrease taxation.   “Instead they brought Value Added Tax. They got $800 million of our money and can’t tell what they did with it. They said that VAT money would be used […]

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“Abaco Dragon Emerges To Cause Confusion”

27 March 2017

In the wake of comments by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham criticizing the current administration’s lack of transparency over the economy this term, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said he has simply come out of the shadows to cause confusion. His comments came at a Progressive Liberal Party constituency meeting over the weekend. […]

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Students Protest For Fallen Classmate

24 March 2017

Students of A.F. Adderley Junior High School plead for peace surrounding the death of their classmate Keishon Williams.  Yesterday, a group known as “We Rally for Keishon” protested on the public high schools’ grounds demanding there be an end to violence against the youth.  The exercise held on center field of the public high school’s […]

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PM Defends Contracts

24 March 2017

Prime Minister Perry Christie defended his administration’s move to award contracts for the development of clinics in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera after Free National Movement (FNM) Member of Parliament (MP) for Montague Richard Lightbourn accused his administration of conveniently using the election season to do so. Mr. Lightbourn’s sentiments came on Wednesday in the House of […]

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Education Launches New Math Book

24 March 2017

Public and independent primary schools across the country will soon see a new series of Mathematic textbooks added to their curriculum. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will undertake this initiative as they partner with Hodder Education in producing a new primary Mathematics textbook series. The textbook titled the Bahamas Primary Mathematics Book will […]

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Former DNA Candidate Pushes For Opposition Unity

24 March 2017

Former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) candidate and Attorney Wallace I. Cooper says he will continue to push a united narrative for opposition forces after being withdrawn by the DNA as the party’s candidate for Nassau Village in the upcoming General Elections.  Via an open letter, he revealed the move came just a day before he […]

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Minnis: Christie Is Mixed Up

24 March 2017

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis while calling Prime Minister Perry Christie “delusional and mixed up” charged that it is too late for the Christie administration “to say sorry for the financial and social “crisis” the country is in. Dr. Minnis lamented that the prime minister has “nothing left to give to The […]

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Man Arraigned For Murder

24 March 2017

Dennis Teynor, a 26-year-old was arraigned yesterday in court for the murder of Rhoda Russell. The East Street South resident was charged on Russell’s murder that took place, October 27th, 2016.  Chief Magistrate Joan Ferguson permitted Teynor to make a final phone call in court before being adjourning his matter until May 18th, 2017, for […]

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