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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 […]

C.R. Walker Student Hospitalized after Stabbing

01 December 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin said the16-year-old male student of C.R. Walker Senior High School is currently in hospitalafter being stabbed multiple times on Tuesday.“The student that was stabbed is in stable condition. [And] that’s the status thusfar,” Hanna- Martin said on Wednesday before entering the […]

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Bowleg: $10M Stadium Repairs to be Completed Before World Relays

01 December 2023

By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said the $10 million stadium repairs will becompleted before the 2024 IAAF World Relays and 2024 CARIFTA Games SwimChampionships.“Both contractors have given a deadline when both facilities need to be finished in order for us tohave pre-testing events prior to the main […]

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Bowleg Says ‘No’ to Propane Plant in Garden Hills

01 December 2023

By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Garden Hills Member of Parliament Mario Bowleg shared his absolute disapproval of theproposed $1.3 million Propane Gas Plant to be constructed off the Tonique Williams-DarlingHighway.Bowleg backed his constituents who were protesting on Wednesday outside of The House ofAssembly against the propane gas plant.Garden Hills constituents and the Department of Physical […]

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DPM Set to Announce Tourism arrival Record

01 December 2023

The Bahamas is seemingly about to make tourism history as the Ministry of Tourism Investmentsand Aviation has announced plans to host a special 2023 record breaking visitor arrival pressconference and brunch on December 4 at Margaritaville Beach Resort.Just half-way through the year in June, Tourism Minister and Deputy Prime Minister ChesterCooper urged Bahamian investors to […]

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PM Says DeSantis is ‘Misguided’

01 December 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis said Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, who madeanother threat to flatten The Bahamas, is “misguided” and “misinformed.”DeSantis said the United States would flatten The Bahamas if it ever fired rocketson Florida.While addressing his concerns on the matter, Davis said DeSantis is misinformedand lack knowledge of the relationship […]

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PM: No investigations made into Petty’s matter

01 December 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff WriterPrime Minister Philip Davis said no investigations were carried concerning thecontroversy surrounding former Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC)Executive Chairman Sylvanus Petty as his testimony in court was at all that wasneeded.Petty tendered his resignation on November 15 as the chairman of WSC after headmitted in court during the Adrian Gibson corruption […]

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No Language Barrier Expected with Ghana Nurses

01 December 2023

By Latonya RobertsJournal Staff WriterDirector of Nursing Gina Dean assured the public that the new group of nurses from Ghana allspeak English and there should not be an issue of a language barrier.The Ministry of Health and Wellness brought more than 18 nurses from Ghana to address thenursing shortage in The Bahamas.However, there seemed to […]

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Ghana Nurses Arrive to Assist Healthcare System

01 December 2023

By Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer The Ministry of Health and Wellness commenced its new staff orientation fornurses from the Republic of Ghana and the University of The Bahamas onMonday.Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Colin Higgs welcomed theintegration of Ghana nurses in The Bahamas.“We are pleased at the ministry to those national and international […]

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World AIDS Day Celebrations Begin

01 December 2023

Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff WriterThe Ministry of Health’s HIV and AIDS Center has kicked off its week-long celebrations for the35 th World AIDS Day with an assembly at CC Sweeting Senior High School, under the theme“Let Communities Lead.”Dr. Nikkiah Forbes, director of the National HIV/AIDS Program, read the World AIDS Daymessage on behalf of Minister of […]

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Rapper Rich Homie Quan to Perform at Spilligate’23 Festival

01 December 2023

By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Promoters of the Spilligate’23 Festival have revealed that American rapper Rich Homie Quan isset to open for headliner Burna Boy.In an exclusive interview with The Bahama Journal, Beaumont Todd, marketing lead atSignature Productions, announced the updates to the lineup, highlighting the inclusion of the“Lifestyle” and “Type of Way” rapper. Signature […]

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