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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 […]

FNM Fires Back at Davis’ ShotSpotter Criticisms

12 July 2019

The Free National Movement (FNM) called Opposition Leader Philip Davis a ‘hypocrite’ following his comments, made last week, on the ShotSpotter Technology.  Mr. Davis also labelled the technology as a bad investment by the government.   He added that ShotSpotters did nothing to prevent those 14 individuals from being shot in Montel Heights earlier this […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review – Going Against The Grain

12 July 2019

Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]

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The Golden Jubilee Review- A Stylish Renegade Or Brilliant?

11 July 2019

The Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]

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Bishop Calls for Unity

11 July 2019

The nation’s problems can only be solved through unity, according to Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander, who called for The Bahamas to unite, as he believes Bahamians have developed a “vicious cycle of destroying each other.” “See unity is the only way we can stand Bahamas.  We got to stop letting these people […]

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21 Receive National Honours Award

11 July 2019

Governor General CA Smith, as chancellor of the Societies of Honour established under the National Honours Act, 2016, in accordance with the advice of the prime minister, and the National Honours Advisory Committee, announced yesterday the recipients of the 2019 National Honours Award. Companions received the Order of The Bahamas, which is conferred upon any […]

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Man Charged with Indecent Assault of Teen Girl

11 July 2019

An indecent assault charge lands a 30-year old male in jail, following his arraignment in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Standford Stubbs, of Sandilands Village, appeared before Magistrate Cara Turnquest-Deveaux and was charged with one count of indecent assault, contrary to section 17(1)(A) of the Sexual Offenders Act.  It is alleged that Stubbs on Wednesday […]

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Man Charged with Montell Heights Shooting

11 July 2019

The alleged shooter behind the mass shooting in Montell Heights, on June 30, was on Tuesday charged with 11 counts of firearm related charges.  The shooting which took place on Ethel Street, Montell Heights early Sunday morning, left 17 people injured.  According to a police report, 14 persons were shot – 10 of the victims […]

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PM Promises $1 Million Arts Fund

11 July 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced plans for the establishment of a $1 million arts and cultural fund to ensure that Bahamian culture is passed on to future generations. The prime minister made the announcement during his televised national independence address, as The Bahamas celebrates 46 years as an independent country. “To ensure that our […]

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Pharmachem’s Layoffs Worries Wilchcombe

11 July 2019

Former West End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe wants answers from the government in the wake of Pharmachem parting ways with 32 Bahamians and 11 foreigners. As Labour Director John Pinder has explained, their contracts were set to expire in December. However, Mr. Wilchcombe said this is definitely bad news for Grand Bahama, only further […]

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Police Patrol during Load Shedding

11 July 2019

Police are working with Bahamas Power and Light to ensure high crime areas are adequately patrolled during load shedding exercises. The need for more police patrol came after BPL reluctantly released its load shedding schedule following fears that doing so will lead to a spike in crime in certain communities. “In these cases, the police […]

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