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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 […]

Small Business Contracts Promised

08 July 2019

Moving forward, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said the government will focus on ensuring that smaller companies have access to contracts that were previously monopolized by larger companies. Dr. Minnis made this comment following his return from the Caribbean Community’s 40th annual Heads of Government Meeting in St. Lucia. “The only way smaller companies can […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review – Nygard’s Early Successes Created A Domino Effect

08 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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How Nygard Gets It Right

05 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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PHA Investigates Breach of Patient Confidentiality

05 July 2019

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has launched an investigation after patient information appeared on a social media site early this week in connection with an incident in New Providence on June 30, 2019. The authority can now confirm that the investigation’s initial findings indicate that the patient information was not released by Judy Terrell, PHA […]

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Pastors Host Montel Heights Healing Service

05 July 2019

Pastors in the Montel Heights community came together last evening for a service of healing following Sunday morning’s mass shooting that left 17 people injured.  The Bahama Journal caught up with Pastor Michael Ferguson, of International Fellowship Church of God, who has been pastoring in the community for some 29 years.  He said, “The idea […]

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Two Women Shot in GB

05 July 2019

Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a shooting incident that has left two females with non-life threatening injuries.  According to police, on Thursday shortly after 2 a.m., police were called to the East Sunrise Highway area, where it was reported that a male armed with a firearm shot two females.  They both sustained injuries to […]

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Helicopter Crash with Seven Onboard

05 July 2019

A helicopter with seven persons onboard crashed in waters near Walker’s Cay, Abaco around 2 a.m. on Thursday. According to Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar, the flight was en route to South Florida and the passengers are believed to be non-Bahamians.  “We are not in the position to disclose yet the condition of […]

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GG’s Appointment Concerns DNA

05 July 2019

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Buscheme Armbrister yesterday expressed concerns after learning that the newly appointed governor general will be renting a home on the taxpayer’s dime.  Mr. Armbrister said although the Minnis administration does not fail to remind the people that the cupboard is bare, they continue to spend Bahamian taxpayer funds like […]

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‘Jitney Strike Came Too Soon’

04 July 2019

Bahamas Taxi Cab Union President Wesley Ferguson believes the Unified Bus Drivers Union moved a bit too fast with its decision to strike. “At the same token you have to be prudent.  You have to be patient and you have to know when and when not to move because things don’t really always work out […]

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Tourism Talks - Prime Minister Minnis (centre)_ Minister of Tourism Dionisio D'Aguilar (right)

PM Challenges CARICOM to Discover Tourism Growth Plan

04 July 2019

 Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis urged CARICOM tourism leaders to explore new ways that the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) can more effectively work with member countries to contribute to the growth of tourism in the region. Prime Minister Minnis is the representative for tourism in CARICOM’s Quasi-Cabinet. The Prime Minister and Allen […]

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