Official Photo of Dr. the Most Hon. Hubert A. Minnis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and World Leaders, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/ Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)/World Bank (WB) High Level Conference on Building Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in the Caribbean, at IMF Headquarters, Washington, D.C., November 26, 2018.

Prime Minister Minnis is pictured third from left; and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde is pictured centre. (BIS Photo/Yontalay Bowe)

The Grand Lucayan resort will receive $3 million in repairs that are expected to begin before the end of 2018, Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson announced on Monday, November 26.

Minister Thompson was at the contract signing ceremony for the renovation of the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre when he made the announcement.

Those areas expected to be repaired are Lighthouse Point, the Convention Centre, as well as the roof of Breakers Cay and the central air condition system that serves the entire resort.

Cosmetic renovations, continued the Minister, are expected to the Retail Area, along with the exterior of the Casino.

He said that through the Public Relations and Advertising Agencies of the Ministry of Tourism, efforts are being made to promote the resort to generate additional room occupancy. This effort is being done in partnership with Bahamasair, American Airlines, Balearia Caribbean, and the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line through the summer of 2019.

“Airlift to Grand Bahama” he said, “is being addressed by the Board of Bahamasair, which expects to deliver a 727 800 series jet aircraft with a capacity of 140 seats in spring of 2019, for the utilization of the summer airlift programme.

“The Ministry of Tourism, through its efforts with tour operators, expects the summer airlift programme will deliver significant numbers of passengers to the island of Grand Bahama.”

By Robyn Adderley

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