Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville on Wednesday announced that they are in the final stages of planning to supply neighbouring settlements in High Rock with fresh potable water. The committee, under the direction of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Grand Bahama Melvin Seymour, has been meeting for the past three months to come up with best method of providing water. The project is expected to cost around half-a-million dollars.

They are pictured discussing their plans with Minister Darville. Seated from left: Brad Wildgoose, Ministry for G.B.; Harcourt Brown, Sr. Undersecretary, Ministry for G.B.; Dr. Darville; Melvin Seymour; Preston Cunningham, Administrator, City of Freeport; and Debra Cox Strachan, Administrator, East Grand Bahama. Standing from left: Joseph Lightbourne, Ministry of Works; Toni Hudson-Bannister, Ministry of Works; Tammi Mitchell, NEMA; Richard Hinds, Riviere and Associates; Marcus Cooper, Chief Councilor for East Grand Bahama; and Conrad Jones, Ministry for Grand Bahama.

Source: Bahamas Information Services

(BIS Photo/Andrew Miller)