Construction of downtown Straw Market is on schedule

Fri, Apr 8th 2011, 11:00 PM

CONSTRUCTION on the new $11.2 million straw market is progressing on schedule and should be ready for occupancy in late August.

Public Works and Transport Minister Neko Grant made this announcement during a tour of the downtown Nassau Market this week.

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Larry Cartwright, who accompanied Mr Grant, said the Bahamas Agricultural Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has been working feverishly throughout the islands in training Bahamians to produce indigenous products for the market.

He said there are persons from every island in the Bahamas who are producing outstanding coconut shell jewellery, marine shell jewellery and straw craft that should be placed in ...

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