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October 17, 2023
Financial Secretary: We've Seen A 90% Revenue Increase At The Airport

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - There has been a big jump in the collection of customs duties at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. Financial Secretary Simon Wilson, says it is thanks to the June implementation of the Customs Exempt App.

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October 10, 2023
'WE THOUGHT WE'D DIE ON THE PLANE': Bahamian tells of seeing missiles at Israel airport

FIRST, the ground shook. Then, air raid sirens roared, and a voice came over the hotel intercom: "Please, everyone evacuate. Come immediately to the staircase. We're under attack."

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October 04, 2023
UK group working on timeline for GB airport development

The Manchester Airport Group (MAG) Limited is working with government to understand what the timeline will be for the development of a new Grand Bahama International Airport, MAG Director Andrew Tyler-Smith told members of the media yesterday. "The timeline for the airport really is a piece of work that we're undertaking now," Tyler-Smith said. "So we're ...
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September 28, 2023
Govt gets $70 mil. Saudi loan for Exumas airport facilities

The government of The Bahamas signed a loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for $70 million, that will go toward funding airport infrastructure in the Exumas, a press statement released by the fund yesterday explained. Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, signed the loan agreement and also ...
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September 25, 2023
Exuma airport has new funding, says DPM

The government has approved funding for the redevelopment of Exuma International Airport, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper revealed on Friday.

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September 12, 2023
GB Airport Still On Track

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - Earlier this year, the government announced plans for the new airport to be complete by 2025. Deputy Minister and Tourism Minister Chester Cooper confirmed that work is progressing.

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September 09, 2023
3K Airport Employees Get Access To Higher Education

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Over three thousand airport employees as well as their children got an opportunity to further their education. The Nassau Airport Development Company hosted a career fair at the New Providence Community Center recently.

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September 08, 2023
Temporary facilities to provide relief at North Eleuthera airport

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said temporary facilities will be set up for the North Eleuthera airport to provide relief, saying a new airport for the island is still a priority of the government.

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September 05, 2023
Still no sign of GB airport construction

Some Grand Bahamians are questioning why there is not yet any visible signs of work on the planned multi-million-dollar redevelopment of Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA), a project that was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper at the Grand Bahama Business Outlook in March.

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August 30, 2023
GB Airport Getting More than Band-Aid Fix

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - The work going into redeveloping the new Grand Bahama International Airport aims to do more than just be a "band-aid" fix.

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