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News Article
August 30, 2012
IDB: 65M Roadworks Loan To Be Decided Next Week

The fate of a $65 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support New Providence's controversial roadworks project should be decided early next week.

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News Article
August 31, 2012
Davis: 65M Roadworks Loan 'Critical'

The acceptance of $65 million in supplementary financing for the roadworks in New Providence by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is "critical" to the project completion, according to the minister of public works and urban development.

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News Article
August 24, 2012
The Roadwork And The Opening Of School

Schools across New Providence will open over the next few weeks. Sadly for parents, students and all motorists, really, they will run into the seemingly eternal New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) and its roving road closures.

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News Article
August 04, 2012
Hundreds could receive roadworks compensation

The Ministry of Finance is processing over 200 applications from businesses adversely affected by the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP), and expects to begin a secondary consultation process by the end of this month, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said Thursday.
With more applications being processed daily, Halkitis said the government has been keen to find means of c...

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News Article
July 26, 2012
Fresh delay for roadworks project

THE completion date for the New Providence Infrastruture Improvement Project has been pushed back once again, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Phillp Brave Davis said yesterday.

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News Article
May 25, 2012
Closures announced for Duke Street this weekend as roadworks continue

Nassau, The Bahamas -
The Ministry of Works and Urban Development announced a three-day
closure for Duke Street between Baillou Hill Road and Market Street
beginning Saturday, May 26 to facilitate underground works in this area.

Environmental Specialist Shanique
Albury updated media on the status of the New Providence Infrastructure
Improvement Project at a press briefing Thursday...

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News Article
April 27, 2012
Laing doubts accuracy of report on roadworks' impact on economy

Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing said yesterday he would like to see the details the Department of Statistics used to determine that the New Providence Road Improvement Project stunted the economy's growth last year.
"I'm actually trying to understand a bit better personally from where they are coming," Laing told The Nassau Guardian. "This is what the Department of Statistics has prod...

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News Article
April 11, 2012
Two businesses impacted by roadworks get 7,000 each

The first two business owners to be compensated as a part of the government's program to assist entrepreneurs adversely affected by the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) collectively received about $14,000, according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.
Ingraham told reporters on Monday that the business owners received about $7,000 each.
Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing re...

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News Article
April 09, 2012
3 million-plus contract awarded for roadworks in Inagua

INAGUA, The Bahamas
- The Bahamas Government and Symonette Enterprises have signed a
contract for $3,852,092.02 to reconstruct and repair roads in Mathew
Town, Inagua.

The scope of work includes clearing of 60,589 yards
of street verges, reconstruction of 5.4 miles of roads and the
application of patch and seal to 11.4 miles of settlement roads.

"These
works are being advanced as a part of...

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News Article
March 30, 2012
Roadworks compensation already started

Two small businesses that were adversely affected by the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) have already received compensation from the government, according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.

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