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DOUBLE THE COST: Govt House renovation twice initial $9.9m budgeted price
THE cost of renovations to Government House -- initially pegged at $9.9m -- will double by the time the project is complete, according to the contractor.
'Security' and 'Progress' drive the Ministry of Works 2023-2024 Budget
“Security” and “progress” are the key drivers of the 2023-2024 Budget for the Ministry of Works and Utilities (MOWU). In his contribution to the House of Assembly Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Hon. Alfred Sears, under whose purview the Ministry falls, said the MOWU bears a “heavy” responsibility to ensure its objectives enhance security for the population, and reflect progress.
National Address by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis Monday 29th 2018
Fellow Citizens and Residents:
Good evening. A belated Happy New Year.
Upon our election to office, we pledged to listen to the voice, aspirations, dreams, hopes and desires of our people, and institute policies drawn from the vast experience of Bahamians at home, overseas, and including in the Diaspora. We are listening to the voices of the people from Bain Town, to Marsh Harbour, to Freep...
NEMA hands over to nine families, homes rebuilt after Hurricane Joaquin
Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Captain Stephen Russell led a technical team to three islands to inspect recently-built homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Joaquin in 2015...
Bahamians to get another chance at affordable homes
Bahamians to get another chance at affordable homes
In keeping with his Government?s mission to accommodate the ownership of affordable housing for Bahamians, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis introduced a landmark Bill to this effect, in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, May 9, 2018...
Sunset Close Subdivision Service Lots 'ready for sale'/Application process commences July 1, 2018
Sunset Close Subdivision Service Lots 'ready for sale'/Application process commences July 1, 2018
Service Lots in the Sunset Close Subdivision as part of the Government of The Bahamas? new access to affordable homes programme, are ?ready for sale,? Minister of the Environment and Housing, the Hon. Romauld Ferreira told House Members Tuesday...
$500m GB shipyard will be world's largest, says Moxey
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said a $500m investment in the Grand Bahama Shipyard would make it the world's largest shipyard facility.
Eleuthera to Receive Infrastructural Upgrades in Roads and New Homes
The island of Eleuthera is scheduled to see some major infrastructural improvements headed its way over the next few weeks. This according to Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs the Hon. Clay Sweeting during his contribution to the 2023/2024 budget debate held in the House of Assembly on Monday, June 12, 2023. The Minister said that road improvements are on the way.
$85.3 mil. in govt revenue from cruise port next year
The government of The Bahamas is projected to rake in revenue of $85.3 million next year as a result of the redeveloped Nassau Cruise Port Ltd. (NCP), up from $72.3 million in revenue in 2019, according to numbers released yesterday by NCP.
Abaco Schools Solar Project Named ‘Best Resilience Project’ in the Caribbean
In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the northern Bahamas was flattened, demolished, and would be forever associated with the deadliest natural disaster in Bahamian history.