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additional information on that,” Mrs Moxey said.

Discussions with the Grand Bahama Port Authority are ongoing, she added, and there is a strong desire to see “all hands on deck” to move the island in the right direction. Tar balls of oil that recently washed up on Grand Bahama’s shoreline have been sent to the US for testing to determine exactly where originated from.

As for Grand Bahama International Airport’s (GBIA) redevelopment, Mrs Moxey said the winning consortium’s operating partner, Manchester Airport Group, will be in Freeport this summer to assess the facility and “plans are continuing to progress in that direction.”

She added: “There’s a lot happening on the island. We are excited about everything that’s happening. We know that Grand Bahama, we’ve said we wanted it to be the events and entertainment destination in The Bahamas. We’ve been busy having many events on the island.”