Freeport has brought home the bacon - St. George
Just five months away, the taxation part of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement is expected to drop away if the Government of The Bahamas and the principals of the Grand Bahama Port Authority do not come to another agreement. The Prime Minister Mr. Perry Christie said he is setting up a committee to deal with this and expects that the committee this has not be established yet, will come to a conclusion in more than enough time to be signed before August 5, 2015. With talks still waiting with the public, the Grand Bahama Port Authority stated their feelings during the recent Grand Bahama Business Outlook. Sarah St. George, Vice Chairman stated now is the time to unleash the economic potential Freeport and to do so by extending the concessions under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement. "Extending the concessions will boost investor confidence within and without Grand Bahama. It will attract new investors and last but not least it will significantly increase Freeport's direct and ind...