$29 million in taxpayers money allocated to pay cruise-lines

BusinessJune 29, 2018June 29, 2018 at 4:45 am Genea Noel
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Acting Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson.

Some $29 million has been allocated in the upcoming fiscal budget to pay off money owed by The Bahamas to cruise liners.

Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson revealed Thursday that while the government looks to renegotiate the terms of agreements made with cruise officials, the debt must still be paid off.

 

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Genea Noel is the news director and weeknight TV news anchor at Eyewitness News. She began working at Eyewitness News in 2018 as the newsroom editor and was subsequently promoted during her tenure. As a household name who graces the screens of thousands of Bahamian homes each night, Genea has racked up an impressive five Bahamas Press Club awards, including “The Cyril Stevenson Award for Outstanding Political Journalism” (2020), “Best Studio Live Producer” (2020) and “Best Newscast” (2018).