Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Glenys Hanna Martin delivered her first budget contribution in her new cabinet position in the House Of Assembly on Tuesday evening.
During her presentation, Hanna-Martin outlined plans to revitalize Downtown Nassau. She said, “we will empower the Tourism Development Corporation to acquire and assemble under utilized land downtown for strategic redevelopment with Bahamian ownership prioritized. We will continue the systematic demolition of derelict structures converting the cleared sites into green spaces, pocket parks and public plazas. We will introduce a downtown streetscape program to upgrade lighting, paving, signage and landscaping along Bay Street. And we will establish curated vendor markets and pop-up commercial zones to give Bahamian makers, food vendors and artisans a permanent, organized presence Downtown. This is in our Blueprint For Progress that we have committed to.”
Minister Hanna Martin previously served as Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training.
