Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey delivered her contribution to the 2025-2026 budget debate in the House Of Assembly on Tuesday.
Moxey began her presentation by touting the government’s efforts to revive the economy of the Grand Bahama. She said, “I am so accustomed to riddling off the number of major investments happening now on Grand Bahama that most times I don’t believe we get to fully appreciate the magnitude of what’s happening. Don’t let the noise in the market fool you. Grand Bahama remains the fastest growing destination in The Bahamas with air arrivals up 14.5%. As indicated by the Member for Exumas and Ragged Island with the opening of Celebration Key next month sea arrivals with sky rocket.”
According to the Minister unemployment on the island of Grand Bahama is the lowest it’s been in seventeen years. “I’ve indicated to the Minister of Economic Affairs that the Bahamas National Statistical Institute consider doing an update review of Grand Bahama’s employment statistics because we are getting calls from many businesses, small ones and large ones, that they are looking to hire and cannot find employees and are losing their employees to others. This is why I’ve been asking our people to come back home.”
