Hutchison Ports’ three Grand Bahama business units have presented the government with a $500,000 donation specifically earmarked for the rebuilding of Grand Bahama.
The donation was made on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Freeport on behalf of Hutchison Ports FCP (FreeportContainerPort), Hutchison Ports FHC (Freeport Harbour Company), and Hutchison Ports GBAC (Grand Bahama Airport Company).
Acknowledging the “unspeakable conditions” as result of Hurricane Dorian, Hutchison Ports officials said: “We are all affected by what has happened, and as a part of our responsibility we have made the decision to support the work being done by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).”
Hutchison extended condolences on the loss of lives, and said: “As we work together, we look forward to the rebuilding transformations on Grand Bahama, Bahamas.”
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Well_mudda_take_sic 4 years, 6 months ago
This token financial donation from the three Hutchison Whampoa companies should not have been accepted by the Minnis-led FNM government and, accordingly, the money should be immediately returned. The donation comes with very costly strings attached that greatly exceed the amount of the donation itself.
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Hutchison Whampoa and the Government of Red China are laughing most heartily at the stupidity of our Ducking and Dodging Doc. Yes indeed, our Size Triple D PM is once again ripe for the squeezing. The first royal screwing of Triple D Minnis and the Bahamian people was the abandonment of the Grand Lucayan Hotel by Hutchison Whampoa in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Our second royal screwing will be the abandonment by Hutchison Whampoa of their 50% interest in the Grand Bahama International Airport which has been decimated by Hurricane Dorian. But our corrupt politicians who 'get theirs' will continue granting more and more generous concessions and bailouts of every kind to Red Chinese enterprises as the brutal Xi-led communist regime seeks to grow its sphere of influence in our part of the world by 'buying' corrupt politicians.
The_Oracle 4 years, 6 months ago
A pathetic token donated to a pointless entity. NEMA, a few civil service individuals with a few defense force officers (anyone seen them?) complaining about the free food served to them from foreign relief kitchens. (Harsh? Has anyone seen the ghost ship NEMA?) A dozen or more people sitting at computers (when they're not having meetings) does not a disaster response organization make.
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