The ribbon-cutting at the new Ragged Island Airport Terminal. (Photo by Tanya Smith-Cartwright) NASSAU, Bahamas – As he opened the new Ragged Island Airport Terminal, Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, Chester Cooper, branded the building a “new day” project, The Tribune reported on Friday, December 10, in an article written by Tanya Smith-Cartwright.
With a construction timeframe of eight-weeks, the deputy prime minister said the facility will serve as a model for small airports around the country.
Mr Cooper, who is also the Exuma and Ragged Island MP, chided the previous Minnis administration, saying it could not accomplish in four years what was done by the Davis administration in only eight weeks.
The airport terminal, located in Duncan Town, consists of a large ticket counter, restroom facilities, an office, a kitchen and a storage room.
“I assure you that what could not be done in four years has been done here in eight weeks,” Mr Cooper said. “This airport terminal building serves as a testament to what can be done here in Ragged Island and our commitment to you.
“As I mentioned, construction started eight weeks ago and today it is finished. I want to say a special thank you to Ranmar Contractors who are not only contractors on the ground here, but they are good community people, they are good corporate citizens and when others say it could not be done in such a short period of time, they said it will be done.
“This serves as a signal of hope and restoration. It shows that though you might have been out of sight, you have not been out of mind. I want you to know that this is just the beginning.”
Mr Cooper, his delegates and the press, went to Ragged Island expecting to witness the official commissioning of an airport “gazebo”, but were pleasantly surprised to find a full building representing a small terminal.
“I want to say how pleased I am to be here once more, not just as your member of Parliament, but as your deputy prime minister,” he said. “Today I came to open an airport gazebo, but when I arrived, I went inside and I discovered that this is not a gazebo. This is a full out terminal building here for Ragged Island…” See complete article in The Tribune at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/dec/10/new-ragged-island-airport-terminal-opened/
