FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is convinced that public-private partnerships through his ministry to attract major sporting and cultural events can make Grand Bahama’s “sleeping” economy vibrant again, The Tribune reported on Tuesday, October 5, in an article written by Denise Maycock.
The minister flew to Grand Bahama on Monday with a delegation and visited a proposed office space for staff at the ministry and then toured the Grand Bahama Sports Complex on Coral Road.
He was accompanied by Minister for Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey.
“I wanted to meet with the Minister for Grand Bahama Moxey to ensure we partnership together and get some PPPs going and make Grand Bahama vibrant again and its economy through sports, youth, and culture.
“So that’s the reason I am here in Grand Bahama. It is a sleeping giant, and we need to wake Grand Bahama’s economy back up and I believe my ministry along with tourism can do that, and the Ministry of Grand Bahama.”
Mr Bowleg is confident that his ministry can make a significant impact on the development of the country.
“I come to meet with the staff at MYSC as it relates to how we can make this ministry the number one ministry in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,” he told reporters following his official tour in Grand Bahama.
“When we say the youths are our future, we talk about the impact that sports brings to a country. I believe more focus needs to be on this ministry as it relates to the impact we got on this country.”
Mr Bowleg was disappointed with the conditions that staff are working under in Grand Bahama.
“Looking at staff and them not even having a place to be since Hurricane Dorian is ridiculous,” he said. “And so, the first thing I want to do is to see how best we can put them in some housing. I think the MYSC in Grand Bahama should have their own building.”
The minister has indicated that he has viewed some potential facilities to rent for the relocation of his ministry. See complete Tribune article at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/oct/05/minister-bowleg-seeks-partnerships-help-wake-sleep/
