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Golfers looking to tee off at national champs
Local golfers are fine-tuning their games for this year's Bahamas Golf Federation Prime Minister's Cup Cham-pionships & National Ama-teur Championships.The two-in-one tournament will also serve as qualifiers for the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships in August at the Caymanas Golf Course in Kingston, Jamaica. According to BGF President Agatha Delancey, although the national team has already been picked the BGF is still looking to fill a few open spots.
The BGF Nationals, which is a four-day event, is scheduled for July 7-10, at the Our Lucaya Golf Course & the Our Lucaya 'Reef' Golf Cou-rse in Freeport, Grand Baha-ma. "The winners from each category will automatically make the team that's traveling to Jamaica for the CAGC," Delancy informed.
The Prime Minister's Amat-eur Cup will be held over two days, July 9-10.
GINN 'DEAL'
Free National Movement Leader Hubert A. Ingraham yesterday accused the Government of undermining the economy of Freeport by extending to investors in Western Grand Bahama, benefits exceeding levels provided for in the Hawksbill Creek Agreement for the central area of Grand Bahama.Ingraham, who was making his contribution to the budget debate, was alluding to the Government's "deal" with the Ginn Development Project in West, Grand Bahama.
Claiming that the "deal" is a violation of Government's commitment in that agreement, Ingraham said, "An FNM Government will do no such thing. We commit to Freeport that we will not grant to any foreign investor anywhere in The Bahamas, any concession for exemption exceeding those available to Freeport."
The FNM leader added that remains consistent with the position that no greater benefit or concession will be offered anywhere or to any developer or development anywhere in The Bahamas that is greater than those available in Freeport.