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Freeport, Grand Bahama - During a brief ceremony staged in the heart of Downtown's Churchill Square, executives of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited, (GBPA), marked the culmination of its 3-phase, 3 year Downtown Turnaround Project (DTP) on Friday past. President Ian Rolle, along with newly appointed Vice Chairman for the GBPA Group, Miss Sarah St. George and Interim President for the Downtown Freeport Business Association, Mr. Wilfred Seymour stood proudly as they unveiled the newly revitalized Sir Winston Churchill bust, followed by a tour and opening of GBPA's new Bahamian Shopping Village within the Churchill Square.
"The Downtown Turnaround Project was a major component of our ‘Making It Happen' initiative'," stated Rolle as he addressed his audience of government officials, business owners and shoppers assembled at the event. "Today marks the culmination of this momentous project with the official opening of Churchill Square. In keeping with our promise to revitalize the Downtown area, this initiative has created a safer and more attractive commercial centre for all, residents and tourists alike," Rolle continued.
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The Down Town Revitalization Program will be launched on 1st April 2009 as ‘Down Town Turn Around'. This revitalization project will make a major impact on the Town Centre, will breathe new life into this once popular native and tourist destination, and will occur in three phases. We intend to conduct a full scale clean-up of the area and introduce new landscaping, signage, benches, lighting and other esthetically pleasing features. Click for more info
