The government of The Bahamas on April 27 executed a contract totalling $2.3 million for the construction of a modern Fish Fry and Cultural Centre at Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama.

Minister for Public Works, Transport and Housing Neko C Grant is pictured centre, along with contractor Max Quant of Noula Investment at Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, on April 27. (BIS Photo / Simon Lewis)

This new entertainment centre will replace the Sunset Village, destroyed by hurricanes in 2004.

Noula Investment Company was awarded the contract to construct the new facility. The company’s president, Max Quant, expects to have the facility completed in six months.

Signing on behalf of the government was Neko C Grant, Minister of Public Works, Transport and Housing.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard, who addressed the gathering, said that “the project is expected to be the benchmark for where we go moving forward in building cultural villages throughout our family of islands.”