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Decay in infrastructure affects Baha Mar and all our islands
My ongoing experiences with inadequate drinking water here on Eleuthera dovetails with new criticisms about the air conditioning at Baha Mar, and the potential effects of smoke from the nearby smouldering New Providence landfill on tourists.
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BPL renewable energy plan still in ‘draft phase’
BAHAMAS Power & Light’s (BPL) $95m deal for new electricity generation “ties in” to its renewable energy plans, a senior executive has confirmed, although these are only in “draft phase”.
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Manufacturer demands 150% water import duty
THE Government should set tariffs as high as 150 per cent on imported bottled water, a local manufacturer arguing that “hundreds of jobs” could be created from such a policy.
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Second airline targets pre-flight COVID test
Another airline yesterday announced it was working with the Government to implement pre-flight COVID-19 testing for all passengers travelling to The Bahamas.
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Gov’t urged: ‘Set tone’ on renewable energy
The Government has been urged to “set the tone” for the renewable energy sector, with one provider warning the Bahamas is “way behind the eight ball” with less than 1 per cent penetration.
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Royal College of Surgeons Fellow helps bring back house call doctors
Dr Susan Williams-Lockhart appointed head of Bahamas Wellness Health System's mobile division
Former flight service physician, acute care specialist and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Dr Susan Williams-Lockhart has been appointed clinical director of the Bahamas Wellness Clinic with responsibility for its mobile medicine division.The
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Minister admits credit costs and access obstacle
A Cabinet minister yesterday admitted credit costs and access must be eased for Bahamians as he defended the government’s work permit reforms against opposition criticisms.
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Bright spots for The Bahamas
Informed observers have long understood the persistence of regressive tax policies to be one of our biggest development challenges since independence.
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Conservation advocates call on Bahamas govt to join Pacific island nations on oil non-proliferation treaty
CONSERVATION advocates are calling on the government of The Bahamas to join Pacific Island nations, as well as Antigua and Barbuda, among other jurisdictions, international entities and prominent individuals, in endorsing the initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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INSIGHT: Causes of crime not new, but deepening – what now?
“Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Export agency seeks ‘orange economy’ link
A Caribbean export agency yesterday said it is seeking to partner with the Government to enable The Bahamas’ cultural and creative industries to fulfill their true economic potential.
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Private sector wants renewables re-start ‘as quick as possible’
The private sector is seeking an urgent meeting with Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) and its new operator in a bid to re-start the Renewable Energy Self Generation (RESG) programme “as quickly as possible”.
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Residential renewables can grid-tie in early ‘17
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) residential consumers should be able to install grid-tied renewable energy systems by the end of January 2017, the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority’s (URCA) top executive said yesterday.
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Resorts hail airline over pre-flight COVID testing
Bahamian resorts yesterday hailed American Airlines' plan to conduct pre-flight COVID-19 testing on all international travellers coming to The Bahamas as an “excellent” initiative.
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Food Task Force urgency may have hurt efficiency
The speed and urgency with which the COVID-19 Food Distribution Task Force had to be created will likely mean some elements were not executed “in the most efficient or effective way”, a governance reformer argued yesterday.
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'Lighter touch' regulation' for credit unions under $1m
Draft legislation is proposing a ‘light touch’ regulatory regime for credit unions with assets under $1 million, the Central Bank noting that the sector’s total assets have increased by 39 per cent since 2007.
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Bahamas abandons ‘seat of the pants’ approach
The Bahamas is preparing to abandon its “by the seat of our pants” approach to national development, a Cabinet Minister yesterday disclosing that the first ‘State of the Nation’ report is likely to be released in January 2016.
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Seeking the true meaning of a national celebration
By REV CANON SEBASTIAN CAMPBELL
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Cable closes first Florida acquisition
Cable Bahamas yesterday confirmed it had closed one of its four Florida acquisitions, purchasing US Metropolitan Telecom for $23.256 million.
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Nassau Palm's new owners in $8m upgrades
A private equity group plans to invest $8 million in upgrading the Nassau Palm Resort after completing the downtown Nassau property’s acquisition on Friday.
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