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BPL suffers $64m loss during 2020
BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) incurred a $63.876m total comprehensive loss for the year to end-June 2020 with auditors reaffirming that its parent’s solvency remained endangered by “negative cash flows” and constant losses.
Day 4 double elimination
36TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC @ KENDAL ISAACS GYM
It was the start of the elimination process and the survival round on day four of the 36th edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic for senior boys at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
‘Kick back’ likely over Out Island airport fees
The introduction of passenger user fees to finance Family Island airport redevelopment will cause travellers to “kick back” and initially soften travel demand, Bahamian aviation operators forecast yesterday.
User fees to drive $263m Out Island airport upgrades
Bahamian and international travellers will ultimately have to pay user fees of up to $43 per person to finance the collective $263m redevelopment of the 14 Family Island airports put out to bid yesterday.
FIBA: Team Bahamas falls to Panama 88-66
THE Bahamas men’s national basketball team wrapped up its final two games in the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier with another loss. The team, coached by Moses Johnson, John Nutt and James ‘Jimmy’ Clarke, suffered a 88-66 decision against Panama yesterday. The loss came after the Bahamas was handed a 117- 70 rout against Venezuela on Thursday in Caracas.
Abaco Dump burning poses health concern
RECENT burning and movement of debris from the Spring City Debris Management Dump Site to the Great Abaco Sanitary Landfill has been causing environmental and health concerns for those on the island, said a local official.
Abaco MP: Govt finalising plans to deal with dump
THE government is “finalising plans” to address recent burning of debris at dump sites in Abaco, said North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish. Mr Cornish expressed concern about the ongoing issues posed by the burning of debris at the Spring City Debris Management Dump Site and the Great Abaco Sanitary Landfill.
Two accused of armed robberies on Inagua
TWO Inagua men were charged with stealing $8,500 in cash in a set of armed robberies on the Family Island last week.
Save The Bays: Stop the sale of Equinor until oil spill clean-up done
SAVE The Bays has called for the sale of Equinor’s South Riding Point storage facility in Grand Bahama to be halted until the clean-up of the massive 2019 oil spill is done, saying amounts of residual oil still remain on the site.
Rock Sound without water after ‘major failure’
A “major failure” at a Water and Sewerage Corporation desalination plant on Eleuthera on Friday left residents in Rock Sound and Tarpum Bay without water.
Five more teams exit Hugh Campbell
Five more teams made their exit as the 38th edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic continued on Friday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Small home repair programme to start with 20 homes on Grand Bahama
REPAIRS are underway on about 20 homes in Grand Bahama and work should start soon on Abaco, according to Executive Chairman of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority Alex Storr.
PI project concern over ‘compelling opportunity’
A senior Atlantis executive yesterday warned that concerns over Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island project could harm downtown Nassau’s revival and “the most compelling real estate opportunity in The Bahamas” if not resolved.
Man killed in industrial accident in Grand Bahama
A young man is dead on Grand Bahama following an industrial accident on Tuesday at the Freeport Harbour Industrial site.
Port chief eyeing Abaco power cable connection
The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) president yesterday suggested running an electricity cable between his island and Abaco as a way to “stabilise” electricity costs and bring rates down.
‘Last peaceful settlement’s’ fears over 163-unit project
Adelaide residents yesterday voiced fears that a proposed 163-unit multi-family residential project will “destroy the last peaceful settlement we have in New Providence” if approved by government regulators.
Atlantis: ‘Put the brakes on’ Royal Caribbean’s PI deal
Atlantis’ top executive last night warned that approval of Royal Caribbean’s $110m Paradise Island project is “premature” and urged Bahamians to call on the Government to “put the brakes on”.
‘Tweedy’ and Blue Devils fall to Broncos in title game
VERONAYE ‘Tweedy’ Charlton put up a gallant effort, but it wasn’t enough to lead her Norcross Blue Devils past the Brookwood Broncos in the Georgia Girls State 7A Basketball Championship game.
Electrocuted man was father of 4 and ‘was a loving grandson,’ his grandmother said
A YOUNG father killed in an industrial accident has left behind four young children, none older than six years, according to his grandmother.
INSIGHT: RCI deal on PI is approved - but concerns remain
THE news around the approval of the Royal Caribbean project on Paradise Island has been peculiar to say the least.