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Gov’ts $357m GBPA owner change bid suffers setback
The Davis administration’s ambition of forcing a rapid ownership change at the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) suffered a setback - but has not been ended - by the ruling that dismissed its $357m payment demand.
GBPA claim Gov’t ‘frustrated’ $10bn investment dismissed
The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) assertion that the Government’s “misguided policies” resulted in it “deliberately frustrating” more than $10bn worth of investment for Freeport has been rejected by arbitrators.
AG: GBPA arbitration verdict solves Port utilities regulation
The Attorney General yesterday asserted that findings in the $357m Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) arbitration dispute could result in the “dismissal” of Supreme Court challenges to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA ) authority to supervise utilities in Freeport.
Woman gets probation for knife attack over parking space dispute
A WOMAN who charged at her neighbours with a kitchen knife during a dispute over a parking space in Cooper’s Terrace last week was placed on one year’s probation.
‘Davis govt wasted public funds and failed to secure result it promised’
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard accused the Davis Administration of choosing ‘an aggressive legal path, spending public funds, and failing to secure the result it promised.’
West End residents divided over MP’s first-year record
RESIDENTS in West Grand Bahama are divided over whether Member of Parliament Kingsley Smith, after a year in office, has delivered on the promises he made during his by-election campaign.
Bahamians face ‘tremendous’ problems in Cuba fuel crisis
BAHAMIANS living in or travelling to Cuba say daily life on the island has become far more difficult after the United States cut off Venezuelan oil shipments — previously the country’s largest fuel source — triggering widespread blackouts, transport disruptions and rising tensions among residents.
‘No budget changes amid oil price spike’
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said the government will not adjust its budget in response to rising oil prices linked to escalating tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran, calling it “early days” as officials monitor global developments.
PM Davis and GBPA both claim victory
BOTH the Davis administration and the Grand Bahama Port Authority rushed yesterday to frame the arbitration ruling in their favour, each presenting the decision as a major victory even as the outcome leaves a far more complicated picture.
