BPL’s ‘15%’ mega hotel dilemma on renewables
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) former chief executive warned it cannot afford for the country’s two largest mega resorts to convert entirely to renewable energy because it would lose 15 percent of its revenues.
‘Absolutely essential’: Gov’t urged to disclose bid awards
Governance reformers yesterday said it was “absolutely essential” that the Government immediately start publishing details of public sector contract awards as mandated by law to “build trust” in the new procurement system.
Private sector credit shrank 20% pts of GDP pre-COVID
The Bahamas’ low pre-COVID economic growth coincided with bank credit to the private sector contracting by the equivalent of 20 percentage points of GDP, an international rating agency has revealed.
Celebrating rising stars
THE National Youth Awards were held on Wednesday this week - with a host of young people honoured.
How much did Bermuda trip cost? Sorry, we don’t know
PRESS secretary Clint Watson admitted yesterday that the full cost of Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ trip to Bermuda last week is still not known and he was unable to say how much money was spent on hotel accommodations, transportation, food, per diem and other trip-related elements.
‘We need justice over prison death’
A RELATIVE of a mentally ill man who died in hospital this week, two weeks after a prison fight, is calling for justice and accused correctional officers of not paying attention to the inmates the night the attack occurred.
70 people to travel to climate conference
CLIMATE financing will top the list of priorities for The Bahamas when a 70-person delegation attends COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt next week.
Retailers offer 10% ‘free’ food top-up plan
Bahamian food retailers have proposed a joint venture with the Ministry of Social Services where they will provide a 10 per cent ‘free’ food top-up targeted at “the most vulnerable among our Bahamian brothers and sisters”.
Pintard: Gov’t had ‘enough meat’ over BPL fuel hedge
The Opposition’s leader yesterday charged that key policymakers in the Davis administration were given “sufficient meat” to understand the fall-out if the trades underpinning Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge were not executed.
Five hunted over armed robberies
POLICE are searching for five men responsible for two separate armed robberies on Wednesday, one of which took place in a bank‘s parking lot.
$1m cocaine seized on ship
POLICE seized over $1m in suspected cocaine during a search of a vehicle freighter yesterday.
Pro basketball players stand out in Spain, Balkans
In Spain, Danrad Knowles makes his debut in a new league while Lashann Higgs becomes her team’s leading scorer and in the Balkans, Zane Knowles averages a double double and Kentwan Smith’s defence stands out.
Invaders repeat as the champions
AFTER capturing the 2019 Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association (BGDSA) championship crown, the Finance Health Invaders had to wait two years before becoming repeat champions.
Bermuda trip
A whole bunch of otherwise idle people with nothing better to do, have been getting all bent out of shape because of alleged expenses which may have accrued as a result of a delegation led by the Prime Minister over to Bermuda recently. It seems that some of these same people are questioning whether or not the administration or the political party, the PLP, paid in full or in part for that journey and abode.
Crime wave by Haitian shamans
I believe the case can be made that certain officials danced around the issue of law enforcement officers being assigned to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) nearly a month ago.
Man who jumped out of police car is fined
A MAN was fined a collective $800 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being found with drugs and jumping out of a moving police car to evade custody.
Mentally-ill man hits defendant in court hearing with handcuffs
A MENTALLY ill man found guilty of a damage charge was restrained after attacking another defendant in the prisoner’s dock while awaiting his own arraignment in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Lahiem Bell looks to boost his ‘Name Image and Likeness’
BASEBALL player Lahiem Bell made a major move on the business side of collegiate athletics when he signed with Premier Talent Sports and Entertainment to boost his “Name Image and Likeness” (NIL) opportunities.
OECD shouldn’t have failed Bahamas over ‘one element’
THE BAHAMAS argued in vain to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) that it should “not fail the entire test on one element” of tax information exchange, a Cabinet minister disclosed yesterday.
Man discharged over decades-old firearm
A MAN was discharged yesterday in connection with a decades-old firearm and ammunition charge due to conflicting reports from police on the exact firearm model found.
