New title sponsor to give Genesis Junkanoo group the "cutting edge"
THE Genesis Junkanoo group said over the years they’ve been seen as the underdogs in the parades, but with their new title sponsor Bahamas Technological Services Limited (BTSL) the group is ready to bring a “cutting edge” style to Bay Street.
Mitchell urges GB residents to pursue legal action over proposed electricity rate increase
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell on Friday criticised the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for announcing a public consultation on proposed electricity rate increases, calling the process “folly and futility.”
URCA to ‘use all avenues under law’ on GB Power
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) yesterday pledged it “will use all avenues available under the law” in responding to Grand Bahama Power Company’s bid for a rate increase.
Airline warning: ‘We’re being taxed to death’
A senior tourism executive yesterday urged The Bahamas “to convert our proximity into affordability” after multiple airlines serving this destination warned: “We’re being taxed to death.”
PM: BPL grid deal finalised ‘in a week’
The Prime Minister yesterday defended his administration’s decision to outsource New Providence’s electricity grid to private investor control while revealing the deal will be finalised in “about another week”.
BPL ‘pretty confident’ on record Abaco demand
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) top executive is “pretty confident” it will be able to handle Abaco’s 30 mega watt (MW) energy demand that is forecast to shatter pre-Dorian records next summer.
Bank ordered to hand over $63,000 from ex-MP’s account
A BISX-listed bank has been ordered to hand over $63,000 from accounts belonging to an ex-MP and Supreme Court judge to help repay a multi-million dollar debt owed to a US investor.
D’Aguilar: Push Atlantis to open more rooms
FORMER Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the government should pressure Atlantis to reopen hundreds of its vacant hotel rooms, which he said have been left “dead in the water”.
Lucayan sale to conclude in two weeks, says Davis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government should be closing arrangements for the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort “within the next two weeks or so”.
Fernander: Police probe to complete by year’s end
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said the police corruption probe triggered by leaked voice notes is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
PM: ‘Public cost’ for campaign financing
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said regulating campaign finance is fraught with “difficulties”, partly because it could require that public funds be used to finance political campaigns.
‘Ragged Island school 99 percent complete’
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said a new Ragged Island school is “99 percent complete”, with necessary furniture to arrive next week.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Shame on a nation that shuns its own history
A four-storey hotel in the heart of Bain and Grants Town collapsed on Monday.
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WSC general manager testifies the law does not specify a ‘dollar figure’ on contracts
A TOP defence lawyer questioned Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) general manager Robert Deal yesterday about the corporation’s laws and policies as testimony continued in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others.
A Minnis faction still remains
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard continues to walk in the shadows of his predecessor Dr Hubert Minnis, at least in the eyes of prominent members of the FNM Facebook page titled Blame Dem.
Keep politicians out of the pulpit
I think this is an interesting point... do certain politicians spend too much time in church pulpits?
Aviation chief targets Abaco year-end air arrivals rebound
The Government’s aviation chief yesterday said Abaco’s higher-spending air arrivals are still 12 percent down on pre-Dorian’s 2019 numbers as the island’s revival from the devastating storm progresses.
Building entrepreneurs offers clear advantage
Research shows that countries which provide support to entrepreneurial ventures among their local population often experience unprecedented, sustained growth and development.
