Sebas: Public trust vital to AI adoption
A CABINET minister says public trust will be critical to the speed at which The Bahamas’ adopts artificial intelligence (AI) as the Government prepares to develop its national strategy and governance framework focused on privacy, cyber security, transparency and human oversight.
Bank: $9m-$10m yearly share buy-back spend
COMMONWEALTH Bank says it has no plans to act as “a market maker” for its stock through a recently-unveiled five-year share buy-back initiative upon which it expects to spend between $9m-$10m annually.
BPL union chief labels $20m overtime bill as ‘distraction’
A UNION president yesterday accused the Government of using Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) overtime costs as a “distraction” from the wider problems plaguing the electricity sector as the Davis administration branded the near-$20m annual bill as “unsustainable and unacceptable”.
Tourism’s ‘bigger picture’ concerns over fees fall-out
TOURISM executives say they have yet to receive complaints over retroactive triple-digit fee hikes facing private aviation but urged regulators to consider the “bigger picture” and not “ruin The Bahamas’ image”.
Ex-CEO: BPL overtime payouts ‘off the charts’
A FORMER Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) chief executive yesterday said he was “shocked” by overtime figures he branded “off the charts” as it emerged that such payments have previously equalled almost one-third of the state-owned utility’s regular payroll.
A brief history of BEC/BPL overtime controversies
BPL’S latest overtime controversy has echoes stretching back more than a decade, when an internal audit of its predecessor found repeated multimillion-dollar budget overruns, employees earning more in overtime than their basic salaries and weaknesses in management oversight.
Bar Association and AG clash over court power outages
THE Bahamas Bar Association has called for a clear, credible and time-bound plan to end persistent power disruptions affecting the courts, while Attorney General Wayne Munroe has insisted the Court Services Council must mitigate outages just as hospitals, prisons and businesses do.
More than 1,400 apply for school uniform help
MORE than 1,400 people in New Providence and Grand Bahama have sought government assistance to buy school uniforms ahead of the new academic year, with Social Services Minister Barbara Cartwright saying demand for the programme has increased.
Mother meets house in flames
A JOHNSON Road mother of two returned home from work and back-to-school shopping on Wednesday to find the house where her family had lived since 2019 badly damaged by fire, leaving them temporarily displaced.
$20m overtime ‘unacceptable’
ABOUT $20m a year has been spent on overtime at Bahamas Power and Light, the Davis administration confirmed yesterday, calling the level “unacceptable” and “unsustainable” after a review identified what it described as unusual patterns and anomalies in overtime practices.
Leverage cruise tourism by increasing our value
A recent article on cruise tourism raises an important discussion about the future of tourism in The Bahamas.
Leaked policy reveals BPL overtime caps and strict rules
BAHAMAS Power and Light’s new overtime policy would cap planned overtime for some workers at 20 hours a month, subject employees who repeatedly hit overtime limits to management review and require senior scrutiny when overtime exceeds specified proportions of a worker’s salary.
Supreme Court blocks Palm Cay demand for immediate payout
PALM Cay Development Co Ltd has lost its bid for an immediate $506,731 judgment against a condominium purchaser after a Supreme Court judge found serious disputes over whether the money is actually owed.
Man killed while trying to flee gunman on Fire Trail Road
A 30-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead on Fire Trail Road East on Wednesday night after an armed man wearing a black hoodie approached the car he was sitting in and opened fire as he tried to run away.
Cartwright questions govt plan for schools amid power crisis
WITH the new school year approaching and Bahamas Power and Light unable to guarantee fewer outages in the coming weeks, FNM deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright is demanding to know how the government plans to keep classrooms running if the power crisis persists.
BPSU executives allege leadership breached constitution
SENIOR Bahamas Public Service Union executives have accused the union’s leadership of repeatedly breaching its constitution, withholding information about its affairs and failing to provide a clear process for an election that must be held by the end of September.
LIGHTHOUSES: New Providence & stories of small lighthouses
IN 1967 a British paper in Liecester carried an article about dramatic stories told by well-regarded former head of the lighthouse service in the Bahamas, Commander R. Langton Jones.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Some places need to be left in perfect disarray
THERE’S a long, skinny peninsula connected by an isthmus to a mainland in the Central Bahamas that by all reasonable expectations should have been wiped out long ago, swallowed by a storm surge, devastated by a hurricane, evaporated by winds and rushing waters pounding its shallow sea level.
CEI unveils reimagined Marina Village Boutique, celebrating Bahamian heritage and a bold new chapter
Honouring its heritage while investing in its future, the Bahamian-born jewellery brand Colombian Emeralds International (CEI) is renewing its focus on local customers, longstanding partnerships and the next generation.
Insurance agent unveils online portal capabilities
A Bahamian insurance agency says it is marking its 60th anniversary by helping customers discover how much of their insurance business can be handled online.
