ALICIA WALLACE: The country’s real power problem
LAST week, I attended a conference that was primarily organised for people in a particular category. Those people hold power because they control resources that others need to do their work or meet their goals and are often put in competition with one another to gain access.
EDITORIAL: As FTX saga unfolds, we need to hear the full story
THE story of FTX is still in the telling. The spectacular implosion of the crypto company put the spotlight of the world on The Bahamas – sometimes very unflatteringly.
‘Remediation work has begun’ at a BPL diesel spill in Nicholls Town, Andros
BAHAMAS Power and Light executives said they are addressing a diesel spill that happened at a Nicholls Town, North Andros power station nearly two years ago and has yet to be remediated.
Bahamas Power and Light signs industrial agreement with the Bahamas Electrical Utility Managerial Union
BAHAMAS Power and Light signed an industrial agreement with the Bahamas Electrical Utility Managerial Union yesterday that addresses pension and other issues.
Baha-Retreat Spa celebrating Spa Week 2023
Wednesday, 25th October, 2023.
Govt spending over $1m to modernise and revamp website
MORE than $1m will be spent to revamp and modernise the government website, according to Wayde Watson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The FNM ‘is fine just the way we are right now’, says leader on party convention
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard would not say when his party will host its next convention, but speculated about what will happen at the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming event.
Royal Caribbean’s PI club in DEPP construction go-ahead
Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island beach club was yesterday revealed to have passed another regulatory hurdle by obtaining a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) for the construction phase.
Gas leak victim’s damages cut 77%
The Court of Appeal has slashed by 77 percent the damages awarded to a Bahamian homeowner after fuel leaks from a nearby Rubis gas station contaminated and polluted her property.
FTX Bahamas: ‘Major progress’ in Ray talks
The Supreme Court will now hear the petition to put FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary into full liquidation on November 6, it has been disclosed, amid “substantial progress” in resolving the dispute with its US arm.
DPM backs Atlantis seaplane project from correct location
The deputy prime minister yesterday said if Atlantis finds a site that both the Port Department and Civil Aviation Authority approve he will back their sea plane project.
Sky dive excursion to ‘put Bahamas on map’
A new sky diving excursion yesterday said it plans to “put The Bahamas on the map” by establishing drop zones on every island by the end of 2024.
Female Atlantis worker stabbed at work by fellow employee
A FEMALE Atlantis worker was stabbed as she worked yesterday by a fellow employee. The attack took place as the restaurant was open and serving guests.
Minnis accuses Gov’t of ‘causing’ EU blacklisting
Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused the Government of “causing” The Bahamas’ tax blacklisting by “shelving” a solution that had been “accepted” by the European Union (EU).
Minnis contradicts Wynn on Goodman’s Bay easement
A former prime minister yesterday contradicted the developer of Goodman’s Bay’s proposed 14-storey penthouse complex over the existence and termination of beach easement access.
North Andros ‘to get power relief’ from BPL
BAHAMAS Power and Light will try to relieve power woes in North Andros with rental generators while working to create a new power station on the island.
Nygard to take stand in his defence in sex assault trial
FORMER fashion mogul and Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard is expected to testify in his own defence as his sex crime trial continues in Toronto, Canada.
PINTARD WANTS PROBE ON FTX: Call for committee over govt links to collapsed company
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the Official Opposition will call for a select committee on FTX in the House of Assembly.
Lamar Taylor wins bronze in 50 free
20-year-old swimmer breaks his own national record in the process
National record holder Lamar Taylor brought home the first medal for The Bahamas yesterday at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
