Landfill fire expert in Bahamas financier bid
A world-renowned engineering and fire control specialist is part of a group being formed by a Bahamian financier to bid on taking over the New Providence landfill’s management, Tribune Business can reveal.
Chamber urges end to landfill ‘blame game’
Chamber of Commerce executives yesterday called for “the blame game” over the New Providence landfill to end, and revealed they plan to “accelerate” recommendations to the Government following the ongoing fire.
AG: ‘Highly unlikely’ Baha Mar open now through Chapter 11
The Attorney General yesterday argued that the likelihood of Baha Mar still being closed if Sarkis Izmirlian’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings had been allowed to play out was “very very high”.
Bahamas squandered ‘modernised’ landfill
The Bahamas squandered the modern landfill operation provided 18 years ago by an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) project through poor execution and management, a waste services provider writes today.
A missed opportunity for true landfill reform
A waste services provider disclosed in a 2016 paper, presented to the Chamber of Commerce, how Bahamians have been let down by the failure of successive governments to fully capitalise on previous New Providence landfill upgrades. Tribune Business publishes it today to show the road that led to this weekend’s inferno . . .
Minister seeks proof over livestock deaths
A Cabinet minister yesterday said samples of animal feed, which Bahamian farmers believe is responsible for hundreds of livestock deaths, have been sent off for testing.
Govt officials ‘engaged in corruption with impunity’
Bahamian government officials “engaged in corrupt practices with impunity” as a result of inadequate enforcement, the US government has alleged.
Foreign creditor outrage on 2% Baha Mar offers
Baha Mar’s outraged foreign creditors were last night talking of class action lawsuits, after being offered claim settlements as low as 2 per cent of what they are owed.
FINCO cuts staff 70% in five years
FINCO has slashed staffing levels by 70 per cent over the past five years, as it continues to outsource back office functions to its parent in a bid to cut costs in a low growth environment.
Sarkis calls out Govt on Baha Mar sale details
Baha Mar’s original developer last night urged the Government to “end the speculation” by releasing all agreements related to the project’s opening, as his verbal battle with the Government re-ignited following a lull of several months.
Providence boss in landfill talks
The Prime Minister yesterday confirmed he has become personally involved in selecting a new manager for the New Providence landfill, with a well-known Bahamian financial executive involved in one of the groups the Government is talking to
New Environment Bill ia ‘an empty promise’
The promised Environmental Planning and Protection Bill was yesterday slammed as “an empty and vacuous promise” by Save the Bays’ legal director, who argued it could have prevented the current landfill inferno if implemented earlier.
Local app developer in ‘overwhelming response’
A Bahamian App and mobile marketing company yesterday said it had experienced an “overwhelming response” to its first consumer-based offering, describing it as a location-based deal hub.
Union in plea to financial workers
The Bahamas Financial Services Union (BFSU) yesterday issued an “open invitation” to industry employees, particularly those at Scotiabank and Royal Bank of Canada, to join it.
LPG firms keep ‘close eye’ on landfill blaze
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) companies based on Gladstone Road yesterday said they were keeping a “very close eye” on the fire at the New Providence landfill, with one shutting its doors and another adding: “We’re very concerned”.
