Pintard: BPL 'weighs down' businesses
The Opposition's leader yesterday charged that Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is in "crisis" and "weighing down" businesses.
Air traffic optimistic on industrial deal signing
Bahamian air traffic controllers say they will be signing an industrial agreement shortly after major issues in the contract negotiations were resolved.
Nassau flagship drives 1/3 of parent’s income
Nassau Cruise Port is being hailed as a flagship investment by its controlling shareholder with The Bahamas now accounting for almost one-third of its total group adjusted revenues and operating income.
Ex-minister: ‘Bahamians must invest in our nation’
A former Cabinet minister says he was “moved” by multiple factors to partner with Sir Franklyn Wilson in developing the Jack’s Bay project, and urged Bahamians: “We’ve got to invest in or country.”
Bank stability at 7-year high on $400m profits
The Bahamian commercial banking sector’s stability hit a seven-year high in 2022, the industry’s regulator has revealed, as combined profits soared nearly 59 percent to just shy of $400m.
Bran plans $250k lawsuit over ‘crippling roadworks’
A former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader will this week initiate legal action against the Government over $250,000 in loss and damages his law firm suffered when it was “crippled” by the Village Road roadworks.
Bahamas would face ‘disaster’ without major deficit reduction
A governance reformer yesterday hailed the Government’s 2023-2024 Budget as correct for the times since The Bahamas would be facing “disaster” without a major cut to the annual fiscal deficit.
‘Disgruntled’ tourists seeking BPL refunds
Some Family Island resorts are reporting that “disgruntled clients” are demanding refunds due to the frequent Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) outages that are disrupting their experience of The Bahamas.
FOCOL aids BPL probe into contaminated fuel
FOCOL’s top executive has confirmed it is assisting Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) with the latter's probe into how contaminated oil rendered one of the latter's North Andros generation engines inoperable for several days.
Reforms to boost financial services industry flexibility
Reforms to two key corporate products will boost the Bahamian financial services industry’s competitiveness by enabling it to provide more flexible structures to clients, the Attorney General has charged.
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‘Historic first’: Dionisio teams with Sir Franklyn
Sir Franklyn Wilson yesterday hailed as an “historic first” the involvement of two former tourism ministers as investors in a project aiming to become “the Bahamian destination of choice for the most discerning” traveller.
BPL: From ‘dramatic savings’ to sky-high bills in three years
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has gone from “dramatic savings” on its fuel costs that have been hailed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to sky-high electricity bills in just three years.
EU backlist threat to storm claims payouts
The Attorney General yesterday warned that European reinsurers could withhold up to 25 percent of claims payouts for hurricane victims unless The Bahamas escapes the continent’s tax blacklist.
FTX chief targets Bahamas property ‘misappropriation’
FTX’s founder and two of his closest associates were last night accused of “misappropriating” some $4.86m of client monies to acquire high-end Bahamian real estate that they subsequently put in their personal names.
