NHI: ‘We’re going where no man has gone before’
The Chamber of Commerce’s top executive yesterday said it was “critical” to get National Health Insurance (NHI) right first time, adding: “We’re going where no man’s gone before.”
GB energy theft ‘may become much larger’
A Freeport-based advocacy group plans to meet with the Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) regulator next week over the “really terrible” way the utility has handled claims of electricity theft.
Promoter of $5m crypto exchange backs regulation
A Bahamian entrepreneur seeking to raise $5m to finance a crypto currency asset exchange has backed the deputy prime minister’s call for regulation of this space.
Ragged Island renewables as high as 95%
RAGGED Island’s renewable energy penetration will be as high as 95 percent through a solar plant that will be owned by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL), it was revealed yesterday.
Local provider slams eight month solar approval wait
A Bahamian solar energy provider yesterday branded "gird-interactive" systems as ideal for The Bahamas while bemoaning the eight-month wait for solar installations to be approved.
BAMSI teams with tourism for Andros Harvest Festival
The Ministry of Tourism has teamed with the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) to host the first annual Harvest Festival in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros, on March 30.
Morton Salt asserts ‘good faith’ stance
MORTON Salt yesterday asserted that it has been negotiating “in good faith” with the trade union acting for over 100 line staff amid growing industrial tensions on Inagua.
Workshop focuses on enhanced construction
Contractors and other construction industry players were yesterday armed with knowledge on how to build homes that can withstand up to category 5 hurricanes.
Regulator admits renewable energy roll-out ‘relatively slow’
Energy regulators yesterday revealed there has been a “relatively slow” take-up of small-scale renewable generation with just 2.1 megawatts (MW) installed to-date.
BISX: We’ll make it cheaper to go public
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) will next week issue proposed rules changes designed to “make it cheaper and easier” for companies to go public.
‘Big improvement’ needed on $16m Water Corp debt
The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s main supplier yesterday warned it expects a “significant improvement” in the state-owned utility’s repayment of $16.1m owing to it at end-February 2019.
Ministry of Tourism slammed on beauty queen ‘disrespect’
A 50-year music industry veteran yesterday slammed the Ministry of Tourism’s failure to treat a former Bahamian beauty queen with “fairness, dignity and respect” in their copyright battle.
Transaction costs ‘slowing’ electronic payments switch
The costs associated with settling electronic transactions are “slowing the pace of change” in the Bahamian payments system, the Central Bank’s governor said yesterday.
Exuma testing for digital B$
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said Exuma will be the first island where a digital Bahamian dollar is tested, unveiling plans to impose a ceiling on the value stored in mobile wallets.
DAVID ALLEN JR: Walk away from WTO in absence of equality
Have you ever been bullied? It is not fun. Bullying usually occurs when someone stronger and larger perceives their target to be weaker and smaller.
