Eleuthera businesses bemoan BPL outages
Eleuthera businesses are planning to seek recovery of losses and damages from Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) as power outages continue to plague the island.
Contractors back president on non-US goods sourcing
Other construction firms yesterday backed assertions by the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president that the industry does not need government assistance in sourcing materials.
‘Sabotage’: Aviation chief blasts $1m retroactive fees
Hitting Bahamian airlines and other carriers that serve this nation with $1m-plus retroactive fee demands is “akin to sabotaging the industry”, a senior aviation executive warned yesterday.
Contractor chief: We don’t need Gov’t help in sourcing materials
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said the industry does not need the Government’s help to source materials outside the US, adding: “We’ve been doing this for 30-40 years.”
Free drugs expansion ‘ain’t no pie in the sky’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said “new revenue” is not required to finance an expansion of free medicine for Bahamians with chronic non-communicable diseases, as he asserted: “This ain’t no pie in the sky.”
Opposition: Does Hutchison port exit also involve DevCo?
The Opposition yesterday pressed the Government on whether CK Hutchison Holdings’ plans to sell its interests in the Freeport Container Port and Freeport Harbour Company also include its real estate holdings.
PM challenges Opposition over economy’s recovery
The Prime Minister yesterday challenged Michael Pintard, the Opposition’s leader, to state if he believes the economy has recovered from COVID during a politically-charged end to the mid-year Budget debate.
Businesses fear child leave extension strain
Businesses yesterday voiced fears that proposed labour law reforms concerning paternity and maternity leave may impose additional strain by increasing already-high operating costs.
UB graduates ready to ease nursing shortage
A Cabinet minister yesterday said newly-graduated nurses from the University of the Bahamas (UB) will help to ease shortages of trained staff on Family Islands.
Bahamian airlines hit with up to $1m ‘retroactive’ fees
Bahamian-owned airlines have been hit with demands for up to $1m-plus in retroactive fees that have caused some to question if they “can survive” in an increasingly hostile environment.
‘Scrambled eggs’: Mass imports counter to agriculture objective
A Bahamian farming advocate has described the Government’s agriculture policy as akin to “scrambled eggs” with last week’s mass importation of cheap eggs running counter to efforts to boost local production.
Ex-minister: Four-fold free drugs expansion ‘surreal’
A former health minister yesterday asserted that the Government’s promise of free medicines for 160,000 Bahamians with chronic non-communicable diseases is “surreal” given its struggles to pay existing bills.
Chamber chief queries if DevCO sale to follow port and harbour exits
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president has questioned whether Hutchison Whampoa’s imminent exit from its port and harbour assets will also spark the sale of its Bahamian real estate holdings.
Minnis blasts ‘$1bn’ moorings monopoly
An ex-prime minister yesterday accused the Government of handing a “$1bn” monopoly to well-connected insiders as he called for the Bahamas Moorings deal to be probed by a newly-created corruption watchdog.
‘Everybody is scared as hell’ on mounting Trump tariff confusion
A Bahamian small business adviser yesterday warned “everybody is scared as hell right now” given the “chaos and mass confusion” caused by Donald Trump’s daily-changing trade and tariff policies.
