New $95m power plant will be ready by December 15
BAHAMAS Power and Light’s new $95m power plant will be complete by December 15, according to Edmund Phillips, Wärtsilä business development manager.
BPL is on the edge of a cliff every day
BAHAMAS Power and Light CEO Whitney Heastie said the company sits “on the edge every day” and cannot guarantee there will be no further electricity cuts or when the nightmare will end.
Police hunting for two suspects who stole car
POLICE are looking for two suspects who stole a man’s car Friday night. Shortly after 10pm, a man was on St Vincent Road when he was accosted by two men who robbed him of cash and grey Nissan Note, licence plate unknown. This came a day after a wom
Hundreds stranded as sailing cancelled
HUNDREDS of frustrated Bahamians and tourists scheduled to sail on Friday to Grand Bahama and Bimini on the Balearia were stranded for more than 24 hours in Fort Lauderdale. Balearia Bahamas Express, which provides fast ferry service between Florida
CRASH LANDING: Two men escape injury as private aircraft gets into trouble
ONE day after a private aircraft crash landed at Lynden Pindling International Airport, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar is underscoring the airport’s safety as well as the fact that it has “contingency plans” in place to swiftly tack
Woman bleeds to death after cutting arm on glass window
A WOMAN died in hospital after reportedly smashing a glass window, leaving her with serious injuries to her arm. Last night, police said they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which they have classified as a “sudden deat
LPIA services resume after crash landing
Two men escaped injury after a plane crash landed at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
Woman found dead in hotel room ‘had dispute with couple over payment of drinks’
The last known social interaction of South African Carla Van Eeden, who was found hanging in a room in Atlantis, involved a “dispute” with an unknown couple over paying for drinks, Atlantis employees have testified.
Search for suspects after armed robbery
POLICE are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery committed on Thursday night.
Taxi-cab industry issues 'will be resolved by October'
TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Renward Wells has “promised faithfully” that by October all issues surrounding the taxi-cab industry will be resolved, according to Bahamas Taxicab Union president Wesley Ferguson.
$6.5m Fishing Hole Road causeway nears completion
THE new $6.5 million Fishing Hole Road causeway is just about completed, but some adjustments are being made in the area to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians accessing the fish market and vendor stalls on the north side.
Mother believes Turin deaths were a 'hate crime'
CATHLEEN Rahming, the mother of one of the two Bahamian men who were found dead in Italy two months ago, is praising the Minnis Administration’s probe into their mysterious deaths – which Mrs Rahming firmly believes was a hate crime.
Unemployment rate down to 9.5 percent
THE national unemployment rate has improved - with labour force officials revealing on Friday a decrease to 9.5 percent.
Compass Point row highlights FNM failures, claims Mitchell
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday accused the Minnis administration of creating the environment in The Bahamas where a foreign investor can feel “emboldened” enough to threaten the government. However, speaking in the wake o
Crisis? This is a catastrophe – Maynard warns ‘no end it sight’ for blackouts
THE power generation situation at Bahamas Power and Light has gone beyond crisis mode, having bloomed into a full-fledged “catastrophe”, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard said yesterday.
