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Task Force to study Genting energy report
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said the Government would appoint a Task Force to assess the recommendations from a free energy feasibility study by Genting Energy Group, its head noting that some reforms to the sector were needed.
Suggestions to improve Junkanoo
Grateful if you would publish the following ramblings of a troubled junkanoo fan.
Gov’t drug plan losses ‘the norm’
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader yesterday revealed he was resisting advice to cease his family pharmacy’s participation in the Government’s prescription drug plan because consistent monthly losses were “the norm”.
‘More improvements’ needed on Bahamas First’s Cayman health
Bahamas First says “more improvements” are required before the woes impacting its Cayman health portfolio are fully behind it as it unveiled profits of $2.2m for the quarter to end-September 2023.
‘Jobs figures vindicate PLP’
THE Progressive Liberal Party embraced the newly released Labour Force survey results over the weekend, using the numbers that showed a slight decrease in unemployment to defend the legacy of the Christie administration.
Woman struck by vehicle following bar row dies
AN ARGUMENT involving several people at a Gladstone Road bar in Nassau early today resulted in the death of a woman and a man in serious condition in hospital, police are reporting.
Wanted man brought to Bahamas
POLICE said a collaborative effort between them and the United States Homeland Security has resulted in a wanted suspect being deported back to the Bahamas.
US and Bahamas police link up for deportation
A JOINT effort between United States Homeland Security and the Royal Bahamas Police Force has resulted in 34-year-old wanted suspect Derval Anson Cornell Hanna, of Bimini, being arrested and deported.
$6m claims jump drives Bahamas First into loss
Bahamas First has warned “it will take some time” to correct problems with its Cayman subsidiary’s life and health portfolio that have been blamed for a $6m-plus jump in claims payouts.
Court of Appeal sinks auto-dealing plumber’s $55k damages demand
The Court of Appeal has rejected a Government plumber’s $54,650 damages claim against a local customs broker, finding that injuries he sustained in a traffic accident did not cause the closure of his auto dealership.
Fringe party says govt has no credibility
OFFICIALS from the newly formed Bahamas National Citizenship Party yesterday called the stalled $3.5bn Baha Mar project the “result of incorrect economic models pursued with abandon” by successive governments.
What now after Rubis fuel spill?
What is happening with the medical tests and followup support for residents of Marathon who were possibly affected by toxic chemicals as a result of the fuel spill from the Rubis station on Robinson Road?
Bahamasair statement: 'Our contingency plan was sabotaged'
BAHAMASAIR "resumed normal operations" this morning and the "sick out" has ended, according to a statement from Bahamasair. Airline management said it anticipates that the backlog of passengers will be cleared in short order.
$315M tax loss underscores Govt receivership flaw
Opposition Finance spokesman and East Grand Bahama yesterday said that the $315m in lost taxes to the Government as a result of the delayed Baha Mar opening only further underscored the impact of government’s intervention in the resort’s receivership, telling this newspaper: “All is not well”.
WSC explains water supply disruptions
ON SATURDAY, the Water and Sewerage Corporation gave an explanation for recent water supply disruptions in Central Eleuthera, but said it expected them to be resolved by Sunday.
BPSU vote results are not ratified
THE registrar of trade unions declined to certify the results of the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) election after investigating complaints about irregularities, according to Labour director Howard Thompson.
Guilty plea to harming pregnant woman
A HAITIAN woman was granted a conditional discharge Friday after admitting to harming a pregnant woman from her neighbourhood during an argument earlier this month.
Thompson: Programmes helping to ease pain
Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson said Grand Bahamians have benefitted from the national assistance programmes put in place as a result of COVID-19. “Most of the hotels are closed as a result of the shutdown including the Grand Lucay
Dorian cause huge water damage in Marco City
MORE than 2,500 homes in the Marco City constituency sustained water damage as a result of flooding during Hurricane Dorian, according to area MP Michael Pintard. He has organised the Marco City Coalition which is assisting families with restoration
Two face court over marijuana
TWO men were fined in court yesterday after being found earlier this week with a quantity of marijuana.