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PM: ‘Fundamentals’ of BPL deal now agreed

THE Prime Minister last night said “the fundamentals of the deal” to outsource Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) management are agreed amid pledges the deal will take the utility to a “gold standard”.

Taxi and bus fare increases coming - but first quarter target ‘missed’

INCREASES in fares for taxis and buses will be included in the “coming weeks”, according to Minister of Energy and Transportation JoBeth Coleby-Davis.

Glover-Rolle says majority of labour agreements registered

MORE than half of the industrial agreements negotiated under the Davis administration have been registered, according to Minister of Labour and the Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle.

Authorities will be able to issue environmental ‘spot fines’ when new regulations pass

AUTHORITIES will be able to issue spot fines ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 for a variety of environmental infractions when legislators pass newly released environmental regulations.

Pintard: Deficit ‘will be $400m or higher’

The Opposition’s leader yesterday predicted the Government’s full-year fiscal deficit will be “around $400m or higher” as the Prime Minister stuck to an original forecast that is less than one-third that amount.

‘Top-Up Tax won’t directly affect Bahamians’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the corporate income tax his administration will introduce would not directly affect Bahamian-owned ventures, but would generate $140m per year in government revenue.

Bowleg: We’ll change policy after Charlton unable to get reward

THE Bahamas’ current sports policy does not let the government properly award Devynne Charlton, the hurdler who won gold and set a world record during last week’s World Indoor Championships, according to Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg.

Big Red Machine holds a slim lead over the Comets

One of the most long-standing rivalries in Bahamian sporting history was reignited on day one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

International certification for GBPA department

THE Building and Development Services at the Grand Bahama Port Authority received ISO 9001 certification, a globally recognised standard for quality management.

‘Catching hell’: Air traffic controllers face challenge

BAHAMIAN air traffic controllers have been “catching hell” over system upgrades that were implemented during the weekend, their union president has asserted.

Miller tells PM ‘hold ya head’ on union uproar over BPL proposal

LESLIE Miller has several words for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis amid union pushback to potential Bahamas Power and Light reform: “Hold Ya Head.”

GIBSON’S COUSIN TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM: Charges dropped against relative of MP in ongoing trial

THE list of witnesses planning to testify against Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and four others grew yesterday after prosecutors dropped charges against the MP’s cousin, Rashae Gibson.

Man testifies he heard police shout ‘stay down’ before shots fired

A MAN said he heard police officers shout “stay down” before gunshots rang out in his Cowpen Road neighbourhood in 2018.

Lindsay Shriver trial delayed until July

THE trial of an American woman accused of plotting to kill her husband was postponed yesterday to July.

Chinese eatery to pay worker burnt on job over $85,000

THE Supreme Court ordered Canton House Chinese Restaurant to pay $85,697.38 plus interest to a man who suffered severe burns on the job.

Hotel Union signs ‘historic’ agreement with Atlantis

THE Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) signed a five-year industrial agreement with the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association (BHREA) yesterday valued at some “tens of millions” that will affect about 10,000 employees.

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