Government still undecided on BP compensation

Wed, Sep 22nd 2010, 08:00 PM

By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
The government is still assessing whether or not The Bahamas will seek compensation from British Petroleum(BP)as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, with an official from the Ministry of Environment saying a final decision has not been made yet.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Environment Ronald Thompson told Guardian Business that the government hasn't determined whether it will seek reimbursement. The oil spill, which was caused in April when the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, initially posed a threat to the country.
"The government has not really determined wheth ...

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