New Category : Public Works/Infrastructure

No end in sight

Mon, Aug 12th 2019, 08:19 AM

As Bahamians continue to endure prolonged power outages across New Providence, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Chief Executive Officer Whitney Heastie said yesterday there is no timeline for the end of load shedding, noting that the power company is “sitting on the edge every day”.

Speaking to reporters at BPL’s Clifton Pier Power Plant, Heastie insisted, “We cannot guarantee load shedding will not take place because we are on the edge. We’re on the cliff.”

The power company needs 250 megawatts of generation in order to meet the summer demand, according to Heastie.

And the BPL blackouts continue

And the BPL blackouts continue

Wed, Aug 7th 2019, 08:18 AM

The mismanagement of the country’s power supply continues.

We were pained to read the trite, indifferent response by Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister to questions from this newspaper’s reporter, Jasper Ward, about the continuing power outages experienced on our capital island.

Bannister blamed last weekend’s power failures on old generators. He seemed blissfully unaware that the last time we checked generators of the same make and age continued to function without fault in Jamaica.

New post office springs a leak

Sat, Aug 3rd 2019, 09:25 AM

Water Incursion at the General Post Office
Water Incursion at the General Post Office

Fri, Aug 2nd 2019, 05:26 PM

School repairs 'will be done on schedule'

Wed, Jul 31st 2019, 07:00 AM

Projects totaling 130 mil. approved for Family Islands

Projects totaling 130 mil. approved for Family Islands

Tue, Jul 30th 2019, 08:38 AM

Several projects totaling $130 million have been approved to begin development on the Family Islands, according to The Central Bank of The Bahamas’ Quarterly Economic and Financial Developments (QEFD) report.

The report reveals that HAL Properties Limited, the owner of Carnival Corporation, was approved to expand its beach entertainment facility on Half Moon Cay, with plans to construct more facilities including a cruise pier on the island. Carnival’s projects and renovations are expected to cost $80 million.

The CBOB report also reveals that Elm Hill Land Holdings Ltd. on Elbow Cay, Abaco, has been approved to own and operate hotel bungalows, vacation rental homes and a marina in Elbow Cay. That project is valued at $35 million.

PLP considering judicial review of Town Centre Mall resolution

Tue, Jul 16th 2019, 08:13 AM

 

The opposition is considering seeking a judicial review of the resolution to lease the Town Centre Mall for the relocation of the General Post Office, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday.

He said the opposition is meeting with lawyers to determine the way forward on the matter.

This development comes after former Attorney General Alfred Sears called into question the legitimacy of the resolution after recent revelations that St. Anne’s MP Brent Symonette, who owns the mall with his brother, may have participated in talks with the prime minister about the lease before it went before Cabinet.

“We are awaiting the advice of our lawyers as to what’s the proper steps or further steps we can take in connection with the Town Centre lease,” Davis said.