IDB report outlines infrastructure challenges in The Bahamas

Tue, Apr 16th 2019, 08:31 AM

The Bahamas continues to suffer from infrastructure challenges in relation to water and sanitation, energy, air and maritime, its road network and the transport sectors, while having some of the highest rates of mobile and broadband in the world, as well as electricity tariffs that are among the highest in the Caribbean region, a report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reveals.

The 2019 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report, which is a series of briefs on Caribbean countries’ infrastructure, said The Bahamas is in need of upgrades on several fronts, especially its airport infrastructure, which the report notes is “inadequate” and below aviation standards.

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