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Reset and re-engineer
Reset and re-engineer
Dear Editor,
The gold rush administration and the prime minister should have had a Cabinet shuffle years ago. While it may be too late in this term to do so, it is now clear that once we are returned to high office, as we will, that some of the current ministers will have to be reassigned to other portfolios or dismissed from Cabinet. A harsh assessment but the nation and party are bigger than any...
Engineer outlines economic challenges on Long Island
Engineer outlines economic challenges on Long Island
According to senior Bahamian engineer Hammond Rahming, Long Island needs a proper water supply in order to improve the state of the island's economy, which is "seriously depressed".
Rahming outlined a string of concerns over the economic state of Long Island. However, he balanced his argument by mentioning resources and advantages that the island has that could boost economic growth.
While speakin...
Time for building code to be updated and properly enforced, stresses engineer
A board member of the Bahamas Society of Engineers explained why he thinks certain aspects of the building code should be revisited and properly enforced in light of Hurricane Matthew.
Art and engineering come together in this incredible new exhibition
Picture a mural transforming before your eyes. You would assume it must be digital, a projected image, but you look closely and see that it?s not. It?s a painting that is being changed by air.
Harvard Scientist Engineers Bacterium That Inhales CO2, Produces Energy
The chemist who gave us the artificial leaf has genetically engineered bacteria to absorb hydrogen and carbon dioxide and convert them into alcohol fuel.
Teen engineering camp to tackle disaster response
Teen engineering camp to tackle disaster response
The young Bahamian engineers and professionals of Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement (BETA) Group have again partnered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to bring back their engineering and technology summer camp for teenagers for its third year.
Bahamian Engineers losing millions to foreign counterparts
Bahamian engineers are losing tens of millions of dollars to their foreign counterparts, said the head of the Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE), who will this summer try to reclaim for locals the 90 percent of projects going elsewhere.
'Engineer' title improperly used in power plant study
One of the lead signatories on the Wilson City Power Plant's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) prepared for BEC was found to have wrongfully used the professional designate "Environmental Engineer" according to Tribune Business.
The Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE) said KES Environmental Services employee Crystal Robbins should should have signed the document as an "Environmen...
Engineer said he did not cause delay in bridge repairs
The five-year delay to repair the eastern Paradise Island bridge need not have been made over concerns of conflict of interest, consulting engineer Paul Hanna claims.
Mr Hanna maintains he had no interest in bidding for the repair work after his firm Paul Hanna and Associates inspected both bridges in 2005 and advised the Ministry of Public Works and Transport that the 44-year-old eastern bridg...
Engineer advocates adoption of energy code for Bahamas
Principal of Graphite Engineering Ltd. and registered professional engineer Sonia Brown has called for the implementation of an energy code in The Bahamas.