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Call For Off-duty Officers To Be Armed
Call For Off-duty Officers To Be Armed
In the aftermath of a police officer being shot six times over the weekend, the Police Staff Association (PSA) plans to once again press the government and the hierarchy of the Police Force to allow all officers to be armed when off-duty.
New 1M Superwash rising from ashes
New 1M Superwash rising from ashes
Plans for a new 4,000 square foot Superwash are progressing well, with the new laundromat expected to take one year to complete.
This news comes less than two weeks after an early morning fire at Superwash's Gibbs Corner and West Avenue destroyed the building's roof.
Inconsistency at Customs hits energy efficient firms
Inconsistency at Customs hits energy efficient firms
BAHAMIAN suppliers of energy efficient equipment and technology are ?finding it very difficult to function? because of the inconsistent treatment their imported products receive from the Customs Department, a former Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday, with some shipments allowed in duty-free and others charged the full 45 per cent.
D'Aguilar: We Are borrowing Into Oblivion
D'Aguilar: We Are borrowing Into Oblivion
A former Chamber of Commerce president says he understands the logic behind the $81 million loan to fix New Providence's chronic leakage problems -- he just doesn't see how the government intends on paying for it.
Road Project Frustration Major Story In 2011
Road Project Frustration Major Story In 2011
It was a bumpy ride in 2011, fraught with numerous diversions and delays, all as a result of the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP).
The project dominated headlines in 2011.
Debt Servicing Costs Up 4.5 pts In Three Years
Debt Servicing Costs Up 4.5 pts In Three Years
Many Bahamian businesses are expressing concern that New Providence's roadworks will leave them "hard pressed" to enjoy the Christmas sales performance they are used to, a former Chamber of Commerce president yesterday saying there was "real pressure" for the major roads to be opened by the first week in December.
'Hard Pressed' Pressed Xmas Concern On Roadworks
'Hard Pressed' Pressed Xmas Concern On Roadworks
Many Bahamian businesses are expressing concern that New Providence's roadworks will leave them "hard pressed" to enjoy the Christmas sales performance they are used to, a former Chamber of Commerce president yesterday saying there was "real pressure" for the major roads to be opened by the first week in December.
Energy Monopoly Claim Is 'HOGWASH'
Energy Monopoly Claim Is 'HOGWASH'
A LEADING businessman said yesterday that while net metering and net billing would be a good idea to facilitate renewable energy, power plants were still necessary during peak consumption hours.
"I think it would be good, it would provide another mechanism by which people can offset these substantial energy costs they have," Dionisio D'Aguilar, head of the Superwash laundromat chain and former...
'Put boot to neck' of road contractor
'Put boot to neck' of road contractor
A former Chamber of Commerce president believes modest year-over-year sales increases across his group for the first four months of 2011 indicate the economy has "bottomed out", as he again urged the Government to "put its boot to the neck of the contractor" spearheading the New Providence Road Improvement Project.
While group sales at his Superwash laundromat business were up by 1-2 per cent y...
Visionaries? Anastasia Stubbs presents Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette with ?live the vision? series!
Visionaries? Anastasia Stubbs presents Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette with ?live the vision? series!
In a continuing effort to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of The Bahamas, Visionaries Wealth Management & Business Show Executive Producer and Host, Anastasia Stubbs recently paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Brent Symonette at his office on West Bay Street. Stubbs presented the Deputy Prime Minister with a personal copy of Live ...