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URCA's regulatory ambit extended to natural gas activities
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) will see its regulatory ambit expand to encompass natural gas activities, with the government tabling the Natural Gas Bill 2024 yesterday. The Natural Gas Bill 2024 aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework governing the importation, regasification, storage, transport, and retail distribution of natural gas ...
Prime Minister Davis says new Bill represents a major effort to fight gang activities
During his Contribution to the Debate on the Anti-Gang Bill (2024) and the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2024, in the House of Assembly, April 17, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis stated that the Anti-Gang Bill (2024) represented a major effort to bring those who “actively participate in or support gangs and gang activities in our nation” to justice.
Palmdale Primary gets Pinwheel Garden as part of Child Protection Month activities
The Government of The Bahamas is intent on maintaining safe environments in which children can thrive -- free from all forms of abuse be it physical, mental, verbal and/or sexual, in addition to neglect, Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda said Monday.
PM: We Will Do Our Job To Deter Gang Activity
PM: We Will Do Our Job To Deter Gang Activity
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Following the tabling of that Anti-Gang Bill, Prime Minister Philip Davis says the decision will still lie with the courts.
Educational Activities Planned In Honor Of Coastal Awareness Month
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - April is recognized as Coastal Awareness Month across the world. The annual observance was designed to educate communities about the importance of protecting the country's natural resources and coastline.
Anti-Gang Bill Proposes 25-Year Sentence for Gang Activity
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Davis administration tabling a new Anti-Gang Bill that states that a person convicted of gang involvement would be liable to a $100,000 fine and a 25-year prison term.
BNT Thanks the Public for Voicing Concerns Over Suspected Illegal Activity Near Bonefish Pond National Park
BNT Thanks the Public for Voicing Concerns Over Suspected Illegal Activity Near Bonefish Pond National Park
On February 25th, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) received several reports from concerned citizens about suspected environmentally harmful activities happening in the Bonefish Pond National Park area. The reports included an eyewitness account of fill being dumped into the wetland.
Perpetrators of This Type of Activity Will Be Made To Pay
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Minister of Housing and Urban Renewal Keith Bell shares the government's plan for tackling this issue in the future
Corporate Sponsors Give Support to Independence Activities
Corporate sponsors have pledged their support to the Independence Secretariat in recognition of the Bahamas? 45th Anniversary of Independence. Antoinette Brown, coordinator, National Events...
DPM says shark activity regulations are a possibility
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- On the heels of a 10-year-old tourist being bitten by a shark at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on Monday afternoon, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper says a Cabinet sub-committee has been formed which will oversee the formulation of regulations that will "possibly," regulate activities involving sharks. The Cabinet sub-committee is being led [...]