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January 23, 2024
BSGC secures access to $200 million to-date for infrasturcture projects

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Striping Group of Companies has to date secured $200 million from local, regional, and international capital markets, as well as private lenders, to spearhead crucial infrastructure projects, ushering in new business opportunities and employment. BSGC has been awarded the Best Business of The Year award for 2023 by the Jones [...]

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December 15, 2023
$98m to repair more than 50 miles of roads in Nassau

A $98m road paving programme will start next month to repair more than 50 miles of roads in New Providence.

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November 21, 2023
Bimini roadworks: Part of focus on Family Island development

The recent contract signing for roadworks to be conducted in north and south Bimini was a further indication of the importance the Davis Administration has placed on the remainder of The Bahamas undergoing the requisite infrastructural upgrades as in the capital.

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May 04, 2010
Long Island ?Shunned? and ?Neglected?

Long Islanders are calling on the government to put the island on its list

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August 20, 2010
Robinson Road and Prince Charles Drive corridors to be improved

Installation of a 24-inch water main and new drainage infrastructure are among the improvements for corridors 13A1 and 13A2 on Prince Charles Drive and Robinson Road. The road works are presently being carried out in 700-foot sections and includes: Mollie and East Streets, Claridge, Marathon and Wulff roads.

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August 30, 2010
Bank Of The Bahamas Gets Firsthand Tour Of Airport Terminal

With construction running ahead of schedule and the 247,000-square foot terminal at Lynden Pindling International Airport due to open by March, Bank of The Bahamas executives and managers toured the new facility recently, taking an up close and personal look at what is expected to be one of the largest boosts to the local economy in years.

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July 28, 2023
Roads built to int'l standards are expensive, says Works engineer

Roads constructed to international standards and designed with international specifications are expensive, said Francis Clarke, senior civil engineer at the Ministry of Works. Clarke compared the price of pristine roads like John F. Kennedy Drive and others constructed around 2008, to those known to undergo a cycle of pothole refilling. Clarke, who spoke about roads and ...
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June 23, 2023
'Security' and 'Progress' drive the Ministry of Works 2023-2024 Budget

“Security” and “progress” are the key drivers of the 2023-2024 Budget for the Ministry of Works and Utilities (MOWU). In his contribution to the House of Assembly Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the Hon. Alfred Sears, under whose purview the Ministry falls, said the MOWU bears a “heavy” responsibility to ensure its objectives enhance security for the population, and reflect progress.

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January 19, 2018
Ministry of Works staff on theft charges

FIVE Ministry of Works employees were arraigned in a Magistrate's Court yesterday over allegations they conspired to and subsequently stole close to $1,500 worth of asphalt from their employer last year...

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January 20, 2018
Ministry workers fined over illegal paving

Three Ministry of Works employees and a truck driver were each fined $5,000 yesterday for their part in the theft of six tons of asphalt from the government ministry. After spending a day in prison, Ron Austin, 44, of Gladstone Road; Kenley Saunders, 34, of [...]

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