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April 15, 2024
WSC contractor killed as two shot dead over weekend

TWO men were killed in New Providence and Abaco over the weekend.

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April 13, 2024
WSC Contractor Gunned Down Off Kemp Road

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A man contracted by the Water and Sewerage Corporation was shot and killed Friday afternoon.

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January 04, 2024
BCA president urges appointment of Contractors Board "post-haste"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president is again urging the appointment of the Contractors Board "post haste," as he sees it as pivotal to overseeing the licensing and certification within the construction sector.  Leonard Sands told Eyewitness News: "We are very encouraged by the capital expenditure injection by the Ministry of Works. [...]

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January 03, 2024
Contractors Association President upbeat about Bahamian construction sector in 2024 amidst antitrust concerns for smaller firms

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The outlook for the Bahamian construction sector in 2024 remains positive, coming off what was, for some, one of the best years in over a decade, according to Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president Leonard Sand,s who also expressed concern that antitrust or anti-monopoly legislation may become necessary to ensure that smaller players [...]

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December 11, 2023
Work begins on $1.5 million roll-on, roll-off facility in Exuma, Turtlegrass Resort developer maintains commitment to preserving the environment and using all-Bahamian contractors

Work began this week on the $1.5 million cargo shipping dock area of Big Sampson Cay, paving the way for roll-on, roll-off (roro) vessels to deliver and offload goods and supplies for the construction of the planned Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club.

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November 16, 2023
'Companies awarded contracts were not approved contractors'

A SENIOR manager of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), who claimed to be related to Adrian Gibson, testified that the companies awarded contracts to paint water tanks when Mr Gibson was executive chairman were not on the corporation's approved contractor list nor known to engineers.

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October 02, 2023
Bahamas Striping and MOW partner with local contractors for Eleuthera clean-up effort

THE Ministry of Works and the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies have partnered with 20 Eleuthera contractors to begin an island-wide clean-up campaign.

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August 21, 2023
R.M. Bailey pavilion contractor takes "full responsibility" for collapse

PM defends contractor NASSAU, BAHAMAS- — The general contractor has accepted "full responsibility" for the collapse of the R. M Bailey High School lunch pavilion's roof which was under construction according to the Ministry of Works, with Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday expressing his confidence in the contractor.  "I have confidence in this contractor. He [...]

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August 21, 2023
R. M Bailey pavilion contractor takes "full responsibility" for collapse

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The general contractor has accepted "full responsibility" for the collapse of the R. M Bailey High School lunch pavilion's roof which was under construction according to the Ministry of Works, with Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday expressing his confidence in the contractor.  "I have confidence in this contractor. He has done work for [...]

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July 20, 2023
'LAW IS IGNORED OVER CONTRACTS': Contractor chief says government failing to publish as required

BAHAMAS Contractors Association President Leonard Sands slammed the government's continued failure to publish contract awards under the Public Procurement Act.

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