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ROADWORKS SUSPENDED TODAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
December 19, 2011
ROADWORKS SUSPENDED TODAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
By KHRISNA VIRGIL
kvirgil@tribunemedia.net
THE New Providence Road Improvement Project will suspend work today to ensure drivers have a "free and easy" time on the streets during the holidays.
Giving an update on the progress of the project yesterday, Works Minister Neko Grant announced that work that will resume on January 5, 2012.
This news comes as the government prepares to open all major ...
New Borrowing and the Lessons of the Roadwork
December 15, 2011
New Borrowing and the Lessons of the Roadwork
The contract for this version of the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) was signed in December 2008 and the project was supposed to be done right about now.? But due to various problems, some disclosed and some not, the project drags on.
BUSINESS TO TAKE ROADWORKS BATTLE TO PRIVY COUNCIL
December 12, 2011
BUSINESS TO TAKE ROADWORKS BATTLE TO PRIVY COUNCIL
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
BUSINESS owners who took the Government to court over Baillou Hill Road and Market Street's transformations into one-way streets say they plan on taking their case to the Privy Council, a spokesman telling Tribune Business yesterday that the message needs to be made clear that "the Government has to obey the laws as well"....
December 04, 2011
'Chronic' Planning Failures Lie Behind Roadworks WOES
A "CHRONIC" lack of planning and failure to maintain key infrastructure assets lie at the heart of the projected $40 million cost overruns on the New Providence Road Improvement (NPRIP) project, a private sector leader suggesting it should have been done "30 years ago".
DNA to sue roadworks contractor
November 18, 2011
DNA to sue roadworks contractor
By SANCHESKA BROWN
Tribune Staff Reporter
sbrown@tribunemedia.net
THE DEMOCRATIC National Alliance is to sue roadwork contractor Jose Cartellones construction company on behalf of 600 road workers for breach of labour laws, the party announced yesterday.
Wayne Munroe, DNA candidate for Mt Moriah, said after several weeks of meetings with workers on the New Providence Road Improvement Project (...
'Hard Pressed' Pressed Xmas Concern On Roadworks
November 15, 2011
'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.
SUPERWASH SALES DROPPED 40 AT ROADWORKS PEAK
October 03, 2011
SUPERWASH SALES DROPPED 40 AT ROADWORKS PEAK
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A LEADING businessman yesterday said sales for his impacted outlets slumped by 40 per cent at the New Providence Road Improvement Project's peak, telling Tribune Business the main Argentinean contractor "made a mistake" in not hiring more Bahamian supervisors and sub-contractors.
Dionisio D'Aguilar said that while the top-line at his Superwash laundroma...
Brent Symonette and the roadwork
October 03, 2011
Brent Symonette and the roadwork
Dear Editor,
There are whispers that a conflict of interest arises for Brent Symonette, deputy prime minister, where Bahamas Hot Mix is concerned because his children own a small shareholding in trust.
Bahamas Hot Mix was awarded a contract for roadworks and one must assume they bid on the job as outlined by the government and its tender process. As long as the rules were followed, there i...
Nassau roadworks showing signs of progress
October 02, 2011
Nassau roadworks showing signs of progress
Baillou Hill Road is paved from Chapel to Vesey Streets and is re-opened to northbound traffic up to Vesey Street. This photograph shows traffic flowing on the newly paved portion of Baillou Hill Road. Motorists are advised that no southbound traffic is allowed on Baillou Hill Road from Vesey Street and no left or right turns are allowed on to Baillou Hill from Vesey Street.
ROADWORKS REMAIN 'LIVING NIGHTMARE'
September 29, 2011
ROADWORKS REMAIN 'LIVING NIGHTMARE'
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
BUSINESS owners impacted by the ongoing New Providence Road Improvement Project yesterday said revenues still remain off by sometimes more than 50 per cent, with no relief in sight for what has become a "living nightmare".
Many contacted by Tribune Business rely on walk-in customers. Fred Rahming, owner of Builders Mart o...
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