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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...
Roadworks trigger power cuts
September 13, 2011
Roadworks trigger power cuts
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation underwent another spate of power outages this past weekend due to underground lines being severed, BEC Chairman Michael Moss told The Nassau Guardian yesterday.
Moss said BEC had several issues in both eastern and western New Providence with high voltage cables being cut by construction workers.
"There were at least three or four in the vicinity of Baha Mar and ...
September 09, 2011
Baha Mar Ltd. opens new lane in roadworks on Cable Beach Strip
Nassau, Bahamas - Motorists travelling
west along the Cable Beach strip will now experience an even smoother
flow, as they now have access to a new lane. Baha Mar management report
that road works connected to the mega resort project are moving along
as planned.
"The purpose
of opening this westbound lane is to allow us to get to the scope of
work we need to do on the eastboun...
Roadwork Chaos
September 06, 2011
Roadwork Chaos
Dear Editor,
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I served in the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) for 21 years.? The majority of those years were spent in the Traffic Division of the force as a motorcyclist and in command positions.? One of the chief functions of the division is to ensure a free flow of traffic at all times on our streets.? Whenever there is a major road repair or building project, the Ministry of Works, Traffi...
Roadwork pace undermines FNM message
September 05, 2011
Roadwork pace undermines FNM message
A drive along Robinson Road Saturday night demonstrated much about the state of the roadwork on New Providence and the frustration of residents with its pace and conduct. With one lane dug up and coned off near the intersection at the Mall at Marathon, drivers at nearly 9 o'clock at night, were fighting for every inch, coming out of side corners and wherever else, locked in a traffic jam.
So...
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