Search results for : rubis

Showing 61 to 70 of 851 results

News Article
May 10, 2015
Lawyer challenges claim Rubis spill 'contained'

A leading environmental attorney has challenged the assertion by both the government and Rubis that the 2012/2013 spill at Rubis' Robinson Road fuel station has been contained, arguing that the subterranean fuel plumes are putting Marathon residents at risk.

read more »


News Article
March 02, 2016
Rubis leak reports don't add up

The government must explain the inconsistency between its new report on the Rubis fuel spill that apparently gave Marathon a "clean bill of health", and the earlier report showing that residents were exposed to high levels of toxic chemicals.

read more »


News Article
February 08, 2016
Rubis spill - out of sight, out of mind

Out of sight, out of mind. It's a habit of forgetfulness all of us battle in our daily lives. But as unfortunate as this might be on an individual level, we are not institutions, taking funds from others with a promise of accountability to their concerns. The government is.

read more »


News Article
February 03, 2016
Some residents feel forgotten months after Rubis controversy

More than six months after the government led health screening for residents of Marathon in the aftermath of a underground gas spill, several Old Trail Road residents said yesterday they feel forgotten and expressed misgivings about the government's announcement that there are no long-term health risks to those residents.
Consultants Black and Veatch concluded in a report that residents who live ...

read more »


News Article
December 16, 2015
What is the status of the other two Rubis gas leaks

Dear Editor,
Following the very serious gas leak at the Robinson Road fuel station, two more leaks from Rubis stations were also discovered.

read more »


News Article
August 04, 2015
Government 'jumped the gun' over Rubis leak risks

Save The Bays CEO Vanessa Haley-Benjamin questions the decision to tell Marathon residents they have nothing to fear, based on preliminary and incomplete evidence
NASSAU, Bahamas -- The government displayed poor judgment and risked giving false hope to Marathon residents by releasing incomplete findings on the health risks associated with the Rubis fuel spill on Robinson Road, Vanessa Haley-Benja...

read more »


News Article
August 01, 2015
Government 'jumped the gun' over Rubis leak risks

Save The Bays CEO Vanessa Haley-Benjamin questions the decision to tell Marathon residents they have nothing to fear, based on preliminary and incomplete evidence. The government displayed poor judgment and risked giving false hope to Marathon residents...

read more »


News Article
July 15, 2015
Silent protest - but strong words over Rubis oil spill

THE Justice for Marathon advocacy group yesterday staged a demonstration at the Rubis gas station on Robinson Road to bring attention to the organisation's effort to get the government to address adequately the concerns of Marathon residents in the aftermath of the 2012 gas spill.

read more »


News Article
July 12, 2015
Report on Rubis Sandyport leak questions detection systems

A Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) report confirms that a fuel leak at Sandyport - the extent of which remains unknown - originated at the Rubis gas station in the gated community.

read more »


News Article
July 09, 2015
PLP Chairman: FNM using 2012 Rubis spill to serve political interests

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has "roundly condemned" the Free National Movement (FNM) for using the 2012 Rubis fuel spill to "serve their narrow political interests."

read more »