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Growing fury over rising BPL bills
July 26, 2023
Growing fury over rising BPL bills
As many Bahamians grapple with higher electricity bills amid elevated inflation and soaring temperatures, some are calling on the government to step in and provide immediate relief
GBPA issues notice to condo board
July 18, 2023
GBPA issues notice to condo board
The Lucayan Towers South Condominium Board of Directors has been given 30 days to propose a viable plan of action to address safety issues at the multi-story complex, the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) said.
Sears on BPL fuel charge: No relief until next year
June 21, 2023
Sears on BPL fuel charge: No relief until next year
While the sliding scale increase of Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) fuel charge continues and is "working well" to improve the utility's fuel bills, there won't be any relief on power bills until next year, according to Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears.
RCI to spend $50 million removing derelict PI homes
May 31, 2023
RCI to spend $50 million removing derelict PI homes
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) will spend close to $50 million removing the derelict, collapsing, and decaying former private homes from the property they hope to turn into their Royal Beach Club in the next two years, the company's Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider told Guardian Business yesterday.
Super Value installing solar to cut costs
March 27, 2023
Super Value installing solar to cut costs
Super Value Food stores is expected to install solar on all of its stores as it stares down a 60 percent increase in the cost of its electricity in the coming months, the company's President Debra Symonette said Friday, adding that the "worst is yet to come" as it relates to energy prices.
Healthy 'Jazz' looking forward to new season
February 03, 2023
Healthy 'Jazz' looking forward to new season
The last time Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado 'Jazz' Chisholm Jr. was in action in an official baseball game was on June 28 due to injury. Now, he says he is fully healthy entering his second full season in Major League Baseball (MLB), and the sky is the limit for him.
The Bahamas moves up in FIBA rankings
August 16, 2021
The Bahamas moves up in FIBA rankings
On the heels of a successful FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Basketball World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifiers campaign in July, The Bahamas' senior men's program jumped up three places to number 59 in FIBA's latest rankings, that was released after the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
AG responds to ease of doing business concerns
November 02, 2016
AG responds to ease of doing business concerns
Struggling with a sliding ranking which now stands at 121 out of 190 economies on the World Bank Group's "Ease of Doing Business" index, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson announced yesterday the digitalization of more services at the Registrar General's Department (RGD) in an effort to fulfill the government's mandate of improving the ease of doing business in The Bahamas.
Statement from the Hon. Peter Turnquest, DPM and Minister of Finance Regarding Financial Sector Reform
January 03, 2019
Statement from the Hon. Peter Turnquest, DPM and Minister of Finance Regarding Financial Sector Reform
In an effort to enhance the Financial Services Sector, the Government of The Bahamas is developing a new framework aimed at strengthening industry regulations and protecting revenues to the Public Treasury...
October 21, 2015
Rolle: Local workforce productivity among lowest in region
The data collected by the National Development Plan Secretariat (NDPS) has revealed that the Bahamian workforce is among the least productive in the Western Hemisphere.
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