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Bimini MP: More needed for Bahamians to get FDI benefit
BIMINI’S MP, and the Ministry of Tourism’s parliamentary secretary, yesterday said more work needs to be done to maximise foreign direct investment’s (FDI) benefits for Bahamians as he hailed the opening of Westgate Resorts’ first Caribbean destination on the island.
Vendor open but cautious on $2m Potter’s Cay marina plan
A POTTER’S Cay vendor yesterday welcomed the potential benefits from the proposed $2m Blu Cay marina project but said he remains cautious about how much additional business it will generate for nearby businesses.
BPL ‘murder’, 60% delivery cost hikes hit water suppliers
BOTTLED water and ice suppliers yesterday revealed rising fuel and operating costs, combined with repeated Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) outages, are making it increasingly difficult to capitalise on increased demand generated by the extra hot summer.
Spending watchdog probes to help deter future funds ‘misuse’
THE OPPOSITION’S leader yesterday voiced hope that public officials and others will be deterred from “misusing” taxpayer monies by Parliament’s spending watchdog as it held “a productive meeting” with a provider of the controversial pre-election building vouchers.
‘We’ll have to be independent of BPL and Gov’t’, asserts attorney
BAHAMIAN attorneys yesterday questioned whether the courts will now have to be independent of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) grid as well as the Government after repeated energy outages since last Friday finally forced the Supreme Court’s closure.
Judge urged: Clarify $10m tax dispute not dismissed
A SUPREME Court judge was yesterday urged to swiftly clarify that his recent verdict does not mean the challenge to the Department of Inland Revenue’s demand for nearly $10m in unpaid taxes owed on the former Ginn project’s land assets is dismissed.
Judge permits mom to take autistic boy to US for care
AN eight-year-old autistic boy has been allowed to relocate from Grand Bahama to the United States after a Supreme Court judge found that the specialised services he needs are not available locally and that access to them abroad outweighed the disruption of moving him away from his father and extended family.
Cooper warns commercial banks over Family Island access
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper has warned commercial banks that they have an obligation to serve Family Island communities, declaring that institutions which “profit handsomely” in The Bahamas cannot leave residents behind as Exuma grapples with worsening access to cash.
Boy mauled in Bimini pleaded with God not to let him die
A NINE-year-old American boy mauled about 100 times by dogs while holidaying in Bimini pleaded with God not to let him die as his mother held him and examined his wounds, his family has revealed.
