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Exuma oil spillage: ‘Polluter must pay’
An environmental activist yesterday said it was vital those responsible for last week’s Exuma oil spill pay the full clean-up cost and “meaningful penalties” to deter further pollution-related negligence.
INSIGHT: What lessons will be learned from Exuma diesel spill?
THE diesel spill at the Old Navy Base cove last week turned all eyes on Exuma – and once more brought the discussion about how well we are protecting our environment to the fore.
Bahamas ‘can’t sit on laurels’ over digital assets regulation
The Securities Commission’s top executive has warned that The Bahamas “cannot sit on our laurels” as she disclosed that further reforms to tighten digital assets regulation will be unveiled “in the next few months”.
Old Navy Base cove closed till August as clean up continues
THE Old Navy Base cove in Exuma will remain closed until August 10 as workers clean up the remaining diesel from the water and prepare to remove sand for further testing.
Central Bank: Investors no longer ‘tepid’ on Gov’t debt
The Government’s domestic debt issues were fully subscribed for the first time in almost three years during the 2022 second quarter, the Central Bank has revealed, arguing that “tepid investor sentiment” has been reversed.
Goodman’s Bay
Should Government allow private enterprise to coolly take over public open space and no one lift a hand or even understand what is happening? I am concerned what is openly happening on Goodman’s Bay parking lot to the eastern side.
Exuma spill recovery ‘down to last 10-15%’
Exuma’s oil spill recovery was yesterday said to be “down to the last 10-15 percent” with the clean-up effort becoming progressively harder as more diesel fuel is pumped out.
Negotiations restart after industrial action at airport
THE government has restarted negotiations with the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) following Monday’s industrial action with the hopes of having most of their grievances resolved by the end of August.
LPIA: 75% of Airport Authority staff return
Some 75 percent of Airport Authority staff were yesterday said to have returned to work at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) following Monday’s strike action that the Supreme Court deemed illegal.
‘Unions need to find a solution apart from industrial action’
FORMER Labour Director John Pinder says he believes union leaders should apply more skills to getting matters resolved outside of industrial action that features, among other tactics, large numbers of workers calling in sick.
Tourism hopeful major strike damage avoided
The Bahamian tourism industry was yesterday hopeful that widespread, long-lasting damage from the Airport Authority strike may have been avoided even though most of the agency’s employees still failed to show for work.
DELAYED: Majority of striking airport staff fail to report for work despite ‘illegal’ court ruling
AN estimated 80 percent of airport workers in New Providence who engaged in a lightning strike on Monday did not return to work yesterday, despite a recent court ruling ordering them to report for duty.
PETER YOUNG: Feasting on the fall of Boris and who replaces him
Some people consider political science is almost a misnomer. Politics is about power and influence and concerns the interaction between human beings while science is based on observation, measurement and interpretation of data in support of a theory or hypothesis.
Fragile tourism fearing ‘long lasting’ airport strike damage
Bahamian tourism yesterday called for “a speedy resolution” to the strike action impacting the country’s major airports as it warned of potential “long-lasting” damage to a “fragile industry rebounding from a long period of nothing”.
Cruise ship occupancies to hit 110% by end-2022
Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive yesterday disclosed that average passenger occupancies will hit pre-COVID levels of 110 percent by year-end 2022 and beat its own recovery forecast.
STRIKERS TOLD TO GET BACK TO WORK: Govt says it won’t be bullied - as judge rules action illegal
AFTER hundreds of airport employees refused to report to work yesterday, a court ruling declared the industrial action illegal - with workers ordered to go back to work.
They served with distinction
The police force is an institution comprised of dedicated men and women of integrity, but like in most such institutions, there will be one or two who do not meet those criteria.
Big braid trends for the summer
For the working woman, next to deciding what outfit to wear, finding a hairstyle that is both stylish and low maintenance for everyday wear, and which also offers protection for your tresses, can be quite a challenge.
FIBA Women’s basketball: Bahamas earns the bronze
AFTER falling short of getting into the gold medal round, head coach Donillo ‘Donnie’ Culmer said the women’s national basketball team wanted to make sure Team Bahamas returns home with the bronze medal from the FIBA Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championships.
Jones and Hornets end Summer League with 2-3 win-loss record
KAI Jones and the Charlotte Hornets concluded the NBA2K23 Las Vegas Summer League with a 2-3 win-loss record.
