01 April 2019
Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard yesterday told The Journal that he is still awaiting the Prime Minister’s response to a letter he sent outlining the union’s concerns over Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) deal with Finland-based power generation company Wartsila. The company is set to build a new 132 megawatt power plant […]
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01 April 2019
The following are remarks by the Hon. George A. Smith at the 65thanniversary celebration of the Progressive Liberal Party at the Dundas Centre For The Performing Arts Mackey Street last Friday: “Anniversaries are a wonderful thing. Everyone and everything that ever was has had anniversaries. Some of these things have been very good and some have […]
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01 April 2019
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) yesterday confirmed that their Chief Operating Officer (COO) Christina Alston has resigned with immediate effect. The company remained extremely tight-lipped about the reason behind the former COO’s resignation, but sources close to Ms. Alston said she became frustrated in the position. The former Grand Bahama Power executive was first […]
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01 April 2019
The government yesterday announced that a delegation will be attending the 4th Meeting Of The Working Party on The Bahamas’ accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) this coming Friday in Geneva, Switzerland. In a release, it indicated that the delegation will be led by the by Financial Services Minister Brent Symonette, accompanied by Mr. […]
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29 March 2019
The much anticipated Shot Spotter Technology has been through testing and is ready to go live. This comes after the government signed a contract with Shot Spotter for gunshot detection in January this year. Chief Superintendent Zhivago Dames gave a breakdown of how the system works. He said,“once a signal is received […]
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29 March 2019
The Water and Sewage Management Union yesterday requested the police to sweep Water and Sewage Corporation offices for illegal listening devices. This came from union president Ednel Rolle, who in a release, said that the union wants the firm to sweep offices on the islands of Abaco, Eleuthera, and the capital due to complaints […]
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29 March 2019
The President of United Sanitation Henry Dean says that the government has finally decided to trust Bahamians with the huge project of the management of the New Providence Landfill. Mr. Dean was the guest speaker yesterday at the Rotary Club of West Nassau’s meeting held at the Poop Deck Restaurant in Sandyport and gave a presentation […]
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29 March 2019
The first woman elected to the House of Assembly in The Bahamas, Janet Bostwick received her appointment as Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, officiated at the ceremony. “I am both humbled and honored […]
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29 March 2019
President of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) Christine Wallace-Whitfield blasted Lucayan Renewal Holdings yesterday for ignoring local professionals and using a foreign firm to list the Grand Lucayan Hotel and Port Lucaya. In a press release she said,“there are more than 700 licensed real estate professionals in The Bahamas, many with firms that have […]
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28 March 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party says the announcement of the Letter of Intent on the purchase and development of the Grand Lucayan Hotel and the promises made by the Government should be approached with caution. In a Press release yesterday, the Chairman of the Party, Senator Fred Mitchell said, “when there is genuinely good news for […]
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