02 April 2019
The former Chairman of Bahamas Power and Light, (BPL) Darnell Osborne says the resignation of Christina Alston as Chief Operating Officer of the company “ is an opportunity lost by the country to attract and retain one of the country’s best minds and talent.” According to sources Mrs Alston left BPL last Friday out of […]
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02 April 2019
Former President Of The Grand Bahama Chamber Of Commerce Kevin Seymour yesterday expressed his concerns surrounding “not yet disclosed details” of the letter of intent with Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited and the ITM Group’s joint venture to transform and redevelop the Grand Lucayan Resort and the Freeport Harbour. Mr. Seymour noted in a release that […]
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02 April 2019
The work day at The Grand Bahama Shipyard was cut short yesterday following what is being described as a freak accident on the property. Superintendent Walter Henderson explained that during police investigations, they discovered that one of the cranes being used to conduct repairs on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship collapsed. He said, […]
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02 April 2019
Three persons were arraigned yesterday on two separation traffic related accidents. In the first incident, 22-year-old Shawna Smith stood before Magistrate Cara Turnquest- Deveaux on a laundry list of charges, namely one count of killing in the course of dangerous driving, failing to remain stationary on the scene of a traffic accident, driving […]
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02 April 2019
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Michael Maura, sees the impending expansion of the Nassau Cruise Port as an opportunity to expand the Bahamas’ economy, particularly Nassau. As he puts it- one of the underlining components of the port development project in itself must be what economic value will it have to The Bahamas. “What we […]
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01 April 2019
An Request For Proposal (RFP) has been issued by the government for a company to assist in monitoring the country’s airspace. As Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar puts it – “The Bahamas has no institutional knowledge of how to do so.” “The RFP closes at the end of this month and then we will […]
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01 April 2019
Before the law can be amendedto significantly increase the penalty for illegal gun possession, the country has to first tackle the demand for such weapons; National Security Marvin Dames told reporters last Thursday. The Minister was responding to a group of five local bishops, calling him to “lead the war on guns by leading […]
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01 April 2019
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has indicated that the Crown in the Michelle Reckley fraud case has filed an appeal of the presiding Magistrate’s decision based on, an erroneous application of the law. The statement from that office noted that the Prosecutors are also requesting that The Court of Appeal hear the […]
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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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