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Ban oil drilling in The Bahamas Dear Editor, Government enacted lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have forced Bahamians to stay home, crushed the economy, and destroyed Bahamian businesses. Meanwhile, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) — which is not Bahamian — has been allowed to forge ahead with its plans to drill for oil in The Bahamas. This blatant act of discrimination by the government against Bahamians is unconscionable and unacceptable. It is also a slap in the face by the government and BPC because oil drilling will not create significant jobs for Bahamians, and drilling is an ...

Bahamas Waste unveiled the newest addition to its fleet of sanitation trucks. The new vehicle was designed to encourage everyone to wear a mask to stop the spread of COVID-19 (PHOTO: DONALD KNOWLES FOR BAREFOOT MARKETING) NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Waste this week unveiled a new truck with what it termed a “timely message about COVID safety”. COVID protocol reminders placed around the Bahamas Waste compound “For motorists on New Providence,” the company said in a statement, “seeing one of Bahamas Waste’s thematically wrapped sanitation trucks is a pretty common occurrence....

(PHOTO: CAYMANCOMPASS) NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Baha Mar President Graeme Davis yesterday encouraged the government to do its part and “act fairly” toward Baha Mar employees over National Insurance Board (NIB) unemployment benefits, which numerous employees have reported not receiving in many weeks. Davis, who appeared as a guest on ILTV’s Beyond The Headlines with host Clint Watson, said he would like for Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to intervene on the matter. “Look, I understand the government’s perspective, but clearly we have been making ex gratia payments since we closed ...

rrolle@tribunemedia.net IN his first interview since resigning as deputy prime minister and minister of finance on November 25, East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest was coy about whether he will offer himself for reelection. However he said he believes the Free National Movement has a good chance of winning the next general election. “My party’s chances of winning the next election I think is good,” he said. “No administration goes without some challenges. But I think if you weigh it in the balance we’ve done some good work over the last three years and we’ll see what happens when...

Moment. however, thanks to our international friends and partners, we've been able to supply the need to those residents that remain on the island. at this point i do want to thank all of our international partners, united states, the united kingdom, canada, cayman islands, caribbean, who have pitched in and done a tremendous job in helping us to work our way through this significant event. >> very quickly, where can people go if they want to help? is there a website or someplace people can go if they want to do -- donate or help? >> sure. you can go to the government of the bahamas website, w...