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Current orders expire on May 23
Minnis: We are still watching the situation and will take a direction that is best for the nation
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that the government remains on the fence on whether it will extend the current state of emergency, which is expected to expire on May 23.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Exuma International Airport contract signing and groundbreaking ceremony, Minnis said he could not say at the time what will happen as health officials continue to monitor the pandemic.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis speaks to reporters on Exuma on Friday, May 7, 2021.
Activists must pay $200k in security of costs in BPC case
A Supreme Court judge yesterday ruled that activists seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to approve exploratory oil drilling in The Bahamas by Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) must pay security of costs in the sum of $200,000 within 30 days.
“I order that the applicants pay security of costs in the sum of $200,000 for BPC,” Justice Petra Hanna-Adderley ruled.
“Such security to be provided by cash, bond, or a letter of credit from a commercially licensed bank within The Bahamas within 30 days and not the 14 days as requested by BPC.
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Ferreira: Nat’l decision needed on oil drilling
Govt has made no decision on whether it would allow future exploration Romauld Ferreira. FILE
The Bahamas should have a national discussion on whether it should continue to allow exploration for oil in its waters, according to Minister of Environment Romauld Ferreira.
On Monday, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) announced that its exploratory well in Bahamian waters failed to produce oil in commercial quantities.
While the company indicated it is plugging and abandoning the exploratory well 90 miles off Andros, environmental groups have called on the government to announce a moratorium on drilling for oil.