Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis’ defense that the no laws were broken when Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper signed a $70 million loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development is “nonsense”, Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard said yesterday. “Instead of doing the right thing and offering a heartfelt
Prime Minister Philip Davis and senior government officials met yesterday with representatives of the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association to discuss the industry’s ongoing issues and challenges and the need to find a balance that sustains their businesses while not negatively impacting them and the Bahamian consumer, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said. “While
Prime Minister Philip Davis said he has asked members of the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association to give the government another two weeks to address their challenges. “The retailers do have serious issues in the concerning their survivability in the context of what’s happening worldwide,” Davis told reporters at the Office of the Prime Minister this
Vice President of the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association Vasco Bastian yesterday expressed deep disappointment in Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis’ response to the cries of the retailers for a margin adjustment, stating that Halkitis clearly has some kind of a problem with the group of Bahamian businesspeople. Speaking in the Senate last Thursday, Halkitis