AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEnergy & Utilities: URCA fined Bahamas Power and Light nearly $30,000 for late reporting of major outages in Abaco/Abaco Cays and Crooked Island, though collection is suspended for a year while BPL demonstrates compliance. Tourism & Hospitality: Sands Brewery kicked off another “Drink & Win” push with a $10,000 cash grand prize and weekly giveaways starting July 1, while Battle 4 Atlantis returns in November with eight NCAA programs at the Imperial Arena. Business Resilience: A regional webinar urged Caribbean firms to treat hurricane preparedness as a leadership issue, warning storms can wipe out about 17% of GDP on average. Local Enterprise & Jobs: Mario Carey says Bahamian businesses risk decline without succession planning, as fewer than half have solid plans; meanwhile Heroic Concrete launched “Heroic Is All of Us,” including a Builders Circle equity offer. Policy & Labour: Bahamas Union of Teachers called MPs’ and senators’ pay/allowance increases “unthinkable” amid stalled teacher industrial agreement talks, and the latest labour force survey left unemployment around 8.7%. Trade & Sustainability: The government warned exporters to rethink manufacturing and waste under the EU’s circular economy push, as sustainability standards become harder to ignore. Health Sector Support: The US Northern Command handed MoHW about $400,000 in equipment and vehicles to strengthen clinic continuity and response capacity.
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