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URCA grants approval to BTC’s application for retail charge for directory assistance

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:46:46 EDT

February 2, 2012, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) published its final decision of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited’s (BTC) February 21, 2011 application for a permanent price change to local directory enquiry services. Approval for a per call retail charge of thirty five cents (35¢), for calls originating on BTC’s network, was granted with various conditions. Including:

The first three (3) calls each month, from fixed lines (residential and business) and mobile numbers to local directory assistance services shall be free of charge
All enquiries from public pay phones shall be free of charge
BTC shall publish and keep current its online telephone directory...

U.S. Embassy Nassau closure on Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:30:23 EDT

In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, the U.S. Embassy will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2012.Please be advised that the Embassy will resume normal business operations on Tuesday, January 17 at 8:00 a.m.

Callenders & Co Grand Bahama make application for 'Leave to apply for judicial review' against Comptroller of Customs for unlawful reporting requirement

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:55:25 EDT

A Declaration that there is no lawful basis for the Comptroller or any customs officer or employee or agent of H.M. Customs, to require a Port Authority Licensee to provide the Comptroller with a declaration on Customs’ Form C14A of all the goods purchased in bond by that Licensee from other Licensees in the course of a particular year, as a pre condition to the Comptroller issuing an “over the counter” letter to such Licensee;

A Declaration that there is no lawful basis for the Comptroller to impose any sanction or penalty on any person for failure to comply with the Customs Management Act or Regulations, other than as expressly set out in the Customs Management Act and Regulations;

Sangart Initiates Phase 1b Study of MP4CO in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:10:39 EDT

SAN DIEGO, CAL-- Sangart, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines specifically designed to enhance the perfusion and oxygenation of ischemic (oxygen deprived) tissues through targeted oxygen and other gas delivery, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1b study designed to evaluate the safety of MP4CO treatment in patients with sickle cell disease. MP4CO is designed to deliver therapeutic levels of carbon monoxide (CO) to patients suffering from a sickle cell crisis. This initial study will involve patients who are not currently undergoing a painful vaso-occlusive crisis. Preclinical studies show...

The Bahamas to launch wage and productivity survey with IDB support

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:51:23 EDT

The project will help the country’s planning and implementation of labor policies and training programs

The Bahamas Department of Statistics, with technical support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has launched a national wage and productivity survey to gather information from employers at 600 organizations across major industries in the Bahamas.

The project will provide essential data for the effective planning and efficient implementation of both national and employer-based policies to