GAS DEALERS WANT 30 CENT INCREASE

Association: Govt discussed change to fuel margins

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

PETROLEUM retailers say they refuse to become “paupers” as they intensify demands for a 30 cent per gallon margin increase which they have been seeking to obtain from the Government since April 2022.

The Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association said it has been negotiating an adjustment in the gasoline and diesel margins with the Davis administration for the past 13 months despite the government’s public stance that it will not agree to such an increase because it would also raise the cost of fuel for motorists and businesses.

The association said it agreed to wait for global oil prices to drop from their Ukraine invasion peak before any margin changes were implemented.

Rci Unveils Consultation Over Beach Resort Plan

By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net

ROYAL Caribbean International has released its first public consultation report for the Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island - answering questions on issues such as wastewater treatment. The document’s release comes as the company prepares another public consultation on June 8.

The first report was completed in 2021. The supplemental consultation period comes as critics question the project’s environmental impact.

Numerous questions were submitted to RCI,