08142026 BUSINESS

business@tribunemedia.net

Friday, august 14, 2026

$ 6.95

$ 6.54

$ 6.95

Ex-CEO: BPL overtime payouts ‘off the charts’

BY NEIL HARTNELL TRIBUNE Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A FORMER Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) chief executive yesterday said he was “shocked” by overtime figures he branded “off the charts” as it emerged that such payments have previously equalled almost one-third of the state-owned utility’s regular payroll.

Whitney Heastie, who headed BPL management under the Minnis government before stepping down in 2022, told Tribune Business that his executive team had “worked” to reduce BPL’s overtime bill by devolving responsibility for managing how many extra hours were worked, by whom and how much they were paid to individual department heads and managers.

This, he explained, allowed senior BPL executives to “drill down” at “the ground level” to detect where significant overtime was being incurred, as those employees and departments receiving significant extra hours and

Former top executive ‘shocked’ at size of payments Overtime previously equal to 27-32% of BPL base pay But argues ‘work to rule’ should ‘never come into play’ payment would then “float to the top of the spread sheet” senior managers received monthly.

But, speaking after the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) threatened industrial action over BPL’s planned overtime policy changes, following revelations that just three workers in one department collected more than $600,000 in overtime between them in 2025, Mr Heastie told this newspaper that a union ‘work to rule’ should “never come into play” on this issue as overtime is not an entitlement nor guaranteed.

Meanwhile, well-placed Tribune Business sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that overtime has long been a “huge, huge, huge” issue at BPL. They revealed that an internal audit, conducted under the Minnis administration, found that the state-owned energy monopoly’s monthly overtime payments averaged between 27-32 percent of its regular base salary payments.

This, they added, was more than double the global electricity industry’s average where overtime payments were typically equal to 12

BPL union chief labels $20m overtime bill as ‘distraction’

BY FAY SIMMONS TRIBUNE Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net A UNION president yesterday accused the Government of using Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) overtime costs as a “distraction” from the wider problems plaguing the electricity sector as the Davis administration branded the near-$20m

annual bill as “unsustainable and unacceptable”.

Kyle Wilson, the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union’s (BEWU) leader, said the sudden focus on overtime expenses was diverting attention from what he described as failures at Bahamas Grid Company (BGC), which now has responsibility for New Providence’s transmission and distribution grid, even though BPL continues to provide

Bank: $9m-$10m yearly share buy-back spend

BY NEIL HARTNELL TRIBUNE Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net COMMONWEALTH Bank says it has no plans to act as “a market maker” for its stock through a recently-unveiled five-year share buy-back initiative upon which it expects to spend between $9m-$10m annually.

Tangela Albury, the BISX-listed lender’s chief financial officer, in e-mailed responses to Tribune Business questions said it had set ceilings and timelines to make the programme “measured, transparent and manageable” although it is not seeking to “defend or artificially influence”

TANGELA ALBURY a share price that closed yesterday at $4.06 - just above its $4 52-week low on the Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX).

Commonwealth Bank has stipulated that share REPURCHASE - See Page B4

Sebas: Public trust vital to AI adoption

BY FAY SIMMONS TRIBUNE Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net A CABINET minister says public trust will be critical to the speed at which The Bahamas’ adopts artificial intelligence (AI) as the Government prepares to develop its national strategy and governance framework focused on privacy, cyber security, transparency and human oversight.

Sebas Bastian, minister of innovation and national development, said the Government’s approach will be

people-focused, with public consultation and input from the private sector, academics, civil society and the legal community forming part of the process before wider AI adoption across government.

“I think the public trust is going to come in the form of how responsible we start to implement our AI practices,” said Mr Bastian. He added that the Government recognises that Bahamians have legitimate concerns about artificial intelligence, including privacy, security,

ARTIFICIAL - See Page B9

KYLE WILSON assistance with grid-related work.

“It is just an outright distraction from the failed policies and these third-party contracts that Ms [Christina] Alston, the chair lady, had given to all of these various companies that are failing the

$ 6.60

$ 6.89

Tourism’s ‘bigger picture’ concerns over fees fall-out

BY NEIL HARTNELL TRIBUNE Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

Bahamian people,” Mr Wilson said.

“So you're trying to look into BPL to create a distraction from all the failure and the Bahamian people suffering from massive power outages at the hands of Bahamas Grid Company, not BPL.” Mr Wilson argued that the Government should instead be addressing the continuing power outages affecting consumers across New Providence and the performance of Bahamas Grid, the 60 percent private sector owned entity that was established to take over BPL’s transmission and distribution functions.

TOURISM executives say they have yet to receive complaints over retroactive triple-digit fee hikes facing private aviation but urged regulators to consider the “bigger picture” and not “ruin The Bahamas’ image”.

Emanuel Alexiou, the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board's president, told Tribune Business he and others are still seeking details on the Bahamas Air Navigation Services Authority (BANSA) invoices issued to private pilots and aircraft owners/operators with the tourism and hotel industry now in monitoring mode to catch any negative fall-out.

This newspaper reported earlier this week that the billings impose fee increases of between 294 percent to 679 percent on private aviation, which represents a lucrative, high-spending segment for Bahamian stopover tourism, while making these retroactive to May 1, 2021.

Mr Alexiou, who also owns the Abaco Beach Resort, told this newspaper he has no issue with The Bahamas and its regulators seeking to recover legitimately-incurred costs from providing air navigation services to users of this country’s sovereign air space. Rather, his difficulty lies with billings that are “excessive and back charging” as they could deter a tourism segment that is vital in spreading the sector’s benefits through the Family Islands from wanting to travel to The Bahamas.

“I haven’t heard any complaints from the hotel sector or tourism sector,” the Promotion Board chief told Tribune Business. “We’ve been trying to get to the bottom of it, but there hasn’t been a lot of noise; not from the tourism sector yet.

“What surprises me is that many of the same people have already supposedly paid the original fee, and now they are being back charged with the threat that their planes could be subjected to a lien or taken away.”

The retroactive billings stem from BANSA’s move to last year reform the fledgling air navigation services regime. The fees are split into two types - origin/destination charges, which are levied on planes that take-off and land in The Bahamas, and then overflight fees. The latter are levies paid almost entirely by international carriers that fly through, or transit, Bahamian air space without stopping in this nation.

BANSA is restructuring its air navigation services fee regime in a way that shifts the financial burden of these fees on to take-off/

COSTS - See Page B12

ARRIVALS - See Page B11

WHITNEY HEASTIE percent of base pay. Given that BPL’s monthly payroll at the time was around $4.5m, this meant that overtime payments were averaging between $1.215m and $1.44m per month. On an annual basis, this translated into between $14.58m and $17.28m in incurred overtime costs - a sum close to the near-$20m that the Davis administration cited yesterday.

“They found out that, every single month, 27-32 percent of base pay was paid out in additional overtime,” one source said. “It was definitely close to

EARNINGS - See Page B5

PAGE 2, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

How delegation can build stronger teams EVERY leader eventually hits the same wall. Too much work, too little time.

The best ones do not push through it alone; they delegate. But handing off tasks well is a skill in itself, and experts say it comes down to seven habits.

Choose the right task: Not everything belongs on someone else's plate.

Leaders are advised to hand-off assignments that help team members grow, while holding on to the core responsibilities that only they can carry. Delegation, done right, is not about offloading busy work - it is about freeing up time while

building capability across the team.

Pick the right person: A task is only as good as the hands it lands in. Effective leaders match assignments to a worker's existing skills, but they also weigh current workloads before adding more, and keep an eye out for tasks that stretch someone into new territory.

Explain the goal: Ambiguity kills momentum.

Before work begins, leaders should spell out exactly what success looks like, explain why the task matters in the bigger picture, and agree together on a firm deadline.

Provide the right tools: Nobody succeeds without the proper set-up. That means sharing the information and access needed to do the job, offering a clear budget or set of guidelines, and pointing employees towards colleagues who can help along the way.

Set clear check-ins: Oversight matters, but too much of it backfires. Short, scheduled progress updates work better than constant hovering. Leaders should make room for early questions, while resisting the urge to micromanage every daily move.

Let go of control: This may be the hardest step.

Once a task is handed off, the method belongs to the team member, not the leader. That means trusting them to see it through and resisting the instinct to intervene at every small turn.

Give honest feedback: The final step closes the loop. Leaders should recognise good work and real effort, address anything that missed the mark, and reflect on what could be done differently next time - turning each delegated task into a lesson for the next one.

Taken together, these seven steps form more than a checklist — they are a philosophy. Delegation is

not about doing less; it is about multiplying impact by developing the people around you. Leaders who master it do not just get more done. They build stronger, more capable teams in the process.

• NB: Ian R Ferguson is a talent management and organisational development consultant, having completed graduate studies with regional and international universities. He has served organisations, both locally and globally, providing relevant solutions to their business growth and development issues. He may be contacted at tcconsultants@coralwave.com.

Leverage cruise tourism by increasing our value Dear Editor, A recent article on cruise tourism raises an important discussion about the future of tourism in The Bahamas.

While I agree that the country has become very reliant on cruise tourism, I respectfully disagree that cruising itself is the problem. The more important question is: Are Bahamians properly leveraging the extraordinary opportunity cruise tourism has created?

For more than half a century, cruise tourism has brought millions of visitors to The Bahamas, created opportunities for entrepreneurs, generated employment and supported retailers, restaurants, tour operators, taxi drivers and countless small businesses.

It has also sustained Downtown Nassau through good times and bad.

The cruise industry has delivered the volume. What The Bahamas does with that volume is the issue. If millions arrive but only half venture ashore, spend a few hours exploring, complain that there is too little to do and too much hassling to endure, then leave without a compelling reason to return, that is not a cruise industry problem. It is a Bahamian tourism challenge. The goal should be more time ashore, greater spending with Bahamian businesses, repeat

Share your news

THE LETTER TO

EDITOR

visitation and more reasons for ships to remain in port longer.

Today's traveller is different from the traveller of even a decade ago. Visitors no longer travel simply to shop; they travel to experience destinations. They seek authentic food, music, history, people and stories.

They want to participate, not simply observe. Nassau has been slow to adapt to the new reality.

The Bahamas is also an expensive destination, but there is nothing wrong with that if the experience justifies the price. The objective should not be to become cheaper, but more valuable.

Premium prices require premium value.

Value also requires variety and originality.

Bahamians cannot simply reproduce the same experiences under different names, or copy what someone else has already built. How many water parks are really needed? History, art, food, music, architecture and crafts can all become compelling experiences when

The Tribune wants to hear from people who are making news in their neighbourhoods. Perhaps you are raising funds for a good cause, campaigning for improvements in the area or have won an award. If so, call us on 322-1986 and share your story.

presented creatively and authentically. Visitors need reasons to keep exploring and opportunities to discover something different.

The private sector has already recognised this shift.

When John Watling's Distillery opened more than a decade ago, there were only three major organised tour companies operating in Downtown Nassau. Today there are Jeep, ATV, walking, bicycle, vintage car, double decker buses and food tours, among many others. The market has evolved because today's visitor wants more than a transaction; they want an experience.

The Straw Market illustrates the opportunity.

A straw bag sold across a counter is a product. A straw bag a visitor helps weave alongside a Bahamian artisan becomes an experience and a story. The first straw worker who sets up a ‘Weave with Me’ experience will reap the rewards.

At John Watling's Distillery, we see the value of interaction daily as visitors pick mint from the garden and watch our cocktail craftsmen use what they picked to make a mojito.

Since we created the simple mint garden, mojito sales have exploded. The ingredients have not fundamentally changed; participation has increased the perceived value.

The same principle should apply to what visitors buy.

Bahamian businesses serving tourism should make every reasonable effort to carry, serve and promote Bahamian products. Hotels, restaurants, bars, retailers and attractions should

showcase locally made spirits, beer, food, art and crafts.

Visitors should encounter products that reinforce their sense of place, not try to sell the same products they can purchase back home. The more visitors buy Bahamian, the more tourism dollars remain in the Bahamian economy.

Downtown Nassau should also be viewed not as a collection of problems, but as a canvas with incredible artistry that just needs to be refined. The history, architecture and culture are already there. Consider the area bounded by Nassau Street, Meeting Street, Blue Hill Road and West Bay Street. Within this compact area are the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, Graycliff, John Watling's Distillery, the D'Aguilar Art Foundation, Educulture (Junkanoo Museum), Tasty Teas and several 200 year-old churches and cemeteries.

Nassau does not need to be reinvented, It needs to be restored, connected and brought back to life.

That starts with getting the basics right. Deteriorating roads and sidewalks, neglected public spaces, derelict buildings and overgrown properties diminish Downtown for residents and visitors alike. Asphalt roads need to change to cobble stone streets. Government has a responsibility, but so do property owners.

A premium destination must look, feel and act like one.

Before building more attractions, existing historical assets should be repaired and maintained.

The forts need attention.

Rusting cannons should

be cleaned, painted and preserved, grounds maintained and history properly presented. Once restored, these sites can be brought to life through concessions, tours, demonstrations, performances and cultural programming. What is needed is action, accountability and leadership.

The Nassau Cruise Port should connect naturally with Downtown. The fence separating the port from Woodes Rogers Street creates a physical and psychological divide between two areas that should function as one destination.

Security must remain paramount, but the cruise port should be the front door to Downtown, not a destination separated from it.

Those who venture beyond the port are often met by a confusing and sometimes intimidating array of people waving brochures and signs, competing aggressively for their business. This is not the welcome we should provide.

Visitors should step into Downtown feeling comfortable, confident and eager to explore.

People matter just as much as infrastructure.

The new Royal Bahamas Police Force statues are a welcome addition, but they cannot replace the officers in their distinctive white pith helmets who greeted visitors, answered questions, provided security, directed traffic and posed for photographs. Those human interactions are part of the destination experience.

Cruise lines are investing billions in private island destinations because they deliver experiences their guests want. Rather than blame them for their

IAN FERGUSON success, we should remember that this is not about us; it is about the visitor.

Cruise lines and Bahamian business owners must work more closely together, through initiatives such as Welcome Ashore, to create a true two-way partnership that benefits passengers, local businesses and the cruise industry alike. Nassau should not try to replicate the private islands. A cruise line can build another beach club or water park, but it cannot manufacture our history, architecture, culture or people. That is Nassau's competitive advantage.

Tourism success should therefore be measured by more than arrivals. Visitor spending, time ashore, satisfaction and repeat visitation matter too. Today's cruise passenger should also be viewed as tomorrow's potential stopover guest.

The true measure of success is not simply how many people arrive, but how much value each arrival creates.

The cruise industry has already delivered millions of potential customers to the doorstep of The Bahamas. What happens after they arrive is largely a Bahamian responsibility.

The task is to give them compelling reasons to venture past the port, explore, participate, buy Bahamian, spend with Bahamian businesses, stay longer and return. Cruise tourism is not the problem. The question is whether Bahamians are fully leveraging the opportunity it provides. The cruise industry has delivered the volume. Now Bahamians must increase the value.

Pepin R. Argamasilla Managing Partner John Watling's Distillery

Insurance agent unveils online portal capabilities A BAHAMIAN insurance agency says it is marking its 60th anniversary by helping customers discover how much of their insurance business can be handled online.

NUA Insurance Agents & Brokers, in a statement, said it staged an in-branch digital support initiative to help customers learn more about First Online - the full-service digital insurance portal available to its clients.

The programme provided assistance with registration, and helped customers become more confident in taking care of their insurance needs online. NUA added that, through First Online, customers doing business with NUA can get a home or motor insurance quote, purchase a new policy or renew an existing one, pay premiums and access their insurance documents online.

“What stood out to me was seeing how interested customers were to discover everything they could do online,” said Kiesha Curry, agency operations manager at NUA. “Once they were guided through the registration process and saw the different options available, many were surprised by how straightforward it was.

“Good customer service is about giving customers choices in how they do business with us.

Sometimes that means speaking directly with one of our team members, and

NUA Insurance Agents & Brokers’ digital support initiative provided customers in branch with hands-on assistance in using First Online, the full-service digital platform available to its customers. Pictured from left are Kiesha Curry, agency operations manager; summer intern Morgan Dillett, who provided dedicated support to customers throughout the exercise; and Stanford A. Charlton, managing director. sometimes the convenience of completing a transaction online may suit them better.

The additional in-branch support was designed to make sure our customers know the available options and can choose what works best for them.”

“Innovation is not simply about introducing new technology,” said Stanford A. Charlton, NUA’s managing director. “Our customers increasingly expect insurance services that fit around their lives The technology may already be there, but sometimes the innovation is in helping people make better use of it. We want our customers’ experience with NUA to be intuitive,

convenient and supported.

That is what this initiative was designed to do.

“As we celebrate 60 years, we are proud of the relationships that have brought NUA this far, but longevity also requires a willingness to evolve. The needs and expectations of our customers have changed considerably over six decades, and part of remaining relevant is continuing to evolve with them.”

By guiding customers through the wider capabilities available through First Online, NUA said it hopes to encourage greater use of the digital platform for regular insurance needs.

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 3

Union challenges BPL on late overtime intervention

BY FAY SIMMONS AND NEIL HARTNELL TRIBUNE Business Reporters THE UNION representing Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) middle managers yesterday challenged why management did not intervene sooner over more than $600,000 in overtime reportedly paid to three employees.

The Bahamas Electrical Utility Managerial Union (BEUMU), responding to The Tribune’s report on overtime payments at BPL, argued that spending of that magnitude should have been identified easily through BPL’s existing monthly reporting and oversight systems.

It said it was not in a position to confirm or deny the figures, but maintained that employees should not be publicly blamed for overtime that was authorised, approved and paid through established management processes.

“If accurate, such expenditure should have

been identified through the organisation’s existing monthly reporting and oversight mechanisms, investigated promptly, and addressed through appropriate management intervention,” the union said in a statement.

“It should not take the conclusion of an entire year and subsequent public reporting for concerns of this magnitude to receive attention.” The BPL middle managers union said overtime is subject to established authorisation and approval procedures, including approval at the executive management level, and employees do not simply determine or approve their own overtime compensation.

BEUMU said overtime information is reported to executive management regularly and is also subject to oversight at the Board level.

It argued that where overtime expenditure becomes excessive or unsustainable, responsibility for

Transport rivals differ over ‘trial agreement’

BY ANNELIA NIXON TRIBUNE Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net THE DISPUTE over how taxi and livery operators work at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) has escalated into a disagreement over whether the Government ever secured an agreement between the competing transportation groups.

Tyrone Butler, the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union (BTCU) president, is steadfast in his belief that a two-week trial arrangement was agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Tourism on August 5, which was supposed to take effect from Monday, August 10.

But the Bahamas Livery Drivers Union (BLDU), however, says it was not part of that agreement and is questioning how a deal could have been reached without its participation.

The disagreement has now become a central point in the wider dispute that has prompted the BTCU to threaten industrial action.

According to Mr Butler, the proposed arrangement would have changed the way transportation operators interact with arriving passengers at LPIA. Under the agreement described by the BTCU, taxi drivers would be the only transportation operators permitted to stand at the arrivals door. Three livery vehicles would instead be positioned behind the third taxi in the existing taxi line-up. Livery operators would also continue to use the pick-up area near the rental car facilities for pre-arranged pickups, while new Road Traffic personnel were expected to be stationed at the airport.

Mr Butler said the arrangement was accepted as a two-week trial, despite the taxi union initially wanting it implemented several days earlier. “We accepted that as a trial for two weeks,” Mr Butler said.

He added that Mr Munroe, the acting controller of Road Traffic, signalled that he would not be ready to facilitate the changes until earlier this week on Monday, leading the union to agree to wait.

Mr Butler subsequently wrote to Leon Lundy, minister of transport, outlining what the union understood had been agreed. In the letter, Mr Butler said the arrangement would allow taxi drivers to be the only persons at the airport door, with no livery drivers standing alongside them. The letter also stated that three livery vehicles would be positioned behind the third taxi, and that the designated

pick-up area would remain available for all drivers.

However, Mr Butler said the union received no further communication from the ministry before the scheduled roll-out.

“We left that meeting on [last] Wednesday with the understanding that that arrangement would take effect on Monday,” he said.

“Only to find that when we got there on Monday morning, livery drivers were not informed of that arrangement.”

The situation deteriorated Monday when livery drivers attempted to operate in the commercial lane, according to Mr Butler. He said the incident was subsequently characterised as a confrontation between taxi and livery drivers, which he rejected.

“On Monday past, there was an incident at the Lynden Pindling International Airport that involved mainly the livery drivers,” Mr Butler said. “It had nothing to do with the taxi drivers.”

Mr Butler said NAD became involved after livery operators attempted to clog the commercial lane and police were called. He argued that taxi drivers were simply following their normal procedure, while also attempting to operate within the additional space they believed had been promised under the August 5 arrangement.

The dispute has now raised questions about who was actually party to the proposed agreement, and whether the Government properly communicated the changes to all affected stakeholders.

Troy Austin, the BLDU president, strongly disputed the account presented by the taxi union and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Trade Union Congress (CBTUC). Mr Austin said the livery union was not present for the alleged agreement.

“We were not in place during any agreement,” he said, and questioned how airport authorities could also be unaware of an agreement that was supposed to go into effect at LPIA. “If there was some kind of agreement, how come nobody knows about it from the airport? NAD is not aware of it,” Mr Austin said. “No one else is aware of it other than the taxis.”

Mr Austin also questioned the absence of a formal written agreement involving all stakeholders, adding: “Where is the black and white agreement?”

The Ministry of Transport has taken a different position, saying the two sides

AIRPORT - See Page B10

investigating the underlying causes and implementing corrective measures rests with those responsible for managing and governing the utility.

The union said BPL’s 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operations mean overtime will inevitably be required at times, particularly during emergencies, system failures, restoration efforts, maintenance activities and periods of staff shortages. However, it said prolonged reliance on excessive overtime should prompt management to examine staffing levels, workloads and manpower requirements.

BEUMU said management should consider additional employees, improved scheduling, succession planning and cross-training where departments have been under-staffed and workers have consistently accumulated excessive overtime over months or years.

“Employees should not be repeatedly required to work excessive hours to maintain operations and then be publicly criticised for receiving the compensation associated with those hours,” the union said.

Meanwhile, Desmond Bannister, former deputy prime minister who had responsibility for BPL under the Minnis administration, yesterday said he was unable to “recall any major concern” with the utility’s overtime costs when he was in office.

“It could not be a surprise,” he added of BPL overtime, “that anyone got overtime at any particular level and, if it was too high, they would know about it and stop it - not like this where they seem to have let it go.”

Asserting that he was not surprised at the latest revelations, where three employees in one BPL department received more than $600,000 in combined overtime pay for

the year to April 2026, Mr Bannister defended the payments by suggesting these may have been skilled workers required to work especially lengthy hours in an emergency.

“What people have to consider is these three were probably being called on because they have a certain level of expertise, and because BPL is in such a mess they probably had to work 20 hours a day,” he added. “It’s not the fault of the workers; it’s poor supervision, poor management.”

The frequency and duration of BPL outages across most islands will also have played a role in driving up the overtime bill.

The BEUM, though, also expressed concern over the publication of information relating to individual employees’ salaries, overtime, vacation pay and other compensation.

The union said such disclosures raise concerns about privacy, confidentiality and the protection of employees’ personal information, while warning that publicising compensation figures could also create safety risks for workers and their families.

The BEUMU said portraying employees as receiving extraordinarily large sums of money could

Union Alliance head pleads for taxi driver return to talks

BY ANNELIA NIXON TRIBUNE Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net THE BAHAMAS Union of Teachers (BUT) president yesterday urged the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union (BTCU) to resume negotiations with livery operators to resolve their escalating dispute but this was rejected by the latter’s appeal.

Belinda Wilson, who is also head of the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC) umbrella union, in a voice note said she remains convinced there is a workable path forward for both taxi and livery drivers, and called on the BTCU to resume discussions with the Bahamas Livery Drivers Union.

However, taxi union president, Tyrone Butler, has flatly rejected the appeal, insisting livery drivers must first comply with the law.

Mrs Wilson’s appeal comes as tensions between the two sectors continue to threaten disruption to the tourism industry, with the taxi union having renewed its threat of industrial action over the presence and operations of livery drivers at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).

“The Bahamas Livery Drivers Union is an affiliate of the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress,” Mrs Wilson said.

“Last year, the BNATUC attended a series of meetings with livery and the taxi unions. We met with stakeholders from Road Traffic, NAD, the Airport

Authority, and we discussed the concerns of both unions.”

She added that a steering committee was subsequently established with representatives from the BNATUC, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), Road Traffic, the Airport Authority, the taxi union and the livery union.

According to Mrs Wilson, the committee was presented with a written proposal from the Bahamas Livery Drivers Union aimed at improving the transportation system and addressing concerns raised by both industries. The proposal included colour coding to distinguish taxis from livery vehicles, the establishment of a help desk and call-up system, designated parking spaces, greater Road Traffic oversight and NAD greeters.

“This proposal was to assist with the improvement of the transportation sector,” Mrs Wilson said.

She added that the discussions continued when the BNATUC and livery union met with Jobeth Coleby-Davis, former transport and energy minister, where they raised concerns including the over-saturation of the transportation industry.

Mrs Wilson said the BNATUC believed progress was being made until the taxi union indicated it would no longer participate in discussions if livery operators remained at the table.

“The BNATUC was of the view that we were making strides to address the concerns, but the taxi union informed that they will not continue any further

Gov’t targets interoperable systems for every agency

BY FAY SIMMONS TRIBUNE Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net THE DAVIS administration is moving to establish an interoperable framework for its digital systems in a bid to eliminate the need for businesses to repeatedly submit information to different agencies, a Cabinet minister has revealed.

Sebas Bastian, minister of innovation and national development, said government modernisation and ease of doing business were closely linked, arguing that technology alone will not solve the challenges companies face when government agencies operate independently of one another.

“It's hard to do business in The Bahamas, and ease of doing business is also under our portfolio,” he said. “I think it is a great opportunity when the policy and innovation actually sits under one roof, where we're able to understand what is

causing these roadblocks between agencies, and not just how we use technology to improve how individual agencies work, but also how we can modify policies so that if there's redundant information being required or there's no interoperability between agencies, we're able to unlock those by doing some modernisation.”

Speaking during a panel discussion at Inspired/by x The Current Conversations for the Curious, Mr Bastian said the Government had historically modernised agencies in silos, with individual departments receiving technology upgrades without necessarily being able to exchange information with other government systems.

He said this could leave businesses and individuals having to visit multiple agencies to provide information that the Government already holds elsewhere. “The biggest issue is that historically we would have innovated in a silo,” Mr Bastian said.

create false expectations among members of the public, including criminal elements, potentially exposing workers to robberies, break-ins, hold-ups and other targeting.

The union said BPL employees had experienced the consequences of damaging public narratives in the past, including what it described as incidents of assaults and robberies becoming a serious concern.

The BEUMU said it supports proper validation, monitoring and management of overtime, but rejected what it described as the public vilification of employees who perform authorised work and are subsequently compensated for those hours.

“Accountability is necessary. Oversight is necessary.

Responsible management of overtime is necessary,” the union said.

“But accountability must apply at every level of the organisation.”

The union said it remains committed to accountability, transparency and operational efficiency, while advocating for the dignity, privacy, safety and fair treatment of BPL employees.

dialogue once livery is at the table,” she said.

“We are still of the view that the proposal is workable, and there can be a win-win for taxi and livery to make a living to feed their families.” Mrs Wilson is now appealing directly to the taxi union to reconsider its position.

“So I appeal to the taxi union to come back to the table with livery, and let’s continue to discuss, review and amend the proposal as necessary,” she said.

“The BNATUC and the Bahamas Livery Drivers Union, we are prepared to meet, and we are willing to work together to ensure the best for both unions and, by extension, the transportation industry and an improvement in our tourism product.”

But Mr Butler dismissed the appeal, arguing that the BNATUC should instead be telling its affiliate to comply with existing laws governing airport operations.

“Mrs Belinda Wilson, what she should do actually is advise her affiliate member to follow the law,” he said. “She should start there instead of inviting the taxi drivers to come and sit with her members… to come and work out an arrangement for them to be given privilege.”

Mr Butler maintained that the BTCU has no interest in negotiating an arrangement that, in his view, would legitimise livery operations at the airport without the necessary legal authority.

“She’s asking the wrong union for that privilege,” he

said. “So she could start by just respecting the law, and asking her client or affiliate member just respect the law before we could even talk.”

Mr Butler said the issue is particularly personal for him because he was previously part of the same umbrella organisation before the taxi union moved to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

“When I first became president, I was part of that same umbrella, and that was one of the main reasons why we left and went to the Trades Union Congress because nobody’s going to ask us to sit with people who have no legal standing,” he said. “Livery drivers were never gazetted to work at the airport.”

He challenged Ms Wilson to instead ask her affiliate to suspend its airport operations until the legal framework changes. “If Belinda Wilson want to talk about sitting, tell her just sit her people down until the law provides for them to be out there hustling,” Mr Butler said.

The BTCU has previously warned that it has exhausted its patience with the Government and does not see a resolution without industrial action. The Trade Union Congress has also pledged its support for taxi drivers, raising concerns that any industrial action could have significant implications for tourism and airport transportation.

The Ministry of Transport has maintained that the two sides should meet, negotiate in good faith and reach a mutually acceptable agreement, while the livery union has disputed claims that it was included in an agreement reportedly reached between the Government and taxi operators.

“We can go into the Department of Labour and build the best system since sliced bread. We can go into Immigration and build the best system. We can go in the Passport Office and build the best system, and AI agents, all the things you're talking about. But if those systems don't talk to each other, it will never be easy to do business.”

Mr Bastian said one of his ministry's first priorities is an interoperable framework that will require government software systems to meet standards allowing information to be exchanged between them.

Sree Gudipati, chief executive of Pepperstone Bahamas, said improved interoperability will have a direct impact on international businesses operating in the jurisdiction.

She said businesses effectively become customers of multiple government agencies, including Immigration, Department of Inland Revenue and the Registrat General’s companies registry.

“If the Bahamas government was able to build an interoperable system where

they can feed off one database, and they can actually get the information that they need for Pepperstone instead of providing it in ten different places and in ten different times, that is ease of doing business,” said Ms Gudipati.

She added that ease of doing business was among the factors international financial technology (fintech) companies consider when assessing jurisdictions, alongside the responsiveness of government, the time required to establish a business and the regulatory environment.

“If we're able to actually implement that, that would make this jurisdiction even more attractive,” Ms Gudipati said. “The reason why Pepperstone's here in the first place is it is a regulatory favourable environment for the industry that we're in.

We're here because there's a regulatory advantage here.

Imagine coupling that with ease of doing business and interoperable systems. It actually becomes an economic question and not just efficiency.”

PAGE 4, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

Regulators and police team to aid insurance customers INSURANCE regulators met with Royal Bahamas Police Force officers in a bid to strengthen collaboration and better protect consumers from fraud and other rogue practices.

The Insurance Commission of The Bahamas, in a statement, said police officers visited its Silk Cotton House headquarters for an insurance awareness, compliance and enforcement training session.

The event focused on combating illegal activities

and maintaining confidence in The Bahamas' insurance sector through training in regulatory oversight, insurance principles, compliance obligations, fraud detection, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures, and industry enforcement.

Presenters highlighted the role insurance plays in protecting individuals, businesses and the wider Bahamian economy, while underscoring the importance of accurate accident

reporting, evidence preservation and timely information sharing.

Dana L. Munnings-Gray, The Bahamas’ superintendent of insurance, said: "The partnership between the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas and the Royal Bahamas Police Force is essential to ensuring a fair, transparent and resilient insurance marketplace.

“Through education, collaboration and information sharing, we are equipping

law enforcement officers with the knowledge needed to recognise insurance-related offences, support effective investigations and protect consumers.

Together, we are strengthening public confidence and reinforcing our shared commitment to compliance, accountability and the rule of law."

The Insurance Commission said sessions addressed common forms of insurance fraud, regulatory breaches, investigative powers, market conduct standards and the legal processes through which insurance-related offences may move from investigation to prosecution. Officers also engaged in practical case studies and discussions based on real-life scenarios involving both the Commission and the Police Force.

The regulator added that the initiative reinforced the working relationship between the Commission and the Royal Bahamas Police Force, and advanced a co-ordinated national approach to identifying, preventing and investigating

unlawful activity within the insurance sector.

By deepening officers' understanding of insurance legislation, regulatory requirements and emerging risks, including financial crime and

Commonwealth no ‘market maker’ over five-year plans REPURCHASE - from page B1 repurchases will be confined to a seven-month window between May 1 and November 30 annually, with no more than two million to be acquired in any given year.

This means that, over the five years, no more than ten million total shares can be repurchased with Ms Albury also revealing that “mopping up every share for sale” to protect the stock price is not a key objective - unlike with other buy backs initiated by BISX-listed companies.

The relative illiquidity of the BISX main board market, which keeps trading volumes and frequency relatively low given the small number of investors, has often prompted listed companies to initiate repurchases to buy-out small individual, or retail, shareholders. This is designed to prevent them from accepting low prices that cause the stock’s value to plummet below fundamentals in their desperation to exit.

Ms Albury, though, told this newspaper that defending a specific share price is not Commonwealth Bank’s primary aim. “Certainly, the programme may contribute positively to trading liquidity on BISX by creating an additional potential buyer during the authorised period. That can be particularly helpful in a market like BISX that suffers from low trading volumes,” she acknowledged.

“However, the bank is not undertaking the programme to establish, defend or artificially influence a particular market price, and it will not act as a market maker in its own shares. Purchases will be determined by valuation, capital availability, regulatory requirements and market conditions, not by an objective of mopping up every share offered for sale.

“The programme also cannot guarantee that every shareholder wishing to sell will find a buyer, or that the share price will increase.

BISX trading will continue to determine the price based

on available supply and demand.”

Reiterating that the annual and five-year share purchase limits represent a ceiling, rather than a target, Ms Albury said: “The programme authorises the repurchase of up to two million shares annually, and up to ten million shares over five years. Those figures are ceilings and should not be interpreted as forecasts or commitments.

“While the dollar amount cannot be determined in advance because it will depend on the number of shares available, the prices at which they are offered, we expect - in the near term - the expenditure to be between $9m-$10m annually. However, actual expenditure could be materially lower because the bank will not be required to use the full annual or aggregate authority.”

Speaking to the self-imposed limits on Commonwealth Bank’s share buy back, Ms Albury said: “The parameters were deliberately designed to make the programme measured, transparent and manageable.

“The annual ceiling of two million shares represents less than 1 percent of the bank’s current issued shares and allows the bank to participate prudently without having a disproportionate influence on market activity or the bank’s cash flows. The five-year ceiling of ten million shares similarly limits the programme to approximately 3.4 percent of the Bank’s presently issued shares.”

She added: “It is important to state that these are maximum authorisations, not purchase commitments.

The bank may acquire fewer shares, or none at all, depending on valuation, market availability, capital requirements, liquidity and prevailing economic conditions.

“The May 1 to November 30 window establishes a defined and transparent annual execution period. It also facilitates appropriate financial, regulatory and

cyber-enabled fraud, the Insurance Commisison said the training supports stronger compliance, safeguards policyholders and helps preserve the integrity of The Bahamas' financial services industry. governance reviews before purchases commence and ahead of the bank’s year-end financial reporting process.”

Describing the share buy-back as part of Commonwealth Bank’s “capital management strategy”, Ms Albury said it is designed to deliver “several potential benefits”. She added: “Firstly, the programme gives shareholders who wish to sell an additional potential source of demand, while allowing continuing shareholders to retain a proportionately larger interest in the bank following the retirement of repurchased shares.

“Secondly, where the bank’s shares can be acquired at a price the Board considers attractive relative to their underlying value, repurchasing shares can represent an efficient use of capital. We anticipate minimal, but mildly positive, impacts on per-share measures such as earnings per share (EPS) and book value per share. However, ultimately, financial results of the bank’s operations will be the primary driver.”

Reiterating that the share buy-back reflects Commonwealth Bank’s confidence in its current and future financial performance, the chief financial officer said: “As part of normal business, the bank has several competing uses for capital for operational management, shareholder value enhancement, as well as strategic planning.

“The buyback will not automatically take priority over those uses. Before executing purchases, management will assess the bank’s capital position, liquidity, forecast earnings, credit outlook, investment requirements and the valuation of the shares.

“Because it is not a shortterm reaction to movements in the bank’s share price or trading activity, management will monitor those considerations throughout each purchase window with formal reporting to the Board. The overall programme and authorisation should be reviewed by the Board at least annually, with the ability to pause, reduce or discontinue purchases whenever circumstances warrant.”

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 5

Former CEO: ‘We had BPL overtime well under control’ EARNINGS - from page B1 30 percent. The industry average was around 12 percent. Transmission and distribution accounted for the bulk, but that was high.

That survey really opened eyes, and they made a plan to move towards industry standard numbers.”

The source explained that, because BPL at the time needed to “get its financial house in order” as part of preparations for the subsequently-aborted $650m rate reduction bond (RRB) refinancing, the then-Board and management initiated a plan to reduce overtime through the introduction of “best practices and metrics” in all departments.

The goal, given the sensitivities of BPL’s union’s was to reduce the overtime bill as a percentage of base pay gradually over time. While this plan was initiated under the Minnis administration, it is unclear whether it was ever continued and followed through on by BPL Boards and management under the first, and now second, Davis administration.

However, it appears that yet another overtime study was initiated given the details concerning the three employees receiving more than $600,000 in collective overtime payments. The three, all staff in the fuel and performance department, received a combined $601,295.16 in overtime between May 2025 and April 2026.

Two accounted for $483,281.53 of the total,

receiving $265,551.83 and $217,729.70 respectively, while the third received $118,013.63. Payroll information lists the annual base salaries of the two highest overtime earners as approximately $78,388 and $56,182 respectively. Their overtime payments were therefore more than three times their annual base salaries.

Mr Heastie told Tribune Business yesterday: “I was just shocked at the numbers. It’s off the charts quite frankly. The question in my mind is why; what’s driving that? Is it, in fact, all legitimate, and where are the people who are managing this; where are they in the process? You cannot send something off to payroll without a minimum of a manager and/or director’s signature at least when I was there.”

Other sources familiar with BPL’s workings, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the three overtime recipients are being unfairly demonised because management must have signed-off on the hours worked and payments made.

“Everybody’s missing the point,” one said. “If they are making this overtime, it goes through three tiers. It’s on the computer; a manager puts it in. It’s sent to a manager, who signs off on it, and a director who also signsoff. Obviously it’s been approved because they’ve been paid. The process is working.”

Another even suggested that the revelation of the overtime records may backfire on BPL and the

NOTICE CAT6o APPS LTD. (in Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, commencing on 14th August, 2026.

Articles of Dissolution have been duly registered by the Registrar. The Liquidator is Lynden D. Maycock, Victoria House, Suite No. 4, 5th Terrace Centerville, P. O. Box EE-15953, Nassau, Bahamas.

All person having claims against the above-named Company are required on or before 14th September, 2026 to send their names and addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to the Liquidator of the Company or, in default thereof, they may be excluded from the benefit or any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Dated this 14th August, 2026

Lynden Maycock Liquidator

Government because it exposes that, during this period, the utility was relying heavily on the more expensive automated diesel oil (ADO) rather than heavy fuel oil. The three workers cited incurred overtime for work involving fuel transfers, tankers, pumping fuel and other assignments.

Individual overtime claim sheets include numerous entries involving fuel transfers between facilities, ocean and fuel tankers, and work on projects. In some months, individual employees received more than $20,000 in overtime.

Mr Heastie, recalling that BPL’s overtime bill was initially an issue when he took office, said: “We worked to get it down. One of the things we did was make sure overtime was managed at the department level so the executives responsible had to make sure their managers were in control of overtime.

“The way we managed that, every month once payroll was run, we’d get an overtime report. That report was divided up into departments so the executives could zone in on every one and managers from that department.” Mr Heastie said this was done to hold all BPL departments and their managers accountable, with the goal being to reduce overtime to between 5-10 percent of each unit’s budget.

“Overtime is very difficult to manage at a high level,” he explained. “We had to get it down to where overtime was actually incurred, and the managers were more in tune with the different operations. I think we had it well under control. We had a target of 5-10 percent of the overall department’s budget for what we expected [to spend on overtime] on a monthly basis, and to try and manage it from that perspective.

“Those that tended to have high overtime, and it was managed at the individual level, they would float to the top of the spread sheet and we’d ask the question as to why those persons were working ‘x’ hours of overtime. It was like we’d have a particular person or group of persons floating to the top, and that would give us an indication of what was driving overtime and what we needed to do to get the numbers down to get it in range.

“It was not managing from on high. It was managing from the ground level, so we could get our arms around it. Generally it was not an issue once we figured out how to get down to the grass roots level to understand what’s driving it, who’s earning it and why it’s needed so we can drill down into why we’re having this overtime. Until you really understand what’s driving it, there’s no work around to fix the issue.”

As an example, Mr Heastie said that during his time at BPL it was realised that significant overtime was being created through having to deal with the “sludge” waste caused by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO). He explained that automated processes were introduced to replace, human and manual intensive ones, which brought the overtime bill down.

Mr Heastie added that the highest overtime bills were inevitably incurred in summer, due to the peak demand that often causes equipment to fail. This, he added, requires “all hands on deck to get it back in order”. However, he disagreed with the BPL line staff union’s threatened ‘work to rule’, pointing out that overtime is never “guaranteed” but a response to situations and circumstances that need urgent solutions.

Acknowledging that it was only natural that some

employees, who may have been “freely” working overtime and enjoying a significant earnings boost, may push back against BPL’s latest bid to slash these costs, Mr Heastie added: “The idea of ‘work to rule’ should never come into play with overtime. It’s not something you’re entitled to. It’s based on the need of the company for instant work.”

Concerns over excessive overtime payments at BPL, and its Bahamas Electricity Corporation parent, are nothing new as Tribune Business records show these date back almost two decades.

This newspaper reported that 210,000 staff overtime hours - equivalent to one hour of overtime per day for every employee - were booked at BEC during its 2009 financial year, according to a confidential report for the Government.

Describing this level of overtime as “questionable”, the study by German consultants, Fichtner, which was called ‘Strengthening the energy sector in The Bahamas’ and conducted as part of an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded project, noted that during BEC’s 2008 financial year the amount of booked overtime hours was “double” the 2009 total meaning there were more than 400,000 incurred that year.

The overtime issue has thus vexed successive administrations and BPL Boards/management teams dating back to the last Christie and Ingraham administrations. Leslie Miller, then then-BEC executive chairman, said in April 2013 that he had slashed the overtime bill by $1m per month - from an average of $1.5m to $500,000.

“You all have heard me talk a lot about the

overtime situation at BEC, which used to be to the tune of $12m per annum for the last several years,” Mr Miller said. “We are reducing that as much as we can.

I think we are now down to less than half a million dollars per month, where it was up to a million a month – and in one case it went to $1.5m a month in overtime.”

Calling the overtime situation at BEC “a serious problem,” he added: “As I said in Parliament, people go to jail for thieving but BEC, they call it overtime.” Workers were then said to be sometimes receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay, which former prime minister Perry Christie criticised as excessive when he spoke of plans to hire more workers to “share responsibilities” for the overtime needs.

Mr Miller spoke out then after an internal audit into BEC overtime pay up to September 30, 2012, revealed that it totalled more than $11.8m for the year. That was an increase of 13.4 per cent over the previous year, with overtime paid to 49 employees ranging from 75 per cent to 100 per cent of their basic pay.

The total amount of staff receiving overtime pay was 876, with some taking home more than $100,000 annually when this was added to their basic pay.

The internal audit report said the amount of overtime was “physically impossible, highly dangerous or simply questionable when one considers the law of diminishing marginal productivity”.

It added: “There seems to be no consequences for management failures to manage overtime and the effort to reconsidering hiring additional staff to curtail the excessive overtime worked.”

PAGE 6, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 7

US unemployment claims rise but remain at healthy level

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that 209,000 people filed jobless claims last week, up from a revised 200,000 the week before and higher than the 205,000 forecasters had expected. The four-week average of applications, which smooths out weekto-week volatility, was unchanged at 199,000.

The overall number of people collecting employment benefits the week that ended Aug. 1 dropped by 22,000 to 1.78 million.

Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and they’ve been at a historically low range of around 200,000 to 230,000 a week for the past year, suggesting that Americans who have jobs enjoy unusual job security. The U.S. unemployment rate is low at 4.1%, as the economy has proven resilient despite a spike in energy prices caused by the fighting with Iran.

“The labor market has yet to show any sign of wear and tear from the

surge in oil prices since the start of the war with Iran and the global energy supply shock,’’ Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a commentary.

The story is less encouraging for those trying to break into the job market and for those who lost their jobs and are looking for new work. Companies, scarred by worker shortages that followed the end of COVID-19 lockups four to five years ago, are reluctant to let go of staff; but they aren’t eager to take on new workers. Economists regularly refer to a “no hire, no fire’’ job market.

Last month, in fact, companies, government agencies and nonprofits together cut 23,000 jobs instead of increasing them, the Labor Department reported last week. So far this year, employers are adding 61,000 jobs a month.

That is an improvement on the 9,700 they averaged last year — the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002. The lingering effects of high interest rates and President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies discouraged companies from hiring in 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICE

INTENT TO CHANGE NAME BY DEED POLL The public is hereby advised that I, Danielle Cassandra Knowles of Winton Meadows, New Providence, Bahamas, legal guardian of BREON STUBBS KNOWLES intend to change our child’s name to BREON AWILLOW STRACHAN. If there are any objections to challenge the name by deed poll, you may write such objections to the Chief Passport Officer, P.O. Box N-742, Nassau, The Bahamas no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this notice.

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that I SAMUEL WISMYR JN JOSEPH of Kemp Road, New Providence, Bahamas, applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for Registration Naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/ naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 14th day of August 2026 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas.

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that I JAY-ONN JOHN JOSEPH of Peardale Road, Wulff Road, New Providence,Bahamas, applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for Registration Naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 14th day of August, 2026 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas.

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that I VALENTINA SAINT-FLEUR of Blair Estate, Nassau Village, New Providence, Bahamas, applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for Registration Naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 7th day of August, 2026 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas.

PUBLIC NOTICE REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMEN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS The Public is notified for general information that the following persons have renewed their licenses as of January 1st, 2026. These licenses are valid until December 31, 2026. The public is advised that the list of names below include registered, licensed members of The Bahamas Real Estate Association. The public is further advised that only licensed real estate salesmen and brokers are legally permitted to conduct the business of real estate in The Bahamas.

First Helen Neil Desmond Perez Christopher Ethan W. Nicole Chauncy Tenielle Antoine Hazel C. Greg William (Bill) Samara Keith Christopher Shekia Celine Roy-Anne Michelle Sarah Margo Carl Edith Deborah Justin Quinell P.A. Nathan Noah Clara Sheryl Alexander C. Jennifer Billy Mackenson Sonya Christopher Christopher Christopher Silvina Kenneth Christopher Paul D. Sara O. Ken Kim V. Basil Bianca Isabelle Cherise Shelly Chakita Olivia E. Christopher M. Anthony F. Floyd Q. Eartha Robert Anthony Ronella Renel Brian Dexter Marilyn Christine Angelika Denaldo Tenecia Ann Antonja Shantae Mario Scott Christian Mikhail Nakira Tracey Bianca Kevin L. Sebastian Sebastian Sebastian Cheryl Kristi Hannah Charles J. Andrew Leroy Ebony Pauline O. John Unni Marie Andrew James C. Jane-Michele Anne Alexis Danae Michael Wilshire Meliciana Valentino Erin Toni Rebecca Patricia Jeffrey B. Wendie F. Suzanne J. James Vincent Scott James Vincent Scott Cynthia Cardell Shamanique Craig Lisa Andre Nadia Diane Katherine A. Joan Trevor Keva J Monica O. Carol Lauren Rosalyn Ashley Livingston Brittany P. Edroy Jonathan Geoffrey Geoffrey G. Robin B.

Last Aaron-Dupuch Aberle Adderley Adderley Adderley Adderley Adderley Adderley Adderley Adderley Adderley-Fox Ageeb Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Albury Alcime Alcita Alexiou Alexiou Allen Altidor Alvino Anand Anand Anand Andrews Andrews Ansell Antonas Appleton Aranha Aranha Aranha Aranha Aranha Archer Archer Archer Armaly Armaly Armbrister Armbrister Arnold Arthur Arthur Arthur Atilus Austin Avney Ayearst- Hartley B. Wallace Whitfield Bacchus Bain Bain Bain Bain Bain Bannister Barby Barnett Barnett Barone Barone Bastian Bastian Bastian Bastian Bazard Beadle Beard Beede Been Bell Beneby Beneby Berdanis Berg Berlanda Bernard Bethel Bethel Bethel Bethel Bethel Bethell Bethell Bethell Bethell-Jones Bethell-Wright Bingham Birch Birch Bishop Black Blacquiere Blacquiere Bocus Bodie Bodie-Williams Boorman Bowe Bowe Bowe Bowe-Pindling Bowers Braithwaite Bridgewater Bridgewater - Turnquest Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown III Brown Jr. Brownrigg

Category Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Developer Developer Developer Broker Broker Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Developer Developer Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Broker Broker Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser

Postal Address EE-17823 AB-20106 N-1500 SP- 60213 N-8245 SP-60673 SB-51038 N/A N- 732 N/A N-8164 SS-6193 AB-20404 N/A SP-60213 General Delivery N 4606 AB-22140 FH-14293 S 519221 EL-27664 AB-20123 SS-6938 SB-50125 CB-10119 N/A N/A N 732 CB-56766 CB- 11777 EL 27045 EL-27045 N/A SP-64185 AP 59223-317 SP-63158 SP-63158 N/A N-113 EE-16469 N-732 N-1132 N 3709 N-4634 SS 6193 SS-6041 N-732 ss-6650 N/A SS-5762 N-3180 CB-13304 SS-19085 General Delivery SB-50125 N/A General Delivery N-8839 N/A FH-14673 N-1132 N/A SS-5244 N-3709 General Delivery N-1062 CB-13604 N-3102 N-8421 F-43152 GT-2032 N-7776 N/A N-1062 EE-15240.

EE-15240 CB-13443 N/A SS-19086 SS-19086 N-4484 AB-20757 CB-13534 DC-30687 N/A F-40962 N-9072 N-7655 N-8164 N/A N-1130 N-4825 N-7320 EL-25025 General Delivery N/A SP-63248 N-8524 N-7655 N-4949 N-7776 N/A N/A SS-19085 FC 23311 AB 20771 N-8233 N/A CB-11524 SS-6481 SB 20841 FH-14061 N/A CR-56600 EX-29005 N/A N-7815 N-7776 EL-25148 N-3180 N-1062 N-1110 N 732 N-1110 CB-13647 CB-11707 CR56766 Suite720 N-1062 SS-19085 N-431 N-1110 N-1110 N-1132

Town/District Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Hope Town Nassau Man-O-War Cay Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Spanish Wells Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Dunmore Town Harbour Island Nassau West Bay Street Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Alice Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau East Bay Street Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Fernandez Bay Nassau Freeport Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau East Bay Street Governor’s Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Gregory Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Salt Pond Freeport Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Cockburn Town Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour Governor’s Harbour Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Fresh Creek Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Prince Charles Dr Freeport Nassau Nassau George Town, Nassau Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau

Island New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Cat Island New Providence Grand Bahama Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Long Island Grand Bahama Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence San Salvador New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Eleuthera Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Andros Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence

PAGE 8, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

PUBLIC NOTICE - REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMAN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS First Brittany Andrea G. Garth H. Jolika Shavonne Elvis Shelley Monalisa Breontae Eli Krysia Jeffrey Curlisa Dwight Brandon Claudius A. Andrew Ria El’Dora Allan Jerry Christopher Damian Clement Aikman Sara Jason Sean Carlyle Shamon Michelle Wesley Albert Garnell A. Tyrese R. Lindsey Jodie Arlington Carla Ingrid Mario A. Frank C. Paul H. Odette Janyce Colleen Andrew Heather Levant Sasha Denise Tonika Janine Inna Charles E. Bradley Abigail Trevor L. Wayne Arnold Bryce Ridley Zachary Lisa M. Mark Brent C. Clinton Steven Norman A. Monique Ryan Christine Enrique Steven L. John I. Shane Terrol William Robin Anna Serena Virginia Takara Kenneth Simon Lazar Laura Demar Sarah Omar Catarina Bobby Sonia Linnea Rebecca Etienne Cara Diane John W.C. Gavin Steffan P. Cheslie Celeste Dylan Deallo Teresa Donald Aubynette Craig Claudlyn Alexis Gail Perry J. Samuel Douglas Leslie Ann Deatra Cassie Samira Gregory Alanna Cara Tamecko Michelle Travis Shenika Paola Margot John Charlotte Matthew Astrid Sherilyn Cephas Timothy Darieo Clarence Kevin J. C. Kenneth Audrey Kent Kendra C. A. Christina Luca Tecoya Rickell Joseph R. Joycelyn Darvin Terez Rick Dwayne Kenea Nicholas George Nicholas Dennis Christina Suzette

Last Brownrigg Brownrigg Buckner Buckner Bullard Bullard Bullard Bullard Bullard Bullard Burge Burrows Burrows Burrows Burrows Burrows Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Callendar Callender Callender Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Cancino Cann- Fountain Capron Card-Stubbs Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey Carey III Carey, Jr. Carey-Richardson Cargill Cargill Cargill, Jr. Carroll Carroll Carroll Carroll Carter Cartwright Cartwright Cartwright Cartwright Cartwright Cartwright Cartwright Cartwright BRI., Cash Cash Cash Cash Cates Cathopoulis Chan Chan Chandler-Gardiner Chaplin Chappell Charlton Charlton Charlton Chemaly Chemaly Chemaly Chen Chipman Chisholm Christen Christen Christie Christie Christie Christie Christie Christie Christie Christie Chuck-Wells Churchill Clarke Clarke Clarke Clarke Clarke Cleare Cleare Colclough Cole Colebrooke- Beneby Coleby Collie Collie Collie Collie Collie Collins Comarcho Consoli Constantakis Constantakis Constantakis Constantakis Cooper Cooper Cooper Covington Cox Cox Cross Culmer Culmer Culmer Culmer Cunningham Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Daley Daley Damianos II Damianos III Darling Darville Darville

Category Salesman Broker Broker Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman

Postal Address N-1132 SS-6299 SP-63162 SP-63162 N-10119 CR-56600 N-1062 N/A SS-5362 N/A N/A EE-15819 N/A N/A EE -15819 N/A N/A N-7655 SS-5046 CB-13237 N/A N/A N/A SP-63158 SP-63158 CB-11158 CB-12675 N-8164 N-9180 EE-15819 N-1649 N-1062 FH-14489 N 1132 N-8164 N--3611 N-10674 CB-11556 CR-56766 Suite720 N-4764 CB-11556 N/A N/A N-732 N-4764 CB-11141 SS-6780 SP-63158 SS-6780 N-732 N/A EL-27139 SS-6650 N/A CB-13484 CB-13484 CB 11606 N-732 N-732 EL-27235 EL-27235 SP-64205 AB-20900 SS-19695 Gen. Delivery SS-6600 N/A N-4949 N/A CR 55257 AB-22212 C/O N-732 N-8245 N/A SS-5482 N-4277 N-8164 N-4534 CR- 56152 N-531 N/A SS-6193 N/A N/A SP-63016 SS-6366 N/A N/A GT-2078 N/A SP-60922 N/A N-8164 N-8164 N-8245 N-409 N-8245 EE-15839 N-8164 GT-2618 N/A F 42748 N-8245/ EX29204 N-8245 CB-11741 N/A N/A N/A N-7655 EE-15039 EX-29289 SP-62092 CB-13002 N-9956 N/A N-282 SB- 50070 N-732 N-1062 N/A EL-37020 N-4825 N-8164 N-8164 N-8164 F-43247 AB-20878 N-1062 SP-63144 F-40368 CB-11240 N-641 General Delivery General Delivery General Delivery SS-5307 SP-64157 N/A SB-50125 N/A EE-15019 N-8863 General Delivery EE-15019 N/A N-4491 N/A N-7776 N-7776 N-1335 N-4825 SS 5709

Town/District Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marlborough Str. Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Abaco Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Treasure Cay Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau East Bay Street Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Georgetown Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Georgetown Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Abaco Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Tarpum Bay Tarpum Bay Tarpum Bay Nassau Lyford Cay Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Guana Cay Nassau Spanish Wells Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau

Island New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Eleuthera Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence

Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press THE top editor of Forbes left his job last month after an “undisclosed conflict of interest” and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine.

The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, whose company, Shook Research, worked with Forbes since 2016 to publish rankings of wealth advisers. The payment was made after Shook sold a majority stake in the company to a private equity firm a year ago.

A internal email dated July 23 and reviewed by The Associated Press confirmed that Lane, who had been editor and chief content officer, no longer worked for the company. It provided no other details of his departure. Lane had worked for Forbes for nearly 16 years and as its top editor since 2017.

“When this undisclosed conflict of interest was brought to our attention, we examined the situation closely and took the appropriate action immediately,” a spokesperson for Forbes said in an email Thursday.

She added: “Forbes remains focused on delivering trusted journalism.”

A person who works at Forbes and spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue told the AP that the staff discovered the apparent reasons behind the firing by reading the Times story. A subsequent email sent out this week said the company could not comment on the matter further.

Former editor quoted as saying he ‘made a mistake’ The Times quoted a person familiar with Lane’s thinking as saying he considered the payment a gift in return for advice he had provided Shook over the years. “‘I made a mistake, and I take responsibility for it,” Mr. Lane said in a statement to The Times. I should have disclosed the gift and failing to was a serious error in judgment. I deeply regret that, and I lost the job and team I love because of it.”

Lane and a spokesperson for Forbes did not respond to requests for comment.

It’s unclear why Shook paid Lane. But the company and Forbes apparently had a close relationship. On its website, for example, Shook Research lists 12 rankings of wealth advisers and management teams in partnership with Forbes.

Also unclear is why Lane thought disclosing the payment would have solved the ethical issues it may have raised. Traditional newsrooms typically forbid journalists from accepting payments from sources or business partners to avoid conflicts of interest — or even the appearance of conflict.

Forbes’ statement of editorial values and standards says that the company “prohibit(s) all staff members and contributors from accepting compensation, privileges or favors of any kind from people, companies or groups featured in their coverage.

“Any real or perceived conflicts of interest or relationships at all (financial, professional, legal actions, personal or otherwise) must be avoided and/or discussed with the appropriate managing editor. If approved, it must be explicitly disclosed in the story to readers to maintain their trust,” it reads. “Any attempt to evade or failure to honor these solemn responsibilities is a serious offense and is subject to review and swift disciplinary action.”

Public trust in media is flagging The Times report comes at a low moment for public trust in the media. A majority of Americans — 57% — said they have low confidence in journalists to act in the best interests of the public, according to a Pew Research Center analysis in February.

Forbes was founded in 1917 and developed into an influential biweekly account of corporate America, putting giants like Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett on its cover.

Lane was apparently aware of trust issues in the news business. In 2024, he published a column titled, “How Forbes Delivers Journalism You Can Trust.”

“Thomas Jefferson famously noted that we get the government we deserve,” he wrote. “That’s true of our media too.”

Legal Notice NOTICE International Business Companies Act (No. 45 of 2000) In Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, (No.45 of 2000), SEVENTH SENSE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LTD. (the “Company”) is in Dissolution. The date of commencement of the Dissolution is August 12, 2026. Delio Jose De Leon Mela is the Liquidator and can be contacted at Bloc Office Hub, Fifth Floor, Santa Maria Business District, Panama, Republic of Panama. All persons having claims against the above-named Company are required to send their names, addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to the Liquidator before Septemeber 11 2026.

Legal Notice International Business Companies Act (No.45 of 2000 ) In Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, (No.45 of 2000), EG HOLDING LTD. (the “Company”) is in dissolution. The date of commencement of the dissolution is August 7, 2026. Delio José De León Mela is the Liquidator and can be contacted at Bloc Office Hub, Fifth Floor, Santa Maria Business District, Panama, Republic of Panama. All persons having claims against the above-named Company are required to send their names, addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to the Liquidator before September 7, 2026.

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 9 PUBLIC NOTICE - REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMAN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS

SEBAS BASTIAN

AI described as an ‘enabler’, not a people replacement ARTIFICIAL - from page B1 employment and accountability.

Mr Bastian said the Government’s approach will be to pursue innovation “with Bahamians, not simply for them”, while beginning with practical applications that address real problems and demonstrate measurable results. He stressed that the Government’s AI strategy is not a replacement for people, but rather a tool to improve the delivery of public services.

“I don’t think that would be the first approach that a country would try to take, and put its government in the hands of a machine when you should always have a people-first approach when implementing AI,” said Mr Bastian.

It’s an enabler. It’s not supposed to replace people.

It’s supposed to support a particular outcome for the greater good of your citizens.”

Mr Bastian said AI could ultimately make government services more efficient by helping to process information and applications more quickly. “When we certainly use AI and release it within our ministry or throughout the Government, it is going to enable government services to be better, to be more efficient, to process things more efficiently, not to replace people and all that. That’s not the strategy,” he said.

The minister said the National Artificial Intelligence Committee will bring together relevant expertise within government, supported by a private sector advisory forum drawing perspectives from business, technology, academia, civil society, the legal community and other stakeholders.

Public consultation will also form part of the process, with Mr Bastian saying

Bahamians should help shape the principles governing how AI is used. He said the work will inform a national AI strategy and governance framework addressing privacy, cyber security, transparency, responsible use, human oversight, accountability and digital sovereignty.

Mr Bastian said the Government will then determine where legislation is necessary, and what structure would be appropriate for an independent institution capable of providing ongoing oversight of AI. He added that regulation will be particularly important as the Government seeks to address public concerns surrounding the technology.

“I think what you will experience in the public mostly is the fear of AI versus the trust of AI, and I think that’s where proper regulation is going to be very, very important,” Mr Bastian said.

He addd that trust cannot simply be created through legislation, but must be built through transparency, inclusion, accountability and demonstrable results.

Mr Bastian described the approach as “measured innovation” - pursuing the opportunities presented by AI while ensuring that the necessary safeguards are established alongside its adoption.

He explained that the priority will be to ensure that AI strengthens the delivery of government services without losing the human element at the centre of government.

Mr Bastian said practical applications that solve real problems, and demonstrate result, will form part of the country’s approach, with human accountability remaining a central principle of AI adoption.

NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of the Foundations Act, 2004 (as amended), of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, notice is hereby given that:(a) The Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation is in dissolution; (b) The date of commencement of the dissolution was the 21st day of March 2026; and (c) The Liquidator is Mr. Iacovos Kouppas, a lawyer based in Cyprus.

King & Co. Attorneys for the above-named Company ___________________________

CMI LEISURE LTD. LIQUIDATOR’S NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 (8) of the International Business Companies Act 2000 NOTICE is hereby given that the above-named Company has been dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies pursuant to Certificate of Dissolution issued by the Registrar General on the 7th day of July, 2026.

ROBERTS ISAACS & WARD NOMINEES LIMITED Liquidator

First Darron Donna M. Paul C. Angela Austin Bernard Aaron Donna Katera Lamond Brendan Leah R. Thavon Trent Erynn Linda Christian Rudolph Jonathan Alexandra Lanelle Daphne Marcella Brianna Nicholas Travis W. Richard C. Giovannia Terry Demaro Taylor Darnette Rasheda Kayleaser Flinders Property Adelaide Pine Annamaria Tiffany John B. Jacob S. Sarah Guerda Samia Kenneth Stephen Tarma Kenred Davaughn Tamara Ginger Kristina Condra Marcia William Adam Peter M. Dexter Krystie Karen Judy Patricia E. Allan Chevy Garnett L. Alexander Sienna Cathryn Ritchie Roshanne Nicole Jennifer E. Krystal Melissa Scott Dena D. Brynn Kourtni Angela Tyrell Kendal J. Scott Glenn Cecil C. Candia Byron Abigail F. Jonathan A. Nicole Chrisnika Nikki Mary-Alinda Naaman Adell Heather Nick Jeron Bradley Michael Raleigh Jerome Darren Darnell Joerg Chris Dominique Valderine Bianca James Japhier Godfrey Raylene Sarah Tina Alexandrea Iliana Nicole Hezekiah Charlene Shaq J. Zoe Steve Charmaine Gabrielle Indira Cristobal Karin Emma Tara Katherine Gregory P. Peter Nakeisha Natashia Shavonne Brooke e ero o Arvind Stuart Sandy Khandira Chris Raquel Amanda Nadia William Bishop Walter S. Aubrey P. Shannon Brian K. Monique A. Dante Kristin Cheryl M.

Last Darville Darville Darville Darville Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Dean Dean Dean Dean Dean Dean DeGregory DeGregory Delancy Delaney Delva Demeritte Demeritte Demeritte Demeritte DeRosa Deveaux Deveaux Deveaux-Isaacs Development Development Ltd. Diamantis Diamantis Dillett Disston Disston Dolce-Culmer Donaldson Donathan Donovan Dorsett Dorsett Dorsett Dorsett-Vieljeux Douglas Dragovich Driver Duncan Duncombe Duncombe Dupuch Duvalier Duvalier Duvalier E. Deveaux Edgecombe Edigio Edwards Ellis Encinar Evans Evans Eyma Eyma Fair Farrington Farrington Farrington Farrington Feaste Felix Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Ferguson Finlayson- Smith Fitzgerald Forbes Forbes Forde- Prosa Fountain Fowler Fox Fox Jr. Francis Franks Frazer Frazer Friese Frye Gaitor Galanis Galantis Galantis Gardiner Gardiner Gardiner Gardner Gascoigne Gatis Davis Gerasimenko Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Bowleg Glasgow Glinton Glinton Godet Gomez Goodfellow Goodwin Gordon Graham Graham Graham Gray-Wallace Greaves-Young Green Greene riffin riffin Gulati Halbert Hall Hall Hall Hall Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hanchell, JP Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Harding Harding- de Goicoechea

Category Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Developer Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Broker Broker Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Broker Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman a esman a esman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman

Postal Address N/A AB-20228 F-43335 General Delivery F-41137 N-8164 SS-19085 EE-19504 N-3832 CR-56193 CR-55531 N/A N-8164 N/A SP-60213 N-8339 SS-5988 EE-19504 N-1062 EL-27235 EL-27235 N/A N-732 N-8164 CB-11001 N/A N/A CB-12675 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A AP-59217, Slot 2732 N-7776 N-7776 SP-60213 CR-56766 Suite720 SS-19256 N-732 SP-62233 N-4589 N/A CB-13647 N/A N/A CB-13604 CR-55091 F-41991 EE-17823 EE-17823 N/A CR-56152 CR-56152 N/A SP60986 CB-11854 N/A CB-11517 N-8164 N/A N-1458 AB-20865 AB-20865 SS-5539 N-1110 SS-6650 SS-19085 CB-11158 SS-6611 N/A N/A N/A F-40368 N- 9641 N/A SP-60592/ CB-11932 CB-12989 EX 29453 EE- 17823 N-9641 CB-12675 N-4949 N/A SP-61455 N-8860 EX-29367 EE-17434 N-8164 SS-19085 N/A AB-20347 AP-59221 CB-12240 N/A N-4825 N/A LI-30105 AP-59223 #300 N/A SP-60986 N/A N/A N/A FH-14673 F-43152 SS-6401 AB-20016 SS-5959 N-852 N/A SS-6193 N-1062 N-8245 N/A N-4505 N-10119 N/A FN-14042 N-266 N/A N/A SP-60213 N/A CB-13443 CB-13443 SS-19248 N/A N/A N-4484

CB-13604 N-1132 SS-6894 CB-11932 N-4949 SB-50449 N/A N/A N-4680 N-1444 N-3162 SS-6041 EF-25040 CB-12675 CB-13443 N/A DC-30716

Town/District Nassau Hope Town Freeport Governor’s Harbour Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Harbour Island Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Caves Village Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau West Bay Street Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Hope Town Nassau Nassau Georgetown East Bay Street Nassau Nassau The Current Nassau Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Stella Maris Dunmore Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Dunmore Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau assau assau West Bay Street Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Salt Pond

Island New Providence Abaco Grand Bahama Eleuthera Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Eleuthera Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Long Island Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence e ro i ence e ro i ence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence Long Island

PAGE 10, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

PUBLIC NOTICE - REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMAN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS First Randy J. Randy J. Patricia Theresa Toby Noah Rupert lexdia Charles C Gennyne Jolie Gustaf Christopher Jerlean (Joyce) Lauren Lydia Pleasants Margo P. Philip Joann Cody Taryn Denea Justin James Peter Lauren William Ann Marie Diane Leo Kristi Adama Judith Maxine Mark Marcus Nakia Sally D. Sharmaine Templeton Demetri anessa Carl Christian Dena Kirk Stephen Jack Deron Muna Catherine Dario Steven Harold Wendy A. Keisha osefina ina Trevor W. Stephen Ingrid Lonnie Sheldon Jennie Angel Harrice Wentworth Troy Chevez Kiara Aston K. Antone Dajah Advara Vernique Alexander Loubna Konstantinos Steven Brittany Andrew Phillip Kohen Jennifer Anne Ellen Caroline Kim Laura Dwayne Inger Jason Jason Sarah Sherry Mike Glenique Danielle R. Lincoln Franklyn Anthony Jeannette Iola Monica T. Allysan Judith Ryan Joicelyn Shannon Gina L. Lacharah Dwaynecia David A. Mark S. Reneika Patrick Ryan Giorgio April Jennifer Jesse Luke Vicky M. Kerrie Sherrie Spencer Marcus Donna Candis Sann Sann Tavares K. Shaniel Caryl Brett Justin Vanessa Yannick Roger Allison Candice Aaliyah S. Prince Jerome Colin Michael Jacqueline Christopher J. Jameel Heather Bertram E. Hollis Charles ADH Kathumel Rhodney Tatianna Tyrel O’Layinka

Last Hart Hart Haughton Haven- Adderley Hayes Hayling Hayward enfield Hepburn Hepburn Hernqvist Hernqvist Herrod Hield Higgs Higgs Higgs Hillhouse Hillier Hilton Hind Hinsey Hodges Hoffer Holowesko Holowesko Holowesko Holowesko-Hall Holowesko-Dunkley Huber Hull Hunt Hurlock Hussey Hussey Hutcheson Hutcheson Hutcheson Hutcheson Hutchinson Huyler fill Illing Ingraham Ingraham Isaacs Isaacs Issa Jeffs Yaque Jenoure Johnson Johnson Johnson ohnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson II Johnson-Ramirez Jones Jones Jones Jones Joos Joseph Jupp Jupp Kapousouzoglou Kemp Kemp Kemp Kemp, II Kerr Kettel Key Key Kikivarakis- Dillett Kimble King King Kinsale Kinsale Kirkby Klonaris Klonaris Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles Knowles-Andrews Knowles-Brown Knowles-Stuart Laidley Laing Laing-Jones Lakin Lam LaRoda LaRoda Lashley Lashley Leach Leach Ledard Legros Levarity Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewless Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Peterson Lightbourne Lightbourne Lightbourne LIMITED Lloyd Lloyd Lockhart Lockhart Lockhart

Category Developer Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman alesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Broker Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman ro er Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman ro er Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman/Appraiser Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker

Postal Address N-8727 N-8727 N-1062 N-852 CB-13443 N/A N/A N-10119 CB-11517 N/A CB-13647 CB-13647 F-432221 General Delivery AB-2217 N/A EE-16358 N-7776 N/A SS-6193 SS-6041 SS-6395 N-227 N/A N-777-347 N/A SS-5977 SS-5977 SS-6481 N-8164 AB-20149 EX-29420 N-7776 N-732 CB-13421 CB-13421 CB-13421 SP-60074 CB -11200 General Delivery CB-13647 N-3180 N-1062 N-1458 N-10133 N/A CB-13016 N/A FH-14397 SS-19270 General Delivery F-42480 SS-5872 N-9473 EL 27457 CB-13316 EE-16439 N/A N-1062 N-1062 N-1132 N-732 F-43790 F-41684 N-10414 CB-11741 SS-6193 EE-15467 N-4949 SS-6481 N/A CB-13443 N/A N/A CB-13896 SS-19085 EX-29111 N/A N-732 N- 1835 CB-13443 F-43152 CB-11914 CB-12762#355 SP-60343 N/A F-44704 N/A CB-13604 CB-12396 N/A AB-20106 N/A General Delivery N-8164 N-1132 SS-6219 DC-30646 EE-15549 SS-6690 N-641 N-3709 General Delivery N/A AB-20203 CB-11911 CB-12276 CB-11158 N/A N/A N/A N-9641 N/A CB-11911 N-9921 N-1062 EL-27045 EE-15647 F-43790 N-732 N-852 N-3180 N-3180 CB-14000 CB-14000 N-1702 N-1062 None N-7776 F-43185 CB-11741 N/A N-1132 N-8164 N-4949 N-4949 N-732 N/A SP-62951 N-4949 F-40693 CB-12291 N/A SS-19084 N-9642 N-7014 N/A CB-11932 CB-11932

Town/District Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Georgetown assau Nassau Nassau Nassau Caves Heights Nassau Freeport Great Harbour Cay Abaco Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Lyford Cay Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Jimmy Hill Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Tarpum Bay assau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Great Harbour Cay Nassau Hope Town eor e o n Freeport Nassau Nassau Spanish Wells Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Freeport/Lucaya Village Rd. Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Georgetown Nassau Abaco Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Hope Town Nassau Mangrove Bush Nassau Nassau Nassau Salt Pond Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour East Bay Street Tarpum Bay Nassau Tarpum Bay Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour Nassau Freeport West Bay Street Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau 18 Shirley Street Nassau Elbow Cay Nassau Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau

Island New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma e ro idence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Berry Islands Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera e ro idence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Berry Islands New Providence Abaco xuma Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Long Island New Providence New Providence New Providence Long Island New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence Eleuthera New Providence Eleuthera Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence

Transport dispute appears to deepen AIRPORT - from page B3 must first meet and arrive at a mutually acceptable solution. The ministry said the Government respects the roles of both unions, and recognises there are legitimate concerns on both sides. It said the ministry is currently awaiting the outcome of discussions between the two parties and would facilitate implementation once an agreement has been reached.

The ministry also stressed that it is not taking sides in the dispute. Its position contrasts with Mr Butler’s growing criticism of Mr Lundy, whom he accused of failing to resolve the issue after multiple meetings.

Mr Butler said the BTCU has met with Mr Lundy seven times since he became minister, and has also met with Glenys Hanna-Martin, minister of tourism, three times in a bid to resolve the impasse.

“It is really, really disappointing to see that there is not one item we can point to that we would have accomplished or resolved under the leadership of Mr Leon Lundy,” Mr Butler said. He added that the union had reached a point where it no longer has confidence in the process.

“We’ve had it,” Mr Butler said. “And we can no longer continue to just meet and meet and meet.” Beneath the disagreement over airport positioning is a broader argument over how livery

operators compete with traditional taxis. Mr Butler argued that many livery operators use the same types of vehicles as taxis, including SUVs and town cars, and therefore compete for the same customers.

“The only difference between a livery that has a taxi plate and a livery plate is the colour of the plate,” he said. Mr Butler also argued that livery operators have an advantage because they are not subject to the same fixed taxi rates.

“If the taxi rate was $50, they can go for $49, and we’ve seen them do that on many occasions just to get the job,” Mr Butler said.

The BTCU president also questioned why livery operators should be allowed to stand beside taxis at the airport when both groups are competing for passengers.

He said taxis already have SUVs and other higher-end vehicles within their fleet, and should be given a fair opportunity to secure those passengers.

Mr Butler also singled out Atlantis, arguing that livery operators have a particularly strong presence at the resort. According to Mr Butler, the BTCU has raised concerns with Atlantis previously and sent the resort a letter several months ago. He said the union received no response.

Mr Butler warned that Atlantis could become part of whatever action the taxi union ultimately takes.

Atlantis declined to comment on the dispute.

NOTICE VAGH LTD. Incorporated under the International Business Companies Act, 2000 of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Registration number 206754 B (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, commencing on the 13th day of August A.D. 2026.

Articles of Dissolution have been duly registered by the Registrar. The Liquidator is MR. ALEX FERNANDO DE ALENCAR MEREGE, whose address is Av. Washington Luis 1277, Apto 141A, CEP: 04662-002, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. Any Persons having a Claim against the above-named Company are required on or before the 12th day of September A.D. 2026 to send their names, addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to the Liquidator of the Company, or in default thereof they may be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such claim is proved.

Dated this 13th day of August A.D. 2026.

ALEX FERNANDO DE ALENCAR MEREGE LIQUIDATOR

Legal Notice International Business Companies Act (No.45 of 2000 ) In Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, (No.45 of 2000), Yelcho Partners LTD. (the “Company”) is in dissolution.

The date of commencement of the dissolution is 16th August 2026.

WEST DUKE LTD. is the Liquidator and can be contacted at Winterbotham Place, Marlborough & Queen Streets, Nassau, New Providence, N-3026, Bahamas All persons having claims against the above-named Company are required to send their names, addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to the Liquidator before 10th Septemeber, 2026.

16th August, 2026

10th September, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 11

Out Island president challenges ‘excessive’ fees, back charging ARRIVALS - from page B1 landing fees, and away from overflight fees. However, in doing this, BANSA is not reimbursing anyone who parted with the older, higher overflight fees and has now overpaid based on the reduced retroactive billing.

Instead, it will apply the over-payment as a credit against future billings. And anyone who previously paid the lower landing/take-off fees is, under the retroactive billings, now being charged a much greater amount for something they already paid.

Mr Alexiou, while asserting that he does “not bad mouth” BANSA for seeking to recover legitimately-incurred costs in providing services to the aviation industry, questioned why The Bahamas is levying fees that appear “kind of excessive and back charging”.

“They don’t think of the whole sector,” he told this newspaper. “They need to think of The Bahamas. We make our money from tourism. We don’t want to lose money. If they are recovering expenses, fine, but it’s unfair to go back and charge people back taxes.

“This is where the Ministry of Tourism should step in and say: ‘Look, you’re ruining the image of The Bahamas’. We should be thinking of the big picture.

I don’t think anyone would object to paying a reasonable fee to cover our expenses for air traffic control, the tower or whatever it is. But we shouldn’t fleece them.

Even if they have planes and home’s at Baker’s Bay, they shouldn’t be fleeced.”

The Out Island Promotion Board chief said visitors who own homes in The Bahamas are often the country’s “best tourist” because they are frequently flying in via private aviation or their own planes.

Mr Alexiou’s position echoes that of Michael Strachan, the Bahamas’ ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), who told one of its meetings this week that the BANSA concerns mainly relate to retroactive charging and ensuring these are in line with the services provided.

“The issue surrounding BANSA is mainly due to retroactive charging and it being in line with services provided, which is a key function of [ICAO] Article 13 and 15. I think what’s needed is uniformity and more robust information being made available to airspace users to mitigate any issues,” he said.

Mr Strachan had previously told Tribune Business that - while this nation and all other countries have a sovereign right to charge users of their air space for the services they provide these levies are supposed to be a cost recovery, not a forprofit, mechanism.

He added that himself and others have long argued that the retroactive billing of fees “shouldn’t be done” to avoid industry “pushback” and non-compliance, and renewed calls for greater “clarity and transparency” over how the charges are calculated and handled.

“Ultimately, in accordance with the ICAO annexes pertaining to cost recovery for services provided, the state via its appointed service providers and regulators review and submit the charges for notification to the global aviation community. These charges are not-a-for-profit mechanism to recover costs associated with operations, infrastructure and other expenses related to providing these services,” Mr Strachan told this newspaper.

“Ultimately, if there is a claim of overcharging, that can be resolved through an audit process which could identify any overages and also any undercharging if it has taken place, and there are recourses to rectify those.

“I know the retroactive fees also have been an issue but that’s something myself and others have been vocal about in that it shouldn’t be done, and that the benefits of the charges should match, and that will go a long way globally in the industry where there is less pushback and more support and compliance. There has to be more clarity and transparency on the way the charges are being billed and handled.”

However, Jim Parker, of Caribbean Flying Adventures, told Tribune Business that the BANSA

fees represent “another nail in the coffin” with many private pilots now reluctant to join the 30-40 plane trip he is organising to Cape Santa Maria because they perceive The Bahamas as too expensive given this and other fee increases.

Recalling the week he spent recently at Oshkosh, a major private aviation trade show, Mr Parker said: “I talked to a lot of pilots. The Bahamas had a booth and was promoting private aviation to The Bahamas. This is just another nail in the coffin. This is just not going to work very well for anybody, including at all levels in The Bahamas.

“It’s going to discourage pilots from flying to The Bahamas. Everyone in the general aviation community knows about The Bahamas’ fee increases. I’m arranging a November trip of 30-40 planes, and most of the folks I talked to at Oshkosh said they don’t think they want to go because of the fee increases.

“It’s self-defeating. It’s unfortunate, once again, not understanding the importance of private aviation tourism to The Bahamas.

They need to talk to Tourism and Customs. They need to get their understanding sorted out, and continue to encourage private aviation tourism.”

BANSA first sought to impose the same retroactive fee hikes on commercial aviation - both Bahamian and foreign airlines - last year, but seemingly backedoff following pushback and protest. Sherrexcia ‘Rexy’ Rolle, Western Air’s president, chief executive and general counsel, told Tribune Business at the time that the Authority was demanding the carrier now pay an extra $2.4m over and above what it has already paid in air navigation services fees.

Now, the same process appears to have caught up with - and been extended to - private aviation. The Bahamas has buffeted the general aviation industry with a series of fee and cost hikes since the first Davis administration took office in September 2021, including the raised Customs processing fees that were imposed in the 2024-2025 Budget.

Besides BANSA’s air navigation services charges, private aviation also has to pay Customs fees, Airport Authority charges and FBO landing and service fees.

While single-engine piston aircraft are exempt from the latest BANSA fees and air navigation services charges, those pilots and owners of twin piston, turboprop and jet planes are not and are being asked to pay.

Also exempt are aircraft owned or chartered by the Bahamas government; those involved in search and rescue operations; planes belonging to the armed forces or governments of ICAO member states; and aircraft performing an emergency landing in The Bahamas.

Many in the aviation industry viewed BANSA’s fee shift as a move to appease US commercial airlines and cargo carriers, and the US Department of Transportation, both of which have complained that the level of fees that The Bahamas is charging is excessive compared to the actual services this country is providing to air space users.

This is because The Bahamas, in 2021, agreed a 10-year deal where the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continue managing Bahamian air space above 6,000 feet. The FAA also agreed to waive the cost of air navigation services it was providing and accept a mere $80,000 fee per annum. As a result, the US and its airline industry is arguing that The Bahamas is providing little while also having few costs to cover.

However, the FAA deal was part of a wider strategy to give The Bahamas time to build up its resources, technical skills and capacity to the point where it could regain and take over management of its sovereign air space from both the US and Cuba. The Bahamas set its fees at the level necessary to generate the required financing, plus produce enough income to enable the Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas and other regulators to become self-sufficient and no longer need taxpayer support.

PUBLIC NOTICE - REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMAN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS First Aikia Justin Kadesha Julian Hartman Sharese Patricia Daniel William Christopher Analia Erin Daniel Robyn Fox Realty Golden Egg Fox Realty Fox Realty Catherine Andrew A. Neil A. Joseph F. M. L Rashad Paul D Tonya Monique Mervyn James Kennedi Spencer Kristina Matthew Garry R. Thomas Thomasina T. Donald P. Michelle Ethan Patrick Jorge Eugene-Gino A. Randolph Michael Peter Desmond Jason Sean Mary Paige Dave Alex Harry Jacqueline H. Giselle Desmond Maranique S. Avril Tamina C. Duncan Neil Alexander Prescott Amanda Martina Meka Ewa T. Kurt Junior Anthony Nicholas Anthony Bernadette H.J. Glenn Greg V. Sopnovia Kimberley Holli Elshanti Preslene Silbert Desaree Erica Edward A. Andrew Felicia Oliver J.C. Michael C. Kenisha Matthew Cheryl David Charis James S. Ian David F. Laura Sarah David G. Dashanna Peter Jonathan P. Sherry Celeste Tamara Nicolas E.P. Maria M. James George Deanna Harvey Allyson Gevon Angela Charles J. Anya Birgirtha Creighton K. Mark Gregory Lana Sarah L. Blondell Simone Krystle Anthony Robert Osano Theo Sean Ohmar Djena H. Cindy Ed Eric Eloise Keith T. Marissa Lamont D. Jaime Shoniqua J. Ashley Kayleigh Krystle Sean Eugenie Marie Andrew G. S. Dickenson Coretta Sara Carlos Chandra Sara Victoria Hannah Helena Jane Yolanda Kyle Mitzi Jackswell Charles

Last Lockhart Lockhart Lockhart Lockhart Longley II Lotmore Love Lowe Lowe Lowe Lowe Lowe II Lowe-Davis Ltd LTD Ltd Ltd Macleay Mactaggart Mactaggart Jr. Major Major Major Major Major Major Jr Malcolm Mallory Mallory Malone Marco Markham Marrazza Martin Martinborough Martinborough Maura Maura Mauricio Maycock Maycock Maycock Maynard McCarroll McCarroll McCartney McCartney McCorquodale McDonald-Green McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McKenzie Mckenzie McKinney McKinney McKinney McPhee McPhee McSweeney McWeeney Mellor Melnechuk Mernard Miaoulis Miaoulis Miaoulis IV Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Mills Mingo Minnis Minns Minus Missick Missick Missick Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Moir Moorcroft Morley Morley Morley Morley Morley Morley Morris Morris Morrison Morton Mosko Mosko Mosko Mosko-Battello Moss Moss Moss Moss Moss Mousis Moxey Moxey Moyle Munnings Munnings-Basalyga Munro Munroe Munroe Murphy Myers Myers Neely Neilly Newbold Newbold Newell Newell Newman Newman Neymour Nixon Nixon Nixon Nixon Noel Nottage Nottage Nottage Nuttall O’Brien II Orvil Owen Paice Palacious Parker Parker Parmentier Selby-Cane Parotti Parotti-Burrows Patterson Pawar Pearce Pearce Percentie II

Category Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Developer Developer Developer Developer Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Developer Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman

Postal Address SS-6193 N/A N/A N/A N-8339 N/A AB-20106 F-42748 SS-5841 SS-6219 AB 20106 N/A SS-19337 SS-19075 CB-11797 SS-19075 SS-19075 F-42473 AB-20509 SS-19223 FH-14673 SS-6193 N/A CB- 11741 N-8405 N-1062 General Delivery F-41991 F-41991 Gen. Delivery SP 60343 N-4949 N/A CB-11710 N-1132 N-1132 N/A AB-20106 N-9128 SP-60213 EE-17909 N-8860 N-1000 N-3371 N-914 N-1144 N/A EE-17823 N-10119 N-1062 AB-22744 N-9600 N-1062 AB-20237 N-22 SS-6193 CB- 13443 EE-15746 N-248 N-4949 N-8245 F-42545 CB-11932 General Delivery SS-6269 EL-27235 N-1130 CB-11639 EE-16435 CR-56152 N-1062 SS-19085 N/A N/A N/A AB-22705 SP-61762 N-4949 AP-59221 N-1062 F-42827 N-1062 F-43152 N-8245 SP-61978 N/A N/A CB-13836 F-44636 SS-19085 SS-19085 N-121 N/A N/A SS-19085 EL-25009 N-4484 N-466 N-852 N-1130 F-40368 N-641 F-40368 AB-20669 CB-13598 EE-17944 N-4825 N/A N-8164 N-1947 N/A N-4852 N-4484 N-4484 SS-5480 N-99 N/A CB-11741 CB 11296 SS-6481 N-8164 N-4949 SB-51038 N-8765 AB-20509 AB-20509 EX-29363 N-8860 SP-60986 N-1062 CB-11182 SS-6481 N-8164 N/A SS-19085 CB-13554 N-8164 N-7776 N-492 N/A N-4825 N/A SP-60343 SS-6015 CB-10964 EL-27045 N/A F-40089 General Delivery SS-5366 N/A AB-204599 SS-6193

Town/District Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Hope Town Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Green Turtle Cay Guana Cay Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Man-O-War Cay Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Freeport Freeport Hope Town Paradise Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Paradise Island Hope Town Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Alice Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Green Turtle Cay Nassau Governor’s Harbour Georgetown Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Freeport Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau The Current Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Georgetown Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Hope Town Tarpum Bay Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Nassau

Island New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco Grand Bahama New Providence Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Abaco New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence Bimini New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco New Providence Eleuthera Exuma New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco Eleuthera Abaco Abaco New Providence

PAGE 12, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

PUBLIC NOTICE - REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMAN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS First Miguel Audley Gerald Keith C.Dianne Anastazia Stanley karina John Norma Rachel K. Craig Denise Claudine L. Telesha Benjamin Erica Timmeka Candida Holly Lynden O. Cleo Carla Sheldon James Christopher Jonisha Amir Erica Sophia Vincent Dellarise Delerese Erica Jeremy Alonza N. Aquila Dewitt Kenwood Donovan Vanessa Eva Marie Luke Ethan Lana Giovanna Kyla Emmanuel Donna E. Melanie James Martina Deborah Renee Paige Paula Cindy Alva Gwendolyn Justin Kimra Melissa T. Lori Cameron W. Larry Gregory John Naisha Mark M. Richard Montague Marcellus S Antonio Reagan Julio Vichell Joseph John Summer Dorothea Krystle Tim Anton Alvan K. L.Tamar Lakendria Dulcie Periska Guido O Ceron Calvin Glendria Shanteka Cindy Trevor Miralee Katherine Ann Casey Bruce Wendy Carlton June Phillice E Nadia Elena Philadenrin Bronson Adam Patrick B. Peter Chavez Kelli Jerry Sarah Kendra Danielle Thomas A. Jr William Christopher Yvette Janice Janelle Maria Esther James Nycara Thaddeus Shante Deborah Capucine Kerri Richard W. Stan Elaine Dwight Nikolai Annie Katina Bernadette Daren Andrew J. Nikhil Natasha Antoinette Caron Nikita Ina Gabrielle Maurice April Amanda M Cecil Timothy Tiffany Marsha Jill Donna

Last Perez Peters Petty Philippe Philippe Phillips Philord Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder Pinder- Carey Pinder- Peel Pindling Pintard-Rolle Pitcan Pitt Pleydell-Bouverie Plummer Poitier Poole Pople-Ferreira Porras Pratt Pratt Pratt Pratt Pratt Pratt Pratt Pratt Pratt Price Pritchard-Ansell Pyfrom Pyfrom Quant Rademaker Rahming- Charles Ralston Reckley Rees Rees Rees Reichardt Reid Reines Riccitelli Ritchie Ritchie Ritchie Ritchie Ritchie Sweeting Ritchie-Wilkinson Roach Roach Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Roberts Percentie Roberts-McPhee Robins Rodgers Rodland Rodrigues Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle Rolle- Miller Rose Rose Rose- Clarke Ross Rowan Rowe Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Russell Rutherford Rutherford Rutherford Sadowski Saintil Sams Samuels Sands Sands Sands Sands Sands Sands Santillo- Silvester Sargent Sarles Saunders Saunders Saunders Saunders Saunders Sawyer Sawyer Sawyer Sawyer Sawyer Sawyer Sawyer Schopper Scott Seymour Seymour Jr. Shah Shephard Shepherd Shiel- Rolle Simmons Simms Simms Simms Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith

Category Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Broker Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman / Appraiser Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker/ Appraiser Salesman / Appraiser Broker Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman

Postal Address N-1132 N-7655 N/A N-8164 N/A AB-22127 N/A N/A General Delivery SS-5889 N-3709 SS-6894 EL-27424 SP-60213 F-42473 N/A N/A N/A N-4949 N-345 CB-11001 F-40769 N-3180 CR-56766 Slot720 AB-20509 AB-22705 N-4949 N/A N/A CB-13443 N-368 EE-16911 CB-13443 SP-61513 N/A SB-50422 N/A N/A N/A SP-60213 N-732 CB-13000 CB-13000 N-8245 N-732 CR-54875 CB 13604 GT-2032 AB-20149 SS-19085 AB-20149 N-7940 N/A N-4949 SP-64018 EE-16336 N-8339 N/A CB-13647 SP-60412.

EE-16336 CB-13443 N/A N-1132 General Delivery N/A F-43152 SS-6366 N-732 AB-22183 N/A N/A SS-5236 N/A EL-27235 CB-13304 SS-5550 N-8164 CB-11354 SS-6041 N-7401 N/A N-1062 EX-29034 N-8860 N-4949 GT-2513 CB-11616 N-4949 N-8860 EE-17439 N/A N-8584 DC 30699 SP-64133 CB 13443 EX-29178 CB-13304 CB-13443 N-1062 N/A EE-17823 N-9038 CB-13443 SS-6650 N-4182 N-9182 N/A SS-6193 N-1062 AB-20900 N/A N/A EL-26030 N-1132 CB-11246 SP-64205 N-4726 AB-20900 N-3210 F-43152 N/A N-1062 N/A N-732 N/A N/A N-732 AB-22127 N-1480 N-4098 N-641 W-1132 N 7776 SB-50190 N-8164 CR 56766 Suite 720 AB-20509 EL-27235 SS-5640 N-8164 F-43152 N/A GT-2292 N-4875 CR-56766 EX-29222 CB-13304 F-43152 N-1062 LI-30 .105 EE-15162

Town/District Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Treasure Cay Nassau Hope Town Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Spanish Wells Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Freeport Spanish Wells Marsh Harbour Nassau Freeport Shirley Street Nassau Man-O-War Cay Green Turtle Cay Alice Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Hope Town Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Treasure Cay Nassau Treasure Cay Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Georgetown Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Alice Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Deadman’s Cay Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Nassau Georgetown Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau Governor’s Harbour Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Freeport Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Nassau Treasure Cay Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Freeport Freeport Nassau Nassau Nassau George Town Nassau Freeport Nassau Stella Maris Nassau

Island New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Eleuthera Abaco New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco Bimini New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Bimini New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Long Island New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Grand Bahama Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Eleuthera New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence Long Island New Providence

Gov’t brands BPL’s overtime as ‘unsustainable and unacceptable’ COSTS - from page B1 “BPL is no longer in charge of the transmission and distribution of the power. It is in the hands of BGC, who receives some $8m-plus of the taxpayers’ money, plus receiving help from BPL as we have to use all of what we gave them over,” he added.

“I added $100m in supplies plus all of our inventory, and we’re still assisting with training and helping, all at the cost of BPL, to a failed entity that has yet to deliver on what it promised the Bahamian people over two years ago.”

Mr Wilson’s comments came as the Government asserted that an annual BPL overtime bill approaching $20m “places an unreasonable burden on BPL’s finances and, ultimately, on the Bahamian people”. It defended BPL’s new overtime policy as introducing tighter controls over how overtime is approved, documented and monitored.

The Davis administration said the reform was not intended to prevent legitimate overtime or deny employees approved compensation, but was necessary to ensure overtime is “necessary, fairly allocated, properly authorised and fully documented”.

“It is also intended to reduce excessive working hours and the fatigue-related risks they create for employees, their colleagues and the public,” the Government said in a statement. “Fatigue protections requiring relief planning after 12 continuous hours, a maximum of 16 continuous working hours and mandatory rest before an employee resumes duty” are among the reforms being initiated.

The new policy requires prior approval for planned overtime and at least two levels of authorisation for payment submissions, while emergency overtime must be supported by reports and documentation.

It also introduces monthly reviews of overtime expenditure against approved budgets, “overtime caps and management reviews” for employees who repeatedly reach those limits or exceed established overtime payment thresholds, and “accurate clock-in, clock-out and timekeeping requirements”.

The Government said the policy also establishes a clearer link between approved work programmes and overtime hours worked. Mr Wilson, however, maintained that the focus on overtime was taking attention away from the ongoing difficulties being experienced by consumers.

“The Bahamian people [are] suffering from massive power outages at the hands of Bahamas Grid Company, not BPL,” he said.

Mr Wilson’s comments come as the BEWU separately challenges BPL’s new overtime policy, which the union says was introduced without its agreement and which it argues could put additional pressure on workers who have declined to transfer to BGC. The union filed a formal trade dispute with the Department of Labour over the policy and instructed members to work only their normal hours until further notice.

Mr Wilson has alleged that the overtime changes could be used to pressure BPL transmission and distribution workers into joining BGC, which has been seeking experienced technical personnel.

However, the Government alleged that it has consulted with him and the two BPL unions over the plan for a “more transparent, accountable and sustainable overtime system”.

The Tribune revealed that three BPL employees in the fuel and performance department collectively received $601,295.16 in overtime between May 2025 and April 2026, with two workers receiving

more than $200,000 each.

The records also showed individual monthly overtime payments exceeding $20,000.

The Government said the review of BPL’s overtime practices identified “unusual patterns and anomalies”, and stressed that the exercise was focused on strengthening systems rather than targeting individual employees.

It said managers and directors would be specifically responsible for properly authorising, documenting, monitoring and reporting overtime within their respective areas.

“Where wrongdoing, negligence or a failure of oversight is established, whether involving an employee, manager, director or other responsible officer, the appropriate action will be taken,” the Government said.

“These measures are necessary to strengthen financial management, improve workforce planning and ensure that BPL’s resources are directed toward delivering safe, reliable and affordable electricity.

“BPL is seeking to ensure that the unusual patterns and anomalies identified during the review of overtime practices do not recur.

The review is focused on strengthening the system and its processes, and is not intended to target individual employees. The existing system has allowed overtime expenditure to grow to approximately $20m annually, an unsustainable level that cannot be allowed to continue,” it added.

“The new policy therefore establishes stronger checks and balances, clearer reporting requirements and accountability at every level. Managers and directors will be specifically responsible for properly authorising, documenting, monitoring and reporting overtime within their respective areas.

“Any suspected irregularity will be examined fairly and objectively. Where wrongdoing, negligence or a failure of oversight is established, whether involving an employee, manager, director or other responsible officer, the appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the law, applicable industrial agreements, company policies and due process. BPL will not prejudge any individual or draw conclusions before the relevant facts have been properly established.”

Mr Wilson nevertheless argued that BPL employees were being unfairly placed at the centre of a problem that he said extended well beyond individual overtime claims.

He said BPL had provided significant assistance to BGC, including supplies, inventory, training and technical support, despite the new entity having responsibility for the transmission and distribution system.

He also pointed to the continued use of BPL workers for specialised work, arguing that their technical experience remains essential to maintaining the electricity network.

The Government said that, while union leaders and others have the right to voice concerns, it nevertheless has “a responsibility to protect workers, safeguard public funds and ensure that BPL operates safely, transparently and in the national interest”.

It added: “The approved overtime policy is therefore expected to be implemented consistently and fairly across BPL. The Government expects the co-operation of management, employees and union representatives in carrying it out.

“The Bahamian people rightly expect transparency, accountability and value for money from public corporations. The Government remains committed to those principles and to building a safer, fairer and more financially responsible BPL.”

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 13

Families feel the pinch of higher children’s shoe prices as kids head back to school

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer WHEN Jonah Seidenberg found out about Nike Minds, a futuristic-looking sneaker that claims to improve concentration by stimulating the soles of the feet, he had to have them.

On a recent Saturday, the 12-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook and his mother searched StockX, an online sneaker marketplace, and other sites looking for a discount but struck out. They eventually found the last available pair in his size on Dick’s Sporting Goods’ website, but for the full price of $145. They grabbed it anyway.

“It was 10:30 at night and we finally threw in the towel,” said Lisa Seidenberg, a publicist. “I felt it looked like a Tesla in a shoe, but something sparked for him.” The price was more than she and her husband had budgeted, so Jonah chipped in $40 of his own money.

As summer fades and kids head back to school, the pressure to stand out or fit in with the right footwear is colliding with higher prices. That’s straining family budgets that are already being squeezed by rising costs for food, gas and other essentials, so parents and kids are spending more time looking for deals or buying fewer pairs, according to analysts and retailers. And many parents are simply saying no, whether it’s for $150 soccer cleats, Adidas Sambas reimagined as Mary Janes, or the $300 Kobe Bryant kicks Jonah initially hoped to get.

Keeping up with growing feet Children often outgrow shoes faster than other clothing, and footwear typically costs more. Shoe prices rose by 3.2% in the first half of the year, putting full-year prices on pace to increase at the fastest pace in 34 years aside from the pandemic years of 2021 and 2022, according to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association.

Some parents like Elizabeth Powers, a 37-year-old San Francisco real estate agent, said it’s “frustrating” to see shoe prices continue to climb while, she believes, quality has declined.

“Their feet grow so fast as it is,” said Powers, who has two children, ages 7 and 11.

“It’s incredibly frustrating to have to replace shoes before they’ve grown out of them due to poor quality.”

Powers said she’s sticking to spending a couple hundred dollars for each child for the year, including for shoes. She’s also looking for DSW and Zappos coupons, and buying shoes that are more versatile.

Buying kids shoes can be trickier than the rest of their outfits, which can be easily altered. Shoes require an exact fit for growing feet, according to Priya Parthasarathy, partner of the U.S. Foot & Ankle Specialists in Silver Spring, Maryland, and national spokesperson for the trade group American Podiatric Medical Association.

Kids ages 7 to 10 outgrow footwear every six to nine months, and teens typically outgrow them every year, she said.

But footwear prices don’t look like they’ll level off anytime soon because of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and the Iran war, which is driving up petroleum-derived products like shoes, according to the footwear trade group.

Sneakers are status symbols for kids As with adults, shoes carry social status with kids.

And many kids feel pressure to wear the right sneaker brands, more so than with other types of clothing, said Casey Lewis, a trend analyst in New York.

“I think shoes are just so immediately identifiable as like, ‘I’m in the crowd,’” she said.

Jonah Seidenberg, the suburban Chicago kid, said he and his mom turn to thrift stores for certain clothing brands like Hollister and Polo Ralph Lauren to save money so they can invest more in his shoes.

“You can wear any kind of clothing and it would be fine, as long as it’s the right size,” said Jonah. “It doesn’t matter what brand it is. But shoes could be ... high-tops, low-tops. Whatever the person likes better is what will make them feel confident.”

The wrong shoes, or ones that are tattered or out of style, can invite bullying, he said.

They can also prevent kids from joining sports teams or even showing up to school. Worn-out, ill-fitting shoes remain one of the most visible signs of childhood poverty, according to Almi Guajardo Abeyta, the school superintendent in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Abeyta said families in her community are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet, and she’s seen students fixing their shoes with duct tape.

“If you have to make a decision of feeding your family or a pair of shoes, you’re going to feed your family,” Abeyta said.

Lucila Castillo, a food service worker in the Boston suburb, said she’s struggling to afford shoes and other back-to-school items for her 14-year-old daughter and her 19-year-old daughter, who is starting community college.

Castillo, who moved to the U.S. from Nicaragua with her family more than four years ago, said she earns about $700 a week and is the family’s primary breadwinner. After paying $2,200 a month in rent and utilities, she said about $600 remains for other expenses for her husband and daughters.

When her younger daughter asked for Sambas or a new pair of soccer cleats, Castillo had to say no.

“We have to pay the rent,” she said.

Retailers see early signs of caution for shoe buying With rising shoe prices, shoppers are being more selective, said Beth Goldstein, an industry adviser for footwear and accessories at the market research firm Circana.

From January through June, adult footwear sales rose by 1% from the same period a year earlier. The number of pairs sold fell by 7% as the average sale price rose by 8%, according to Circana. As for children’s footwear, sales slipped by 3%, with pairs sold dropping by 9% and average sale price rising by 7%.

Children’s footwear sales should be stable as kids grow out of shoes faster than adults, but the data shows parents are buying fewer pairs, Goldstein said.

Retailers, including Target and JCPenney, are offering back-to-school deals, including on shoes.

“I can’t say the gas price is impacting this sale or that thing, but you just feel it,” said Michelle Wlazlo, JCPenney’s brand chief executive officer. “And so they’re being choiceful.”

Wlazlo said the sneakerina, a sneaker and ballet slipper combo, is resonating with certain shoppers looking for footwear that can be worn for different occasions.

Lisa Will, who founded and runs Vancouver, British Columbia-based children’s outdoor footwear company Stonz Shoes, said customers are gravitating toward neutral-colored shoes that can be passed down to younger siblings. Versatile styles, such as insulated rain boots that can double as snow boots, are also faring well, she said.

PUBLIC NOTICE - REAL ESTATE BOARD LICENSED BROKERS/SALESMAN/APPRAISERS/DEVELOPERS First Laura Julian A. Sharvase Sean Alicia Latoya Denise Martin Keldesha Shawne K Dean Ilianna Kyle Michelle Patrick Ayana Nsenga Sonia Kyron Elizabeth Patrick Aniqua Brendalee Osbourne Laverne Eulanda Terrell Omar Daria N Michael Gere Shikeya Diane Angelo Kerry Erin Jessica Brittany Stephen Carla A. Derek Clay Ruby Lee Matt Jeremy Jeremiah Oris E. Chanelle A. Crystal Robin Brent T. Rafique Greer Marvin Lakeithra Donelle Candice Toni Claire Perry Rhiannon William ‘Bill’ Christopher Elbert Phyllis D. Paul D. Steven Alexandria James Shawn Jessica Colyn Indira Celina Hilary Lorraine Ruth Ashley Jennifer Linda Marianne Abigail Elias Lisa Patrick Steven Collingwood Candice Michael Carla Shawn Kendra Ingrid Danielle Dianna M. Eduardo Rothia Lauren Carly Natasha Sasha Achara Kiana Dwayne Sheree Cyd Ana Elisa Gregory Rhonda L. Roberts Daniel Janet Elizabeth Alecia Valerie A. Maria Morgan Rosalie Spencer D. Gregg Harold Phillip Peter John Sofia Carla C. Adrian De’ Angelo Dr. Roosevelt K. Dr. Roosevelt K. Michael Desiree Madeline Corwin E. David Alexander Philip Nicola Francisca Sidnell Esmeralda Franon Harry Zoe Ryan Vena B. William U. Jason Timothy Rachel Wellington Ronald Nicholas Chantelle Sheila Marisol Mary Jose Daniel

Last Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Solomon Spencer Springer Spychalla Spychalla Stevens Stevenson Stevenson Storr Storr Strachan Strachan Strachan Strachan Stuart Stuart Stuart Stuart Stubbs Stubbs Stubbs Stubbs Stubbs Sturm Sturrup Sullivan Surujulal Sutherland Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Sweeting Symmonett Symmonett Symonette Symonette Symonette Symonette Symonette- Bain Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor- Knowles Taylor- Lloyd Thackray Thomas Thomas Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Tietjen Tinker Tomlinson Treco Treco- Mackey Tremblay Trotman Tsavoussis Tucker Tully Turnquest Turnquest Turnquest Turnquest Turnquest Turnquest Turnquest Tynes Stuart Van Wynen Vargas-Phillpot Vazquez Victor Villi von Haven Vythoulkas Wallace Wallace Wallace-Whitfield Wallas Wallas Ward Wassitsch Watkins Waton Waton Watts Weech Wells Wells Wells Wells -Fawkes White White White III Whitehead Whitehead Whitehead Whittingham Whylly-Willis Whyms Whyms Whyms Wiener Wilchcombe-Aranha Wilkinson Wilkinson Williams Williams Williams Wilmore Wilson Winner Winner Winters Wolfe Wong Wong Wong Wong Woods Woodside wright Wszolek-Euteneuer Young Zapata Higgs Zervos-Knowles Zuleta

Signed: June E. Fife, Registrar of Real Estate

Category Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman/Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker Salesman Broker Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Broker Developer Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Developer Developer Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Broker / Appraiser Salesman / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Broker / Appraiser Salesman Salesman Salesman Broker Salesman Salesman Developer

Postal Address N-1130 CB-11001 N-1062 N-8164 N/A N-1062 N/A N-4818 N/A General Delivery CB-13304 N/A AB-20149 N-732 N-8096 N-3180 N-1062 N-3180 SP-62185 EE-15014 N/A N-10119 N-8860 N-9715 SS-6030 EL-27152 EE-17680 FH-14696 EE-17571 F-43790 SS-6299 AP-59221 General Delivery N-3611 SS-6193 N/A N-1110 SS-19085 N-1444 CB-11158 CB-13534 CB-13534 General Delivery N/A SP-62487 SP-62487 N/A N-3709 N-3709 N/A N-1062 N-1062 CB-11556 SS-6650 N/A N-8164 SS-6481 AB-20900 N/A AB-20404 General Delivery N-8164 CB-11602 AB 22705 N/A F-44618 N-8245 General Delivery N-8164 N-9341 NSS-19946 SP-63245 AB-22127 EL-27600 N-4266 CB-13443 CB-11932 SP-64205 SP-60343 N/A N-1130 N 7246 N-3709 EX-29420 EX-29101 EL-26030 N-4949 SP-63611 N-4949 N/A GT-2494 N-3371 SS-5151 N/A CB-12675 N-1132 N/A N-4949 N/A

Date: July 1st, 2026

N/A AB-20106 N/A SS-6236 N-1132 N-8245 EL-25057 N-8164 EX-29122 N-8245 EE-16021 General Delivery N-4949 CB-11120 N-4949 SS-6222 N-4820 SS-6208 EX-29453 N/A N-4949 SS-5791 F-43790 EE-17617 EE-17617 N/A CB-11992 N-732 CR-55441 N-4491 EE-16276 SB-52306 N-8866 N-3739 N/A N/A N/A F-43440 CB-11932 N-1132 N/A N/A CB-11777 F-43790 N/A N-7113 SP-60035 N/A N-763 N/A

Town/District Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Harbour Island Nassau Green Turtle Cay Nassau Paradise Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Cockburn Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Blair Estates Nassau Hope Town Nassau Nassau Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Man-O-War Cay Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marsh Harbour Hope Town Marsh Harbour Hope Town Nassau Nassau Hope Town Hope Town Freeport Nassau Hope Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Abaco Spanish Wells Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Marathon Rd. Nassau Georgetown Jimmy Hill Rock Sound Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Alice Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Marsh Harbour Marsh Harbour Nassau Nassau West Bay Street Governor’s Harbour Governor’s Harbour George Town Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau George Town George Town Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Harbour Island Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Freeport Nassau Nassau Freeport/Lucaya Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Nassau Caves Village

Island New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Eleuthera New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence San Salvador New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence Abaco Abaco Grand Bahama New Providence Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Abaco Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma Exuma Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Bimini New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama Abaco Abaco New Providence New Providence New Providence Eleuthera Eleuthera Exuma New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Exuma Exuma New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Eleuthera New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence Grand Bahama New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence

PAGE 14, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE

JUDGE PARKER

CARPE DIEM

MARVIN BLONDIE

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

TIGER

CALVIN & HOBBES

DENNIS THE MENACE

CRYPTOQUOTE AXYDLBAAXR is L O N G F E L L O W One letter stands for another. In this example, A is used for the three L’s, X for the 2 O’s, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of words are all hints. Each day the code letters are different.

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so the each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday

Yesterday’s Sudoku Answer

MICRO CROSSWORD

CHALLENGER

Yesterday’s Answers

THE TRIBUNE

Friday, August 14, 2026, PAGE 15

Ministers meet GB Shipyard over review on work permits A TRIO of Cabinet ministers, together with senior officials, met with Grand Bahama Shipyard executives as part of a review of work permits and related labour needs on Grand Bahama.

Fred Mitchell, minister of foreign affairs and Immigration, together with attorney general Wayne Munroe KC; Darron Pickstock, minister of state for Immigration; Ellison Greenslade, permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister; Joel Lewis, permanent secretary in the Ministry for Grand Bahama; and senior ministry officials from Labour and Immigration sought to obtain a detailed account of the company’s workforce needs and learn of its growth requirements.

Mr Mitchell subsequently held a broader meeting with the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce and several private sector stakeholders, who feed into the jobs in the industrial sector, to discuss labour statistics, training issues and how The Bahamas’ policies can help improve benefits for workers in Grand Bahama Photos:Andrew Miller/BIS

Minister Fred Mitchell (4th right), Attorney General, Wayne Munroe (3rd right), and Minister of State for Immigration in the Ministry of Foreign.

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-DAY FORECAST

TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

UV INDEX TODAY

TUESDAY

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+ LOW

ORLANDO

High: 95° F/35° C Low: 76° F/24° C

TAMPA

Breezy in the morning; partly sunny

Hazy sun

Hazy sunshine

Hazy sunshine

High: 90°

Low: 82°

High: 92° Low: 81°

High: 94° Low: 78°

High: 92° Low: 79°

High: 91° Low: 78°

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

AccuWeather RealFeel

106° F

89° F

105°-89° F

108°-86° F

106°-86° F

104°-85° F

E

ABACO

S

N

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 78° F/26° C

6-12 knots

S

High: 94° F/34° C Low: 79° F/26° C

6-12 knots

FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 93° F/34° C Low: 81° F/27° C

E

W S

E

W

WEST PALM BEACH

N

TIDES FOR NASSAU High

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

9:39 a.m.

10:01 p.m.

3.3 3.5

3:38 a.m.

3:51 p.m.

0.0 0.0

ALMANAC

Saturday

10:27 a.m.

10:46 p.m.

3.3 3.3

4:21 a.m.

4:41 p.m.

0.0 0.2

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 88° F/31° C Low .................................................... 79° F/26° C Normal high ....................................... 89° F/32° C Normal low ........................................ 76° F/24° C Last year’s high .................................. 92° F/33° C Last year’s low ................................... 79° F/26° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday .................................. trace Year to date ................................................ 14.67” Normal year to date ................................... 22.01”

Sunday

11:15 a.m.

11:30 p.m.

3.3 3.0

5:04 a.m.

5:31 p.m.

0.2 0.5

Monday

12:03 p.m.

-----

3.2 -----

5:47 a.m.

6:22 p.m.

0.3 0.7

Tuesday

12:16 a.m.

12:52 p.m.

2.8 3.0

6:31 a.m.

7:14 p.m.

0.5 1.0

Wednesday 1:04 a.m.

1:44 p.m.

2.5 2.9

7:17 a.m.

8:11 p.m.

0.8 1.2

Thursday

2.3 2.8

8:07 a.m.

9:12 p.m.

0.9 1.4

The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is the only index that includes all the weather factors that play a role in how we perceive temperature, including the effects of wind, humidity, sunshine, precipitation, pressure, and elevation. Shown are the highest and lowest values for each day.

W

High: 92° F/33° C Low: 80° F/27° C

MIAMI

High: 94° F/34° C Low: 81° F/27° C

4-8 knots

KEY WEST

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 83° F/28° C

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

N

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 80° F/27° C

N

S

E

W

7-14 knots

S

6:43 a.m. Moonrise 7:45 p.m. Moonset

8:33 a.m.

9:06 p.m.

First

Full

Last

New

Aug. 19

Aug. 28

Sep. 4

Sep. 10

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 81° F/27° C

8-16 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Sunrise Sunset

CAT ISLAND

E

W

1:56 a.m.

2:41 p.m.

SUN AND MOON

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2026

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 83° F/28° C

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 82° F/28° C

VERY HIGH EXT.

The higher the AccuWeather UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value of the day.

A t-storm around in the evening

N

HIGH

TM

Some sun with a couple of t-storms

High: 94° F/34° C Low: 80° F/27° C

MODERATE

ANDROS

N

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 82° F/28° C

E

W S

LONG ISLAND

TRACKING MAP

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 80° F/27° C

8-16 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 91° F/33° C Low: 81° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS

tonight’s lows.

RAGGED ISLAND

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 82° F/28° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 92° F/33° C Low: 80° F/27° C

N

E

W

E

W

N

S

S

10-20 knots

10-20 knots

MARINE FORECAST ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday: Today: Saturday:

WINDS SE at 6-12 Knots SSE at 6-12 Knots SE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 10-20 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots SE at 7-14 Knots SSE at 6-12 Knots SSE at 6-12 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 12-25 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 10-20 Knots ESE at 10-20 Knots E at 10-20 Knots ESE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 7-14 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 10-20 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 7-14 Knots

Tribune First Alert Weather

NASSAU WhatsApp Channel

WAVES 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 3-6 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 6-10 Feet 8-12 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 3-6 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 85° F 85° F 86° F 86° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 87° F 86° F 86° F 86° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 87° F 87° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F

“We got you covered under the radars”

PAGE 16, Friday, August 14, 2026

THE TRIBUNE