Liberals Accused of Buying Votes With $3B Sole-Source, Halifax Shipyard Awarded $500M Maintenance Deal, and Trinidad Senator Wins Millions in Government Deals
In this week’s global newsreel update, Canada doubles down on pre-election spending, the US Navy takes heat for its no-warranty ship strategy, Australia faces power blackouts, New Zealand’s local councils manage transit infrastructure and local preferences, the UK fast-tracks data centre funding, and Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean navigate ethics scandals, contractor blacklisting, and tendering intrigues.
Canada
Liberals Accused of Buying Votes With $3B Sole-Source
Halifax Shipyard Awarded $500M Maintenance Deal
Feds Bolster Inuit Award Preferences
Ontario Covers Over-Budget School Bids
USA
GAO Pans Navy’s $20 Billion No Warranty Plan
NASA Launches Malfunctioning Satellite
Chinese Firms Banned from New Contracts
Utah Lawmaker Accused of Self-Dealing
Australia & South Pacific
Australia Must Power-Up to Avoid Blackouts
Auckland Short-Lists LRT Bidders
Palmerston North Ponders Buy-Local Shortfall
Papua New Guinea Launches Drug Inquiry
UK and EU
UK Fast-Tracks £400m For Data Centers
Firm with Defective Record Wins Irish School Bid
Brussels Bid Goes to New Police HQ
Africa, Asia and Caribbean
Ghana’s Procurement Head Caught Selling Contracts
Bangladesh Blacklists Bad Contractors
