BEC is more than a dirty word on Abaco these days

Wed, Jul 28th 2010, 08:45 AM

By LARRY SMITH

For months during the busiest and hottest season of the year, the state-owned utility has been unable to provide steady power for the country's third largest economy. This has led to rising anger among the island's 15,000 residents as well as bitter complaints from departing tourists.
 Craig Roberts, owner of the Bahama Beach Club in Treasure Cay, said customers were demanding refunds, with some saying they would not return. Peggy Thompson of Hope Town Hideaways, a property management business, said many guests had to either move to cottages with a generator, or were giving up and demanding their money back.
 "BEC has effectively ruined our tourist season and ...

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