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Restrict home size to control energy bills
April 01, 2014
Restrict home size to control energy bills
This year many of you will go to an architect to have plans drawn for your dream home and in some cases, your fanciful ideas will come straight from magazines, homes you've seen on TV and even friends' homes. Believe me, there is nothing wrong with pulling from all these sources, but I caution you to be prepared to let go of those dreams if they turn out to not line up with the reality of a home ...
February 05, 2014
YMCA and GBPA partnership garners success in energy savings and efficiency project
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- YMCA Executive Director, Karon Pinder-Johnson praised Sir Jack Hayward and The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) for its partnership in a recent Energy Savings & Efficiency project.
Geared at assisting the community support facility, and reduce its electrical operations cost which totaled $130,000.00 in 2012, the project proved to be quite successful, Pinder-Jo...
December 11, 2013
Five BTVI students tapped to pursue studies in Canada
Information technology and security student, Gerrard Russell, will be one of five Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute students heading to Canada in January to continue studies on an Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship.
Russell, who will study information technology at Fanshawe College, in London, Ontario, Canada, along with Ketely Brown who will pursue studies in the...
Salon robbed 3 times in 3 months
November 15, 2013
Salon robbed 3 times in 3 months
The owner of Jingles Beauty Salon & Beauty Supplies said she was forced to turn away all of her customers yesterday after an overnight robbery left her without any supplies.
Magnolia King, who opened her store on Poinciana Drive over 28 years ago, said her business has been robbed three times in the last three months.
"I couldn't even do hair today," he said pointing to the broken glass that litte...
September 09, 2013
FNM Had No Energy Policy Period-Minister Kenred Dorsett M.P.
It would seem by the recent comments in the press attributed to former Minister of State for the Environment, Phenton Neymour, that he is attempting to measure this PLP administration with the FNM's yard stick. Mr. Neymour and the FNM can rest assured that the impending whole or partial privatization of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) will in no way resemble that of the Bahamas Telecommu...
Troubled times teach us
August 07, 2013
Troubled times teach us
I don't know about you, but I personally have seen a whole lot of troubled times in my life. I've experienced marital problems, financial difficulties, health problems, business failures, and many other quite painful experiences. But you know what, I don't regret these troubled times because I know, that everything that has happened to me and my life in the past, good and bad, has ultimately contr...
Almost half of Baha Mar loan spent
August 06, 2013
Almost half of Baha Mar loan spent
With 17 months until opening, Baha Mar has spent "just under 50 percent" of the proceeds of its $2.6 billion Chinese-financed loan to date, and has procured 90 per cent of all goods and materials needed to complete the $3.5 billion project, according to Senior Vice President of Administration and External Relations Robert Sands...
A sweet alternative
July 30, 2013
A sweet alternative
From peach fuzz to long, coarse growth, women have been doing battle with excess hair and hair removal for centuries. And then there are those who are interested in hair removal for areas such as legs, underarms or the bikini area where growth is normal, but sometimes undesirable. No matter the reason, there is no shortage of ways to cope -- laser, electrolysis, waxing, shaving, depilatories and t...
BAIC breaks ground on 2 million 'green' building
July 19, 2013
BAIC breaks ground on 2 million 'green' building
The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has broken ground for its executive office complex set for the Soldier Road Industrial Park - the cost of which has doubled from $1 million to $2 million.
During yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony, BAIC's Executive Chairman Arnold Forbes revealed that the new office complex is part of the corporation's plans to modernize the close to 4...
APS blasts Customs on LED lights shipment delay
July 02, 2013
APS blasts Customs on LED lights shipment delay
A local energy supplier is blasting the Bahamas Customs Department for delaying its shipment of LED lights and solar systems.
Philip Holdom, executive manager at Alternative Power Supply (APS), said its customers have experienced continuous delays in receiving their goods.
He believes the actions of the Customs Department are in direct contradiction of both the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP...
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