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Lower electric rate delayed by BEC transition
Lower electric rate delayed by BEC transition
THE protracted management transition at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation has hampered the government's ability to lock in a good rate for consumers, according to a source close to the process...
Wrinkle's conviction for electric theft quashed
Wrinkle's conviction for electric theft quashed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the conviction of a contractor found guilty of stealing electricity from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation...
Electric monitoring contract still unsettled
Electric monitoring contract still unsettled
More than a year after the government issued a request for proposals (RFP) to security companies to take over its electronic monitoring program, no decision has been made, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell has admitted.
Boy, 8, killed by electric shock at pool
Boy, 8, killed by electric shock at pool
A FAMILY fun day at the pool of the Orange Hill Beach Inn on West Bay Street came to a tragic end on Friday when an 8-year-old boy was electrocuted and killed after he came into contact with an air conditioner...
Boy killed by electric shock is identified
Boy killed by electric shock is identified
POLICE have identified the eight-year-old boy who died after an apparent electrocution on Friday afternoon as Kaden Brown, a resident of Coral Harbour...
5 million BEC upgrades expected to lower electric bills
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) spent about $5 million in the past six months upgrading the Clifton Pier Power Station in a bid to cut down on energy costs, BEC Executive Chairman Leslie Miller said yesterday.
Miller said the upgrades will also help to prevent blackouts once the summer months roll in.
"We don't expect any blackouts," Miller told The Nassau Guardian.
"We spent significant...
Company rides electric vehicle 'wave'
Company rides electric vehicle 'wave'
A local car dealer is looking to be out "in front of the wave" when it offers The Bahamas' first electric cars for sale and lease in short order, calling the vehicles more environmentally friendly, cheaper and easier to maintain than their fuel-fired counterparts.
Easy Eco Cars, a division of Easy Car Sales, is still "crossing the t's and dotting the i's" before it goes ahead with a full launch of...
People power aims to cut the cost of electric power
People power aims to cut the cost of electric power
FREEPORT - Several major fast food restaurants and commercial businesses and a resort here on the island turned on their generators as part of a boycott spearheaded by the Coalition for Concerned Citizens against the Grand Bahama Power Company...
10 off electric bills this month
10 off electric bills this month
A PROMISED 10 per cent reduction in electricity bills will take effect this month, BEC chairman Leslie Miller said yesterday.