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November 26, 2009
Nygard Cay Fire 'Probably Sparked by Electrical Short-Circuit'

THE fire that ripped through Nygard Cay causing multi-million dollar destruction was accidental and probably sparked by an electrical short-circuit, investigators have concluded.

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December 05, 2010
New 35M electrical plant for GB is welcome news, Grant says

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The
announced construction of a new $35 million electrical generating plant on
Grand Bahama to address the current unreliable electrical supply and provide
for growth is welcomed news, says Works and Transport Minister, the Hon. Neko
C. Grant.

A Grand Bahama
native and Member of Parliament for the Lucaya Constituency, the veteran
politician was speaking on behalf of the G...

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August 26, 2010
Electrical problems disrupted water supply in capital

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

DISRUPTION to water supply in the capital yesterday afternoon was due to electrical problems at a pumping station.

Business owners in the areas serviced by the Water and Sewage Corporation's (WSC) Arawak Cay pumping station complained about the unexpected inconvenience after supply was lost at around 11.30 am.

Power was resto...

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May 05, 2010
East Grand Bahama gets a new $4.4 million electrical substation

Minister for Housing and Member of Parliament for the High Rock Constituency, the Hon A Kenneth Russell said the new $4.4 million electrical substation created for east Grand Bahama will promote growth and development.

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March 22, 2024
Fernander 'very disappointed' with union chief's description of recent police search

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is "very disappointed" with Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) president Kyle Wilson's description of a recent police search of his properties.

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March 22, 2024
COP: Union Leader's Home Was Never Searched

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Days after Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Kyle Wilson claimed police searched his home without reason, the police chief is looking to set the record straight.

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March 20, 2024
UNION CHIEF IN POLICE SEARCH: Force denies swoop on BEWU president was intimidation

POLICE said they searched properties owned by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson after receiving a stealing complaint -- not to intimidate Mr Wilson, who has publicly opposed the Davis administration's purported plan to reform Bahamas Power & Light by dividing up the company with the help of private partners.

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March 12, 2024
Pintard tables multiple questions regarding BPL in the House of Assembly

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opposition leader Michael Pintard tabled several questions in Parliament directed to Prime Minister Philip Davis and Energy and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby Davis regarding the government's plans for Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). One of Pintard's questions now on the agenda is: "Will the Honorable Prime Minister provide this Honorable House with [...]

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March 07, 2024
STAY TUNED: Few specifics as PM dismisses BPL "secret deal" criticism

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday dismissed Opposition suggestions of a "secret deal" being undertaken by the government regarding the future of  Bahamas Power and Light, as he suggested that within two to three months, the company's consumers would see an appreciable reduction in their electricity bills. The Prime Minister was responding to [...]

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March 06, 2024
'Operate BPL like a company and without Cabinet interference'

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) could become profitable if it is managed like a company without Cabinet interference, according to a former executive of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation. Debbie Deal, a Bahamian Contractors Association Trustee and former head of the BCCEC's energy and environment division, told Eyewitness News: [...]

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