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Beware of the water- powered car scam
September 10, 2010
Beware of the water- powered car scam
Dear Editor,
There appears to be all kinds of questionable devices that are now being promoted and promising to reduce your fuel bill by improving your mileage, some even claim to completely eliminate the need to buy gasoline at all.
Perhaps the most prevalent of these scams, all over the USA and Europe and now in The Bahamas is the water car, a hydrogen generator system that is being touted as t...
BEC would need 20% price hike to fix everything
September 14, 2010
BEC would need 20% price hike to fix everything
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A 20 per cent increase in its basic tariff rate would have been required for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to finance all its immediate maintenance needs at once, its chairman told Tribune Business, with the impact of the current average 5 per cent rise "virtually nil" to date because the power generator is still paying 10 per cent Customs...
BEC's 'Murphy's Law' summer
September 14, 2010
BEC's 'Murphy's Law' summer
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.net
THIS has been the summer of "Murphy's Law" for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) as the summer heat caused load demands to spike, generators to falter and internal costs to increase, Tribune Business learned yesterday.
Shevonn Cambridge, assistant general manager of energy supply at BEC, while speaking to a group of Wartsil...
October 01, 2010
MAN DIES, BOY IN HOSPITAL AFTER BREATHING DEADLY FUMES
A MAN died and a 12-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after an improperly set-up generator caused deadly fumes to fill a Nassau Village home. The victim, who has not been formally identified but was said to be in his twenties and known as "Eddie", was found dead by a neighbour after he did not report for work. The 12-year-old boy was discovered unconscious, but is now in stable condition in hos...
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS PEARCE
July 27, 2023
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS PEARCE
MemorialService for GRANVILLE WILLIAMS PEARCE, 94 yrs., a resident of McQueen Road, Devils Point Cat Island will be held at Demeritte's Funeral Home, Market Street, Nassau, Bahamas, on Saturday, July 29th, 2023 at 12: 00 p.m. Officiating will be Minster Denzel Smith of Evangelistic Outreach Church. Cremation was held. He is survived by his daughters: Silverlene Pearce, ...
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FOCOL assisting BPL on contaminated fuel probe
July 24, 2023
FOCOL assisting BPL on contaminated fuel probe
FOCOL is assisting Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) with investigations into contaminated fuel, the company's Chief Executive Officer Dexter Adderley told members of the media on Thursday, on the sidelines of FOCOL's launch of its Smartpass app.
July 19, 2023
Sweeting seeks update from BPL on Eleuthera power woes
MP for Central and South Eleuthera Clay Sweeting said yesterday he was scheduled to meet with Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) officials yesterday to get clarification on when repairs will be made to generators on Eleuthera that have failed in recent days, leaving thousands of residents in darkness.
Top research and development in the Caribbean
July 19, 2023
Top research and development in the Caribbean
What are the top 10 leading territories for research and development in the Caribbean? No? Top five? How about three? Is it because the region doesn't need any research and development? That is strange because the most developed countries in the world also spend the most money on research and development. One would think that they ...
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July 15, 2023
BPL: Significant progress on North Andros power restoration
Contaminated fuel damages generator NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd (BPL) has made significant progress in restoring the electricity supply in North Andros after the devastating fire at the North Andros Power Station last week. BPL said in a statement that it had however encountered unforeseen challenges during the restoration process. One [...]
Power Issues Plague Abaco Airport
July 14, 2023
Power Issues Plague Abaco Airport
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Passengers passing through Abaco's airport met with darkness Thursday as the facility is without a functioning generator.
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