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Moxey 'not happy' at Grand Bahama Power fuel hike
Moxey 'not happy' at Grand Bahama Power fuel hike
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said she does not support the fuel cost hike to Grand Bahama Power Company's customers, effective November 1.
FOCOL: We do not supply fuel to BPL's power plants
FOCOL: We do not supply fuel to BPL's power plants
FOCOL Holdings Limited released a statement over the weekend correcting information that it says has been disseminated online and in the media, suggesting that it supplies diesel fuel and heavy fuel oil to Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). The statement explained that while FOCOL transports fuel to Family Islands for BPL, BPL does not purchase ...
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1,400 consumers disconnected from power grid
1,400 consumers disconnected from power grid
BAHAMAS Power and Light CEO Shevonn Cambridge has revealed that slightly more than 1,400 consumers have been disconnected from the power grid.
Construction of Renewable Power Generation Plant expected to decrease BPL’s fuel costs says Works and Utilities Minister
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is in the advanced stages of a plan with a private investor to construct a 60 MW photovoltaic renewable power generation plant in New Providence, which will result in a decrease in the company’s fuel costs and offer jobs for Bahamians. The Hon.
BPL fuel hedge still in place, says power company's CEO
Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) fuel hedge remains in place and the power company has around 40 percent of its fuel volume still hedged despite it not providing the savings it was intended, the company's new Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge told the media yesterday following the Prime Minister's announcement that fuel charges will increase incrementally ...
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Severe lightning conditions caused BPL power cuts
Severe lightning conditions caused BPL power cuts
AMID complaints from residents in western New Providence about recent power outages, a Bahamas Power and Light representative said the power cuts were a result of severe lightning conditions.
Bahamian chefs it up for power couple
Bahamian chefs it up for power couple
After graduating high school, Kevyn Pratt sought work in the culinary field for a very simplistic reason - he thought cooking would be an easy job. A decade-and-a-half later, he is one of The Bahamas' top young chefs, and a private chef and nutritionist for Wayde Enterprises, charged with whipping up culinary delights for former ...
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Georgia Power wins Steve Harvey charity golf tourney
Georgia Power wins Steve Harvey charity golf tourney
The "Sports in Paradise" brand got a major boost this past weekend when the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation presented The Bahamas Invitational Charity Golf Tournament at the Atlantis Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island. Thousands of dollars were given away to several local charities that was on hand to receive their gifts from the ...
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Power surges result in ice shortage on the island
Power surges result in ice shortage on the island
Frequent power surges has caused a shortage of ice in the capital, with the largest manufacturer of ice lamenting what has been an age-old problem. Sean Cartwright, who owns Chilly Willy Ice, said power surges have damaged his $16,000 motors and made it impossible for him to operate at full capacity and service the dozens of ...
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Thompson: We are doing everything within our power to begin FOI requests
While Information Commissioner Keith Thompson could not say when Bahamians can expect to start making freedom of information requests, he said yesterday his office is doing everything within its power to make it happen soon. "We are at the stage now where we are going to commence training of the information officers starting with the ...
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