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BPL EXAMINING PRICE INCREASE: CEO insists power will be kept on but bills may have to rise
BPL EXAMINING PRICE INCREASE: CEO insists power will be kept on but bills may have to rise
AS many consumers yesterday grappled with hours-long power disruptions in the sweltering heat, Bahamas Power and Light CEO Shevonn Cambridge said an internal review is underway to determine whether there will be an increase to billing by way of a fuel charge adjustment.
Investments propelling Grand Bahama real estate from doldrums to ‘hot commodity,’ buyers buying lots, condos sight unseen, says Island Living Real Estate’s agent Alex Thompson
After years of a sluggish economy, real estate in Grand Bahama is ‘suddenly a hot commodity’ drawing interest from local and foreign buyers, thanks to major new investments that have driven prices up by double digits in the last quarter, according to a real estate agent. Alex Thompson of Island Living Real Estate credits the seemingly overnight increase in Grand Bahama properties to hundreds o...
Long Island MP Adrian Gibson, six others, charged
Long Island MP Adrian Gibson, six others, charged
SITTING Member of Parliament for Long Island Adrian Gibson and six others were arraigned in a Magistrate's Court Monday on corruption charges in connection with his tenure as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation under the Minnis administration.
BPL: $15m maintenance put back to 'manage cash'
BPL: $15m maintenance put back to 'manage cash'
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has delayed $15m in maintenance overhauls beyond summer 2022 "to manage cash", a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday, while conceding that such practices have undermined generation "reliability".
PM refuses to comment on Water and Sewerage investigations
PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis on Friday refused to comment on ongoing investigations at the Water and Sewerage Corporation, a day after Long Island MP Adrian Gibson was taken into custody and questioned by police.
'No political witch hunt over WSC'
'No political witch hunt over WSC'
PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis has dismissed accusations that his administration is on a political witch hunt regarding the Water and Sewerage Corporation.
Kipling Complex Acquired as Future Site of UB-North Campus in Freeport
University of The Bahamas-North (UB-North) will have a new home in Freeport, Grand Bahama, sparking a transformation not only in its academic focus, capacity for growth and impact on the community, but on public and private sector partnerships and the public's access to higher learning.
On Monday 7th March, during an auspicious ceremony, UB leaders signed a purchase and sales agreement with Ver...
Kipling Complex Acquired as Future Site of UB-North Campus in Freeport
Freeport, Grand Bahama - University of The Bahamas-North (UB-North) will have a new home in Freeport, Grand Bahama, sparking a transformation not only in its academic focus, capacity for growth and impact on the community, but on public and private sector partnerships and the public's access to higher learning.
Grand Bahama students help plant 2,200 Mangroves, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, BNT, Mang Gear & Volunteers Partner in Habitat Replacement after Dorian
With the sun on their backs and the future of their island at heart, dozens of students from Bishop Michael Eldon High School planted 2,200 mangroves in East Grand Bahama recently, helping to restore what Hurricane Dorian destroyed two years earlier.
Students clambered over naked wetlands where red mangroves had flourished before being wiped out by the Category 5 hurricane that leveled entire s...
Drive Green sets sights on larger EV fleet, gears up for end of year tourism boom
Amid a pandemic that saw his sales shrivel up like a water-starved sprout due to global travel restrictions, entrepreneur Benjamin Davis remained undeterred. Instead, he spent his days in his home office relentlessly strategizing to grow his electric vehicle fleet for Drive Green, the first solely electric, zero-emission car rental company in the nation.