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June 30, 2023
Sears: More load shedding possible this summer, but BPL doing its best
More load shedding is possible this summer, according to Minister of Works Alfred Sears, who said Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is "putting all its resources behind preventing that from happening". "The question that looms the largest in the minds of the Bahamian public is whether there will be more load shedding this summer," said ...
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The unending misery of BPL
June 28, 2023
The unending misery of BPL
Few entities are as critical to the functioning of modern life in The Bahamas as Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). And of those entities, none is as great a disappointment and a poster child of gross government mismanagement as our national energy company. The modern Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has much to answer for with ...
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June 19, 2023
WSC's operating expenses up $17 million, subvention cut by $18M
Although revenue at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) increased by $1.7 million in 2022 compared to the previous year, its operating expenses grew by $17.2 million over the same period, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Public Works and Utilities Bacchus Rolle said.
Judge grants injunction blocking government consent to US request for post-extradition charges against FTX founder
June 14, 2023
Judge grants injunction blocking government consent to US request for post-extradition charges against FTX founder
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An injunction has been granted by a Supreme Court judge, preventing the government from consenting to a request by the United States to try FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, for additional offenses not covered under the original indictment that facilitated his extradition. Justice Loren Klein ruled that an injunction should be in place, [...]
May 26, 2023
MOHW - 76th World Health Assembly - Universal Health Coverage
Global multisectoral efforts are in-train to achieve the United Nations Declaration for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by 2030.
In response to Sen. Darren Henfield
May 23, 2023
In response to Sen. Darren Henfield
Dear Editor, Responding to recent United Nations (UN) recommendations on how The Bahamas can improve its human rights record, Opposition Senator Darren Henfield said Bahamians are "tired" of external forces like the UN telling us what to. Human Rights Bahamas (HRB) is unsure of how the senator conducted his research in order to feel able ...
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May 23, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Human Rights Bahamas responds to Senator Henfield
Dear Editor, Responding to recent United Nations recommendations on how Bahamas' can improve its human rights record, Opposition senator Darren Henfield said Bahamians are "tired" of external forces like the UN telling us what to do. Human Rights Bahamas (HRB) is unsure of how the Senator conducted his research in order to feel able to [...]
May 19, 2023
Henfield: Bahamians tired of UN telling us what to do
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield said yesterday that while members of the United Nations (UN) Rights Council have recommended The Bahamas adopt more liberal policies as they relate to same-sex unions and other issues, Bahamians are tired of "people telling us what to do". "How we [deal] with same-sex marriage, how we [deal] with ...
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May 10, 2023
Bankman-Fried: US charges violate Bahamas extradition agreement
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Embattled FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried is seeking to have all but three criminal charges against him dismissed as his lawyers contend that they violated the agreement under which he was extradited from The Bahamas to the United States back in December. Bankman-Fried's layers in court filings with the Southern New York [...]
May 09, 2023
FOCOL subsidiary signs solar power purchase deal with GBPC
Bahamas Solar and Renewables (BSR), a subsidiary of FOCOL, and Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC), yesterday entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for BSR to provide five megawatts of solar electricity to Grand Bahama's grid, in a continued bid for GBPC to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels and to stabilize power costs on ...
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