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LET IT SHINE: GB Power strikes deal with FOCOL subsidiary for increased solar power generation
May 09, 2023
LET IT SHINE: GB Power strikes deal with FOCOL subsidiary for increased solar power generation
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) has now secured 14 MW of solar generation after signing off on a power purchase agreement with the FOCOL subsidiary Bahamas Solar and Renewables. According to David McGregor—the Caribbean chief operating officer for Emera, GB Power's 100 percent owner—an additional 10 MW is in the works. [...]
August 25, 2016
Pinewood residents reassured over case of Zika virus in the community
PINEWOOD Gardens MP Khaalis Rolle last evening chaired a community forum in his constituency, attempting to sooth concerns over the potential spread of the Zika virus throughout the area.
Hubert Ingraham's inclusive social vision
June 28, 2011
Hubert Ingraham's inclusive social vision
To compare the social vision of Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham with that of the Catholic social tradition is not to suggest that they are identical.? But they do bear a resemblance which led to collaboration between the prime minister and the late Archbishop Lawrence Burke, S.J., on a variety of ground-breaking social initiatives.
Bishop Burke, a Jesuit, was never seized by the hackneyed theolo...
Environmental groups up demands on RCI project
April 13, 2023
Environmental groups up demands on RCI project
Hours after Royal Caribbean International (RCI) President and CEO Michael Bayley took to the airwaves to assure that the cruise line will adhere to the strictest environmental standards, a group of The Bahamas' leading environmentalists released a joint open letter calling for a "thorough, transparent review of the environmental, economic and cultural impacts of Royal ...
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April 12, 2023
URCA lays out guidelines for communications license fee reductions
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) yesterday issued a final decision on how it will assess and verify communications license fee reductions to electronic communication providers that make a minimum $100,000 investment annually in infrastructural upgrades. The reduction would be in the form of rebates to communication license fees by 0.75 percent of relevant ...
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April 06, 2023
UN chief: All women must have same rights as men to pass on nationality
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has declared "all women must have the same rights as men to pass on their nationality". The UN chief made the declaration in a tweet on Tuesday noting, "Today, millions of people worldwide are denied nationality. "And in 24 countries, women are still not able to pass on ...
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March 30, 2023
Court orders man to surrender himself for US extradition
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal yesterday ordered a 63-year-old Eleuthera man to surrender himself to police and await his extradition to the United States where he is wanted on drug trafficking charges. The appellate court, in a decision yesterday dismissing the appeal of Roscoe Thompson against his extradition, ordered that the Eleuthera native [...]
Atlantis president raises concerns over RCI project
March 10, 2023
Atlantis president raises concerns over RCI project
Atlantis President and Managing Director Audrey Oswell yesterday called on the government to put the brakes on the $100 million Royal Caribbean International (RCI) Paradise Island Beach Club and ensure a "heightened level of scrutiny and discourse" before the cruise line is given any final approval for the project. "I believe the green light is ...
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February 22, 2023
Health And Wellness Ministry Refutes Alarmist Message Regarding An Increase In Illness Affecting Children And Insufficient Medication
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is refuting a voice note message issued by the Opposition Chairman Dr. Duane Sands which seeks to suggest that there is an alarming increase in the number of upper respiratory and gastroenteritis infections across the country, the majority of which are occurring in children.
February 13, 2023
High quality, piped, potable water commissioned on Russell Island, Eleuthera
Over 100 homes in the Russell Island community will benefit from the 10,000 feet of watermains commissioned under the Russell Island Water Supply Project in north Eleuthera.
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