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Outage due to lightning, BPL Says
Outage due to lightning, BPL Says
PARTS of New Providence experienced power outages yesterday morning due to a system interruption at Bahamas Power and Light.
IDB Technical Team Tours Solar Sites on New Providence and Abaco
A delegation of technical officers, representing the Inter-American Development Bank Energy Mission and the Project Execution Unit (PEU) in the Ministry of Finance working on the 'Reconstruction with Resiliencein the Energy Sector in The Bahamas' programme, toured various sites in New Providence and Abaco featuring solar renewable energy installations.
The programme, with support from the IDB an...
Team from IDB Energy Administrative Mission In the Bahamas to Review Ongoing Solar Projects
Team from IDB Energy Administrative Mission In the Bahamas to Review Ongoing Solar Projects
Representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank Energy Mission from Washington D.C. and the European Union are in The Bahamas to review ongoing works for various solar projects.
Steering Committee for Renewable Energy hosts third meeting
Representatives of a cross-section of government agencies including permanent secretaries, directors, and financial officers participated in the third Steering Committee Meeting with respect to the IDB project, 'Reconstruction with Resilience in the Energy Sector in The Bahamas' on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Twenty Five (25) years of being Polio-free in the Americas
In 1975, before widespread immunization against polio, almost 6,000 children were paralyzed in the Americas due to the disease. In 1991, the last 6 cases of polio were reported, and in 1994, the Region was the first in the world to be certified polio-free...
The Bahamas Government Continues Prioritizing the Advancement of Renewable Energy
As the Bahamas government prioritizes the advancement of renewable energy, the Ministry of Finance Project Execution Unit Reconstruction with Resilience in the Energy Sector in The Bahamas in conjunction with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held an eMobility Workshop for Private Entity Sector Entities at the National Training Agency on Thursday, November 10, 2022.
Moratorium on PSP, MTB license applications to be lifted
Citing a more evolved sector, The Central Bank of The Bahamas announced yesterday that it will lift the moratorium on license applications for businesses that offer money transmission and payment services. In December 2019, the Central Bank imposed its moratorium on any new non-bank payment service providers (PSPs) and money transmission businesses (MTBs) so as ...
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Prime Minister Philip Davis - National Address
Prime Minister Philip Davis - National Address
Good evening to my fellow Bahamians:
Thank you so much for joining me tonight.
QC points to potential drawback of citizenship through legislation
Maurice Glinton, QC, a noted constitutional scholar, has warned that granting of citizenship through ordinary legislation means that another parliament can revoke that citizenship. It's one consideration in the debate surrounding the Davis administration's intention to address transmission of citizenship through legislation rather than going to a referendum to change the constitution. That intenti...
Davis says BEC bills to drop 40 percent
Davis says BEC bills to drop 40 percent
Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said there will be a 40 percent reduction in electricity bills "immediately" after a management deal with PowerSecure is finalized.