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The Need For A National Energy Policy, Part 1
The Need For A National Energy Policy, Part 1
Over the past week, The Bahamas played host to the 13th Annual PLATTS Caribbean Energy Conference where the topic focus was "Economic & Regulatory Environment for Power Development; Project Funding; and LNG/Thermal & Renewable Options".
BEC Needs To Conduct More Readings
BEC Needs To Conduct More Readings
There has been much ado by the former administration and the current one about solar energy and light bulbs and the like, but recent changes to the way the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) conducts demand readings makes it clear that there is no one looking at the really big picture.
Flood Ravaged Abaco Yet To Be Toured By The Government
FLOOD RAVAGED ABACO YET TO BE TOURED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND RELIEF SUPPLIES YET TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ISLANDS IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY
Stoutlovers Raise Your Glass (or bottle) To 253 years
Stout lovers across the Caribbean raised their glasses (or bottles) as the case may be to toast 253 years of Guinness greatness during the annual Arthur Guinness Day celebrations on Thursday, September 27, but Bahamians in true form will close the celebrations with a bang with a concert featuring Mr. Vegas and Grammy-award winning, platinum recording artist and dancehall diva Lady Saw.
Energy Efficiency Could Give You An Edge
Energy Efficiency Could Give You An Edge
Do: Make your home energy efficient if you are looking to lower your BEC bill. Having an energy efficient home will appeal to buyers and may just give you the edge you need to sell your home before your neighbor does.
First Light installs 300 solar bollards for Atlantis
First Light installs 300 solar bollards for Atlantis
First Light Technologies Ltd., a leading designer of architectural-quality, integrated solar lighting products for pedestrian applications, is pleased to announce that it has designed and installed 300 solar LED bollards for a high-profile client: Atlantis on Paradise Island.
"We successfully designed these lights from the ground up to meet Kerzner International's unique demand for a solar-powered...
Sen the Hon. Alex Storr Contribution to thank the Governor General
Madame President,
As I rise for the first time in this Honourable place, I find it only fitting that I should take time out to thank those that have supported me along the way, enabling my ascension to an even higher level of service to my country.
Alexiou: Reform needed to make Abaco successful
Alexiou: Reform needed to make Abaco successful
Operating costs, increased direct airlift and the strengthening of the construction sector are areas that need to be addressed so Abaco can have a booming economy, according to a local resort owner.
Emanuel "Manny" Alexiou, owner of the Abaco Beach Resort, shared with Guardian Business that costs associated with operating businesses in the Family Islands, especially in Abaco, have always been a hu...
Clean ecosystem means strong economy
Clean ecosystem means strong economy
Casuarina McKinney-Lambert is the executive director of the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF). She has worked at research stations around the wider Caribbean, studying reef fish, coral disease and bleaching, and biological oceanography. Casuarina also serves on the advisory committee for the Cape Eleuthera Institute, the United World Colleges Bahamas National Committee and ...
Tending the communal garden
Tending the communal garden
Members of the New Providence Community Church (NPCC) have a constant reminder of the way they should respond to the space God has given them as a community, with the erection of a sculpture to celebrate Earth Day at the church.
The sculpture, entitled "We Restore", sculpted by Pastor Tyrone Ferguson, was unveiled to the community on Earth Day, to advance the power of art as a symbol.
"The idea of...