Can govt be trusted over BEC deal

By KHRISNA VIRGIL

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Can govt be trusted over BEC deal

WITH details of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's restructuring shrouded in secrecy, Bahamians should not trust the government to finalise a "good deal", the Democratic National Alliance leader said yesterday.

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BEC restores power to 15 customers on Crooked Island

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BEC's JA Company and Lupus 242 Team Up To Raise Awareness

Young achievers support a cause in memory of a fellow member.

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Alstom officially fined 772M for corruption scheme including BEC

Almost a year after pleading guilty to violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by falsifying its books and records and failing to implement adequate internal controls, French power and transportation company Alstom SA was fined $772 million on Friday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut.

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Former PM speaks about BEC bribe scandal

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham gave his most extensive comments about a BEC scandal that began during his second term as prime minister when a French company, Alstorm, was given a contract to supply BEC with a slow speed diesel generation unit only for it to be exposed two years ago that the company bribed a BEC official, Fred Ramsey, in hopes of securing the contract...

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The BEC restructuring conundrum

Dear Editor,
BEC's executive chairman, Leslie Miller, the erstwhile "potcake", recently demanded that the government proceed with the organization's restructuring, post haste. Some may liken the restructuring effort thus far to a conundrum given the seeming vacillations regarding the desired end product and the interminable delays arriving at a conclusion.
To appreciate the major challenges facin...

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BEC hits back at PLP 'load shedding' claims

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has hit back at PLP chairman Bradley Roberts, insisting that recent power cuts were the result of equipment challenges and not pre-planned load shedding exercises.

Earlier this week, Mr Roberts criticised BEC for conducting planned power cuts without notifying the public in advance.

However, a statement released by BEC yesterday said that the outages exp...

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BEC explains recent power cuts

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) released a statement yesterday apologizing to the public for a spate of power outages that swept across New Providence over the past few weeks.
The statement revealed that the most recent generation falter on Wednesday occurred when a generator taken out of sequence for regular maintenance had difficulty coming back online when it was reinstalled.
“T...

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Christie's indecisiveness and dysfunction wreaking havoc at BEC

For scores of residents of New Providence, the hellish reality of chronic electricity outages and blackouts continues, with no end in sight. Last weekend was a nightmare for many with the lights going off multiple times each day, and the week ahead a continuation of much of the same.

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