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November 08, 2017
39Brave39 intervened to cancel BEC contract awarded to his brother

OPPOSITION Leader Philip "Brave" Davis has revealed he intervened to cancel a contract awarded to his brother by the former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) board while he served as minister responsible for the power company.

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November 08, 2017
Everyone is trying to get money out of BEC

AS many as 11 Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) employees allegedly helped facilitate a scheme that defrauded the company of nearly $2m, Ernst & Young (EY) concluded in its audit of BPL...

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January 22, 2015
Minnis, Rollins call for action against BEC bribe taker

If the Christie administration fails to act over the alleged bribery of a person reportedly connected to the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), it would be just as guilty as the bribe taker, Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis charged yesterday.

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February 24, 2011
BEC's 210,000overtime hours

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

Some 210,000 staff overtime hours - equivalent to an astonishing one hour of overtime per day for every employee - were booked at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) during its 2009 financial year, a confidential report for the Government has revealed.

Describing this level of overtime as "questionable", the study by German consultants, Fichtner, w...

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July 10, 2014
Chamber: Govt 'compromised' process bringing in BEC bidder

The Chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has claimed that the government "compromised" the integrity of the bidding process for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) when it contracted one of its bidders to assess the corporation's power systems.
BCCEC Chairman Robert Myers shared his concerns over the revelation, stating that the early involvement of...

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November 20, 2015
BEC: Eastern New Providence residents should brace for 'periodic' supply interruptions

RESIDENTS In eastern New Providence should brace themselves for "periodic" supply interruptions over the next few weeks as the Bahamnas Electricity Corporation (BEC) carries out planned improvement exercises in the area.

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April 19, 2016
BEC bribery trial expected to start today

PROSPECTIVE jurors in the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery case were instructed to return to the Supreme Court today for the expected start of trial.

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June 21, 2017
PLPs had no-bid BEC contracts

In a series of revelations during his contribution to the 2017/2018 budget debate, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday highlighted several "financial irregularities" under the Christie administration, including ignored request for proposals (RFP) procedures in favor of handpicked political supporters for contracts at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL).
Minnis also pointed to ongoing payments to ...

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November 24, 2015
Deputy PM reveals the 450m cost of fixing BEC

WORKS Minister Philip "Brave" Davis yesterday said the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's "disparate" system design requires a major capital investment of at least $450m over the next five years to resolve the many issues it faces...

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October 18, 2011
BEC FUEL COSTS AT ONE-YEAR HIGH

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Business Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

DESPITE the recent declining trend in crude oil prices, Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) chairman, Michael Moss, told Tribune Business yesterday that in September it paid the highest sum in the past year for fuel supplies.

"In September we paid a higher price for automotive diesel oil (ADO) and Bunker C or heavy fuel...

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