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July 16, 2014
Miller says american experts will provide BEC with report next week

BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller says the four American consultants hired by the Christie administration to assess challenges at the corporation will report on their findings next week.

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February 24, 2015
Man dies after alleged attempt to steal BEC copper

The man who suffered a severe electric shock on Friday during an alleged attempt to steal copper from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) Coral Harbour substation died in hospital yesterday, BEC Executive Chairman Leslie Miller said.

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March 25, 2011
BEC RESTORES ELECTRICITY TO ALL SAINTS CAMP

By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

cnixon@tribunemedia.net

THE desperate plea of residents at the All Saints Camp for Aids victims was answered yesterday when BEC restored electricity to the shelter.

The community had been without electricity since February 23 when BEC shut off the power in response to an unpaid $78,000 bill.

All Saints Camp administrator Diana Ingraham said the resident...

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September 19, 2011
BEC intensifying disconnection exercises

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has warned that it is "intensifying its disconnection exercises" on all overdue accounts beginning today.
"Effective immediately, the corporation intends to disconnect the electricity supply on all accounts with substantial arrears and where payments have not been made in accordance with BEC's billing policy," said a statement from the electricity corporat...

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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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July 04, 2014
Nassau plunged into darkness - and no statement yet from BEC

NEW Providence was plunged into darkness last night after an island-wide power cut...NEW Providence was plunged into darkness last night after an island-wide power cut. The power went off at around 9.20pm, and appears to have affected all residents...

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June 27, 2011
Solar Water Heaters helps reduce the 570 million BEC expansion plan

Nassau, The Bahamas -
Installing solar water heaters to replace the traditional home
appliance is the second initiative of the National Energy Policy to
reduce the costs of high-electricity consumption and wasteful-usage of
municipal water resources.   

According to Minister of State for
the Environment Phenton Neymour,  BEC could not afford the $570 million
expansion plan qu...

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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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May 10, 2017
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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