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July 12, 2016
Bid for probe into bribery at BEC after Ramsey case

THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is calling for the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate a bribery scandaldating back more than a decade involving Alstom SA and the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday.

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September 14, 2010
BEC would need 20% price hike to fix everything

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

A 20 per cent increase in its basic tariff rate would have been required for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to finance all its immediate maintenance needs at once, its chairman told Tribune Business, with the impact of the current average 5 per cent rise "virtually nil" to date because the power generator is still paying 10 per cent Customs...

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May 05, 2016
Ramsey surrenders passport after BEC bribery conviction

LAWYERS for Freddie Solomon Ramsey complied with a judge?s order to surrender his passport to the Supreme Court as a condition of his extended bail while he awaits a hearing that seeks to arrest his convictions on multiple bribery related charges stemming from the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) scandal.

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May 05, 2016
Munroe to challenge fairness of BEC bribe trial

The attorney representing former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) board member Fred Ramsey said he will challenge the fairness of the BEC bribe trial in a constitutional motion, arguing that because the defense was not provided all of the necessary documents, the trial was "unfair".

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May 03, 2016
Verdict due in BEC bribe case today

A JURY is expected to deliberate on a verdict today in the case of a man alleged to have a role in the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation bribery scheme.

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May 04, 2016
UPDATED: Ramsey convicted of multiple charges in BEC bribe case

A SUPREME Court jury returned four not guilty and 14 guilty verdicts against accused bribe taker Freddie Solomon Ramsey concerning the BEC/Alstom bribe scheme.

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May 03, 2016
Ramsey guilty of most of charges in BEC bribe case

A SUPREME Court jury returned four not guilty and 14 guilty verdicts against accused bribe taker Freddie Solomon Ramsey concerning the BEC/Alstom bribe scheme.

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April 29, 2016
Lawyer: Accused in BEC bribe case is scapegoat

THE lawyer for accused bribe taker Freddie Solomon Ramsey told a Supreme Court jury on Friday that his client is nothing more than a scapegoat in the Alstom SA/BEC bribery scheme.

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April 27, 2016
Police officer is last crown witness called in BEC bribery case

A JURY heard yesterday that Freddie Solomon Ramsey, accused of accepting a bribe, denied any involvement in the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery scheme and was asked more than 100 questions during an interview in police custody.

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April 27, 2016
Inspector outlines probe into BEC bribe claims

A police officer interviewed former Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson as part of an investigation into allegations that Alstom officials paid bribes to win a contract for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) for which he had ministerial oversight,

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