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June 30, 2023
Sears: BPL has generation capacity, but also aging, failing engines

While on paper, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) has enough generation on the ground to meet peak demands on New Providence, it is contending with aging and failing engines, despite having seven new engines at Clifton Pier, a new aeroderivative engine at Blue Hills, and a generation rental agreement with a FOCOL subsidiary, Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears said yesterday during the Office...

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June 23, 2023
PM Davis Addresses the Afreximbank 30th Anniversary and Annual Meeting, in Ghana

During his Official Remarks at the the Afreximbank 30th Anniversary & Annual Meeting (AAM2023), held on June 19, 2023, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis offered his “heartfelt thanks” to the Government and People of Ghana, and the Afreximbank, for the “extremely warm welcome and generous hospitality” they bestowed on him and his delegation.

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June 22, 2023
'Food prices will remain elevated'

Super Value food store chain owner Rupert Roberts said yesterday that notwithstanding all the creative measures employed by buyers in the grocery story industry, particularly within his establishment, food prices will likely remain elevated into next year and will probably continue to rise.

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June 22, 2023
COP renews bail concerns 

Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander yesterday pleaded with the "system" to "get it right" after a 19-year-old Warren Street resident, who is on bail accused of sexual assault, was arrested in connection with two recent sexual assaults, including an attack on an 83-year-old woman.

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June 21, 2023
BPL sends help as Sears says weather hit power in Abaco

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is sending engines to Abaco to improve the island's electricity generation capacity after bad weather affected the company's distribution lines, causing recent outages.

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News Article
June 15, 2023
$85.3 mil. in govt revenue from cruise port next year

The government of The Bahamas is projected to rake in revenue of $85.3 million next year as a result of the redeveloped Nassau Cruise Port Ltd. (NCP), up from $72.3 million in revenue in 2019, according to numbers released yesterday by NCP.

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June 09, 2023
Former DNA leader Chris Mortimer dead at 53

CHRISTOPHER Mortimer, the former interim leader of the Democratic National Alliance, died yesterday at 53.

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June 08, 2023
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP ANNOUNCES GROUND-BREAKING BIOFUEL TESTING, ACCELERATING THE INDUSTRY'S ENERGY TRANSITION

This summer, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) will set a new industry milestone in alternative fuel use when Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex and Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas, set sail in Europe using sustainable biofuel to meet part of the ships’ fuel needs.

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May 31, 2023
Intense inclement weather ahead for the entire Bahamas through the weekend

An area of disturbed weather associated with a surface trough of low pressure interacting with an upper level trough over the eastern Gulf of Mexico is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

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News Article
May 23, 2023
Keeping it fresh and Bahamian

A local farmer is answering the call to provide Grand Bahamians with healthier and affordable food choices through the farm, Local Organics. 

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