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November 11, 2010
A picture tour of Hope Town, Abaco

Depending on where you start it takes some extra effort to get to Hope Town. If you have made it as far as Marsh Harbour, Abaco then it's just one more boat ride to Elbow Cay.

Once you get off the ferry there is a lot to take in and it's all packed tightly together. In Hope Town, the scale of the world has shrunk to fit life's usual characters and places into a fraction of the space. The peopl...

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November 18, 2010
'Downside risk' decision making harms Bahamas over innovation

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

The Bahamas' "ability to innovate and modernise this economy" is being held back through a tendency to "make decisions based on downside risk, not upside potential", the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's president warned yesterday, urging this nation to revisit industries such as agriculture and LNG to get commerce moving.

Khaalis Rolle told Tribune Business...

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November 05, 2018
BPL chair: General Electric role now up to Shell

General Electric (GE) could still play a vital role in bringing reliable, clean and, most importantly, affordable power to the local market. GE's aeroderivative gas turbines were part of a local company's bid to provide power for BPL. Shell North America was successful in winning [...]
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October 23, 2018
Price at the pump trending upward

With global oil prices holding at nearly $80 per barrel, gas and electricity costs in The Bahamas will likely continue to trickle upward, with the cost at the pump breaching the $5.00 mark at all providers as of yesterday. The cost of gas at Rubis [...]
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June 20, 2018
Cabinet ministers to get free gas

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said in the House of Assembly Monday night that Cabinet ministers are now provided with gas. Minnis made the announcement following a question from Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin during the committee stage where members were going through the various heads [...]
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April 04, 2018
BPL waiting for govt to review LNG plant bids recommendation

It has been at least two months since the board of directors at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) made its recommendation to Cabinet regarding which vendor it views as the best to provide electricity via the construction of a liquified natural gas (LNG) plant. BPL [...]

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May 17, 2017
BPL union head wants 'secret' deal dead

Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard said yesterday the union will block any agreement with a foreign entity that potentially jeopardizes Bahamian jobs at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL).
He was referring to former Prime Minister Perry Christie's announcement on Monday night that among its final acts as the government of The Bahamas, Cabinet approved a natural gas energy de...

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April 09, 2015
American Embassy joins Ferreira & Co Earth Day Challenge High School Students Tackle Solutions to Environment Issues

For the third year, a leading environmental law and consulting firm is challenging high school teams to channel ideas and imagination into solving environmental issues that stymie folks...

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November 06, 2016
'Deficiencies open Urban Renewalto potential fraud'

A $1 million allocation for an urban agriculture program under the government's Urban Renewal initiative "died on the vine" and was redirected elsewhere, according to testimony provided to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by Urban Renewal Commission Co-Chair Algernon Allen, who was unable to account for how the funds were redirected.

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