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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 26, 2017
Mackey owned stolen vehicle

DELIVERING on his promise of a second "bombshell," Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday released a stinging missive on Free National Movement candidate Howard "Rickey" Mackey that outlined allegations of further tax evasion and ownership of a stolen vehicle...

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March 07, 2017
Businesses impacted by landfill fire

Since 2012, Gladstone Freight Terminal (GFT) has never closed its doors with respect to a fire until yesterday, as a result of the massive fire that roared across the New Providence Landfill on Sunday.
GFT, located off Gladstone Road, acknowledged that the closure might have impacted small retailers and individuals with items that were left at the warehouse facility.
The company spoke with Guardia...

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October 14, 2016
Group formed to provide immediate relief to Androsians

Everyday people have again come together to bring relief to Family Islanders whose lives were put on pause due to a hurricane.

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October 13, 2016
Still no answer on cost of new power plant

SEVERAL months have passed since PowerSecure signed a five-year agreement with the government to manage Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) and its executive team still has no definitive answer on the cost of a new power generation plant to replace the "obsolete" one at Clifton Pier or when key elements of its costly business plan are to be revealed.

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October 13, 2016
Bahamians told to stop panicking over fuel supply

SIR Franklyn Wilson yesterday urged Bahamians to "stop panicking" over a non-existent fuel shortage, disclosing that his company was offloading 700,000 gallons from a newly-arrived tanker.

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August 14, 2016
Maynard lashes out at Moss

Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard criticized the leadership of former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Michael Moss and claimed that during his time, Moss did "absolutely and totally nothing" for the company.
"He was just there and he ran the place with an iron hand, and the four years that [he] was there at BEC, I never saw him once," said Mayn...

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July 20, 2016
'B.P.L. needs 800m to solve long-term power problems'

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard said yesterday that while an end is in sight to Bahamas Power and Light's generation challenges this summer, the government has to shell out around $800m in upgrades to get rid of the electricity provider's chronic problems in the long-term.

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May 10, 2016
'BPL already bringing lower electric cost'

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis credited PowerSecure yesterday for reductions in local electricity prices, saying "dramatic" improvements are already being reaped in the country.

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May 10, 2016
'B.P.L. already bringing lower electric cost'

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis credited PowerSecure yesterday for reductions in local electricity prices, saying "dramatic" improvements are already being reaped in the country.

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