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GB Power investor

in deal to help BEC

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

The Government yesterday confirmed that a major shareholder in Grand Bahama Power Company will conduct a 60-day review of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) starting next month, with the aim of implementing recommendations to set the state-owned utility back on a more secure financial footing.

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