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BPL ‘shambles’: We pay now or pay later
The Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) “shambles” will only get worse the longer critical reforms are delayed, an ex-Chamber chairman is warning, as he added: “We pay now or we pay later.”
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INSIGHT: The PLP’s dark veil of secrecy
WHEN Brave Davis came to office, he pledged to lift the veil of secrecy in government – instead, he has replaced it with a cloak of darkness.
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Police believe weekend killing of two teens may be connected
TWO teenagers were killed over the weekend, bringing the murder count for the year to 49.
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Teen killed on basketball court and 15-year-old shot dead in sleep
A TEENAGER was shot dead on a basketball court at a school on Friday night and a 15-year-old was shot dead in his sleep on Saturday morning in separate murders.
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Woman charged with assaulting police released on bail
A WOMAN was granted $2,000 bail after she was accused of assaulting a police officer last week.
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Cable: Bahamians watch more Netflix than our TV
Cable Bahamas has admitted that household penetration of pay-TV services plunged by 21 percentage points in seven years because Bahamians now spend more time watching Netflix-type streaming services.
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AG: BPL needs 400MW in new generation plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) needs more than 400 mega watts (MW) of new generation capacity to address a “dire” situation requiring between 60-80 percent of its existing plant to be replaced within five years.
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Transparency ‘lip service’ fear over fiscal watchdog’s limbo
The failure to revive a key fiscal watchdog is “a critical shortcoming of the Government” that raises questions over whether it is paying “lip service” to transparency and accountability, it was argued yesterday.
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‘Justifiable homicide’ Coroner’s jury finds
A Coroner’s Court jury returned a finding of justifiable homicide in the police-involved killing of David Deslande “Murder” Nicholls, 32, who reportedly raised a gun at officers outside an apartment complex in Fox Hill in 2017.
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‘Most of BPL Plant obsolete in 5 years’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said 60 per cent of Bahamas Power & Light’s plant in New Providence and 80 per cent of its plants in Family Islands must be replaced in the next five years as engines reach the end of their useful life, a transformation that will cost almost $300m.
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Munroe suggested evidentiary hearings could expedite the legal process
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said an amendment to the Supreme Court Act can potentially facilitate evidentiary hearings to determine the admissibility of evidence before a trial.
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Ex-Minister: ‘Nothing to do with’ dead dolphins
An ex-Cabinet minister yesterday blamed US bankruptcy trustees for the plight of Blackbeard’s Cay’s dolphins as he had agreed to care being provided prior to their potential sale.
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BTC bids to seize yacht over $1.5m cable break
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has launched legal action in New York to seize a high-end yacht it accuses of causing $1.5m in damage to its undersea cable network.
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Passport Act protocols for children of Bahamian men gazetted
THE long-awaited protocols for many affected by last year’s landmark Privy Council citizenship ruling –– which established that children born to Bahamian men are entitled to citizenship regardless of their mother’s nationality –– were tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in a bill to amend the Passport Act.
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Sick child and mother airlifted from cruise ship by US Air Force
A sick child and his mother were airlifted by helicopter from a Carnival Cruise Line ship returning from a voyage to The Bahamas and Caribbean last Saturday.
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Bahamas Track and Field Alumni inaugural Gala and Awards Dinner ‘bittersweet’
It was a bittersweet weekend for the formation of the Bahamas Track and Field Alumni on their inaugural Gala and Awards Dinner on Friday night at the Balmoral Club. After receiving an award that he shared with his wife, Maxine Munroe, for their commitment and service to track and field over the past 50 years, Adam Munroe passed away when he returned home. The Adams were honoured along with Doyle Burrows, Martin Lundy, Keith Parker, Frank “Pancho” Rahming, Elaine Thompson, Neville Wisdom and Ronald Cartwright. Also honoured posthumously were the late Livingstone Bostwick, Winston ‘Gus’ Cooper, Alpheus ‘Hawk’ Finlayson, Thomas A. Robinson and Monica Woodside.
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Prominent sorority calls for more female leaders in healthcare during mock parliament session
The members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority recently held their second mock parliament session where they called for more inclusive policies for women in the STEM and healthcare industries in the country.
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Miss Bahamas Universe contestants display beauty and brains at business symposium
It’s less than week to go until the Miss Bahamas Universe pageant finale this Sunday, and in the lead-up to the big night the 10 contestants have been kept very busy indeed.
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New fitness on the beach initiative to get the nation moving
If you have been meaning to jump-start your fitness journey or incorporate more physical activity into your daily life, but haven’t been quite sure how to go about, then a new initiative by the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority might just be what you need.
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PETER YOUNG: UK local election results show Tories in trouble
In this week’s column, I should like to comment on politics in Britain where last week local council and mayoral elections were held. These were the last test of public opinion before the next general election. They are, of course, an important part of the working of democracy and require some coverage today, not least because some of the extensive press reporting has been misleading. Some clarification might anyway be useful.
