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BPL to unveil $95m power plant boost
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) will today unveil a $95m deal for a major upgrade of its New Providence generation capacity to take effect by summer’s end.
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Minnis: What has government to hide over gun case?
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis has urged the government to explain what it has to hide over a gun case that was dismissed under unusual circumstances.
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US donates generators and reverse osmosis systems to NEMA for shelters
THE United States government donated 28 generators that will be deployed to shelters in seven Family Islands and six reverse osmosis systems.
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Volunteer Society Act passed into law
After successful readings in the House of Assembly and the Senate, Governor General CA Smith saw the Governor-General’s Volunteer Society Act 2023 codified into law on August 11.
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Outages have not led to increase in generator sales
FREQUENT power cuts in New Providence have not sparked an uptick in generator sales, according to one supplier of generators. Nor have the power cuts led to an increase in requests to the government to import solar panel systems. While solar systems
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WORLD VIEW: Strongman-ism in the House of the Americas
In one year and eight months’ time the present holder of the Office of Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) will end his current term. Judging from his recent utterances, Luis Almagro, might not offer himself for a second term although he has not said so specifically.
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Brace for post election rise ‘to save’ BPL
Bahamians were yesterday warned to brace for electricity rate rises after the 2017 general election “no matter who the Government is”, a former Cabinet Minister arguing this was “essential to save” Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).
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Governor General
Reading the Constitution as to the Office of Governor General, Article 32, it is interesting it provides for the appointment, but seemingly does not stipulate once appointed how long is the tenure of being Governor General.
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$95m overhaul promises to be end of BPL generation woe
THE acquisition and installation of seven new Wärtsilä tri-fuel generation engines by Bahamas Power & Light was yesterday pitched as the “end” to the utility provider’s longstanding electricity generation woes.
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'Pay up on contracts after change in government'
SENATOR Desmond Bannister said Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson should advise her government to pay those persons whose contracts were suspended following the change in government in May.
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Concerns as case of PM aide’s killing discontinued
IN view of recent high-profile motions for nolle prosequi, former Attorney General Sean McWeeney yesterday criticised the constitutional system that gives such prosecutorial powers to the attorney general.
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Stupidity at BPL
MEMO to BPL/BEC: now that the generators have arrived and consideration is finally being given to preparing the installation site, it might be a good idea to ensure that adequate fuel will be available to actually operate the generators continuously - at least for a week or two.
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Power generation and distribution split 'the way to go'
THE Government’s plan to establish to separate entities for distribution and power generation was yesterday described as “the way to go”, a local renewable energy provider saying that “now is the time” for the Government to move toward its renewable energy power generation targets.
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Ex-manager targeted 47% BPL generation cost slash
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) former manager aimed to slash electricity generation costs by 47 per cent, while rejecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the best fuel option.
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FTX email response
This letter to the Editor refers to the Editorial published in The Tribune of an email from Sam Berkman-Friedman, CEO of FTX, asking Attorney General Ryan Pinder of the Bahamas permission to liquidate assets held by Bahamians or residents of the Bahamas. He further tells Attorney General Ryan Pinder that if he does not get a response he is going to do it anyway and the amount mentioned is $100,000,000.
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Nolle prosequis used in cases with little chance of success
THE Office of the Attorney General released its 2014-2017 report of its activities and initiatives Friday, revealing steady improvement in its functioning across several metrics.
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BPL: No URCA approval needed on Wärtsilä deal
BAHAMAS Power & Light’s (BPL) executive director yesterday pledged it was ensuring “as many Bahamians as possible” work on the $95m installation of Clifton Pier’s new generation assets.
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YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Crime and Punishment
Recently, controversy erupted over the issuance of a nolle prosequi by the Attorney General’s office that led to the discontinuance of a gun possession case against the former clients of Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson.
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AG’s office gets gun charges discontinued
THE ATTORNEY General’s office, in its second attempt, was able to have gun and ammunition charges against a couple discontinued after it brought a revised written directive to the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
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BPL power outages ‘totally unacceptable’
A Chamber of Commerce executive yesterday slammed the power outages affecting New Providence as “totally unacceptable”, blaming them on “bad planning” by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).
