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• BPL holiday reconnect plan
  Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) has temporarily relaxed its disconnection policy for the holidays, BPL Chairman Dr. Donovan Moxey announced yesterday. Customers whose electricity supply has been disconnected can have their lights turned back on in time for Christmas if they pay 25 percent of […] The post BPL holiday reconnect plan appeared first on […]
• Man dies from swine flu
  A man died from H1N1 influenza, otherwise known as swine flu, on Wednesday, according to Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands. Sands was unable to provide any specifics about the case but he confirmed that the man was 61 years old. This is the second […] The post Man dies from swine flu appeared first […]
• Govt trying to determine legitimacy of teacher strike poll
  Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday the Department of Labour is trying to determine the legitimacy of a recent strike vote taken by the teachers’ union. A majority of teachers at C.H. Reeves Junior High School voted to strike on December 7. But Foulkes […] The post Govt trying to determine legitimacy of teacher […]
• BPL fraud trial delayed at lawyer’s request
  The trial of five men accused of defrauding the national power company of millions of dollars by creating fake invoices for fictitious vendors was yesterday adjourned without a date. Former Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Fixed Asset Manager James Dean, attorney Che Chase Campbell, former […] The post BPL fraud trial delayed at lawyer’s request […]
• Two charged with armed robbery
  A 35-year-old man accused of the armed robbery of a motel was yesterday remanded to prison. John Demeritte, 35, of Dean’s Lane, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with the December 9 armed robbery of the Landshark Hotel on West Bay Street. Demeritte was not required […] The post Two charged with armed robbery appeared first […]
• BNT wants stiffer penalties for poachers
  A conservationist has called for stiffer penalties for poachers after a magistrate fined two Americans caught fishing in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Joaquin Rosario and Justin Tabor pleaded guilty to unlawfully fishing in the preserve this week and they each paid a $500 […] The post BNT wants stiffer penalties for poachers appeared […]