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Munroe hits out at ‘petty and bitter’ Dames after comments on ambulances

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has hit back at his predecessor Marvin Dames over criticisms of the government’s decision to deploy police officers as temporary ambulance drivers on the Family Islands, branding his remarks “petty, bitter, and dripping with resentment”.

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Commodore’s contract will not be renewed

THE Davis administration will not renew the contract of Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King, ending his five-year tenure at the helm of the military agency.

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Murder victim had planned to propose

KENNETH Bain Jr was just starting his car for work on Wednesday, a quiet, routine moment that was shattered by violence when he was shot dead just weeks before he planned to ask his long-time girlfriend to marry him.

Gov’t: BPL ‘price pressure doesn’t mean higher bills’

The Government last night asserted that its warnings of short-term “price pressures” and “inflated costs” do “not mean electricity prices are rising across the board” over the next three years.

BPL’s ‘crushing debt dig out’ with $87m savings

The Prime Minister yesterday asserted the Government’s energy reforms will generate $87m in annual savings for Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) so it can “dig out from the crushing weight” of $500m in debt.

‘Sign of desperation’ to celebrate IMF revision

The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday asserted that “it’s almost a sign of desperation” for the Prime Minister to celebrate a 0.1 percentage point improvement in the IMF’s growth forecast for The Bahamas.

BPL targeting ‘cash flow neutral’ by 2032

The Government is hoping that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) can become “cash flow neutral” by 2032 if all the benefits from its energy reforms are realised, it was asserted yesterday.

Bahamian investors in $20m power plant ownership offering

Bahamian retail investors will be given an opportunity as early as end-May to collectively acquire a $20m ownership interest in the renewable energy provider developing new power plants for Abaco and Eleuthera.