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BPL Crisis Deepens as PM Speaks | Bahamas News
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Prime Minister Philip Davis prepares to deliver a national address as Bahamas Power and Light battles a worsening power crisis, with blackouts crippling New Providence and Family Islands. Grand Cay residents endured a brutal seven-day outage, followed by erratic power returns that disrupted back-to-school prep and forced reliance on generators. Behind the technical failures lies a brewing labor conflict: unions are striking back against a controversial new overtime policy, citing contract violations — with reports of over $600K in overtime paid to just a few fuel department employees. The Bahamas Electrical Workers Union has filed a formal trade dispute and ordered workers to “work to rule,” deepening the crisis. BPL is scrambling to fix subsea cables, underground lines, and tripped feeders while conducting planned upgrades — but the Prime Minister’s speech may be the only hope for clarity and resolution.
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