This has to be a joke. April Fools everyone!

They announced no disconnections too soon. No one paid. Lol.

They should have given exemption on a case by case basis.

Are these Bahamians aware that you can pay this bill online - from the comfort of home and free from pptentially contracting COVID-19?
We continue to show what a banana republic we are.

The BPL app and online system shut down when they upgraded it. LOL.

I paid it through my bank tho.

I think I was the only customer who paid them. LOL.

WERE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN PAYING YOU BPL BILL ON LINE? I TRIED BUT THEY SAID YOU NEED A PIN. GIVE YOU A NUMBER TO CALL FOR PIN. NO ONE NEVER ANSWER PHONE.

I added Bpl as a payee on my Rbc account.
If they reject your bill number fill it out with a bunch of zeros.

Yes, I was. I paid it yesterday as a matter of fact.

Tell that to the gentleman standing in line who looks like he's about 70! And the countless others who have no access to the internet, who are paying cash. Plus BPL cashless system is rarely working, when I was home I was always pissed that I was unable to pay bills online or set up a direct debit.

Point taken islandgal.

That man don't trust the internet. He'll take his chances on the line wuth real money

Everytime there is a digital problem with Cable Bahamas , BPL and other companies, they say they are upgrading. Guess what? I didn't pay my bill for March, I am upgrading.

Conserve. This crisis may go beyond the end of April.

April? thats a fools joke. quarantine just delays things. this will continue for 4 to 6 months minimum.

Who cares about Phillip Davis statement. He is just trying to score political points at a time that is not needed.

WHAT A DISGRACE!!@@@ BPL and the government. People cant afford to put food on
Table because there not working..
Government demands insurance companies waive premiums
But BPL has to be paid....whats the difference between these companies
??????
Fools!!!!! Running around as politicians...Privatisation is the way to go

I totally agree. Heastie and Rollins must go! Everyone is tired of the stupid backdoor corrupt deals that have been happening. Everyone getting contracts.. including I hear some of these present Directors! You are correct they all now need to figure it out and keep the lights on!! Disgraceful!!

At some point..when all settles...an official investigation at BPL needs to be done reviewing all these contracts..for example..for these new engines that cant seem to get working..yet cost the Bahamian taxpayers millions.

I see in the picture that everyone is lining up outside the BPL building which is called The Peter bethell Building. Is this the same Peter Bethel who infamously said "All for me, Baby." on the plp campaign trail many years ago, or is this building named after another Peter Bethel who was a BEC employee? Anyone know the answer?

No. Not the politician.

This was a mild mannered guy who was a real engineer and came through the ranks at BPL.

Don't know if he is still alive, but would be in his 80s.

The late Sir Clement Maynard famously said those words.

The answer is that you are thinking of a completely different person. Incidentally, I was listening to the radio a while ago and heard the BPL spokesman outlining the company's efforts in Marsh Harbour. Obviously he was reading from a script and has not been there himself. If they worked any more slowly they would be going in reverse. I have my doubts about ever having power restored to my property there.

7 months and not a single house is reconnected... but they are dong a bangup excellent job. LOLOL

And yet isn’t BPL paying huge salaries still to the Expats that are overseeing Abaco...yet no results...and the company is broke..

no expats here no money either no wire no hardware poles laying on the ground since last October !power plant on main road in shambles and no body working on it .but not all bad news ,a fleet of new trucks so they can ride around and sit in AC and browse the phones .
this is exactly what you get when the Government owns the utility and Union labor is in charge! No one is held accountable and the utility is 350 million dollars in debt! !So 400 million people all owe the BPL 1million each ! stand in line and pay those bills!

**As soon virus clears the Imperialists red shirts going construct to brungs back Victorian Debtors Prison exclusively to awaits those unable pay-up BPL, Water Sewage, and they curfew fines!**
**You think there's sufficient photographic justification** for the comrade judge who imprisoned the curfew breaking **Homeless man's** that not to order his immediate release from Fox Hill Prison would make **mockery** colony's criminal laws if no order was signed for immediate arrest, charging and imprisonment of the colony's PM, AG, Security Minister, Chief Constabulary - **along with PM's lesser minister creole language interpretation Frankie?**
Likewise, shouldn't the same vacating of sentencing apply to all others who were fined $500 to $1,500 under the threat imprisonment if they default forking up monies to court.
Can't make this shi# up. Just, **can't.** Nod once for yeah, Twice for no?

debtors prison...Creole language interpretation Frankie...lol

But on a real people. This is a crazy situation that the world is in, and nobody can argue with that, however BPL does not disconnect you after non-payment for 1 month. If people are on a disconnect list, it is because of not paying your account for a few months at least.. and no I do not work for BPL or affiliated with them in any way. Everyone has personal responsibility, and if you are on a list, it would have been long before Covid-19 hit us.

Further to my comments posted earlier today with reference to BPL in Marsh Harbour, I have to add that their crews appear to be scattered too widely and so are unable to complete the work required for a single area to be considered for reconnection. It is true that many buildings are in such terrible condition as to be ineligible for safe reconnection. However, there are a number of buildings in residential areas (such as mine) ready for reconnection after having been inspected by a
licensed electrician. Additionally, there are local people seeking rental properties relatively near to their own repair and reconstruction projects in the Marsh Harbour area. It is true that areas well to the south of Marsh Harbour have power but that is of little consolation to people like me who still use candles and a generator.