> Report: Justifying BPL Nuclear > Conversion and Cost Benefits for the > Bahamas
In light of recent revelations, the transformation of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) becomes an urgent necessity. This report aims to comprehensively justify the conversion to nuclear energy for BPL and highlight the substantial cost benefits that such a transition could bring to the Bahamas.
Current Landscape: The annual reports spanning 2016 to 2020 have illuminated BPL's precarious financial situation. Negative cash flows, operational losses, and maturing obligations raise concerns about BPL's sustainability. In a climate of economic volatility, BPL's financial challenges magnify the urgency of finding a viable, long-term solution.
> The Vision of Nuclear Energy > Conversion:
The prospect of nuclear energy conversion presents an unprecedented opportunity to alleviate the financial burdens faced by BPL and pave the way for sustainable development in the Bahamas. Let's delve into the compelling reasons behind the nuclear conversion:
1. Financial Stability and Predictability: Nuclear energy provides a stable and predictable source of power. By transitioning to nuclear energy, BPL can mitigate the volatility of fuel costs and operational losses outlined in the annual reports. With an annual revenue of $380 million from 108,000 customers, the potential for financial stability and growth is evident.
2. Substantial Cost Savings: The transition to nuclear energy promises to revolutionize BPL's financial landscape. The cumulative cost of providing energy to 108,000 customers over 10 years, estimated at $3.8 billion, underscores the scale of potential savings through nuclear energy conversion. These funds could be redirected toward sustainable development, infrastructure improvement, and socioeconomic progress.
Cost Analysis: To ensure a convincing and detailed case, we've conducted an in-depth cost analysis over a 10-year period, comparing the current scenario with the potential nuclear energy conversion.
1. Customer Payments Over 10 Years: Based on the annual revenue of $380 million and 108,000 customers, customer payments over 10 years amount to: $380 million * 10 years = $3.8 billion
2. Estimated Fuel Cost Over 10 Years: Considering BPL's annual fuel cost of $300 million, the total fuel cost over 10 years is: $300 million * 10 years = $3 billion
3. Estimated Cost of Nuclear Plant: Based on estimates, the cost of building a new nuclear plant is $1 billion.
Cost Comparison: Now, let's juxtapose these figures for a comprehensive understanding of the financial implications:
Cost Comparison Over 10 Years • Customer Payments to BPL | $3.8B • Estimated Fuel Cost | $3B • Estimated Cost of Building a New Nuclear Plant | $1B
Why is The Bahamas the only country in the world experiencing this crisis—skyrocketing fuel charges and power bills—when there is a global glut and fuel prices are at their lowest on the international market?
But the core question remains unanswered: Why is The Bahamas the only country in the world experiencing this crisis—skyrocketing fuel charges and power bills—when there is a global glut and fuel prices are at their lowest on the international market?
Police work is difficult by choice, not an excuse. The badge binds you to protect every person you encounter, including suspects and offenders. If an officer draws or fires a weapon absent an imminent threat to life, he ceases to be a guardian and becomes indistinguishable from the criminal he claims to oppose. The role is not an outlet for ego, fear, or confusion about public duty. When misuse ends in death, it is abuse, not policing.
On the Bain ruling, the message is clear. A jury saw the evidence and called the shooting what it was. Accountability is not a morale problem. It is the point of the law. Body-worn and security footage, medical findings, and witness accounts are the standard. If your story breaks on those facts, your story fails.
> To Chairman Walkes: Respect for the > rights and property of Bahamians is > not optional. Police choose a > difficult vocation. That choice > carries a duty to protect every > person, including suspects and > offenders. If an officer draws or > fires a weapon without an imminent > threat to life, or violates a > citizen’s home, body, or property > without lawful cause, he ceases to be > a guardian and becomes > indistinguishable from the criminal he > claims to oppose. The badge is not a > licence for ego, fear, or abuse. When > misuse ends in death or damage, that > is not policing. That is crime.
Policing is not a game. If you cannot keep your finger off the trigger until the threat is real, turn in your weapon. If you lie, the cameras will expose you. If you kill without necessity, expect prison. Your firearm is a test of discipline and character. Pass it or step aside.
Reserve Police Constable 3099 Franklyn Armbrister, this is simple. A man was shot in the back and died. No gun was recovered. A witness saw no weapon. Surveillance shows flight, not assault. The autopsy tracks an upward path through the spine, lung, and trachea. These facts are before the court.
Own your actions. Stop the story-shifting. If you fired without lawful cause, say so. Enter a plea, accept judgment, and ask the Bain family for forgiveness. Thank the public for footing the bill your conduct created. Do not waste the tribunal’s time. Every dodge only deepens the stain.
> Warning to serving officers:
Police work is not Grand Theft Auto. A badge is not a shield for bravado. A pistol is not a prop. It is lethal force under law. If you cannot keep your finger disciplined, your temper contained, and your judgment clear, turn in your weapon and your warrant card now.
Follow the use-of-force ladder, or be ready to face prison. Control distance and time. Give clear commands. Keep your body camera on. Preserve scenes and evidence. Render aid the moment the shooting stops. Write reports that match the footage. Tell the truth the first time.
If you treat lives as a game, you are in the wrong profession. If you lie, you will be exposed. If you kill without necessity, you will be sentenced. Choose the standard or step aside.
You’ve clearly been spoon-fed the standard Western “bad China” bedtime story, and you’ve swallowed it whole without ever questioning the source or the intent. Your little laundry list of accusations reads like it was copied straight from a U.S. State Department press briefing — selective, ideologically loaded, and conveniently stripped of any context that would show the hypocrisy of your own side.
You parrot “Communist China” like a Cold War relic, as if the label itself is proof of guilt. Meanwhile, your own governments are propping up warlords, funding coups, and arming human rights abusers in every corner of the globe — but that somehow never makes your list. Why? Because your outrage is not your own; it’s been outsourced to the propaganda you consume.
Border disputes? Every major power has them — the U.S. still has unresolved ones with Canada, Mexico and The Bahamas. Backing regimes you don’t like? Your governments have bankrolled juntas, monarchies, and full-blown dictatorships for decades — from Saudi Arabia to Pinochet’s Chile — yet you save all your righteous anger for Beijing.
You throw in unverified claims, like “North Korean soldiers in Ukraine” or “daily territorial violations” in Taiwan, and present them as fact, when in reality they’re Western media talking points designed to manufacture a moral panic. No context, no nuance — just “China bad” on repeat.
And here’s where your thinking really shows its cracks: you’ve been conditioned to believe that propaganda against your geopolitical “enemy” is truth, the same way that for generations your world insisted that Black people were genetically inferior, closer to primates, and intellectually lesser than whites. The same system that once justified slavery, segregation, and colonialism on fabricated racial science is now feeding you its next target — and you’ve lapped it up just as obediently as those before you.
Fickle is too kind a word. You’ve let yourself be programmed to see China as a uniquely destabilizing force, while your own side does the same — and worse — with impunity. That’s not independent thought; that’s intellectual outsourcing to the highest bidder.
> Chinese Embassy Engagement with > Bahamian SMEs or diplomatic optics?
Are these announcements merely positive narrative presented publicly, concerns have emerged regarding the Embassy’s effectiveness in engaging with local stakeholders. A prominent Bahamian development group, spearheading a major Redevelopment Project, has expressed frustration over the Chinese Embassy’s lack of responsiveness. The group reports having sent 12 detailed emails to Embassy officials over the past 12 months, including follow-up communications specifically addressed to key Embassy personnel. Despite assurances in a June email indicating a promised response, the group has yet to receive any substantive communication from the Embassy.
This discrepancy raises questions regarding whether the Chinese Embassy’s publicly advertised initiatives truly reflect an earnest commitment to comprehensive local stakeholder engagement, or if they are primarily aimed at generating positive diplomatic optics.
The Bahamian development group's experience underscores the importance of consistent and effective communication between diplomatic missions and local business leaders, especially in fostering meaningful international partnerships and ensuring the practical implementation of announced initiatives.
As the Bahamian delegation prepares to depart for China, the Embassy's future actions will likely be scrutinized by local stakeholders, who are keen to see tangible benefits from these diplomatic exchanges translate into concrete support for their enterprises and local development.
Nicki Kelly leaves behind an enduring legacy—not only in her published work, but in her courage to speak truth to power, her passion for journalistic integrity, and her role as a cultural trailblazer. She will remain deeply missed by the media community and the Bahamian public, whose collective voice she helped to shape.
***Rest in peace, Nicki Kelly—your voice and legacy endure.***
> “Expulsis Piratis, Restituta > Commercia”? – A Mockery of the Motto > as Modern Buccaneers Strike Again in > Paradise
More than three centuries after Governor Woodes Rogers supposedly cleansed the Bahama Islands of piracy, an increasingly bitter legal battle is casting doubt on whether the notorious spirit of exploitation ever truly left Bahamian shores—or whether it simply shed its cutlass and flag for boardrooms and balance sheets.
The irony is chilling. Beneath the golden crest once emblazoned with the colonial motto “Expulsis Piratis, Restituta Commercia”—“Pirates Expelled, Commerce Restored”—today’s Bahamas may well be witnessing the opposite. A place where commerce is indeed flourishing, but the pirates have never truly left. They’ve simply bought in.
For Roger Stein, the insult is not just exclusion, but exploitation. For The Bahamas, the injury may be far more profound: the erosion of trust in doing business fairly on these shores.
As the matter proceeds through the New York Supreme Court, the region—and especially Bahamian authorities—would do well to reflect on what this case signals about who profits, who protects, and who polices the conduct of developers using the Bahamas as a playground for billion-dollar games.
Because if contracts can be torn up in silence, and goodwill can be turned against its bearer, then we must ask again:
IslandWarrior says...
> Report: Justifying BPL Nuclear
> Conversion and Cost Benefits for the
> Bahamas
In light of recent revelations, the transformation of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) becomes an urgent necessity. This report aims to comprehensively justify the conversion to nuclear energy for BPL and highlight the substantial cost benefits that such a transition could bring to the Bahamas.
Current Landscape:
The annual reports spanning 2016 to 2020 have illuminated BPL's precarious financial situation. Negative cash flows, operational losses, and maturing obligations raise concerns about BPL's sustainability. In a climate of economic volatility, BPL's financial challenges magnify the urgency of finding a viable, long-term solution.
> The Vision of Nuclear Energy
> Conversion:
The prospect of nuclear energy conversion presents an unprecedented opportunity to alleviate the financial burdens faced by BPL and pave the way for sustainable development in the Bahamas. Let's delve into the compelling reasons behind the nuclear conversion:
1. Financial Stability and Predictability:
Nuclear energy provides a stable and predictable source of power. By transitioning to nuclear energy, BPL can mitigate the volatility of fuel costs and operational losses outlined in the annual reports. With an annual revenue of $380 million from 108,000 customers, the potential for financial stability and growth is evident.
2. Substantial Cost Savings:
The transition to nuclear energy promises to revolutionize BPL's financial landscape. The cumulative cost of providing energy to 108,000 customers over 10 years, estimated at $3.8 billion, underscores the scale of potential savings through nuclear energy conversion. These funds could be redirected toward sustainable development, infrastructure improvement, and socioeconomic progress.
Cost Analysis:
To ensure a convincing and detailed case, we've conducted an in-depth cost analysis over a 10-year period, comparing the current scenario with the potential nuclear energy conversion.
1. Customer Payments Over 10 Years:
Based on the annual revenue of $380 million and 108,000 customers, customer payments over 10 years amount to:
$380 million * 10 years = $3.8 billion
2. Estimated Fuel Cost Over 10 Years:
Considering BPL's annual fuel cost of $300 million, the total fuel cost over 10 years is:
$300 million * 10 years = $3 billion
3. Estimated Cost of Nuclear Plant:
Based on estimates, the cost of building a new nuclear plant is $1 billion.
Cost Comparison:
Now, let's juxtapose these figures for a comprehensive understanding of the financial implications:
Cost Comparison Over 10 Years
• Customer Payments to BPL | $3.8B
• Estimated Fuel Cost | $3B
• Estimated Cost of Building a New Nuclear Plant | $1B
On Abaco added to BPL rebate list
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IslandWarrior says...
> But the core question remains
> unanswered:
Why is The Bahamas the only country in the world experiencing this crisis—skyrocketing fuel charges and power bills—when there is a global glut and fuel prices are at their lowest on the international market?
On BPL to give 50% off rate for Family Island outages
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IslandWarrior says...
But the core question remains unanswered:
Why is The Bahamas the only country in the world experiencing this crisis—skyrocketing fuel charges and power bills—when there is a global glut and fuel prices are at their lowest on the international market?
On Residents unhappy with BPL despite rebate
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IslandWarrior says...
Police work is difficult by choice, not an excuse. The badge binds you to protect every person you encounter, including suspects and offenders. If an officer draws or fires a weapon absent an imminent threat to life, he ceases to be a guardian and becomes indistinguishable from the criminal he claims to oppose. The role is not an outlet for ego, fear, or confusion about public duty. When misuse ends in death, it is abuse, not policing.
On the Bain ruling, the message is clear. A jury saw the evidence and called the shooting what it was. Accountability is not a morale problem. It is the point of the law. Body-worn and security footage, medical findings, and witness accounts are the standard. If your story breaks on those facts, your story fails.
> To Chairman Walkes: Respect for the
> rights and property of Bahamians is
> not optional. Police choose a
> difficult vocation. That choice
> carries a duty to protect every
> person, including suspects and
> offenders. If an officer draws or
> fires a weapon without an imminent
> threat to life, or violates a
> citizen’s home, body, or property
> without lawful cause, he ceases to be
> a guardian and becomes
> indistinguishable from the criminal he
> claims to oppose. The badge is not a
> licence for ego, fear, or abuse. When
> misuse ends in death or damage, that
> is not policing. That is crime.
Policing is not a game. If you cannot keep your finger off the trigger until the threat is real, turn in your weapon. If you lie, the cameras will expose you. If you kill without necessity, expect prison. Your firearm is a test of discipline and character. Pass it or step aside.
On Coroner shooting rulings ‘discouraged some officers’
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IslandWarrior says...
Reserve Police Constable 3099 Franklyn Armbrister, this is simple. A man was shot in the back and died. No gun was recovered. A witness saw no weapon. Surveillance shows flight, not assault. The autopsy tracks an upward path through the spine, lung, and trachea. These facts are before the court.
Own your actions. Stop the story-shifting. If you fired without lawful cause, say so. Enter a plea, accept judgment, and ask the Bain family for forgiveness. Thank the public for footing the bill your conduct created. Do not waste the tribunal’s time. Every dodge only deepens the stain.
> Warning to serving officers:
Police work is not Grand Theft Auto. A badge is not a shield for bravado. A pistol is not a prop. It is lethal force under law. If you cannot keep your finger disciplined, your temper contained, and your judgment clear, turn in your weapon and your warrant card now.
Follow the use-of-force ladder, or be ready to face prison. Control distance and time. Give clear commands. Keep your body camera on. Preserve scenes and evidence. Render aid the moment the shooting stops. Write reports that match the footage. Tell the truth the first time.
If you treat lives as a game, you are in the wrong profession. If you lie, you will be exposed. If you kill without necessity, you will be sentenced. Choose the standard or step aside.
On Cousin: I did not see a gun where officer testified it had been thrown
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IslandWarrior says...
> ... I support this message.
Torch Out!
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IslandWarrior says...
You’ve clearly been spoon-fed the standard Western “bad China” bedtime story, and you’ve swallowed it whole without ever questioning the source or the intent. Your little laundry list of accusations reads like it was copied straight from a U.S. State Department press briefing — selective, ideologically loaded, and conveniently stripped of any context that would show the hypocrisy of your own side.
You parrot “Communist China” like a Cold War relic, as if the label itself is proof of guilt. Meanwhile, your own governments are propping up warlords, funding coups, and arming human rights abusers in every corner of the globe — but that somehow never makes your list. Why? Because your outrage is not your own; it’s been outsourced to the propaganda you consume.
Border disputes? Every major power has them — the U.S. still has unresolved ones with Canada, Mexico and The Bahamas. Backing regimes you don’t like? Your governments have bankrolled juntas, monarchies, and full-blown dictatorships for decades — from Saudi Arabia to Pinochet’s Chile — yet you save all your righteous anger for Beijing.
You throw in unverified claims, like “North Korean soldiers in Ukraine” or “daily territorial violations” in Taiwan, and present them as fact, when in reality they’re Western media talking points designed to manufacture a moral panic. No context, no nuance — just “China bad” on repeat.
And here’s where your thinking really shows its cracks: you’ve been conditioned to believe that propaganda against your geopolitical “enemy” is truth, the same way that for generations your world insisted that Black people were genetically inferior, closer to primates, and intellectually lesser than whites. The same system that once justified slavery, segregation, and colonialism on fabricated racial science is now feeding you its next target — and you’ve lapped it up just as obediently as those before you.
Fickle is too kind a word. You’ve let yourself be programmed to see China as a uniquely destabilizing force, while your own side does the same — and worse — with impunity. That’s not independent thought; that’s intellectual outsourcing to the highest bidder.
On China ‘seeking more Bahamas links’
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IslandWarrior says...
> Chinese Embassy Engagement with
> Bahamian SMEs or diplomatic optics?
Are these announcements merely positive narrative presented publicly, concerns have emerged regarding the Embassy’s effectiveness in engaging with local stakeholders. A prominent Bahamian development group, spearheading a major Redevelopment Project, has expressed frustration over the Chinese Embassy’s lack of responsiveness. The group reports having sent 12 detailed emails to Embassy officials over the past 12 months, including follow-up communications specifically addressed to key Embassy personnel. Despite assurances in a June email indicating a promised response, the group has yet to receive any substantive communication from the Embassy.
This discrepancy raises questions regarding whether the Chinese Embassy’s publicly advertised initiatives truly reflect an earnest commitment to comprehensive local stakeholder engagement, or if they are primarily aimed at generating positive diplomatic optics.
The Bahamian development group's experience underscores the importance of consistent and effective communication between diplomatic missions and local business leaders, especially in fostering meaningful international partnerships and ensuring the practical implementation of announced initiatives.
As the Bahamian delegation prepares to depart for China, the Embassy's future actions will likely be scrutinized by local stakeholders, who are keen to see tangible benefits from these diplomatic exchanges translate into concrete support for their enterprises and local development.
On Bahamian officials heading to China over SME management
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IslandWarrior says...
> Reflecting on Her Legacy
Nicki Kelly leaves behind an enduring legacy—not only in her published work, but in her courage to speak truth to power, her passion for journalistic integrity, and her role as a cultural trailblazer. She will remain deeply missed by the media community and the Bahamian public, whose collective voice she helped to shape.
***Rest in peace, Nicki Kelly—your voice and legacy endure.***
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> “Expulsis Piratis, Restituta
> Commercia”? – A Mockery of the Motto
> as Modern Buccaneers Strike Again in
> Paradise
More than three centuries after Governor Woodes Rogers supposedly cleansed the Bahama Islands of piracy, an increasingly bitter legal battle is casting doubt on whether the notorious spirit of exploitation ever truly left Bahamian shores—or whether it simply shed its cutlass and flag for boardrooms and balance sheets.
The irony is chilling. Beneath the golden crest once emblazoned with the colonial motto “Expulsis Piratis, Restituta Commercia”—“Pirates Expelled, Commerce Restored”—today’s Bahamas may well be witnessing the opposite. A place where commerce is indeed flourishing, but the pirates have never truly left. They’ve simply bought in.
For Roger Stein, the insult is not just exclusion, but exploitation. For The Bahamas, the injury may be far more profound: the erosion of trust in doing business fairly on these shores.
As the matter proceeds through the New York Supreme Court, the region—and especially Bahamian authorities—would do well to reflect on what this case signals about who profits, who protects, and who polices the conduct of developers using the Bahamas as a playground for billion-dollar games.
Because if contracts can be torn up in silence, and goodwill can be turned against its bearer, then we must ask again:
Are we sure the pirates are gone?
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