Funeral homes taking action over money owed by RBPF
SOME funeral homes have stopped responding to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) requests for body removal services, citing unpaid bills that have remained outstanding since May 2024.
Boyd: I sometimes ‘hung my head with disappointment’ over MP’s behaviour
ANGLICAN Bishop Laish Boyd said he has sometimes been disappointed in the behaviour of politicians and urged them to moderate their attitudes.
Medics say govt treats them as ‘easily replaceable’
MEMBERS of the Consultant Physician Staff Association (CPSA) and the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) say the government has made them feel “easily replaceable” in the country’s healthcare system, highlighting unresolved issues over health insurance, overtime pay, and fair compensation.
PM slams health staff over strike
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis expressed disappointment over this week’s industrial action of affiliates of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), particularly healthcare professionals, saying they lacked consideration for patient care despite the government’s repeated commitment to addressing their concerns.
20-year-old woman reportedly seen performing sex act on child in viral video was arrested
POLICE have arrested a 20-year-old woman in connection with child abuse after a video went viral.
Man ordered to compensate two officers he assaulted during escape attempt
A MAN was ordered yesterday to pay $1,000 in compensation to two police officers after admitting to aggressively assaulting them while attempting to escape from the Magistrate’s Court cellblock on Nassau Street last month.
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Man acquitted of assault charges said he was defending his wife
A MAN was acquitted of stabbing his cousin with a knife after claiming he acted in defence of his wife during a dispute over shared land in New Providence last year.
Union chief: ‘We’ll do what we have to’ over strike injunction
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) president pledged “we will do what we have to do” after the Government obtained a temporary court injunction ordering all doctors, nurses and air traffic controllers back to work.
Skydive licence delay on police probe into threats
The Bahamian aviation regulator yesterday revealed it will not approve a skydiving excursion provider’s licence to operate due to a police probe into recorded threats he allegedly made to its officials.
Wedding planners aiming to grow 1,000-strong base
Bahamian wedding planners yesterday said they are aiming to increase the up to 1,000 international couples they cater to annually through their upcoming 2025 trade show.
Unions ‘strong as a monkey’s tail’
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) president yesterday asserted the umbrella body and its 14 affiliates are “strong like a monkey’s tail” as he hit back at critics of their members’ sick-outs and strike action.
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Glover-Rolle: 96 percent of the MoU has been delivered
LABOUR Minister Pia Glover-Rolle claimed the government had fulfilled 96 percent of what was agreed upon when the Progressive Liberal Party signed a pre-election Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two umbrella union organisations.
27-year-old’s murder ‘has left family living in fear’
RASHAD Sweeting, the first murder victim of the year, was a kind-hearted, unproblematic young man who dreamed of starting his own rental car and scooter business, his aunt said.
Lack of GB fire trucks ‘a state of emergency’
COMMUNITY leaders, residents, and public officials on Grand Bahama have expressed outrage over the island’s lack of functioning fire trucks, describing the situation as a “state of emergency” and calling for immediate action from the government.
Court injunction orders unions to return to work
THE Davis administration secured an interim injunction yesterday against affiliates of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), ordering staff to return to work after two days of industrial action.
Junkanoo groups upset over ‘biased’ judging system
FRUSTRATION is mounting for several Junkanoo groups over what they call a deeply broken and biased judging system that has, for years, stifled fair competition in the nation’s most iconic cultural parades.
Sarkis: ‘Jobs safe’ in CCA wind-up bid
Baha Mar’s original developer yesterday pledged hundreds of Bahamian jobs will be protected despite his bid to wind-up two major Nassau hotels.
