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Insurers: ‘No material increase’ over health costs via NHI reform
Bahamian insurers yesterday said that while they “don’t expect any material increase” in medical coverage costs due to National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms this cannot presently be guaranteed.
Seven-foot centre Kevin ‘KC’ Edgecombe heading off to college
ALTHOUGH he's been hampered by a birth defect, Kevin 'KC' Edgecombe hasn't let his irregular size nor his speech defect to deter him from his goal of playing basketball.
Explain April’s $137m deficit swing, PM told
The Opposition last night demanded the Prime Minister explain “the glaring discrepancy” between the $135.4m Budget surplus he projected for April 2025 and the actual $2.1m deficit outcome.
Auto H & L agrees to $200k interest overcharge penalty
One of this nation’s largest used car dealers has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to settle claims that it over-charged interest on vehicle loans it made to almost 2,000 Bahamians.
Hopes switch eases taxi and livery driver rivallry
The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union has officially joined the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in hopes that progress will be made to resolve the long-time rivalry between taxi and livery drivers.
Davis: ‘Seismic’ ruling on climate change effects
PRIME Minister Philip Davis hailed a ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday as “seismic” for The Bahamas, declaring it a global acknowledgment that climate change threatens the very survival of small island nations.
Well-known attorney Harvey Tynes dead at 80
ATTORNEY Harvey Tynes, KC, has died at age 80, leaving behind a storied legal career.
Officer accused of raping girl, 16
A POLICE officer was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Mayaguana last month.
Bowleg: Support for National Junkanoo Authority runs deep
AMID the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence’s (JCNP) suspension of all Junkanoo-related activities, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg insists that support for the proposed national Junkanoo Authority Bill runs deeper than JCNP leaders suggest.
BPL bill rise ‘a nightmare’
An Opposition senator last night branded escalating Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) costs “a never-ending nightmare” as homeowners began to receive August bills showing 25-30 percent increases.
Op-Ed: When conservation works far too well
Across the globe, from South Africa to Australia, India and throughout the Caribbean, conservation efforts are yielding powerful results
STATESIDE: Trump, MAGA and conspiracy theories
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Taxi union returns to TUC affiliation
THE Bahamas Taxi Cab Union has severed ties with the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC) and returned to the Trade Union Congress (TUC), accusing its former affiliate of a conflict of interest and slamming the government for failing to protect the taxi industry from unregulated competition.
Davis defends plan for biometric voter card
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hit back at opposition criticism yesterday, defending his administration’s plan to modernise the country’s voting system through biometric voter ID cards.
Police investigate suspected suicide in Abaco
Police have launched an investigation into the suspected suicide of a 27-year-old man in Bahama Palm Shores, Abaco.
FRONT PORCH: Gambling culture destroying lives and harming country
The drug era of the 1970s and 80s had a devastating effect on individuals, families, and communities, effects which are still being felt decades later.
Man charged with sacrilege accused of breaking into and stealing from church
A MAN was charged with sacrilege yesterday after allegedly breaking into and stealing from a church on Prince Charles Drive last week.
International stars join local talent for One Blood party
JAMAICAN reggae icon Junior Reid is set to perform at the One Blood reggae party this Saturday, as The Bahamas continues to attract international talent to its local stages.
