Govt signs $20m contract for Deadman’s Cay Airport reconstruction and expansion work
THE Davis administration yesterday signed a $20m contract with Bahamas Hot Mix (BHM) to begin the reconstruction and expansion of Long Island’s Deadman’s Cay Airport, a move officials say will improve safety, boost accessibility for travel, and enhance the island’s appeal to investors and tourists.
Disabled parking poster prompts dispute between MPs
THE House of Assembly’s Committee on Privilege will review a dispute between Social Services Minister Myles Laroda and St Anne’s MP Adrian White over a poster displayed in the House of Assembly showing Mr Laroda’s photo next to a vehicle parked in a disabled space.
Health coverage for all public sector staff - and pay rises of up to 8% in September
ALL public sector employees will now have access to health insurance coverage, said Minister of Labour and the Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle yesterday - and added that there will be pay increases of two to eight percent in the public service coming in September.
Taxi union supports move on unused plates - but calls government ‘reckless’
The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is in full support of the government’s voluntary surrender exercise aimed “to encourage the return of plates that are no longer in active use and from which no revenue is currently being collected”.
Four vying for PLP North Eleuthera seat
AT least four people are vying for the Progressive Liberal Party’s nomination in North Eleuthera ahead of the next general election.
Sands: Public health concern as only two ambulances operational
ONLY two ambulances are reportedly operational in New Providence — a situation former Health Minister Dr Duane Sands called unacceptable, saying it exposes the false narrative being told about the state of public healthcare in the country.
Ministry shifts focus away from Cuba to supply needed teachers
THE Ministry of Education has paused its plan to recruit more than 70 teachers from Cuba, redirecting efforts toward hiring educators from the United States, Canada, and locally retired professionals to fill upcoming vacancies.
Dad donating Kidney to son in Bahamas’ first living donor transplant
A GROUNDBREAKING kidney transplant is set to take place today at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), where a father will donate a kidney to his son, who suffers from end-stage renal disease.
Child dies in house blaze
A MOTHER’S desperate decision to leave her four young children in the care of a relative ended in heartbreak after a fire tore through a room of their Rupert Dean Lane home, leaving one child dead and three others critically injured.
Teenager admits throwing rock at girlfriend
AN 18-year-old man was placed on 18 months probation yesterday after admitting to throwing a rock that injured his girlfriend outside her mother’s home last week.
ALICIA WALLACE: Creating space for productive meetings
Conferences, workshops, retreats, and meetings are taking place every day, bringing people together to learn, explore, and produce.
‘Island-wide manhunt’ after reserve’s murder
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has intensified patrols and launched an island-wide manhunt following the brazen daylight murder of Reserve Inspector Lernex Williams, who was shot dead during an attempted armed robbery while making a bank deposit in Palmdale on Sunday.
Junior baseball nationals set for GB
After hosting a successful Andre Rodgers Senior National Baseball Championships, the Bahamas Baseball Association is eager to return to Grand Bahama for the Grand Bahama Port Authority-sponsored junior nationals this weekend.
PHA ‘cannot manage’ caseload of 600 patients receiving dialysis care in last three years
THE Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has spent over $15m in the past three years on dialysis care for approximately 600 patients, an unsustainable cost burden as kidney failure cases surge nationwide.
Bell tables legislation to combat urban decay and curb spread of liquor stores
THE government is proposing a slate of legislative changes to combat urban decay, curb the unchecked spread of liquor stores, and ease the country’s ongoing housing crisis.
‘Fat Boy’ guilty of 2021 murder of bike passenger
JAWUAN “Fat Boy” Armbrister was found guilty yesterday of the 2021 murder of Devonte Brown, who was shot while riding as a passenger on a motorcycle on Carmichael Road.
Man remanded in shooting case
A MAN has been remanded into custody after being accused of the near-fatal shooting of another man inside a vehicle on Melvern Road last week.
Three bailed in housebreaking
THREE men were granted bail yesterday after being accused of breaking into a woman’s home in Maize Court and stealing a car last month.
