Nurses union head denies claim she was removed from office
TWO top officials in the Bahamas Nurses Union have been suspended, even as president Muriel Lightbourne fights off claims that she herself was removed from office.
PM talking to Cuba over workers' pay
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is working with Cuba to address concerns after leaked documents and mounting US pressure suggested that Cuban medical professionals receive less than a fifth of what The Bahamas pays for their services.
Munroe hits out at ‘petty and bitter’ Dames after comments on ambulances
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has hit back at his predecessor Marvin Dames over criticisms of the government’s decision to deploy police officers as temporary ambulance drivers on the Family Islands, branding his remarks “petty, bitter, and dripping with resentment”.
Commodore’s contract will not be renewed
THE Davis administration will not renew the contract of Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King, ending his five-year tenure at the helm of the military agency.
Murder victim had planned to propose
KENNETH Bain Jr was just starting his car for work on Wednesday, a quiet, routine moment that was shattered by violence when he was shot dead just weeks before he planned to ask his long-time girlfriend to marry him.
Gov’t: BPL ‘price pressure doesn’t mean higher bills’
The Government last night asserted that its warnings of short-term “price pressures” and “inflated costs” do “not mean electricity prices are rising across the board” over the next three years.
BPL’s ‘crushing debt dig out’ with $87m savings
The Prime Minister yesterday asserted the Government’s energy reforms will generate $87m in annual savings for Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) so it can “dig out from the crushing weight” of $500m in debt.
Nation falls far short of vaccine goal
ONLY 60 percent of children in The Bahamas have received the crucial second dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine — well below the 95 percent coverage needed to prevent outbreaks — leaving the country dangerously exposed to a potential measles resurgence.
Englerston backlash after White’s claim ‘sensible voters vote FNM’
ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White is facing backlash for describing Free National Movement (FNM) supporters as “sensible” voters and singling out Englerston as the only constituency that has never backed the party.
MP ‘may sue’ over claims made on social media
BAIN and Grants Town MP Wayde Watson has denounced a wave of online accusations against him as politically driven and defamatory, saying the claims are part of a “well-coordinated and calculated attack” to undermine his reputation and the Progressive Liberal Party.
Mitchell hits out at Cuban claims
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has warned that documents leaked by a US-based human rights group — purporting to show that Cuban medical professionals in The Bahamas receive a small fraction of their contracted wages — could be part of a broader effort to influence Bahamian public policy and undermine the country’s sovereignty.
New sentence ordered for man first given death penalty
THE Privy Council quashed the life sentence of a man convicted of murder more than three decades ago, ordering that he be resentenced after finding that a serious procedural error denied him a fair hearing on his punishment.
Davis says signing is part of plan for cheaper, more reliable energy
THE government has inked a power purchase agreement with CVB Utility Company Limited to construct a 20-megawatt solar plant and five MWh battery storage system in New Providence — a move officials say will reduce fuel costs, strengthen energy reliability, and push The Bahamas closer to its clean energy targets.
Fish fry vendors’ alarm after deadly Easter Sunday shooting
ARAWAK Cay vendors are reeling after a man was gunned down at the heart of the popular Fish Fry strip on Sunday night, the country’s 25th murder for the year.
‘Don’t stretch police too thin’
FORMER National Security Minister Marvin Dames has slammed the government’s decision to train police officers to drive ambulances in the Family Islands, warning that the move could stretch already thin law enforcement resources and raise serious safety concerns during emergencies.
