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Rehires a ‘slap in face’ to workers

BAHAMAS Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) president Deron Brooks has called the Davis administration’s decision to rehire nearly 500 retired public servants a “slap in the face” to workers still fighting for overdue salaries, better conditions, and upward mobility, while teachers’ union president Belinda Wilson has demanded a freeze on the practice.

Coroner questions why only one officer on duty when prisoner died

THE coroner yesterday questioned how three police officers were on break simultaneously during their shift, leaving only one officer at Central Police Station the night a 60-year-old detainee was in custody — only to be found dead the following morning.

White: Bill fails to give enough protection for whistleblowers

ST Anne’s MP Adrian White said the Protected Disclosures Bill fails to provide sufficient protection for whistleblowers who report misconduct by high-ranking officials, members of the armed forces, and other powerful figures, insisting many will still be intimidated to report wrongdoing.

60 receive $10K grant in first phase of Home Sweet Home programme

THE government has awarded $600,000 in grants under the Home Sweet Home Programme, which aims to help Bahamian property owners enter the vacation rental market through a combination of loan and grant funding.

Man to pay $3k fine for kissing woman without her consent

A MAN was ordered to pay a woman $3,000 in compensation after admitting to kissing her without her consent at Oh Andros on Arawak Cay earlier this week.

30-month sentence for having loaded gun

A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun while riding his motorcycle on Montrose Avenue last week.

AML foods wins award at North American food wholesalers show

AML Foods Limited was awarded the 2024 Circle of Excellence Local Independent Performance Award at the UNFI Spring and Summer Show recently held in Orlando, Florida.

SpaceX environmental report finds limited impact on Exuma waters

The government has released SpaceX’s Environmental Baseline Statement (EBS), confirming minimal impact from Falcon 9 booster landings in the Exuma Sound. The study was submitted last year in March, and found no major risks to marine life, water quality, or local ecosystems.

SpaceX impact assessment to land soon, says govt

THE government will publicly release the environmental study related to its agreement with SpaceX to land rocket boosters in The Bahamas, according to Latrae Rahming, director of communications at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Opposition argues reforms ‘don’t go far enough’ as govt passes anti-corruption bills

ELECTED officials passed two bills yesterday that Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis described as the most aggressive and far-reaching accountability and anti-corruption reforms in the country’s history.

Chinese Ambassador dismisses US concerns on relationship with Bahamas

CHINESE Ambassador Yan Jiarong dismissed US concerns about China’s engagement in The Bahamas, insisting the relationship is based on economic cooperation without hidden conditions or malicious intent.

Officer ‘told to avoid’ prisoner who later died

A POLICE officer testified that his superior told him to avoid a 60-year-old man who was later found dead in custody at Central Police Station in 2023 after the officer reported that the man appeared unwell and was calling out in distress.

Retired but 491 back on payroll

LABOUR Minister Pia Glover-Rolle revealed yesterday that the government had rehired 491 retired public servants under the Davis administration, 98 percent of whom receive a pension and a salary.

Body found in building after fire now ruled homicide

POLICE have reclassified the death of a man found in a burned building last week as a homicide, shifting the case from a general death investigation to a criminal probe.

Prominent realtor that was reported missing found dead in apparent suicide

A PROMINENT real estate professional who was reported missing has been found shot dead in a secluded area of East Grand Bahama in what police say is an apparent suicide.

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