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NURSES SICK OUT FOR OVERTIME PAY Unpaid overtime and shortages force patients home as unions demand independent PHA probe By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A MASS sick out by nurses coupled with ongoing shortages at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) severely affected healthcare services yesterday, leaving some patients waiting for hours and forcing others to return home.
The industrial action, involving nurses at the hospital, comes amid frustration over delayed overtime payments after the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) exhausted its budget. Government officials have confirmed that Cabinet has approved the outstanding December payments. However, the release
date remains unclear, with staff warning they will not work extra hours until the issue is resolved. Yesterday, the PHA said disbursements are being processed and discussions will continue in good faith to address outstanding matters. The authority added that, NURSES - SEE PAGE FIVE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL
PM rejects Chamber warnings over GBPC By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Davis administration has pushed back hard against warnings from the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce over plans to acquire the Grand Bahama Power Company, arguing that energy reform is a public-interest necessity and not a narrow business
exercise driven solely by cost recovery. In a statement yesterday, the Office of the Prime Minister said the Chamber’s intervention risked mischaracterising both the purpose and urgency of reform, warning that leaving its claims unanswered could distort public understanding of what is at stake WARNING - SEE PAGE FIVE
ACQUISITION OF GRAND BAHAMA POWER COMPANY ‘UNLIKELY’ TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 60 TO 90DAY TIMEFRAME ANNOUNCED BY PRIME MINISTER - see BUSINESS
WEEKEND COLD BLAST TO BRING NEAR RECORD LOWS By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net A BLAST of unusually cold, windy weather is set to sweep across The Bahamas this weekend, bringing near-record low temperatures, gale-force winds and dangerous marine conditions from Saturday afternoon through early Monday.
Tribune First Alert Weather reports that a powerful low-pressure system developing off the southeastern United States coast will intensify tomorrow, dragging a strong cold front across the country and sharply changing conditions on land and at sea. Chief Meteorologist Orson Nixon said the COLD - SEE PAGE TWO
Man killed weeks after starting new business By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net JUST weeks into the new year, Jamaal Ferguson was laying plans to start a new business, expand his work and build a more stable life – ambitions that were violently cut short when he was found stabbed to death inside his Daffodil Avenue home on Wednesday. Police said the 38-year-old
veteran volleyball star was found with stab wounds to his upper body after a co-worker requested a wellness check when he could not be reached. Officers later confirmed he was found dead at the residence. His death was mourned by the Bahamas Volleyball Federation, where he is remembered for playing a key role on the VICTIM - SEE PAGE THREE
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