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Volume: 122 No. 74, March 10, 2025
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GOVT SLAMMED OVER EXPANDED NHI PLAN Pharmacy assoc chief calls out lack of key details and consultation By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) slammed the government’s announcement of a plan to expand free medication coverage under the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme, calling it “insane” for lacking key details on cost, logistics, and stakeholder consultation.
Dr Marvin Smith, the association’s president, said Davis administration failed to consult the group and the wider pharmaceutical industry on its plans. His comments to The Tribune came after Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville announced last week that more than 160,000 NHI members with chronic SEE PAGE FIVE
changes to worker’s leave could be ‘recipe for disaster’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net DAYS after government announced plans to roll out major labour reforms this year, including extended maternity leave, Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation President Leo Rolle said that while the
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proposed reforms “may sound good” in theory, economic impact assessments must be conducted before implementation. He warned that without a clear understanding of the economic impact, these reforms could place undue strain on businesses, potentially leading to job losses SEE PAGE FIVE
SUPPORTERS of Equality Bahamas joined together for a march on International Women’s Day March on Saturday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Commissioner of Police: Brutality ‘crucial’ happens but sometimes exaggerated evidence in incest case is missing By ERYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles believes concerns about police brutality are sometimes
exaggerated, though she acknowledged that instances of excessive force sometimes do occur. Speaking on Our TV’s On The Record with Jerome Sawyer on Thursday night, Commissioner
Knowles said police must use “just enough force” to detain someone. She noted that officers receive ongoing training to understand justifiable force’s limits. SEE PAGE FOUR
two murdered in weekend shootings By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net TWO men were murdered in separate shooting incidents in the Munson Village and Kennedy Subdivision areas, becoming the 14th and 15th homicides of the year, according to The Tribune’s records. SEE PAGE THREE
THE SCENE of yesterday’s first murder. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Supreme Court heard on Friday that crucial evidence collected by a police investigator in an incest case against a father accused of sexually abusing his ten-year-old daughter is missing. Among the missing evidence is a journal documenting alleged incidents of sexual abuse between 2015 and 2019, as well as a cellular phone containing voice note recordings of conversations between the victim and the defendant. These SEE PAGE SEVEN