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Volume: 122 No. 77, March 13, 2025
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‘NO FORCED LABOUR IN NATION’, SAYS PM Davis pushes back on claims over Cuban workers By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Digital Editor aturnquest@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip Davis yesterday rejected any suggestion of forced labour practices in The Bahamas after The Tribune report on the US expansion of its Cuba-related visa restrictions policy. The US is threatening
to revoke visas for foreign government officials such as those in The Bahamas involved in Cuba’s labour export programme. While maintaining that there has been no wrongdoing, Mr Davis said the government would review its current practices and provide further feedback to SEE PAGE THREE
A rhythm to honour EXUMA RESIDENTS CALL ON GOVT our historic women TO RESOLVE DEVELOPER DISPUTE By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net HUNGRY for jobs and community development, Exuma residents at a town hall meeting Tuesday night brushed aside a wealthy developer’s environmental complaints concerning a nearby project but questioned why the
Davis administration wasn’t getting more involved in resolving the dispute. “What can we do?” said Black Point resident David Brown. “Our hands are tied.” The town hall was held as Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club, backed by environmentalists, intensified its SEE PAGE FIVE
CLIFTON Heritage National Park unveiled educational panels yesterday detailing the lives of historical women featured in the Sacred Space sculptures, commemorating International Women’s Day and the site’s 20th anniversary. See PAGE 16 for more. Photo: Nikia Charlton
Man found hanged in suspected suicide POLICE suspect a man committed suicide last night on Royal Palm Street. Police press liaison Chief Superintendent Sheria King told reporters a resident of one of the apartments in the area arrived home and
found the relative –– a man in his 40s –– hanging in one of the bedrooms. “This is now another suicide in our country,” she lamented, adding: “If you SEE PAGE FIVE
THE BODY of a man suspected to have committed suicide being removed from the scene on Royal Palm Street last night. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder.
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder defended the Davis administration’s agreement with SpaceX amid concerns raised over a failed rocket launch last week that scattered debris across parts of the
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
Bahamas. Speaking in the Senate, Mr Pinder said the government conducted due diligence before entering into any agreement with the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company. He said officials retained expert counsel on space law
HEALTH officials are raising alarms about a sharp increase in chlamydia cases that experts warn, if left unaddressed, could lead to a rise in other STIs and HIV. There were 131 laboratory-confirmed cases of chlamydia in February 2025, a significant surge from previous months. Health Minister Dr Michael Darville and Dr Nikkiah Forbes, director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease
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Pinder: Govt conducted due diligence before agreement on SpaceX landings By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
CHLAMYDIA RISE SPARKS ALERT ON SEX INFECTIONS
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