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Volume: 123 No. 89, Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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‘FNM WILL GIVE SINGLE MOMS $200 MONTHLY’ Hunt: Party proposes childcare stipend for new single mothers By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
FNM ELIZABETH ESTATES CANDIDATE HEATHER HUNT
THE Free National Movement is proposing to provide $200 per month to new single mothers, a plan the party says would cost between $12m and $14m annually and be funded by cutting government spending. Elizabeth Estates candidate Heather Hunt said the initiative would target Bahamian mothers in single-income households, particularly those who are unmarried or in lower
income brackets. The Tribune contacted Ms Hunt to expand on the proposal, which she described as a “child support initiative” aimed at helping women in the first two years after giving birth. “It’s targeted at a specific group of mothers who find themselves after having children, it’s difficult to get back to work and get back to a normal earning capacity because childcare are expensive,” she said, adding the support would apply to unmarried mothers and PLEDGE - SEE PAGE THREE
LARGER FAMILY ISLANDS TO Scott calls for foreign TENNIS STAR RAFAEL NADAL GET SECOND AMBULANCE UNIT election observers JOINS ‘SAVE EXUMA’ FIGHT By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net HEALTH officials plan to deploy at least two ambulances on larger Family Islands, including Exuma, as they work to address response challenges
highlighted by recent incidents. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the ministry is working through the logistics to expand coverage, particularly around Georgetown,
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MICHAEL SCOTT, KC By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net FNM senior adviser Michael Scott, KC, is calling for international observers to monitor this year’s general election, citing what he said are mounting concerns
about the integrity of the voter register. Mr Scott, a council member and senior attorney who said he plans to work the polls, made the appeal as he pointed to what he described as a SCOTT - SEE PAGE THREE
RETIRED tennis legend Rafael Nadal has backed a coalition of Exuma residents opposing a proposed resort development, warning that a key marine area is at risk and elevating the dispute beyond local opposition. In a social media post to his 21 million Instagram followers, Mr Nadal called for support to protect the island’s natural environment while wearing apparel from the Save Exuma Alliance, a group of local businesses and conservationists campaigning against the Yntegra Rosewood project in the Exuma Cays. He said he first discovered Exuma a decade ago and has since formed a strong connection to the island. “Today, I am here in
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RAFAEL NADAL Sampson Cay looking over an area that is called North NADAL - SEE PAGE FOUR