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nurses protest at ‘Foreign bias’ Union claims Bahamian graduates left waiting years for appointment By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net PROTEST erupted outside the orientation for newly hired healthcare workers from Ghana yesterday, as about a dozen Bahamian nurses accused the government of sidelining local talent in favour of foreign recruits.
Led by Bahamas Nurses Union president Muriel Lightbourne, the protesters condemned the Ministry of Health and Wellness for recruiting Ghanaian healthcare workers while dozens of Bahamian graduate nurses — some allegedly working unpaid or for stipends since 2023 — remain SEE page two
warrants issued for three Police after court no-show By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net THREE police officers failed to appear in court yesterday as an inquest opened into a deadly 2020 police-involved shooting, prompting Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux to issue arrest warrants against them. Inspector Alcott Forbes,
Corporal Kevin Greenslade Jr, and Police Constable Courtney Hall were absent as proceedings began into the shooting deaths of Deshoan “Spider” Smith, 25, Rashad Clarke, 28, and Jared Ford, 27, near Spikenard and Cowpen Roads on June 13, 2020. The confrontation, which police said followed an SEE page seven
Bahamas Nurse Union president Muriel Lightbourne (centre) standing with nurses protesting as government imported nurses from Ghana while Bahamian nurses have been waiting since 2023 for appointment. Photo: Nikia Charlton
Royal Caribbean set to purchase $1m roadwork Xanadu Beach Hotel in $348m deal to begin on Joe Farrington Road mid-may By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Royal Caribbean and one of its affiliates have obtained government approval to acquire Freeport’s long-closed Xanadu
Beach Hotel and surrounding land as part of a $348m investment, it was revealed yesterday. The Central Bank of The Bahamas disclosed that the cruise line and its high-end Celebrity Cruises affiliate have received the
Davis administration’s permission to proceed with the acquisition of a total 40-acre site that they intend to transform into “recreational and entertainment facilities”. FULL story - see business
Man found dead at sandyport in Suspected suicide A man believed to be in his 40s has died in a suspected suicide in the Sandyport area. Chief Superintendent Sheria King last night briefed reporters outside a residence where the man’s body had been found. She said that shortly after 8pm, a concerned resident had contacted Cable Beach police station and requested a wellness check. SEE page five
A hearse carrying the body of a man in suspected suicide at Sandyport last night. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THOUSANDS of residents and businesses along Joe Farrington Road are being told to prepare for noise, dust, and detours, as a $1m infrastructure project kicks off by mid-May. The Ministry of Works announced yesterday that Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) crews will first replace 6,000 feet of ageing water mains — a crucial upgrade needed before the road can finally be repaved in August. SEE page four