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FUEL CHARGE CUT FOR SUMMER Govt announces initiative to reduce electricity costs during year’s hot months By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) customers will see reduced fuel charge rates starting in July, under a new summer initiative announced yesterday by the Davis administration to ease the burden on consumers amid record-high temperatures, rising electricity demand, and global
fuel price volatility. The government announced the Summer Energy Rebate Programme in a press release. The move comes as Bahamians grapple with intense summer heat, a time when energy usage typically spikes. Beginning with the July billing cycle, residential customers will benefit from SEE PAGE THREE
DOCTORS IN NHI PROGRAMME Mother who lost child in fire given JUDGE DENIES IMPACTED BY PAYMENT DELAYS assistance at Baha Mar charity event BNU REQUEST By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net THE National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has yet to issue a definitive payment schedule for outstanding balances owed to healthcare providers for May, and potentially
June, raising alarms among clinics that rely on timely reimbursements to operate. In a letter addressed to participating general practitioners and clinics, the NHIA assured providers it would keep lines of communication open but SEE PAGE THREE
TO REMOVE PRESIDENT
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
A MOTHER who lost one of her children and saw her other children severely burned in a house fire on June 16 received a $15,000 donation from the Baha Mar Resort Foundation as part of its annual charitable disbursements. SEE PAGE 11
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
companies are charging Bahamians up to 20 percent in interest, taking advantage of vulnerable people in desperate need of credit. He shared an anecdote about a friend who was seeking new clients for unsecured loans and cautioned Bahamians to be wary of such enticing yet risky offers.
A SUPREME Court judge has temporarily denied a request by Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) executives to remove president Muriel Lightbourn from office, while also reinstating suspended members pending the outcome of the case. Justice Camille Darville-Gomez delivered the ruling after BNU executives Shavonne Brennen, Shenique Cox, Maria Smith, Judy Johnson and Alicia Farquharson filed an interim injunction seeking to block Ms Lightbourn from continuing in the post. The ruling comes amid months of internal unrest
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A GROUP photo during a ceremony where the Baha Mar Resort Foundation donated funds to several charities yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Rolle Rebukes ‘pRedatoRy lending institutions’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net CONSUMER Protection Commission (CPC) chairman Senator Randy Rolle issued a strong rebuke in the Senate yesterday against what he called “predatory lending institutions” offering unsecured consumer loans at “absurd and ridiculous rates”.
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