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Volume: 122 No. 209, September 23, 2025
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UNIONS SLAM GOVT ON WAGE INCREASE Davis administration accused of using pay raise to secure votes By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net UNION leaders are blasting the government’s plan to raise wages for some public officers, saying the move lacks transparency, excludes key groups, and was announced without consultation. The Bahamas Educators Managerial Union (BEMU) said the absence of details about how the
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increases will be applied and calculated is troubling, while Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) president Kimsley Ferguson accused the government of being “deceptive” and trying to “one up” unions. “I’m of the view that this administration is using the public purse to secure an election, and they’re not doing a very good job of it,” Mr Ferguson said, urging
BAHAMAS Public Services Union (BPSU) president Kimsley Ferguson said he was informed by Prime Minister Philip Davis that the government will not move
DECEPTIVE - SEE PAGE FIVE
SWING - SEE PAGE THREE
forward with biweekly payments for public servants, despite much-touted earlier announcements about planned payroll reforms. Mr Ferguson said Mr Davis told him and Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda CANCELLED- SEE PAGE FIVE
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net A BAHAMIAN playground contractor says the swing set that collapsed and killed a six-year-old boy in Grand Bahama last week appears not to have been properly installed. “Based on the pictures I’ve seen, it does look like an issue where the equipment is either not installed, or not properly installed. It’s very important to have the playground properly installed. And so looking at the photos, it appears
govt cancels Bi-weekly pay reform after opposition By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
‘DeaDly swing set appeareD NOT CORRECTLY installeD’
NIKKI Musgrove speaks to reporters during the opening ceremony of Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPAS) at the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) headquarters yesterday. See PAGE TWO for story. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Wilson disputes minister’s claim all Nassau schools have principals By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin’s claim that all New Providence schools now have principals is being disputed by union leaders, who say several campuses remain leaderless three weeks into the new school year.
Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson said yesterday that Claridge Primary, Gerald Cash Primary, and Judith Thompson Primary are still without principals. She noted that while someone was appointed to Judith Thompson, that person has since returned to the Family DISPUTE - SEE PAGE THREE
BUT president Belinda Wilson.
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MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE OF 71-YEAR-OLD WOMAN By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of raping a 71-year-old woman earlier this month. Police said Austin Williams, 62, raped the woman in New Providence on September 8 and also groped her privates. He was charged with rape and indecent assault before Magistrate Abigail Farrington and was not required to enter a plea. RAPE - SEE PAGE SEVEN