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Volume: 121 No. 231, October 25, 2024
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‘NEW AMBULANCES NOT FIT FOR THE JOB’ Staff say vehicles not big enough and unsuitable for emergency callouts By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net SEVERAL National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) employees have criticised recently acquired ambulances, saying their small size and inability to accommodate large patients and essential medical equipment make them unsuitable for responding to emergencies. However, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the vehicles are still effective in emergencies.
He said despite their smaller size, their advantages include manoeuvrability in tight spaces and quicker response times. Fourteen ambulances arrived from Spain last month to address critical shortage issues. Dr Darville said the ambulances bought from Spain for about $1.5m were intended for the Family Islands as part of an InterAmerican Development Bank and Ministry of Health project. SEE PAGE FIVE
COMMUNITY ANGER AND PROBE LAUNCHED OVER CARE HOME CLAIMS STRIKE RISK AS CUSTOMS UNION WILL TAKE VOTE By ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net SEVERAL union leaders last night threatened potential strike action as the Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BICAWU) confirmed it will be taking such a vote on October 30. Deron Brooks, the
Bahamas Customs Immigration & Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) president, told the ‘Enough is Enough’ rally held by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that his members have grievances with regard to overtime and having to use their personal vehicle for work matters. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Staff Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Ministry of Social Services has launched an investigation into allegations of elder abuse and financial exploitation at the “Home Away From Home” senior care facility in Grand Bahama. The investigation follows growing community outcry and claims that the facility’s administrator, Mervie Knowles, allegedly exploited elderly residents by taking control of their homes, cars, National Insurance Board
(NIB) benefits, and life insurance policies. The ministry said the case has been referred to the Royal Bahamas Police Force for further investigation. The Ministry of Social Services and the Ministry for Grand Bahama expressed deep concern about the allegations, adding: “The protection and well-being of our elderly citizens is a priority, and we want to assure the public that we are taking this matter very seriously.” The ministries pledged to hold accountable anyone found responsible for wrongdoing, stressing the importance of allowing the
investigative process to proceed thoroughly. The case gained public attention after Phillipa Carey, whose grandmother Ingrid Carey resides at the facility, accused Ms Knowles of obtaining power of attorney over her grandmother’s assets. Ms Carey claimed that Ms Knowles had moved into her grandmother’s home and taken control of her property and finances without her consent. SEE PAGE THREE PICTURED, residents at the house in Grand Bahama yesterday.
SECOND MURDER IN WEEKS AT SCRAP METAL SITE FATAL PLUNGE
FOR WORKER FROM SCAFFOLD
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net FOR the second time in eight weeks, a man has been killed at a scrap metal and bodywork facility in Carmichael Road, marking the 98th murder of the year. The latest victim, Lenroy Rolle, said to be in his 50s, was gunned down near Ramsey Street shortly before noon yesterday. SEE PAGE TWO
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
THE SCENE on Ramsey Street off Carmichael Road where a man was shot and killed. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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A 50-YEAR-OLD man died yesterday after falling from a makeshift scaffold while working on a construction site in High Point Estates, off Theodora Lane. The victim, Jacnel Joseph, was working on a two-storey building when SEE PAGE TWO