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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
Workers at the Post Office on New Providence yesterday staged a protest over what they claim is disrespectful treatment by Acting Postmaster General Shervonne Johnson. Dozens of workers gathered outside the Post Office’s location at the Town Centre Mall holding placards and chanting, “Shervonne got to go”. The placards read: “We demand a change in leadership. Help; Hostile environment. No peace; United we stand. Enough is enough.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that The Bahamas’ housing stock has not kept up with the country’s continued population growth, and has called on the government to do more to address the issue. “Though the population in The Bahamas has expanded swiftly since 2010, the stock and affordability of new housing has not kept pace due to limited wage growth and financing constraints,” an IMF report on the affordability of housing in The Bahamas said.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday defended the government’s arrangement with SpaceX for rocket booster landings in The Bahamas after Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright accused the government of penning a deal with the US space technology company without transparency and proper due diligence.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
As conditions in Haiti continue to worsen, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Dr. Raymond King said yesterday that an ongoing operation in the southeast Bahamas has been successful in interrupting migration attempts. King said there has not been a notable uptick in apprehensions in recent weeks, but said the RBDF statistics do not account for the work of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) near the northern coast of Haiti.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
Aisha Bowe made history yesterday as the first Bahamian to fly to space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. The 38-year-old former NASA rocket scientist and entrepreneur was part of a six-woman flight team that included journalist Gayle King and the singer Katy Perry — the first all-woman crew in space since 1963. Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis described Bowe’s accomplishment as a “proud and historic moment”.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
While the family of 23-year-old Dinari McAlmont, a tourist who died in The Bahamas last week, has raised questions over reports that he drowned, Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles yesterday assured that Bahamian officials are professional and thorough. “We do have professional people here in The Bahamas who understand their work, their portfolios, and we will turn this matter over to his majesty’s coroner in a short time,” she said when asked about the concerns.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
The Golden Isles Constituency Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) said it stands behind MP Vaughn Miller, despite recent claims that some constituents do not want to see him run again. “First and foremost, let it be known that the Golden Isles Branch stands united and strong behind our member of Parliament, Vaughn P. Miller,” the branch said. “We categorically reject the suggestion that his representation has been marked by neglect or abandonment.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
Acclaimed Bahamian writer and historian Patricia Glinton-Meicholas has died. She was 75. A native of Cat Island, Glinton-Meicholas spent decades cementing her position as a cultural icon, documenting life and folklore across the Bahamian archipelago through her work. Her notable works include An Evening in Guanima: A Treasury of Folktales from The Bahamas; Talkin’ Bahamian; How to be a True-True Bahamian; and Masters of the Sea, among many others.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
After a social media post raised concern over conditions at the children’s ward at Princess Margaret Hospital, the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) said repairs are underway to improve the situation. In a social media post that was widely shared earlier this week, Keva Kemp described having to leave her son at PMH as “one of the hardest, most infuriating moments of my life” as she noted there was no working air conditioning for more than a year and also no hot water on the children’s ward.
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1 month ago | 
thenassauguardian.com | Rachel Scott (Knowles) |Rachel Scott Guardian
Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis disappointed his constituents and squandered a “rare opportunity” by not listening to their concerns, Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard said at a party gathering in Grand Bahama on Monday night. Lewis announced in the House of Assembly last Wednesday that he has left the FNM and joined the Coalition of Independents (COI).
