Denise Maycock

VETERAN broadcast journalist Opal Roach has been appointed acting general manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas, replacing Clint Watson at the helm of ZNS.

LONG waits and allegations of poor urgent care at Rand Memorial Hospital drew attention on Tuesday, as callers to a Grand Bahama radio talk show described hours-long delays, children left waiting overnight, and patients with serious symptoms allegedly left without timely treatment.

NEWLY elected MICAL MP J Leo Ferguson signalled impatience with the pace of change in his constituency yesterday, urging the government to deliver cheaper power and long-promised infrastructure after warning that residents remain trapped by daily outages, high electricity bills and unfinished projects.

US Ambassador Herschel Walker said concerns about restoring US pre-clearance at Grand Bahama International Airport are on his radar, as he expressed surprise that an island so close to the United States has not attracted more American investment.

THE 12-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting his eight-year-old brother in the head has graduated as his Bimini school’s Top Achiever, thanking the community for its prayers as his younger sibling continues recovering in a Miami hospital.

A SENIOR pharmacist has accused government agencies of fuelling chronic medication shortages under the National Prescription Drug Plan through poor planning, outdated procurement practices and slow decision-making, even as a local pharmaceutical distributor warned that global supply chain pressures continue to disrupt access to some drugs.

A 21-year-old Bahamian student in Florida was identified by authorities as the suspect in a double stabbing near the University of South Florida before he was found dead hours later at a nearby apartment complex.

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey gave Parliament an upbeat account of Grand Bahama’s economic rebound on Monday but offered no new details on two of the island’s most consequential unresolved projects: the Grand Lucayan resort and Grand Bahama International Airport.

A BROKEN air conditioning system has forced vaccines and medication out of the High Rock Clinic, leaving East Grand Bahama residents without pharmacy and vaccination services at the facility and requiring patients to travel to Freeport for care.

TWO Grand Bahama lawyers have accused the Department of Public Prosecutions’ Grand Bahama office of allowing criminal cases to stall, saying staff shortages are fuelling repeated adjournments, delaying trials and forcing some matters to be set as far away as 2032.