LNG & Energy Politics: Former PM Hubert Minnis is challenging the Davis administration’s New Providence LNG terminal costs, saying his plan was $215m versus the current “astronomical” price and raising questions about the earlier public-ownership model. Aviation Oversight: Energy/Utilities/Aviation Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis is pushing a Bahamas National Aviation Safety Task Force after meetings with CAAB and airline and navigation stakeholders. Teacher Shortage Push: DPM/Education Minister Chester Cooper says the government is recruiting more Bahamian teachers (up to 100) while also moving to fill a 300-post gap, amid union and public pressure over the Ghana recruitment plan. Shantytown & Housing Enforcement: Works Minister Clay Sweeting says the Unregulated Communities Action Task Force is assessing North Andros structures and may seal off similar sites before future demolitions after an assault during Montgomery Village clearance. Public Services & Cost of Living: A new report argues Bahamian politicians’ pay is too low, driving add-on posts; separate coverage also highlights the government paying $200m for healthcare for only 30% of civil servants. Transport & Labor: The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union says promised talks with government have gone nowhere and warns it won’t be “string[ed] along,” renewing a dispute over livery drivers in taxi queues. National Tragedy & Community Grief: Memorials and church services continue for victims of the Shirley Street crash and the North Andros plane crash that killed Da Pond Band members and others.