Power crisis in Nassau: Bahamas Power and Light reported an underground cable fault at Blue Hills Power Station sparked a transformer explosion, triggering an island-wide blackout and hours of rolling outages, with restoration reaching about 75% by late morning; residents say schedules weren’t followed and frustration is mounting. Central Bank response: Governor John Rolle said there’s no measurable economic impact found from the outages so far, while stressing longer-term energy-sector investments to cut electricity costs. Healthcare capacity boost: The Public Hospitals Authority bought Doctors Hospital’s Harborside facility for $29m to expand urgent care, diagnostics and lab services, dialysis, rehab, pharmacy, and clinical training, with renovations starting soon. AI in insurance regulation: The Insurance Commission launched an InsurTech compliance and innovation programme, adding an AI component and an innovation hub pathway for new ideas. Autism support push: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology plans a national autism registry after parents warned of major gaps in assessments, therapy, and post-school services. Bahamas science mapping: The Bahamas Academy of Sciences unveiled its first peer-reviewed publication, analyzing 12,113 records of local research over 50 years and flagging big gaps in areas like groundwater, renewable energy, and locally led monitoring. Workplace safety standards: The Bahamian Contractors Association urged the government to develop safety rules tailored to local construction realities instead of copying US OSHA wholesale. Freeport Harbour expansion fight: Opponents of Bahama Rock’s 270-acre Freeport Harbour expansion and former Bahamas Cement site acquisition ramped up their campaign ahead of a public consultation, citing long-term blasting and environmental concerns. STEM education pipeline: NexGen Young Men Mentorship Programme graduated nine teens after leadership, health and wellness, financial literacy, and practical workshops, with ambitions spanning medicine, aviation, and engineering.