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During the back-to-back unprecedented national crises of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic and international private sector, including non-profits, foundations, philanthropic individuals and volunteers, played a pivotal role in supplying the material needs and offering hope to many thousands of Bahamians and residents.
Residents back plan to split constituency in West GB and Bimini
RESIDENTS of Bimini and West Grand Bahama say the Constituency Commission’s plan to divide their constituency is long overdue, arguing it would finally give both islands fairer political representation.
Rich businessman faced similar charges in Chicago
A WEALTHY American businessman who avoided a prison sentence in The Bahamas for firearm offences this week had faced similar charges in Chicago more than a decade ago after allegedly lying to authorities about owning a number of guns.
PM: We will rebuild after storm in affected islands
As Hurricane Melissa pounded parts of the central and southeast Bahamas yesterday, Prime Minister Philip Davis promised that the government would rebuild and recover affected islands “whatever happens.”
'Bahamasair abandoned us in Jamaica'
A BAHAMIAN woman stranded in Jamaica has accused Bahamasair of abandoning passengers after cancelling flights with little notice, saying the airline failed to do enough to evacuate citizens before Hurricane Melissa struck.
Six years after Dorian, anger at state of Treasure Cay airport
ABACO residents feel neglected as the Treasure Cay International Airport remains in disrepair six years after Hurricane Dorian, with visitors reportedly forced to sit in a plastic shed and use portable toilets.
FNM ‘in it to win it’ for by-election
AFTER weeks of uncertainty over whether the Free National Movement (FNM) would contest the by-election in Golden Isles, party leader Michael Pintard confirmed yesterday that the FNM will field its candidate, Brian Brown, for the seat.
Pair admit to ‘intoxicated’ attack on woman
TWO women admitted in court to attacking another woman at a bar last month while she was collecting her pay cheque.
$8,000 bail for theft suspect
A WOMAN was granted $8,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from the Bahama Islands Cooperative Credit Union over three years.
US woman cleared in gun case
AN American woman accused of possessing a gun and ammunition in The Bahamas was cleared yesterday after prosecutors admitted the case stemmed from a Customs matter.
Dealer chief: New Car Show proved ‘spot on’
A Bahamian auto dealer yesterday said the 2025 New Car Show proved “spot on” in terms of industry expectations and seemingly attracted “a higher volume” of visitors interested in purchasing as opposed to just viewing models.
Doctors Hospital takes $18m unpaid medical bill provision
Doctors Hospital has taken impairment provisions for almost 31 percent of the $58m in unpaid medical bills owed to it by individual patients and third-party payers such as insurance companies and the Government.
Cable chief: ‘We like where we are’ despite net loss doubling
Cable Bahamas’ top executive says “we like where we are” despite the net loss for the year to end-June 2025 doubling to $6.746m as 50 percent of New Providence subscribers have now been switched to its new AlivFibr network.
FNM confirms plan to contest Golden Isles by-election
THE Free National Movement (FNM) has confirmed it will contest the upcoming Golden Isles by-election, ending weeks of speculation over whether the opposition would field a candidate for the November 24 poll.
Two new constituencies proposed - with splits in Killarney and West GB and Bimini
THE Boundaries Commission is proposing creating two new constituencies ahead of the next general election by dividing Killarney and West Grand Bahama and Bimini, The Tribune understands.
DPP defends lack of jail time for rich businessman
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazier yesterday pushed back against criticism over the sentence given to a wealthy businessman convicted of firearm offences, insisting that cases are judged on their individual merits, not on a person’s wealth or nationality.
Anger over funds for wedding party - but not for others
THE government’s decision to fund accommodations for some Bahamians who visited Jamaica for a wedding but didn’t leave ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s arrival has triggered anger among some Bahamians, including a grieving family still pleading for help to bring a loved one’s body home from Haiti.
RBDF officers sent to Inagua complain - Chief says ‘stupid’
AS Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the south-eastern Bahamas, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officers ordered to stay behind in Inagua say they are being left to “ride out the storm” in unsafe and inadequate conditions — claims Commodore Floyd Moxey has strongly rejected as false and “stupid”.
Hundreds flee from the storm
CONFUSION and exhaustion swept through the southern islands yesterday as hundreds of residents tried to flee the path of Hurricane Melissa in what officials described as the biggest pre-event evacuation in Bahamian history.
