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Things ‘getting back to normal’ for Family Islands after storm

FAMILY Island residents are rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Melissa, with evacuees returning home and most islands regaining basic services, though some communities remain without power and full communications.

NAD braces for possible disruptions as Thanksgiving travel period approaches

WITH the United States government shutdown stretching into its sixth week, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) officials say operations at Lynden Pindling International Airport remain stable but they are bracing for possible disruptions as the busy Thanksgiving travel period approaches.

US military strikes in Caribbean condemned by Reparations Committee

THE Bahamas National Reparations Committee (BNRC) has issued a strongly worded open letter condemning recent US military actions in the Caribbean, warning that the region is “not a battlefield” and denouncing what it calls a continuation of colonial power dynamics.

Father of slain Adriel Moxey dies of cancer, and a ‘broken heart’

The father of murdered 12-year-old Adriel Moxey has died after a short battle with cancer, according to a close friend, who believes that in reality, he died of a broken heart.

FNM’s Brian Brown tops wealth list in Golden Isles by-election disclosures

FREE National Movement (FNM) candidate Brian Berkley Brown has emerged as the wealthiest contender in the upcoming Golden Isles by-election, with declared assets exceeding $2.6m, according to financial disclosures gazetted in The Tribune today.

Heavy rains flood roads and neighbourhoods in Cat Island

MARINE WILSON of Stephenson, Cat Island, said she “lost everything” when floodwater rushed into her home on Sunday, forcing her and her family to flee barefoot as furniture floated outside.

Family offers $20K reward for information on death of father gunned down in front of four-year-old daughter

THE family of 25-year-old Quintero Arnett, who was murdered in front of his girlfriend and four-year-old daughter earlier this year, is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible.

Junkanoo prep continues amid parade management chaos

JUNKANOOERS remain undeterred as they prepare for the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades, despite ongoing tensions between the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) and the government over who should manage the events.

Panama police probe SAC student’s death

POLICE in Panama say they have not yet determined whether foul play was involved in the death of 16-year-old Bahamian student Madeline Thompson, who fell to her death from the 27th floor of a city centre hotel on Friday.

Iram, COI denies claims he split from party

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis yesterday rejected claims that he had resigned from the Coalition of Independents (COI).

Man struck twice in hit-and-run recovering, sister seeks answers

FOUR months after watching shocking footage of her brother being struck by one vehicle and then run over by another, Shanda Robinson says her family is still waiting for those responsible to come forward and for answers from authorities.

US Embassy donates hurricane relief supplies to Bahamas Red Cross

THE United States Embassy in Nassau yesterday donated more than $30,000 worth of hurricane relief supplies to the Bahamas Red Cross to support islands impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

PLP aspirant slams MP Adrian White for ‘defaming’ party poster

KENO Wong, the Progressive Liberal Party's aspirant for St Anne’s, has slammed Adrian White for “defaming” the party’s paraphernalia by stepping on a PLP poster in the road, calling the actions “childish” and unbecoming of a sitting MP.

Attorney David Cash sues police, AG over Freeport arrest

ATTORNEY David P Cash has filed a Supreme Court claim seeking damages and constitutional declarations against the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General, for what he calls his unlawful, malicious and unconstitutional arrest in Freeport last year.

Coroner finds police killing of cutlass-wielding man ‘justifiable’

AN officer breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as a jury returned a finding of justifiable homicide for the fatal shooting of a man that charged at him with a cutlass in Fox Hill in 2018.

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