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Mother died after suffering emotional scars following storm

THE daughter of 93-year-old Geneva Johnson said yesterday while the devastation Hurricane Joaquin wreaked on Acklins did not take the life of her mother, the massive category four storm left in its wake mental and emotional scars too big to overcome.

BEC: Restoring power to Crooked Island will take time

DESPITE having the necessary supplies and work teams already in place, restoring power to customers affected by Hurricane Joaquin on Crooked Island will take “some time” to complete, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation said on Friday.

Funding for Junkanoo groups quadrupled, say officials

JUNKANOO groups are set for a major boost in funding this year, after the government made allocations that quadruple the amount of money that the groups received in previous years, according to officials.

junkanoo season launched

THE 2015-16 Junkanoo season was launched on Thursday by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in conjunction with the National Junkanoo Committee at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas.

Wells and Rollins welcomed with ‘thunderous applause’

THE membership applications of Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins to the Free National Movement were met with “thunderous applause” at a special meeting last week, according to FNM Secretary General Michael Foulkes.

Officials say medication management system has been drastically improved

THE Princess Margaret Hospital drastically improved its medication management system this year with the introduction of state-of-the-art technology that is reducing wastage and saving money, while setting the stage for improved clinical outcomes for patients, officials said.

Saying farwell to a national icon

SCORES of civic dignitaries on Friday joined the family, friends and religious counterparts of the late Rev Dr Hervis Bain to bid a final farewell to the national icon best recognised as the creator of the national flag and coat of arms.

Potential new storm threat to southeast Bahamas

FORECASTERS are monitoring a weather disturbance near the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday night that has the potential to form into a tropical depression or storm on Monday.

Man dies from stab wounds after dance hall fight

POLICE have taken four men into custody after a fight at a dance hall off Prince Charles Drive on Saturday night ended with one man stabbed to death and three others detained in hospital with injuries.

Search called off for cruise passenger who fell overboard

THE US Coast Guard suspended its search on Saturday for a Brazilian man who jumped onto a lifeboat on the side of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship before he plunged into the ocean near the Bahamas.

Search for suspect after man shot on Carew Street

Police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot on Carew Street on Friday night.

93-year-old Acklins resident dies

93-year-old Acklins resident Geneva Johnson died Friday afternoon after suffering from pneumonia.

Former Deputy PM: Christie suggesting legislation to prevent further defections

PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s suggestion that he could soon be drafting legislation to block MPs from switching sides without resigning from their seats is a bid to prevent further defections from his party because it has obvious problems, former Cabinet Minister Brent Symonette told The Tribune on Friday.

World War II veterans threaten to boycott govt's Remembrance Day ceremony

FRUSTRATED World War II veterans yesterday threatened to boycott the government's Remembrance Day ceremony in protest of its failure to increase war pensions for more than half a century.

Minister in favour of 'cashless system' in Freeport Passport Office

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell says he would like to see the Passport Office move to a “cashless system” in Freeport after some $25,000 reportedly went missing there several months ago.

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