Tribune242

@Tribune242

The Bahamas' leading daily newspaper

Nassau, Bahamas

Joined March 2009

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 7

The Tribune is currently experiencing issues with its telephone lines. For anyone experiencing difficulties trying to contact a department, please try the main reception line at 502-2350.

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

OFFICER ACCUSED OF RAPING GIRL A POLICE officer was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Mayaguana last month. bit.ly/46lFoet

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 25

MAN ACCUSED OF SEX WITH GIRL, 13 ‘TOLD POLICE HE LOVED’ VICTIM. AN Abaco man accused of unlawful sex with a 13yr old girl allegedly told police he knew it was wrong to have feelings for a child but said he loved her, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. bit.ly/4kYxH1t

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 25

35-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE 13 YEARS ON FROM MURDER A MAN was sentenced to 35 years in prison yesterday for the 2012 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Dennis “Bush” Tynes on Lincoln Boulevard. bit.ly/4m9Y8C6

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 25

PRIVY COUNCIL DECLINES TO HEAR BAIN’S APPEAL OVER FAILED $64K INVESTMENT THE UK-based Privy Council has declined to hear an appeal from COI leader Lincoln Bain and his company, Bani Shoe Warehouse, bringing a close to a long-running civil dispute. bit.ly/3IK1mhy

Tribune242's tweet image. PRIVY COUNCIL DECLINES TO HEAR BAIN’S APPEAL OVER FAILED $64K INVESTMENT
THE UK-based Privy Council has declined to hear an appeal from COI leader Lincoln Bain and his company, Bani Shoe Warehouse, bringing a close to a long-running civil dispute.
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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 25

DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREET: WHEELCHAIR USER PULLED ALONG ROAD AFTER BEING FREED FROM DETENTION AN attorney has condemned the treatment of a disabled man seen in a viral video being dragged across Shirley Street by plainclothes officers. bit.ly/416NzI0

Tribune242's tweet image. DRAGGED THROUGH THE STREET: WHEELCHAIR USER PULLED ALONG ROAD AFTER BEING FREED FROM DETENTION
AN attorney has condemned the treatment of a disabled man seen in a viral video being dragged across Shirley Street by plainclothes officers.
bit.ly/416NzI0

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 25

SOUTH AFRICAN MAN DEAD, WOMAN INJURED AFTER STABBING AT SEA A South African man died after allegedly stabbing a woman crew member aboard a vessel in waters off San Salvador last night. bit.ly/4obCDmw

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF KERR After a lengthy three-year court battle, former presidential candidate Ken Kerr said he feels vindicated that the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association will now have to call the proper elections they sought after in 2021. bit.ly/44MOCzi

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

AUTO H & L AGREES TO $200K INTEREST OVERCHARGE PENALTY One of this nation’s largest used car dealers has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to settle claims that it over-charged interest on vehicle loans it made to almost 2,000 Bahamians. bit.ly/455r6MO

Tribune242's tweet image. AUTO H &amp; L AGREES TO $200K INTEREST OVERCHARGE PENALTY
One of this nation’s largest used car dealers has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to settle claims that it over-charged interest on vehicle loans it made to almost 2,000 Bahamians.
bit.ly/455r6MO

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

EXPLAIN APRIL’S $137M DEFICIT SWING, PM TOLD The Opposition last night demanded the Prime Minister explain “the glaring discrepancy” between the $135.4m Budget surplus he projected for April 2025 and the actual $2.1m deficit outcome. bit.ly/41cHoCe

Tribune242's tweet image. EXPLAIN APRIL’S $137M DEFICIT SWING, PM TOLD
The Opposition last night demanded the Prime Minister explain “the glaring discrepancy” between the $135.4m Budget surplus he projected for April 2025 and the actual $2.1m deficit outcome.
bit.ly/41cHoCe

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

SEVEN-FOOT CENTRE KEVIN ‘KC’ EDGECOMBE HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE ALTHOUGH he's been hampered by a birth defect, Kevin 'KC' Edgecombe hasn't let his irregular size nor his speech impediment to deter him from his goal of playing basketball. bit.ly/4lLhiyL

Tribune242's tweet image. SEVEN-FOOT CENTRE KEVIN ‘KC’ EDGECOMBE HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE
ALTHOUGH he's been hampered by a birth defect, Kevin 'KC' Edgecombe hasn't let his irregular size nor his speech impediment to deter him from his goal of playing basketball.
bit.ly/4lLhiyL

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

DAVIS DEFENDS PLAN FOR BIOMETRIC VOTER CARD PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hit back at opposition criticism yesterday, defending his administration’s plan to modernise the country’s voting system through biometric voter ID cards. bit.ly/44PwjJS

Tribune242's tweet image. DAVIS DEFENDS PLAN FOR BIOMETRIC VOTER CARD
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hit back at opposition criticism yesterday, defending his administration’s plan to modernise the country’s voting system through biometric voter ID cards.
bit.ly/44PwjJS

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

TAXI UNION RETURNS TO TUC AFFILIATION THE Bahamas Taxi Cab Union has severed ties with the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC) and returned to the Trade Union Congress (TUC), accusing its former affiliate of a conflict of interest. bit.ly/4o6xfRp

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THE Bahamas Taxi Cab Union has severed ties with the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC) and returned to the Trade Union Congress (TUC), accusing its former affiliate of a conflict of interest.
bit.ly/4o6xfRp

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

INTERNATIONAL STARS JOIN LOCAL TALENT FOR ONE BLOOD PARTY JAMAICAN reggae icon Junior Reid is set to perform at the One Blood reggae party this Saturday, as The Bahamas continues to attract international talent to its local stages. bit.ly/3GZPpDP

Tribune242's tweet image. INTERNATIONAL STARS JOIN LOCAL TALENT FOR ONE BLOOD PARTY
JAMAICAN reggae icon Junior Reid is set to perform at the One Blood reggae party this Saturday, as The Bahamas continues to attract international talent to its local stages.
bit.ly/3GZPpDP

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

WELL-KNOWN ATTORNEY HARVEY TYNES DEAD AT 80 ATTORNEY Harvey Tynes, KC, has died at age 80, leaving behind a storied legal career. bit.ly/46VdpT6

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ATTORNEY Harvey Tynes, KC, has died at age 80, leaving behind a storied legal career.
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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

BOWLEG: SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL JUNKANOO AUTHORITY RUNS DEEP AMID the JCNP's suspension of all Junkanoo-related activities, Culture min. Mario Bowleg insists that support for the proposed national Junkanoo Authority Bill runs deeper than JCNP leaders suggest. bit.ly/457tWRn

Tribune242's tweet image. BOWLEG: SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL JUNKANOO AUTHORITY RUNS DEEP
AMID the JCNP's suspension of all Junkanoo-related activities, Culture min. Mario Bowleg insists that support for the proposed national Junkanoo Authority Bill runs deeper than JCNP leaders suggest.
bit.ly/457tWRn

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 24

BPL BILL RISE ‘A NIGHTMARE’ An Opposition senator last night branded escalating Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) costs “a never-ending nightmare” as homeowners began to receive August bills showing 25-30 percent increases. bit.ly/3TYwa0l

Tribune242's tweet image. BPL BILL RISE ‘A NIGHTMARE’
An Opposition senator last night branded escalating Bahamas Power &amp; Light (BPL) costs “a never-ending nightmare” as homeowners began to receive August bills showing 25-30 percent increases.
bit.ly/3TYwa0l

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 23

FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour is calling for transparency from the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority after it exceeded its 2024/2025 budget by $7m despite reports of deteriorating public parks across New Providence. bit.ly/4kNu0LP

Tribune242's tweet image. FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour is calling for transparency from the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority after it exceeded its 2024/2025 budget by $7m despite reports of deteriorating public parks across New Providence.

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Tribune242@Tribune242 · Jul 23

NEW PROVIDENCE BASEBALL LEAGUE CONTINUES ITS INAUGURAL REGULAR SEASON NATHAN Miller collected three hits in three at-bats, as the Joshua Outlawz defeated the Community Baseball League All-Stars 15-0 on Monday. bit.ly/3GCRTbe

Tribune242's tweet image. NEW PROVIDENCE BASEBALL LEAGUE CONTINUES ITS INAUGURAL REGULAR SEASON
NATHAN Miller collected three hits in three at-bats, as the Joshua Outlawz defeated the Community Baseball League All-Stars 15-0 on Monday.
bit.ly/3GCRTbe

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