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Volume: 123 No. 31, Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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PARTIALLY BLIND DAD KILLED ON CROSSING Family demands justice after father becomes year’s first traffic fatality By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
Photo showing Vincent Hepburn with three of his daughters
A 64-YEAR-OLD partially blind man became the country’s first traffic fatality of the year after he was reportedly struck while using a pedestrian crossing on Bahamas Games Boulevard, with his family calling for answers and justice. Vincent Hepburn, a father of five, was reportedly on his way to his Yellow Elder Gardens home, just a few houses from the thoroughfare, when he was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon. He died in hospital hours later.
His daughter, Bianca Hepburn, said the family believes their father was killed due to negligent driving. She said that although he was partially blind in his left eye, he regularly used the pedestrian crossing and was familiar with the area, having lived there his entire life. “He was coming home. He was coming across the road and according to the people, they said he got hit by a car coming across the road,” she told The Tribune. A bag of groceries was reportedly found near the FATALITY - SEE PAGE THREE
BERRY ISLANDERS CALL FOR STANDALONE SEAT AS Roberts beats Watson in ‘opinion poll’ BOUNDARIES REPORT EXPECTED TO BE TABLED TODAY as concerns raised over its relevance By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net WITH the Boundaries Commission expected to table its long-awaited report in Parliament today, Berry Islands residents are calling
for their own parliamentary seat, warning that proposals to merge the island with Bimini would once again leave them overlooked. The Berry Islands are currently paired with North Andros and were previously combined with Bimini.
Sources say the Davis administration is expected to propose changes that would again pair the island with Bimini. The Tribune understands the report also recommends BOUNDARY - SEE PAGE FIVE
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy chairman Obie Roberts defeated contender ZNS General Manager Clint Watson in
what was described as an “opinion poll” held by the Southern Shores branch on Monday night, a vote that has since raised concerns about its relevance and conduct. Multiple sources have confirmed Mr Roberts won
the poll 40-0. However, The Tribune understands the vote carries no formal weight, as the party’s candidate committee is responsible for selecting constituency candidates. TENSIONS - SEE PAGE SEVEN
BNU CHIEF VOWS TRANSPARENCY IN HOSPITAL DEATH INVESTIGATION By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AS investigations continue into the death of Clanesha Adderley at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) president Muriel Lighbourn said she would not speculate on what happened until the probe is
complete, but assured that the concerns are being taken seriously. In a brief message to The Tribune yesterday, Ms Lighbourn reaffirmed the union’s commitment to transparency, compassion and accountability, but stressed she would respect the family’s grief and the NURSES - SEE PAGE FOUR
BAHAMAS NURSES UNION PRESIDENT MURIEL LIGHBOURN
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