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WE PRAYED OVER HER ’TIL HER LAST BREATH Pastor tells of horror as woman died fleeing gang shootout outside church By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
CHURCH goers prayed over a fatally wounded Claudette Capron as she took her last breath after being hit by stray bullets on Tuesday night. This was the account of Apostle Kevin Grant yesterday as he recalled opening the door of his church at Robinson Road so that Ms Capron and her sister could enter as gunfire rang out in the street. Mr Grant said he was getting ready to lead his congregation in prayer when those gathered began
to hear gunfire. “We could hear all of the gunshots and everything and I went to inspect it,” he said of the incident. “I opened up the door to let her and her sister in and one of the bullets then went over to the parking lot area and I saw when she fell and then we realised she got hit with one of the stray bullets. “I beckoned to one of the members and they came out and we went to her immediately and began to pray over her because we were already in prayer and intercession mode and everything.” SEE PAGE TWO
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander wants the government to expand tax exemptions for churches that offer key community services. “One of the yearly things is that we use churches for hurricane shelters,” he said at a press conference yesterday. “In Abaco and Grand Bahama and Exuma and those places
where churches have been damaged, we can’t even get exemptions on materials coming in to repair those churches because the list is so restrictive. It’s about candles and the like and, yes, the last time it was done was under Prime Minister Ingraham and that was done in a time when we weren’t so involved with the things we are involved with today and so the exemption list of religious goods has to be modernised.” SEE PAGE THREE
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IN-PERSON CLASSES T0 RESUME ON MONDAY
By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net STUDENTS across the country will return to school campuses for in-person learning on Monday, the Ministry of Education, Technical and Vocational Training announced yesterday. The ministry said it made the decision on the advice of the Ministry of Health and Wellness. SEE PAGE FOUR
IMPLEMENT IMF PLANS? ‘NOT ON MY WATCH’
CHURCHES WANT NEW TAX BREAKS FOR GREATER ROLE By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
FRONT PORCH: WISHFUL THINKING IS NOT ENOUGH
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
CLAUDETTE CAPRON, who was shot in the face and chest and killed on Tuesday night as she was on her way to a prayer meeting.
BEACH TOWERS REBRAND - AS HILTON CLOSES By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
A DOUBLE announcement yesterday revealed that the Beach Towers at Atlantis are due to be taken on by a new owner - but the British Colonial Hilton is to “indefinitely” close with the loss of 130 staff. The Hilton, owned by China Construction America (CCA) will close from February 15.
THE BEACH Towers at Atlantis, left, and the Hilton in Nassau. Deputy Prime Minister partnership that will see part Chester Cooper attributed of the iconic property, the the closure to the end of the Beach Towers, rebranded resort’s management agree- under a different name for the first time in its 27-year ment with the Hilton. Meanwhile, Atlan- history. tis yesterday unveiled a FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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MINISTER of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis yesterday pledged “not on my watch” after a Caribbean economist forecast The Bahamas will need an “IMF restructure”. Senator Halkitis said the government has “absolutely no intention of entering any restructuring or IMF programme at any time in the foreseeable future”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
STATESIDE PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS
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