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Volume: 123 No. 39, Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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LUCAYAN STAFF SENT HOME WITHOUT PAY Concerns raised over access to NIB benefits for resort employees By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net UNCERTAINTY deepened for Grand Lucayan Resort workers yesterday after employees were sent home from the government-owned property without pay as concerns also surfaced over access to National Insurance benefits. The Tribune learned that employees were instructed to leave the resort because it remains without running
water. Only security personnel are currently on site with fewer than 50 workers believed to remain employed. The Engineering Department was reportedly shut down last Friday. The latest development adds to ongoing uncertainty for staff, who have faced repeated work disruptions since the government assumed control of the resort. Workers who spoke DISMISSED - SEE PAGE FIVE
Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama.
IMMIGRATION TRAINEE FIRED OVER BRIBERY VOICE NOTES
RBDF OFFICER IN CUSTODY AFTER ROBBERY AND SHOOTING INCIDENT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer is in custody following an armed robbery and shooting in the Carmichael Road area that saw an out-of-service government vehicle used as the getaway car. RBDF Commodore
Floyd Moxey confirmed the officer’s arrest in connection with the incident in which a female robbery victim was shot in the leg. It occurred shortly after 1pm on Friday, January 16. Surveillance footage of the robbery and shooting later circulated widely on social media.
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and former PLP Senator Robyn Lynes. The move comes as the party ramps up preparations for the upcoming election and plans to ratify additional candidates later
AN immigration officer has been dismissed with immediate effect from the Department of Immigration after voice notes circulated online suggesting the solicitation of a bribe. In a letter dated January 16, Stephen Laroda, Director of Immigration, states that the employment of Trainee Immigration Officer Alex K Riley with the department had been terminated. An immigration representative told The Tribune that the dismissal followed an investigation, but it was not immediately
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FREETOWN MP WAYNE MUNROE
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Munroe faces challenge for party nomination in Freetown By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net FREETOWN MP and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe will face off with his challenger Ormanique Bowe today
when they meet with the Progressive Liberal Party’s Candidates Committee as it finalises its remaining slate of candidates ahead of this year’s election. Others scheduled for interviews include St Anne’s aspirant Keno Wong
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