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Volume: 123 No. 53, Monday, February 9, 2026
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MYSTERY OVER COUPLE’S DEATHS Family find husband and wife’s decomposing bodies four days later in a horrific “movie scene” discovery By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE DEATHS of an elderly couple whose decomposing bodies lay in their home for four days before being discovered by horrified relatives remains a mystery, say police, although foul play is not suspected. The discovery of the bodies of Theresa Edwards, 68, and husband William Pearce, 78, triggered
screams and tears from relatives who had gone to their house on Carmichael Road because they had not heard from them in four days. Granddaughter Yasmen Darling said she briefly feinted after she and two other relatives she had called to help made the grim discoveries. “It was like a movie scene - but this was real life,” said Ms Darling. Officers from the Southwestern Division, along with Emergency Medical
Services, responded to the home. Fire Services conducted preliminary checks and found no evidence of a gas or air-conditioning leak. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department said no foul play is suspected at this time. Autopsies are expected to determine the exact causes of death. Ms Darling said the family’s concern began earlier in the week after repeated MYSTERY - SEE PAGE FOUR
HUSBAND and wife William Pearce and Theresa Edwards.
Tremors felt in Inagua after CHINA HITS BACK AT US CRITICISM 5.8-magnitude Cuba quake OVER NASSAU HOSPITAL FINANCING By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE EARTH shook for residents in Inagua early Sunday after light tremors were felt when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Cuba, though officials said there was little damage, no injuries and no tsunami threat to The
Bahamas. Preliminary assessments indicated that light to moderate shaking may have been felt in parts of the southern Bahamas, including Inagua and Acklins, as well as in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Little damage and no injuries were reported locally. The Bahamas Department of Meteorology said
the earthquake occurred around 7am and was centred about 49 kilometres southeast of Baracoa in Cuba’s Guantánamo Province, at a shallow depth of 15 kilometres. Working with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and the United States Geological Survey, the QUAKE - SEE PAGE THREE
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net CHINA pushed back on US criticism of its financing of the Nassau New Hospital on Friday, rejecting claims that the deal undermines The Bahamas’ interests and warning that cooperation between the two countries should not be subjected to
outside interference. In a statement issued by its embassy in New Providence, China said the hospital is a ‘livelihood project’ requested by the Bahamian government and financed through a highly preferential loan designed to meet the country’s healthcare needs and improve the well-being of its people. The project, it
said, was advanced through ‘friendly consultation and mutual respect’ and aligns with The Bahamas’ national interests. The response followed remarks by the United States ambassador to The Bahamas, Herschel Walker, who argued that the terms of the $195m Chinese CHINA - SEE PAGE SEVEN
Tributes pour in for ‘fearless attorney’ Ramona Farquharson By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
PROMINENT ATTORNEY RAMONA FARQUHARSON
PROMINENT attorney Ramona Farquharson died yesterday, drawing tributes from across the legal and political community for a career marked by forceful advocacy. Details surrounding her death were not immediately available. However, she was reportedly found unresponsive and taken to Doctors Hospital,
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where relatives and members of the legal fraternity quickly gathered after learning of the news. Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the party was shocked by her death and described her as widely respected for her “sharp wit, formidable legal acumen, and fearless advocacy”. “She brought that same intellect, passion, and conviction to the Free National Movement as TRIBUTE - SEE PAGE SEVEN