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Volume: 123 No. 61, Thursday, February 19, 2026
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IMMIGRANTS FREED EARLY THEN DEPORTED Munroe says non-violent prisoners released to make space as population hits 1,801 By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
Minister Wayne Munroe confirmed to The Tribune yesterday that 85 inmates were being processed for deportation. The group included Haitian, Jamaican and American nationals, with Mr Munroe saying the majority were being deported to Haiti. The inmates had varying sentence lengths. Some were serving time for immigration violations and had only a few months remaining. Others were nearing
THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services is struggling with overcrowding as more undocumented immigrants facing criminal charges enter the prison system, prompting the government to deport 85 inmates granted the Prerogative of Mercy on the condition they do not return to The Bahamas. National Security
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279 Grand Lucayan staff to be let go next week WORLD FAMOUS SEES NO ‘WAY By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE government plans to complete the termination of all 279 Grand Lucayan staff by next week February 27, it has been revealed, as efforts to complete the resort’s $120m sale to Concord Wilshire head into what is likely to be the final stages. Julian Russell, chairman of
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Lucayan Renewal Holdings, the Government-owned special purpose vehicle (SPV) that holds the Grand Bahama-based resort, informed Obie Ferguson KC, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) president, of the intent to pay all workers their due severance pay, other benefits and entitlements under their relevant industrial agreements by month’s end.
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
SEE BUSINESS FOR STORY GRAND Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama.
ALARM IN ELEUTHERA AS NEVADA DEVELOPER UNVEILS PLANS FOR ‘BOUTIQUE’ CASINO AND MEGA YACHT MARINA FOR GOVERNOR’S HARBOUR.
A PUSH to reunite the Valley Boys has failed, with the World Famous Valley Boys rejecting overtures from the breakaway Way Forward group. The Way Forward Valley Boys, led by Trevor Davis,
sent a February 16, 2026 letter signed by trustees Vincent King and Mark Bastian giving the World Famous Valley Boys seven days to respond to a call to “Reunite. Restore. Move forward together” and arrange a formal meeting. However, in a statement VALLEY - SEE PAGE FOUR
Officer saves family from burning car moments before it explodes
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