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Volume: 123 No. 65, Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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CROSS-DRESSING ‘LAWYER’ JAILED Man posing as female attorney gets three years for $20k fraud By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net A 30-year-old man who posed as a female attorney and defrauded clients of nearly $20,000 was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to more than 50 offences in the Grand Bahama Magistrate’s Court. Police arrested Kimeo McIntosh on February 18, following an operation in
which he attempted to flee while dressed in female attire, including spandex tights, a bra, eyelashes and makeup, with eyebrows drawn on his face. A search of his vehicle uncovered a black travel bag containing male clothing, along with female heels, finger and toenail polish and other items used to maintain the disguise. Two cell phones later linked to FRAUD - SEE PAGE THREE KIMEO MCINTOSH
Bishop brands ‘sweethearting’ STAFF RALLY SUPPORT AS SUPER an evil as study sparks alarm VALUE OWNER AIRLIFTED TO U.S. By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A SENIOR Anglican bishop has branded sweethearting “an evil” and warned that The Bahamas is sliding from its Christian foundation, reacting to a new University of the Bahamas study that quantified
the practice. Diocesan Bishop Dr Anthony Farrington said the findings were “very alarming” and urged churches to respond with urgency. The study, “A Description of Sweethearting in The Bahamas,” analysed EVIL - SEE PAGE THREE
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
DIOCESAN Bishop Dr Anthony Farrington.
SUPER VALUE staff mobilised “almost immediately” after owner Rupert Roberts urgently needed blood, the company’s president Debra Symonette said yesterday, as word spread of a health crisis involving one
of the country’s most prominent businessmen. Flyers circulated across social media over the weekend appealing for blood donations. The Tribune understands Mr Roberts has since been airlifted to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he is in ROBERTS - SEE PAGE FOUR
SUPER VALUE owner Rupert Roberts.
Dames denies involvement after partner caught in $4m cocaine bust By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net FORMER National Security Minister and FNM candidate Marvin Dames yesterday denied any involvement in a US drug trafficking case after his business partner was arrested off Florida with roughly 200 kilograms of
cocaine worth an estimated $4 million aboard a boat they jointly own. Mr Dames moved swiftly to distance himself from Malcolm Goodman, who was arrested on February 11. He confirmed a business relationship with Goodman but insisted he and his wife had no knowledge of, DRUGS - SEE PAGE FIVE
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