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BUS ATTACK VICTIM MEETS HER RESCUER Woman whose legs broken in assault in tears hailing hero By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net MONTHS after surviving a brutal attack that left her with two broken legs, Latasha Rolle tearfully reunited with the man who saved her on Friday, vowing never to forget his heroic actions. The 44-year-old mother of two was on her way to
work on December 17 when a stranger launched a vicious, unprovoked attack. The assault, which occurred after she stepped off a bus for a quick stop at the bank, was caught on camera and rapidly shared online. While bystanders watched — some even recording the attack SEE PAGE THREE
SEARS: IMMIGRATION COMMISSION report coming ‘in due course’ By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net MORE than a year after its formation, the immigration commission responsible for reviewing how decisions are made has yet to produce its report — but Minister of Immigration and National Insurance Alfred Sears insists it will be
completed “in due course”. At the Immigration Connect City Pop-Up at Christie Park on Friday, Mr Sears said the commission has been gathering data, conducting site visits, and consulting officials to assess current immigration policies and practices. “The prime minister,” SEE PAGE EIGHT
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LATASHA Rolle and Delano Clarke during a press conference where the Bahamas Crisis Centre presented the Good Samaritan Award to Mr Clarke at the Ministry of National Security on February 28, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Questions over what led to fatal govt u-turn on crash that left young mother dead car insurance renewal ON birth-month By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
A HARROWING video of a car speeding through an intersection and plunging into the water on
Yamacraw Beach early Saturday morning left many shaken, sparking confusion and urgent questions about what factors led to the fatal crash. The victim, identified as Shyann, a mother of
two from Yellow Elder, died at the scene after her black Honda Fit was submerged in the water around 2am on March 1. She left behind a newborn and a SEE PAGE FIVE
DR Sandra Dean-Patterson. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
on boys, and for the last three years, we’ve been doing a symposium on the boy child and talking about how you protect the emotional life,” Dr Sandra Dean-Patterson, director of the Crisis Centre, said on Friday. On February 18, 2025, police said the body of Nikolai Sarles, a prominent
INSURERS have hailed the government’s move to abandon the “counter productive” stipulation that all Bahamian and resident drivers must annually renew auto insurance coverage in their birth month. The Davis administration unveiled an amendment to the Road Traffic Act that eliminates the ‘birth month’ requirement and instead replaces it with language mandating renewal on annual basis.
the country and the impact
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‘rise in young boys with suicidal thoughts’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Crisis Centre has seen an increase in calls this year from young boys expressing suicidal thoughts, with many reporting feelings of isolation and failure. “We are very concerned about what’s happening in
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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