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‘Time to act over roadside garages’ Sweeting says govt has identified Crown land for relocation By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net WORKS Minister Clay Sweeting said the government has identified Crown land to relocate roadside garages around New Providence. He said an inter-ministerial committee, formed by the prime minister, is
in talks with businesses to develop a relocation plan that works for all parties. He said officials will prioritise discussions with the largest operations first, acknowledging that the issue involves “a lot of moving parts”. He said the Department of Environmental Planning SEE page seven
Human Rights committee holds first meeting after two years By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net ALMOST two years after Parliament approved the establishment of a Human Rights Committee, its members met for the first time on February 27. According to a statement from the Office of the Attorney General and the
Ministry of Legal Affairs, committee members received a comprehensive briefing on The Bahamas’ international human rights obligations during the meeting. The statement also noted that the committee will initially meet twice a month to discuss various aspects of SEE page three
Customers rush to purchase eggs from Super Value in Golden Gates Plaza after a partnership between the grocery store chain and the Ministry of Agriculture was announced resulting in a price decrease on the item yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Customers egg-cited over drop GB woman in egg prices at Super Value abducted and By NEIL HARTNELL and ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporters
Super Value’s president yesterday said shoppers had gone “crazy” after it launched its own brand of eggs imported at
a price almost two-thirds less than those imported from its regular US supplier. Debra Symonette declined to reveal where the supermarket chain had sourced some 1.296m eggs, priced at $3.79 and rising
to just over $4 with VST included, from but pledged that it will continue to seek out food products that will enable it to slash costs to consumers “even lower if possible”. FULL story - see business
Potcake plea for help to bury son who drowned By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net LOCKSLEY “Potcake” Thompson, a well-known street philosopher, is grappling with the loss of his son, who drowned at Potter’s Cay Dock last week. Mr Thompson, a father of six, told The Tribune that Antonio Thompson, 42, was his first child to die. For
about five years, Antonio worked at the dock, helping to rebuild stalls damaged by fires and unloading the Mail Boat. He lived in a oneroom shack on a boat at the dock. Mr Thompson said nothing could have prepared him for seeing his son’s lifeless body in a body bag last Thursday. SEE page three
Locksley ‘Potcake’ Thompson
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attacked by man she knew A 63-year-old Grand Bahama woman was abducted and violently attacked by a man she knew, according to police. The 52-year-old male suspect was taken into custody and is assisting police with their investigations. Police said the incident took place on Sunday, March 2, 2025, when the victim arrived home. As she tried to get out of her vehicle, she was allegedly ambushed by the suspect, a 52-year-old man, who ordered her back into the car and forced her to drive to a specific park. Fearing for her life, the SEE page five