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BAIN FACES RISK OF BANKRUPTCY Court records show COI leader owes Zinnia Rolle $85,000 following a Privy Council ruling By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net COALITION of Independents leader Lincoln Bain is facing a bankruptcy action weeks before the May 12 general election over debt rooted in a failed investment arrangement. New Supreme Court filings warn that if Mr Bain does not pay $85,000 plus interest within 21 days of being served, he will have committed “an act of bankruptcy”, opening the door
for bankruptcy proceedings against him. The Tribune understands the Debtor’s Summons, dated April 22, 2026, had not been served on Mr Bain up to press time yesterday. In his recent financial declarations ahead of the May general election, Mr Bain claimed he has a net worth of more than $1.5m. The case traces back WARN - SEE PAGE THREE
COI LEADER LINCOLN BAIN
Veteran officer admits guilt Out Island hotels urged to adapt after double-digit Q1 decline in marine recruit assaults By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net A VETERAN Defence Force officer has pleaded guilty to three counts of physical assault in connection with allegations that he assaulted a group of female marine trainees earlier this month at
the force’s Coral Harbour base. Chief Petty Officer Eric Rolle changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. Last week, he appeared before the Royal Bahamas Defence Force facing five counts of assault and one count of drunkenness. Lieutenant Darius Adams, RBDF public
relations officer, confirmed yesterday that Mr Rolle remains interdicted. He said the accused appeared before the RBDF’s authorised officer, who recommended warrant punishment, a formal disciplinary procedure GUILTY - SEE PAGE FIVE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net FAMILY Island resorts are “on the ropes but not out” following double-digit first quarter declines in room revenues and nights sold, a senior tourism official warned yesterday, as he
urged the wider Bahamian tourism industry to “get our act together” to ward-off the cruise ship challenge. Kerry Fountain, the Bahama Out Island Promotion Board’s executive director, told Tribune Business that the collective 21 percent and 11 percent declines in room
nights sold and revenues for his member properties during the three months to end-March 2026 could not be blamed solely on the loss of Silver Airways airlift as “a deeper dive” into the figures had uncovered some “disturbing” trends. SEE BUSINESS FOR STORY
NBA rookie helps fund vital special needs testing in Bimini By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A TEAM of specialists has carried out assessments on more than 40 children in Bimini this week, bringing long-awaited testing to families who often face steep barriers to accessing specialised services. The initiative, supported by Biminiborn NBA rookie VJ Edgecombe through his foundation, brought nine professionals — including psychologists
and a speech-language pathologist — to the island’s school system and to children who are not enrolled in school. Testing concluded this week before the team returned to New Providence. The programme was organised by Ursula Roker, president and founding member of the James Pinder Bimini Special Needs Art Projects, which funded the visit after the Ministry of Education indicated it could not immediately cover the cost. SUPPORT - SEE PAGE TWO
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