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Volume: 121 No.122, May 21, 2024
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BPL: LOAD DEMANDS ARE UNPRECEDENTED Struggles arrive early as ‘several units being serviced’ before summer By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THOUSANDS of homes in New Providence were left in the dark for hours over the weekend as Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) struggled with “unprecedented” demand at this time of year. Preparing for hot months is an annual challenge for BPL, which must service
its equipment and acquire enough rental units to meet the demand. However, Arnette Ingraham, a senior manager at BPL, said the country saw load demands over the weekend that don’t usually occur until July to September, straining BPL’s resources. “Presently, we have several units out for SEE PAGE FIVE
RESORT SAW DECLINE AFTER CRIME ADVISORIES, SAYS BAHA MAR CHIEF By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net BAHA MAR president Graeme Davis said his resort saw a decline in guests after a US travel advisory in January but has experienced growth overall compared to last year. After an unusually violent January that saw 21 people murdered, the
United States issued a travel advisory urging its residents to demonstrate increased caution. Multiple major US news organisations reported on the advisory, sparking local fears about its impact. “We are seeing a decline,” Mr Davis said on Friday, discussing the matter directly for the first SEE PAGE FOUR
BOTH incumbant FNM leader Michael Pintard (left) and former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis host events ahead of the Free National Movement’s one-day convention in June as they vie for the leadership of the party. Montage includes photos from different events. Photos: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Pintard and Minnis share their INQUEST JURY plans at competing events DISMISSED FOR By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE contenders for the Free National Movement’s top post held duelling events on Friday ahead
of the party’s convention, discussing their plans and policies for the country. Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis hit familiar themes during his campaign launch at Baha Mar, describing the
Davis administration as a “heartless” out-of-touch government while pledging more tax exemptions and investments in Bahamian youth if re-elected as prime SEE PAGE THREE
MOTHER UPSET OVER DELAYED MARCO ALERT FOR SON By RASHAD ROLLE AND LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Reporters TASHANA Thompson fears her 16-year-old son, who went missing on Thursday, is in trouble. “I believe somebody picked him up or whatever,” she said yesterday, not long after residents across the country received a Marco’s Alert about his disappearance.
Ms Thompson said she last saw her son, Devin Isaacs, also known as “Joey”, after 9pm on Wednesday at home. She went to sleep and woke up around 3.25am to use the bathroom. She checked her children’s room as usual and noticed her son was not there –– nor was he in the bathroom or the kitchen getting food. After searching the house, SEE PAGE FIVE
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MISSING boy Devin Isaacs
‘INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR’
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net THE jury in the inquest of the 2017 police-involved killing of Aliko Collins, 21, was dismissed on Friday after exhibiting what was deemed to be “inappropriate” behaviour during an officer’s testimony. Now-retired Superintendent Basil Collie, the subject of the inquest, allegedly shot and killed Collins in Pinewood Gardens after he and two accomplices accosted the officer during a walk on Bamboo Blvd in SEE PAGE FOUR