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THREE KILLED OVER DEADLY WEEKEND
Three men die in Labour Day weekend shootings across New Providence and Grand Bahama By DENISE MAYCOCK and EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporters A FATHER of four was among three people killed in a bloody Labour Day weekend that left families grieving in New Providence and Grand Bahama.
Stafford Ferguson, 44, of Caravel Beach, Freeport, was shot shortly before 9pm on Friday near a business in the Hunters area. He was taken to hospital, but died around 11.35pm. His brother, Khambrel Ferguson, said the killing has shattered a family struggling to understand
why a man he described as humble, helpful and peaceful was gunned down. "We just looking for justice," he told The Tribune yesterday. "Stafford was a nice person. He was helpful to people," he said. "He was MURDER - SEE PAGE THREE
FATHER of four children, 44-year-old Stafford Ferguson of Caravel Beach, Freeport was shot on Friday night, and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital.
Unions split Labour Day parades amid political row By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net LABOUR Day unfolded with two competing marches in New Providence on Friday, with union leaders divided over the holiday’s direction and political party colours again fuelling complaints that the workers’ celebration has been overtaken by partisan display. The traditional parade assembled at Windsor Park and moved
through East Street into downtown Nassau, drawing union members, music, public supporters and visible contingents of Progressive Liberal Party supporters in yellow and Free National Movement supporters in red. At the same time, the Trades Union Congress and several affiliated unions held a separate march from the House of Labour on Wulff Road, travelling west LABOUR - SEE PAGE EIGHT
BAHAMAS Uniont of Teachers president Belinda Wilson leads members during the Labour Day March on Friday. Photo: Nikia Charlton
Fight, negotiate or co-operate? BPL blackout disrupts Options open to ‘Player’ Gardiner See INSIGHT - PAGES 10 & 11
Rake ‘N’ Scrape festival By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net AN island-wide blackout that struck Cat Island during the Labour Day weekend left vendors counting losses and disrupted one of the island’s most important annual economic events, with one business owner describing
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the outage as a “tragic moment” for those who depend on the Rake and Scrape Festival to earn income. Vince McDonald, owner of Curly’s Beach Resort, said his business was able to weather the outage thanks to emergency lighting and an established customer See BUSINESS FOR STORY