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HEARTBREAK AS FAMILY ID CAR CRASH VICTIMS Anguished relatives gathered at morgue to identify victims of Sunday’s crash By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net FAMILIES of four teenage girls killed in Sunday’s Shirley Street crash gathered at Princess Margaret Hospital’s morgue yesterday, where anguished relatives identified loved ones who had been celebrating graduations, college plans and promising futures just hours before they died. By 10am, nearly 20 people had gathered outside the morgue, waiting to
identify the victims: Betrica Brown, 18, Diamond Stubbs, 17, and Stania Webb, 19. The Tribune was unable to identify the fourth victim up to press time. Some relatives embraced in silence. Others offered words of comfort as families struggled to absorb the tragedy. The heartbreak erupted when one woman let out an anguished cry after viewing one of the bodies. Wailing uncontrollably, she had to be restrained and appeared to pass out MORGUE - SEE PAGE THREE
FAMILY members in breakdown as they visit morgue to ID bodies of four young women killed in Sunday’s tragic car crash on Shirley Street.
Viral gas pump attendant says he GB tourism operator plans $100k is humbled over public support expansion, adding 20 new jobs By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
FRANSON YOUTH
DAYS after his story resonated across the country, Franson Youth says he has been humbled by the outpouring of support and remains focused on building a better life.
Mr Youth, 29, who was born without one arm, captured the hearts of many Bahamians after The Tribune highlighted his determination and work ethic as a pump attendant at Roker's Gas Station on Faith Avenue. HUMBLED - SEE PAGE TWO
By ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net A GRAND Bahama tourism operator is investing around $100,000 to launch two new guest experiences by September in an expansion expected to create 20 new jobs.
David Wallace, Pirate’s Cove Zipline and Water Park’s principal, said the move will position the attraction to capitalise on increased cruise passenger arrivals as Freeport prepares for greater vessel call volume. The expansion will fund the introduction of ‘The
Conch: A Taste of Grand Bahama’ and an underwater sea scooter tour, the first phase of a broader expansion strategy aimed at diversifying Grand Bahama’s tourism offerings ahead of increased calls from major cruise SEE BUSINESS FOR STORY
Davis pledges to attack cost of living targeting price fixing and electricity rates By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis pledged to attack the cost of living in his second term with competition legislation targeting price-fixing and a plan to standardise electricity rates across The Bahamas, saying households are struggling
to afford groceries and keep their lights on. Contributing to a resolution thanking the Governor General for the Speech from the Throne, Mr Davis said in the House of Assembly yesterday that his administration will move aggressively to ease the pressure on Bahamian families. “We will bring
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competition legislation to stop the price-fixing and abuses that strain household budgets,” he said. Mr Davis also promised to end the disparity in electricity costs between New Providence and the Family Islands, where residents often pay more for power. “We will end the injustice PLEDGE - SEE PAGE FIVE