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Volume: 123 No. 153, Friday, July 3, 2026
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MUNROE: CHANGE NAME OF COLUMBUS SCHOOL AG says time to rename primary school in Nassau By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY General Wayne Munroe said he would be surprised if Columbus Primary School still bears Christopher Columbus’ name in a year or two, reviving a long-running push to replace colonial-era symbols with honours that better reflect Bahamian history. Mr Munroe told The Tribune he supports changing
the school’s name. His comments follows a years-long debate over whether public institutions should continue honouring Christopher Columbus, the explorer whose statue was smashed outside Government House in 2021 and removed the following year. He raised the prospect in the Senate after Senator Rick Fox asked about the Christopher Columbus statue that once stood RENAME - SEE PAGE THREE
Wife pleads for answers after husband vanishes By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net MORE than a month after Acklins resident Kevin Bizzard vanished, his wife says she was told he called for help as the boat he was travelling in took on water — and she is still waiting to learn whether he is alive or dead.
Dianna Bizzard said her husband disappeared after leaving Abaco on May 30 in what residents told her was a black and white boat. She said a relative later showed her a screenshot from a fishermen’s chat claiming he had called for help because the boat was taking on water. MISSING - SEE PAGE THREE
A MAROON Nissan sits upturned at the intersection at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier bridge after another late-night accident in a week in which seven people have died in road crashes. Earlier in the day, another vehicle was left overturned in another road traffic accident at Long Wharf by Arawak Cay. See PAGE TWO.
DAVIS WARNS EXTREME HEAT DRIVING UP COST OF LIVING By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis warned yesterday that extreme heat is quietly driving up the cost of living for Bahamian
families, saying climate change is already forcing households to spend more on electricity, water, ice, fans and transportation. Speaking at the 4th Annual Bahamas Youth HEAT - SEE PAGE 11
PRIME Minister Philip Davis speaks at Youth Climate Conference.
FOX CRITICISES PARLIAMENT’S THREE-MONTH BREAK
SENATOR RICK FOX
OPPOSITION Senator Rick Fox criticised Parliament’s three-month break after just weeks of sittings, saying lawmakers had not earned an extended recess while Bahamians continue to work. His criticism came as a review of salaries and allowances for parliamentarians is underway.
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has called the review long overdue, questioning how much politicians in The Bahamas are paid when compared with the regional salary scales of their counterparts. The Nassau Guardian has reported that a draft amendment to the Parliamentarians Salaries and Allowances Act, which
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has been circulated to the opposition for consultation, would grant members of Parliament $32,000 a year and senators $16,000 a year in allowances, in addition to their salaries, if passed. Mr Fox questioned the timing of any proposed increase. SEE PAGE FIVE FOR STORIES