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Volume: 122 No. 169, July 28, 2025
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DUPUCH-CARRON TO CONSIDER PLP BID
MAN DROWNS AFTER STABBING SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN ON SHIP
‘Honour of a lifetime’ Catching to follow in family footsteps in MICAL the spirit of By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Digital Editor aturnquest@tribunemedia.net ROBERT DupuchCarron, founder of the Bahamas Aviation Climate and Severe Weather Networks Ltd (BACSWN), yesterday said he would be “honoured” to be considered as a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate for MICAL but stressed no formal request has been made by the party. His comments come amid speculation of an unofficial campaign launch after photos and videos
circulated on social media over the weekend showing Mr Dupuch-Carron alongside supporters wearing black shirts printed with “Dupuch for MICAL”. Mr Dupuch-Carron firmly dismissed any suggestion his visit to Acklins represented a campaign launch. He told The Tribune the scenes, which featured cheering crowds and posters calling for improved services in the southern islands, represented a growing level of support for a
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By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunmedia.net VIDEOS circulating on TikTok show the final moments of a 35-year-old South African man who went overboard on Friday after stabbing a female crew member multiple times aboard the Icon of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. Police said the man, who was also a crew member, allegedly stabbed a 28-yearold South African woman around 7pm before jumping into the sea. He was later pulled from
MICAL - SEE PAGE FIVE
STABBED - SEE PAGE SEVEN
AG: AUTHORITY WILL TAKE JUNKANOO BEYOND BAY ROBERT Dupuch-Carron (second from left) visiting Acklins over A YOUNG boy enjoys the rhythms and music as Goombay Summer Festival returned to Bay Street the weekend.
Photo: Nikia Charlton
on Friday. See PAGE TWO for more.
Detained man denied medical treatment, says rights group By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net JARVIN Green, the disabled Jamaican man seen in a viral video being dragged by plainclothes officers on Shirley Street, is in immigration custody with a head injury and has reportedly been denied proper medical
treatment, according to Human Rights Bahamas. The rights group said Mr Green’s current condition is the result of his “deplorable and unnecessary” apprehension following a Supreme Court order for his release. It warned that his case reflects a longstanding “pattern of abuse” by immigration
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
and law enforcement officials against vulnerable individuals. “We are further informed that Mr Green is being held in Immigration custody with a head injury caused by his extremely rough treatment, and on Friday, he was said to have been denied access
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder has defended the Davis administration’s proposed Junkanoo Authority Bill, calling it a necessary step toward formalising the national cultural festival and expanding economic opportunities for Bahamian creatives. Speaking at a recent press briefing, Mr Pinder said the bill would be debated in the House of Assembly on August 6 and will establish an independent National
ABUSE - SEE PAGE FOUR
AUTHORITY - SEE PAGE SEVEN
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