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Volume: 123 No. 169, Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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‘BUSINESSES HIT HARD AS POWER OUTAGES PERSIST’ Chamber of Commerce warns of financial losses, closures and lost inventory By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net BUSINESSES across New Providence and the Family Islands are suffering significant financial losses from persistent power outages, with some forced to close, turn away customers and discard spoiled inventory, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation warned yesterday. The BCCEC said restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, manufacturers,
$5.9m in marijuana seized in joint operation
retailers and service providers have all endured varying levels of disruption, with many unable to operate safely or efficiently without reliable electricity. The chamber said members have reported closing during business hours, losing sales because electronic payment systems could not operate and absorbing the cost of goods spoiled during prolonged interruptions to refrigeration and cold storage. “These are sales that, LOSSES - SEE PAGE FOUR
GBPA issues stop-work order on $21m marina
IN a joint operation with the US Coast Guard and the RBDF a boat was intercepted carrying a large amount of marijuana worth an estimated $5.9m. Three Bahamian men were detained during the operation. Photo: Shawn Hanna
By DENISE MAYCOCK and BARBARA WALKIN Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
DEMOLITION of the Port Lucaya Marina was abruptly halted just one day after work began after the Grand Bahama Port Authority issued a stop-work order amid unresolved questions over the legal transfer of the
marina’s seabed lease. Bahamas Land and Waterways, the marina’s new developer, received the notice from the GBPA’s Inspection Department on Friday, disrupting the opening phase of a $21m redevelopment intended to transform the deteriorated facility. STOPPAGE - SEE PAGE FIVE
THREE Bahamian men were detained and $5.9m worth of suspected marijuana seized after a 72-hour intelligence operation involving Bahamian and United States law enforcement agencies tracking and intercepting a go-fast vessel moving through Bahamian
waters. The operation began on July 24 after authorities received intelligence that a Bahamian-registered vessel carrying a large quantity of narcotics was heading towards The Bahamas, according to Royal Bahamas Defence Force Staff Intelligence Officer Captain Derrick Ferguson. A United States air asset detected the vessel during the early hours of July 25, triggering a coordinated
response involving the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Royal Bahamas Police Force and several US law enforcement agencies under Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas Maritime Operations Coordination Working Group. Mr Ferguson said US authorities deployed air assets, the RBPF mobilised its units and the Defence SEIZURE - SEE PAGE FIVE
MOTHER DEMANDS ANSWERS AFTER VIRAL SCHOOL ATTACK By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net A 13-YEAR-OLD boy fled for his life as a group of students chased him across the grounds of C H Reeves Junior High School after attacking him, surrounding him and allegedly threatening to have his “head”,
according to his mother and a viral video of the incident. Genal Bodie said her son sought help from the school after the attack during summer classes on Thursday, but she was not contacted and no arrangements were made to ensure he reached home safely. She BULLYING - SEE PAGE THREE
A still image from a video that went viral on social media shows part of the alleged assault involving a 13-year-old student during summer school at C H Reeves Junior High School.
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