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MINNIS: BAN FAST FOOD ON FAMILY ISLANDS Unhealthy habits leading to obesity crisis in the country, says former PM
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has proposed introducing legislation to prevent international fast food franchises from operating in the Family Islands, citing the growing health crisis linked to poor dietary habits.
Speaking during yesterday’s House of Assembly debate on a suite of healthcare reform bills, Dr Minnis noted that unhealthy eating habits are contributing to rising rates of obesity, especially among young Bahamians. “We have an obesity crisis, and this crisis is increasingly affecting especially our young people,”
he said. “We eat too many refined carbohydrates, high-fat foods, and processed foods.” “We do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, and the prevalence of fast food restaurants in our major population centres is worsening the problem, and maybe its time, we need to OBESITY - SEE PAGE FIVE
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Accused cries At ‘not guilty’ $56m deal signed for San Salvador IMMIGRATION VERDICT IN UNDERAGE SEX CASE roadworks and marina redevelopment RULING BY RETIRED JUDGE OVERTURNED By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter Dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
A 35-YEAR-OLD Abaco man accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl became visibly emotional on Thursday
after a Supreme Court jury found him not guilty. Moments after the verdicts were read, Jeffrey Grant, tears in his eyes, dropped to his knees in the courtroom, raised his hands toward the ceiling, and, ACQUITTED- SEE PAGE SEVEN
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
THE government has signed a $52.6m contract for the redevelopment of the road network in Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ San Salvador constituency - along with the expansion of its marina. The contract, signed yesterday with GDA Paving and Construction, includes the paving of 40 miles of road, including key routes to the capital, Cockburn Town, the installation of pedestrian sidewalks, and the repair of damaged seawalls. The marina upgrade will address chronic issues that have restricted commercial and transport activity for years. According to GDA officials, the governmentowned marina is currently too shallow to accommodate vessels outside of
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
dredging the basin, widening the entrance, and installing cleats around the perimeter to accommodate
THE Court of Appeal has struck down a $575,000 judgment issued by a retired Supreme Court justice nearly three years after she demitted office, declaring the decision unconstitutional and legally void. The unanimous ruling, delivered yesterday, concluded that Justice Indira Bowe-Darville had no authority to issue a ruling in August 2024, two years and eight months after she retired in December 2021. The case at the centre of the decision involved Dahene Nonord, a former immigration detainee, who
CONTRACT - SEE PAGE 11
RULING - SEE PAGE SEVEN
MINISTER of Works and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting, flanked by Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis and GDA Paving & Construction spokesperson Charles Sealy II, speaks during the San Salvador roadworks & marina redevelopment contract signing between the Ministry of Works and GDA Paving & Construction at the Office of The Prime Minister yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff high tide and has only two docking points. This has disrupted everything from cargo deliveries to stormrelated evacuations. The upgrade will include
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