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Volume: 123 No. 174, Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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BPL POWER FAILURES A ‘SIGN OF DEEPER ISSUE’
Former CEO: If you put equipment under more stress than it’s designed for, then it will fail By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net FORMER Bahamas Power and Light chief executive Whitney Heastie has rejected the utility’s claim that extreme heat and ageing equipment caused the latest power outages, arguing that parts of the electricity system are instead being pushed beyond their design limits. Mr Heastie said repeated
cable faults, fires and equipment failures point to excessive strain on the system rather than temperatures that industrial-grade equipment should be capable of withstanding. His comments followed five days of prolonged outages across western New Providence and an islandwide blackout earlier last week. Residents in parts of New Providence and the HEAT - SEE PAGE FIVE
PMH KITCHEN DELAYED AFTER Andros Bridge collapse disrupts travel and electricity $5M DRAINAGE ISSUE FOUND Ministry of Works condemns Fresh Creek Bridge in Andros after a failure of one of the pile columns.
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THE Fresh Creek Bridge has been condemned after a structural support sank and shifted its weight dangerously, severing Central Andros’ main transport link and disrupting electricity restoration, government services,
businesses and access to the airport. Officials said a temporary bridge identified in New York could take about two months to arrive, leaving residents and workers dependent on boats and a proposed ferry service in the interim. The closure has already prevented Bahamas Power and Light crews from transporting heavy equipment needed to restore electricity in Cargill
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Creek and parts of South Andros. Ministry of Works and Family Affairs senior engineer Antonne Taylor said a visual assessment yesterday found that an intermediate pier at one of the bridge’s pile caps had sunk, shifting the weight to two external supports. He said the pile cap had tilted BRIDGE - SEE PAGE THREE
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
THE long-awaited reopening of Princess Margaret Hospital's kitchen has been delayed by a newly discovered sewage and drainage problem expected to cost about $5 million to fix, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville
revealed yesterday. The hospital's kitchen has been out of service for more than a year after it was deemed unsafe, forcing the Public Hospitals Authority to outsource meal preparation while patients and staff continue to wait for the facility to reopen. Health officials previously PMH - SEE PAGE FOUR
GOFUNDME LAUNCHED FOR BOY BITTEN BY DOGS OVER 100 TIMES By PAVEL BAILEY and LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporters A BIMINI dog owner was sentenced to 12 months in prison yesterday after six dogs mauled a nine-yearold American boy about 100 times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries and facing what his family
described as a long and difficult recovery. Harrington Rolle, 34, received the sentence from acting Chief Magistrate Ancella Evans after pleading guilty to negligently causing grievous harm. He was also sentenced to six months for being the SUPPORT - SEE PAGE FOUR
BEAU BRATTAIN, nine-year-old bitten by dogs in Bimini.
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