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Volume: 122 No. 187, August 22, 2025
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FNM TO AMEND CONSTITUTION Party intends to hold a non-voting convention soon to clarify matters By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net FREE National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands said the party plans to revise its constitution—a move that comes in the wake of tensions over recent candidate selections. He said the new provisions are aimed at improving internal operations, and could include
further clarifications to the decision-making powers of constituency associations. This comes amid ongoing tensions between the party’s leadership and several constituency branches over candidate selections. The FNM’s Killarney, South Beach and Bamboo Town associations have all raised objections to recent candidate picks, publicly warning the decision could cost the party the
seat. However, party officials have previously said that recommendations from association branches do not guarantee a nomination. Dr Sands told The Trib une yesterday that while the current constitution already outlines the role of constituency associations, recent developments suggest more clarity may be needed. However, he said the FNM CHAIRMAN DR DU ANE SANDS
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FOCUSED ON TACKLING GANGS FOAM chief warns impact of RECOMMENDED AS NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS domestic violence affects children FIXES TO ISSUES By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net TACKLING gang activity is part of the discussion as schools prepare for the new year, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson.
Mrs Wilson said: “One major element is the gathering of intelligence with a focus on gang activity, an intervention team, as we bear in mind that the school is a microcosm of the community.” Union officers have met GANGS - SEE PAGE FIVE
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net ACTIVIST Khandi Gibson has warned of the effects of violence on families, saying: “We can’t expect a child to worry about schoolwork when they and they mummy have no place to sleep.” Ms Gibson, the founder of Families Of All Murder
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Victims (FOAM), said the group’s shelter and housing project on Carmichael Road West aims to give families a safe place to stay, but donations are still urgently needed to make it a reality. She said while people often say children have nothing to worry about, they do face serious SHELTER - SEE PAGE THREE
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
disruptions, generation shortfalls or whatever the case may be, and to advise that we have we are offering a 50 percent rebate on the base rate for the next billing cycle to the residents of Eleuthera, Long Island and Cat Island,” she said. Eleuthera has been marred with outages for
NEARLY two years after an Immigration Commission report identified systemic issues including detainee treatment, procedural inconsistencies, and oversight failures, the recommendations have yet to be implemented. This comes as separate high-profile incidents involving alleged mistreatment by immigration officials continue to go unanswered. The Immigration Commission, established to review practices within the immigration department, called for comprehensive reforms to improve accountability,
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FOAM president Khandi Gibson
BPL GIVING REBATES TO SEVERAL FAMILY ISLANDS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net RESIDENTS in Eleuthera, Cat Island and Long Island are to receive a 50 percent rebate on their next electricity bills after repeated issues with power outages. Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) CEO Toni
Seymour made the announcement yesterday during an Office of the Prime Minster press briefing addressing the outages on those islands as well as Abaco. She said: “I would like to apologise once again to all of our Family Island customers who have been experiencing extended outages due to power
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