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Volume: 122 No. 198, September 8, 2025
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PARENTS HIT OUT AT SCHOOL NEGLECT ...but govt rejects claims over facilities in Family Islands By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PARENTS have raised concerns about some Family Island schools a week after the new term began, citing staff shortages, unsanitary facilities, and a lack of “running water” — issues education officials say have been addressed or are inaccurate. At LN Coakley High School in Exuma, the island’s only high school, parents who spoke to The
Tribune painted a grim picture of conditions last week: no principal, “too few” teachers, unclean bathrooms, uncut grass and inconsistent water supply. One parent said her children were dismissed after only half a day last week because of the poor conditions and lack of staff. However, education officials denied this yesterday, insisting the school was not dismissed for these reasons. “They sit inside the NEGLECT - SEE PAGE SEVEN
JUNKANOO ACTIVITIES SET TO RESUME AFTER SUSPENSION LIFT By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) will lift its suspension on all Junkanoo activities beginning today,
a move that comes as the registration deadline for government seed funding approaches. The confirmation came after JCNP deputy chairman Nathan Taylor told JUNKANOO - SEE PAGE 15
US Coast Guard puts on a show at Montagu THE US Coast Guard demonstrates a helicopter rescue diver deployment during the BASRA Boating Safety Day at Montagu Beach on Saturday. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Haitians flee Andros shanty town ATLANTIS as officials post eviction notices PLANS TO BUILD $10M PI SCHOOL By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
AN estimated 20 shanty town residents in Andros fled from authorities last week after the Ministry
of Works issued eviction notices on structures there as part of the government’s ongoing crackdown on illegal settlements. The 28-day notices were posted on 80 homes in an area in North Andros
known as “Heastie Farms” by the Unregulated Community in Action Taskforce. Michelle Collie, chief social worker, confirmed that a team from Social MIGRANTS - SEE PAGE FIVE
Smith UpSet by baha mar’S repainting of ‘ringo’ By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter Pbailey@tribunemedia.net TOBY Smith, the sculptor behind the flamingo statue at the JFK roundabout, has accused Baha Mar of “bastardising” his work after the resort repainted the piece without his input and erased his signature. Mr Smith, who created Ringo the Flamingo in 2015
when he was commissioned by the resort, said he felt betrayed after learning he would not be included in the repainting despite offering since last November to carry out the restoration for free. “I think it’s disrespectful and I think it’s disingenuous,” he said yesterday. “And I think coming from FLAMINGO - SEE PAGE 16
‘Ringo’ the Flamingo statue. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net ATLANTIS’S bid to construct a $10m school on Paradise Island has been hailed by other developers and realtors alike for “feeding into the renaissance” of the destination and boosting its competitiveness. The mega resort’s plans Friday to invest an eightfigure sum in developing a 61,000 square foot school at the 23-acre site Flamingo Lake site, located on Paradise Island Drive. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS