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Volume: 122 No. 200, September 10, 2025
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PUBLIC OUTRAGE OVER LACK OF AMBULANCE Long Islanders called incident heartbreaking as woman put on flatbed truck in rain
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A LONG Island woman fighting for her life was carried to an air ambulance on the back of a flatbed truck in pouring rain on Monday, sparking outrage that ambulances on the island remained parked and unused. Relatives of Brenda Wells, who suffers from multiple myeloma, said she cried out in pain as
they lifted her from the Deadman’s Cay Clinic and onto the truck, holding her oxygen tank as rain drenched her frail body. Her son, Colin Wells, said staff told him the island’s ambulance could not be used because no one on duty could drive standard shift and no key was available. The Nassau-bound aircraft was called midafternoon but did not arrive AMBULANCE - SEE PAGE TWO
GB PASTOR MAKES APPEAL FOR Miranda Adderley voted president in GBPA GRANTED RETURN OF STOLEN PROPERTY Criminal Bar’s second election try REPOSSESSION OF CASINO OVER $1.2M DEBT By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
A GRAND Bahama pastor is appealing for the return of more than $8,000 worth of stolen property after thieves broke into his
church and a nearby school over the weekend. Police said the incidents occurred between Friday evening and early Saturday morning at the former City of Lights Building APPEAL - SEE PAGE THREE
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas Criminal Bar has elected new leaders following the nullification of its previous election results.
Former president Murio Ducille KC confirmed yesterday that Miranda Adderley is the new president and Krista Mason-Smith vice president. He said voter turnout was consistent with the earlier election that was later
thrown out. That earlier vote saw Nathan Smith elected president and Bjorn Ferguson — who faces an accessory after the fact to bribery charge linked to a ELECTED - SEE PAGE FOUR
Activists: Prosecuting doctor over abortion ‘dangerous, careless move’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net EQUALITY Bahamas has condemned the decision to prosecute a gynaecologist accused of performing an abortion, calling it a “careless, dangerous move” and renewing its call for the procedure to be decriminalised in all circumstances. The statement followed
Monday’s dismissal of charges against Dr Jamil Minnis, son of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. Charges were also dropped against the mother and sister of a 15-year-old Harbour Island girl accused of helping her terminate a pregnancy. The case collapsed on the opening day of Dr Minnis’s ABORTION - SEE PAGE FOUR
EQUALITY Bahamas head Alicia Wallace.
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Supreme Court has paved the way for the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) to “repossess” the Royal Oasis casino and nearby parking lot over $1.2m in unpaid service charge debts. Justice Petra HannaAdderley, in an August 22, 2025, verdict ruled that Freeport’s quasi-governmental authority and its Freeport Commercial and Industrial affiliate are “entitled to re-enter” and seize control of both sites unless the rundown resort’s owner, Harcourt Development, pays off the service charge arrears in full. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS