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Volume: 122 No. 201, September 11, 2025
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‘JCNP THREATENED GROUPS’ - MINISTER Bowleg: Some groups told to ‘fall in line’ or ‘suffer consequences’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said he has been informed that the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) threatened groups with the loss of sponsorship and possible expulsion if they registered directly with his ministry for government seed funding.
Mr Bowleg said the calls this week from several groups disturbed him, especially since they came just a day after he met with JCNP officials and believed discussions had gone well. He said some groups claimed they were told to either “fall in line” with the corporation’s agenda or “suffer certain consequences”. “As the Minister of JCNP - SEE PAGE THREE
FUSION AWAITS RULING ON NEW DEMON SLAYER MOVIE By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net FUSION Superplex is awaiting a ruling from the Film Control Board on the latest Demon Slayer movie, a year after a previous instalment in the hit franchise was banned from
Back in the shack as groups get ready
local cinemas in a move that sparked fierce backlash from the theatre and fans. In February 2024, the board gave Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To The Hashira Training a D rating, citing its “heavy demonic content”, violence and APPROVAL - SEE PAGE 12
MEMBERS of the Genesis Junkanoo group in the shack making costume pieces in preparation for the upcoming Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
Exuma man who lost his home in fire believes it was deliberately set By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net AN Exuma man says he has lost everything after a fire he suspects was deliberately set destroyed his
family home in Harts early Wednesday morning. Marvin Bain, 53, believes a former tenant may have been responsible, alleging a man had previously argued with his girlfriend on the property and issued
threats the night before the blaze. Police said officers arrived shortly after 3am to find the structure engulfed in flames. Firefighters later ARSON - SEE PAGE FOUR
US official: Bahamas decides who to admit for Haitian visa applications By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE US Embassy said its designation of Nassau to process Haitian visa applications does not alter who The Bahamas allows to enter, stressing admission decisions rest entirely with Bahamian authorities.
“We completely defer to the government of The Bahamas on making the decision about who to allow into the country,” consular section chief Carina Canaan said on Guardian Radio’s Morning Blend yesterday. “We understand that it is a national security calculus, EMBASSY - SEE PAGE 11
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CHRISTIE BROTHERS INQUEST SUSPENDED By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net AN inquest into the 2024 traffic accident that killed three brothers was halted yesterday after the evidence marshall ruled there was insufficient material from traffic police. Angelo Whitfield, the evidence marshall, asked Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux to suspend the proceedings into the deaths of 24-year-old Philip McCarron Christie, 23-year-old Philip D’Caprio Christie, INQUEST - SEE PAGE SEVEN