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Volume: 121 No. 218, October 7, 2024
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‘Seek shelter’, ministry urges
Murder total rises to 94 for the year over weekend
Bahamians in Florida A legendary encouraged to find safety ahead of storm performance By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net SOME Bahamian students in Florida are being advised to evacuate campuses and prepare themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday that Bahamasair is offering two
final flights from Orlando on October 7 and 8, and Bahamians are encouraged to take advantage of these flights or consider evacuation via Miami or Ft Lauderdale. The Consul General’s office in Miami, led by Curt Hollingsworth, confirmed its readiness to help
A MAN was murdered on Saturday, while the death of a previously hospitalised shooting victim took the year’s murder tally to 94 over the weekend. Police said on Saturday, two men with high-powered weapons emerged from nearby bushes and opened fire on a man in his early 20s as that man sat in his vehicle shortly after he had arrived at his residence on Vanria Avenue in Sunset Park. Emergency Medical Services personnel found the man with multiple
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fire at Exuma’s fish fry brings focus to need for fire trucks By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A FIRE that destroyed three stalls at the Exuma Fish Fry on Friday brought attention to the island’s lack of fire trucks. The only fire truck is stationed at the airport, where it always remains to comply with aviation regulations
and safety standards. Videos showed flames spreading slowly from one property to another as locals watched in horror on Friday. As volunteers and officials worked together to fight the fire, a heavy machine was used to demolish two structures to prevent further spread. SEE page three
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Three brothers remembered at emotion filled funeral Iconic Bahamian artist Eddie Minnis put on a delightful concert entertaining the audience with classics like ‘Naughty Johnny’ and ‘Shot Gun Wedding’. Fanshawn and Geno D opened the evening performing other Eddie Minnis classics. See WEEKEND for more on Friday. Photo: Cay Focus Photography
and popular media personalities. Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said a concerned neighbour contacted police around 2pm yesterday to say there was a swarm of flies surrounding their Minnie Street residence. When officers arrived and forcibly opened the door of a house, they found
THE Christie brothers — Philip McCarron Christie, 24, Philip D’Caprio Christie, 23, and D’Angelo Christie, 20 — were laid to rest in an emotional funeral service at New Mount Pisgah Trinity Baptist Church in North Andros on Saturday after dying on September 2 in a car accident on Sir Milo Butler Highway. Tributes flowed from people who were impacted by the Christie brothers, who were thought to have a bright future.
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Radio personality Darold Miller dead at 69 By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net PROMINENT journalist and radio personality Darold Miller was found dead in his home yesterday. His surprising death at 69 prompted a wave of tributes and reflections on his life and career. His colourful, insightful and sometimes humorous
Darold Miller commentary made him one of his era’s most well-known
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
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