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I RAN FOR MY COUNTRY ONLY TO BE LEFT BEHIND By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net OLYMPIC gold medalist Ramon Miller says he feels unwanted by his own country following a years-long battle to gain infrastructure for his home that was built on land gifted by the government. The 2,600 square foot home on a rugged dirt road is perched on a 20,000
MINNIS BLASTS ‘DISASTROUS’ RESPONSE AS 18 MORE DIE
By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net WITH 18 new deaths reported over the weekend pushing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 626, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis castigated the government saying its response to the virus has been “disastrous”. Data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday included 14 new deaths, which were contained in the October 13 dashboard. SEE PAGE FIVE
COFFINS BEING SHIPPED IN BULK AS DEATHS RISE
By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net THERE is “exponential” demand for more caskets due to a higher intake of remains at funeral homes amid increased deaths from COVID-19. According to Funeral Directors Association President Kirsch Ferguson yesterday, while larger funeral homes now mark their intake at around 30 to 40 bodies a week, smaller companies say they are taking in roughly five to seven — double what the demand was months ago. SEE PAGE FIVE
sq ft piece of land tucked away in acres of thick vegetation off a paved Tropical Gardens road. Mr Miller ran the anchor leg for The Bahamas’ 4x400 metre relay team at London in 2012, a race that brought home gold. He was given the property in 2014. Mr Miller said he was elated to receive the sprawling property to build a dream home for his wife and children. SEE PAGE THREE
FOX ‘REMORSEFUL’ AS HE WALKS FREE By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
RAMON Miller running in London in 2012, right, and the house he built on land gifted by the government, above. House photo: Racardo Thomas/Tribune Staff
COOPER SETS SIGHTS ON CABBAGE BEACH ISSUE By TANYA SMITHCARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright@ tribunemedia.net
MINISTRY of Tourism officials plan to meet soon with representatives from Access Industries about Cabbage Beach access, Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday. Mr Cooper told The Tribune yesterday that the Davis administration believes having beach access in The Bahamas is
THE SCENE in June last year after the Cabbage Beach entrance was locked. the right of all Bahamians. He said the government also respects the rights to private property.
In June, vendors who operate on Cabbage Beach protested after an access point to the beach was closed off and they found their property removed from the beach and stacked on the side of the road. A company called Access Industries, the entity that owns the property, said the entry point to the beach was closed for safety purposes while clearing work for a condominium hotel is being done. SEE PAGE TWO
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ISLAND Luck’s cofounder Adrian Fox yesterday said he felt “remorseful” after a federal New York judge allowed him to walk free rather than impose a minor jail sentence. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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