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Volume: 122 No. 236, Friday, October 31, 2025
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MAJOR GROUPS TO SIT OUT JUNKANOO Saxons, One Family, Roots and World Famous Valley Boys will not join parades
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE country’s largest and most iconic Junkanoo groups — the Saxons, the World Famous Valley Boys, Roots, and One Family — have decided not to participate in this year’s upcoming holiday parades, a move that threatens to derail the nation’s biggest cultural celebration and deal a heavy blow to vendors and parade organisers. The Tribune understands that leaders of the major
groups met on Wednesday and unanimously voted to withdraw from the upcoming festivities. Several B groups are also said to be following suit. A press release from the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) is expected today confirming the decision. Food vendors are reportedly expressing alarm over the fallout, fearing the absence of the groups could devastate turnout and sales. JUNKANOO - SEE PAGE SEVEN
MOTHER FOUND SLEEPING IN CAR WITH SONS NOW HAS HOUSING By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net A SINGLE mother who made national headlines after being forced to sleep in her car with her two autistic sons is now staying in temporary housing provided by the Department of
THE Saxons in action on New Year’s Day this year - but the group is one of several saying they will not take part this year. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Social Services. Ameca Ford McKenzie, 47, said she and her sons were recently placed in an assisted living facility for several months while she works to get back on her feet. HOUSING - SEE PAGE FIVE
RELIEF AS HURRICANE MELISSA PASSES FUSION QUIET By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net SOUTHERN islands were hit by flooding, roof damage and prolonged power and water outages as Hurricane Melissa swept through them as a Category 2 storm yesterday, but officials said the impact was not devastating, with no loss of life and recovery already underway.
On Long Island, police rescued a family of four trapped in floodwaters and took them to the hurricane shelter in Clarence Town. Superintendent Kendrick Brown, the island’s officer in charge, said another woman was rescued earlier that day and also taken to safety. “Other than that, we had limited to no calls for rescue. Persons battened
down and they stayed in their residences,” Superintendent Brown said. Administrator Jandilee Archer said she conducted a full assessment alongside government teams from the Ministries of Health, Social Services and the Environment. While some homes were flooded and roofs damaged,
the carrier of cancelling flights with little notice and failing to evacuate citizens. She was among about 50 Bahamians from Abaco, Grand Bahama, and New Providence who had travelled to Jamaica for the wedding of former Foreign Affairs Minister Darren
THE Fusion Superplex complex has been forced to rely on its back-up generator for at least three consecutive days this week after Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) disconnected its electricity supply over an unpaid bill. Tribune Business understands the Gladstone Road cinema and entertainment complex, which overlooks the intersection with JFK Drive, has been operating on generator power since Monday after BPL acted on what sources alleged was a substantial sum in arrears. During three consecutive daily visits to the property this week, a Tribune Business reporter confirmed the generator at the rear of the complex was running continuously to provide power to the entertainment and cinema venue.
BAHAMASAIR - SEE PAGE THREE
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HURRICANE - SEE PAGES TWO & THREE
BAHAMASAIR: NO ONE WAS ABANDONED By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net BAHAMASAIR has pushed back against claims that it abandoned Bahamian travellers stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa, insisting the passengers — who later got financial assistance from the Bahamian government
to book extra hotel days — were told to board a relief flight before the storm but chose not to. The airline said the safety and security of passengers and crew remain its highest priorities, stressing that it follows strict emergency response protocols in every crisis. Its statement came after a Bahamian woman accused
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