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Residents face significant loss from ruined goods and appliances as BPL blames critical equipment failure By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net ABACO businesses and homeowners are counting thousands of dollars in losses as prolonged power outages dragged into a second day yesterday, leaving entire communities without electricity and fuelling fears about the holiday season and the island’s economic stability. Residents across Central and South Abaco, Hope Town and Sweeting Village said they endured more than 24 hours without power, with repeated failures, spoiled food, damaged appliances, and little information from Bahamas Power and Light about when full
MARSH Harbour’s volunteer fire department was last night on the verge of rescuing Abaco from “a pretty dark Christmas” after it provided Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) with emergency equipment to restart the island’s generation plant following the “worst outages since Hurricane Dorian”.
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Pintard: If chairman does JURY CONVICTS DAD OVER SON’S not share disclosures, I will DEATH IN CAR WINDOW ACCIDENT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
OPPOSITION LEADER MICHAEL PINTARD
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard has warned he will publicly release the list of officials who filed their financial declarations if the chairman of the Public
Disclosures Committee continues to withhold the information, nine months after the legal deadline passed. His comments followed The Tribune’s inquiry to the committee chairman, Bishop Victor Cooper, DISCLOSE - SEE PAGE FOUR
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net DENARGIO Thurston was found guilty yesterday of negligently causing the death of his two-yearold son after the child became trapped in his car’s power window while he
was driving along Old Trail Road in August 2023. An eight-to-one jury convicted Thurston of manslaughter by negligence before Justice Neil Braithwaite. Thurston’s son, Jeremiah, died after his neck was GUILTY - SEE PAGE FIVE
LONG WAIT TIMES AND HIGH COSTS TOP LIST OF HEALTH CONCERNS By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net LONG wait times, high costs and strained access to care remain the most pressing concerns for Bahamians across the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ new national health strategy for 2026 to 2030. The findings are drawn from a July 2025 survey
of 1,445 residents across 15 islands, which asked respondents to rank the best parts of the healthcare system, the main problems, and the areas most in need of improvement. The ministry said respondents on New Providence and the Family Islands offered broadly similar feedback on priority issues. For New Providence residents, the call to “reduce wait times” dominated the
list of desired improvements, with 51 percent placing it in their top five. Another 50 percent selected “better hospital services.” People also ranked “more clinics that provide free or low-cost services” (35 percent); “faster emergency response” (24 percent); and “more health services on the Family Islands” (23 percent). HEALTH - SEE PAGE SEVEN
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Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville. Photo: Jeffery Mackey