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Volume: 122 No. 19, December 17, 2024
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CHARITIES: WE NEED YOUR HELP Non-profits make plea for donations of funds A gift for and some basic needs Christmas By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net AS Christmas approaches, local non-profits are seeking donations of clothing, toiletries, and funds to bring warmth and joy to children, seniors, and other vulnerable groups during the festive season. Ingrid Deveaux,
administrator of the Ranfurly Homes for Children, said her team is doing their best to make Christmas special for the 22 children and two young adults in their care, noting that the holiday season can be a difficult reminder for some children. “I do believe that from time to time, it does cross SEE PAGE THREE
BAHAMASAIR HOPEFUL THREE PLANES SOON BACK IN SERVICE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A SHORTAGE of Bahamasair ATR planes has caused severe passenger delays, a situation officials hope will ease when a grounded aircraft returns to service this week. Bahamasair’s managing director Tracy Cooper
confirmed last night that at least three of the airline’s planes had been grounded due to mechanical issues, including one still stranded in West Palm Beach after a blown tyre damaged its landing gear cover and other components. He had previously reported that two SEE PAGE FOUR
US Chargé d’Affaires Kimberly Furnish helps to distribute turkeys during an event to mark the donation of 39,000lbs of turkey to Bahamas Feeding Network by Royal Caribbean yesterday. See PAGE THREE for story. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Boxing Day Junkanoo parade tickets MOM WHO LEFT 97 percent sold out, says chairman DAUGHTER HOME CHARGED WITH CHILD CRUELTY By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
JUNKANOO Corporation of New Providence chairman Dion Miller said tickets for the Boxing Day
parade are almost sold out, while nearly 50 percent of New Year’s Day parade tickets have been sold. “We are at about 97 percent sold out, but there are still some seats available in sections A and B, which
are at the beginning of the parade route, at the gate,” he said about the Boxing Day parade. “People can purchase seats there, but you may still find some SEE PAGE FIVE
NO UPDATE FROM US ON SHOOTING OF METAYER By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net MONTHS after the shooting of Sylvens Metayer, the man purportedly behind the release of voice notes that plunged the police force into controversy this year, Florida police say they still have no updates on the investigation.
The Tribune contacted Hollywood Police Department Public Information Manager Deanna Bettineschi yesterday. “I have checked with our detectives and there are no additional updates at this time,” she said. Mr Metayer, who lives in the United States, was shot on July 8 during a live SEE PAGE FOUR
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By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A 23-YEAR-OLD woman admitted to leaving her six-year-old daughter home alone in court yesterday after the child was found wandering Market Street last Friday afternoon. Senior Magistrate Anishka Isaacs arraigned the female defendant, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of a minor, for cruelty to children. Police were reportedly alerted to a child wandering Market Street by SEE PAGE EIGHT