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Volume: 123 No. 21, Friday, December 19, 2025
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PRISONER DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY 35-year-old suspect ‘became unresponsive’ following struggle with officers at Fox Hill station By KEILE CAMPEBLL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net AN investigation has been launched after a 35-year-old prisoner died during an altercation with four police officers inside the Fox Hill Police Station. Police said the man ‘became unresponsive’ as two officers initially tried to restrain and subdue him while attempting to escort him from his cell to court. The man had been in custody for two days on burglary charges and was scheduled to appear before a magistrate when the
THE BODY of a man who died during an altercation while in police custody is removed from Fox Hill Police Station yesterday. Photo: Shawn Hanna
incident unfolded shortly after 10am yesterday. Assistant Commissioner of Police Anton Rahming, speaking to reporters outside the station, said officers were forced to intervene after the detainee resisted efforts to remove him from his cell, repeatedly refusing to go to court. ACP Rahming said two officers initially attempted to escort the man, but additional help was called when he resisted and became aggressive. “The officers attempted to handcuff him,” said ACP Rahming. “At
MAN CLAIMS HE WAS HELD OVER MP’S MISSING FIREARM AT BAR By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AN Andros man says he spent more than 24 hours in a police cell while being quizzed about a missing firearm allegedly belonging to a sitting Member of
Parliament which is said to have mysteriously vanished during a night out at a bar. Zakari Campbell said he was detained in connection with the missing weapon, despite no evidence being found and no charge being laid - an episode that has raised serious concerns on
the island. He detailed his account in a Facebook post that has since circulated widely, drawing concern from residents who say the circumstances raise troubling issues of power and accountability. According to Mr
Campbell, the matter stems from a Friday night outing at a bar known as Round Two, where the MP arrived with several other people. He said the manager attempted to close the bar around 2am but claimed the MP objected and signalled the DJ to continue playing.
The group remained for another half-hour before the venue eventually cleared. “Before leaving the establishment, there was no indication that anything was missing,” Mr Campbell FIREARM - SEE PAGE SEVEN
Healthcare on ‘unsustainable track’ with $24m deficit forecast by 2026 By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net FINANCING for Bahamian public healthcare is “on an unsustainable track” with a $24m annual deficit predicted by the upcoming 20262027 fiscal year, it has been revealed, with this
shortfall set to worsen due to an increasingly elderly population. The Bahamas’ just-released National Health Strategy Report for 20262030, which has been obtained by Tribune Business, discloses that this widening financing gap - which is forecast despite a total $35.3m
increase in the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ budget allocation for the current 2025-2026 fiscal year - threatens to expand inequality and “impoverishment” by forcing more families to fund medical care from their own funds. SEE BUSINESS FOR STORY
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Mother of murdered teen braces for ‘darkest holiday season of her life’
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