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Volume: 122 No. 182, August 15, 2025
TAXI UNION WILL CONSIDER ACTION KILLER WHO TRIED TO FLEE JUSTICE IS FOUND GUILTY
Livery drivers ‘are MAKING A operating illegally’, SPLASH says union chief By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Taxicab Union (BTCU) will meet with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday to decide on possible action against livery drivers operating “illegally” in restricted areas. The meeting follows months-long concerns over the group’s practices as well as government and hotel properties, which they claim are undermining taxi
drivers’ livelihood. BTCU president Tyrone Butler told The Tribune yesterday that workers are frustrated and fed up with the lack of action. “We would take our cue from our leader, who is Mr Ferguson,” Mr Butler said regarding the decision to strike. “Our issues are still the same. We have an issue with livery drivers and with the government and with various stakeholders.” UNION - SEE PAGE THREE
TO BEAT THE HEAT
BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net A GRAND Bahama man who tried to flee while on trial for murder was yesterday found guilty of stabbing a teenager to death during a nightspot fracas four years ago. Jake Alexander Rigby, of Hepburn Town, was convicted of murdering Ravon Justin Harrison in 2021 after a four-woman, five-man jury returned a unanimous verdict shortly after 3pm Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Andrew Forbes set sentencing for November 25 after expressing serious concern over Rigby’s absence earlier in the week, when he failed to appear as the prosecution and defence closed their cases. KILLER - SEE PAGE FIVE
GOVT TO ASK RETIRED TEACHERS TO FILL GAPS AFTER CUBA PAUSE By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net SCHOOLS are facing a shortfall in the number of teachers - and plan to turn to retired teachers to fill the gap after pausing recruitment of staff from Cuba. Education Director Dominique McCartney-Russell told The
Tribune there will still be a shortfall of 30 to 35 teachers. She said the Ministry of Education recently held a job fair, saying they were looking to fill 55 vacancies - but that up to 35 vacancies may still be open after interviews. She estimated there are nearly 90 retired teachers who can be used.
FAMILY SHOCK AT MURDER OF TEACHERS - SEE PAGE FOUR A BOY jumps off the rocks at Saunders Beach yesterday as parts of the country experienced a heat- ‘HUMBLE’ ELESON Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
wave.
CORNISH: GENERATOR BOUGHT FOR GRAND CAY - BUT NO DATE YET FOR INSTALLATION BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish said yesterday that a second generator has been purchased to resolve long-standing power outages on Grand Cay, Abaco. However, he said logistics are still being worked out and could not give a timeframe
KIRK CORNISH MP
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
as to when the unit would be delivered and installed. Two weeks ago, residents on Grand Cay expressed frustration over the ongoing power, water, and phone outages, describing the situation as a daily crisis that has made their lives unbearable and has driven tourists away.
RELATIVES of Eleson Pierre, the country’s latest murder victim, say they are shocked by his killing, describing him as a “humble” and sweet person who didn’t bother anyone. Pierre, 21, who was out on bail for a serious offence, was shot and killed on Lexington Avenue on Wednesday after being ambushed by gunmen outside a home in the area.
POWER - SEE PAGE THREE
MURDER - SEE PAGE FIVE
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