WEATHER TRY OUR McFLURRY SNICKERS HIGH 88F LATEST NEWS ON WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM LOW 79F The Tribune SUNNY, THE PEOPLE’S PAPER T-STORM BIGGEST AND BEST Volume: 107 No.228 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 PRICE – 75¢ (Abaco and Grand Bahama $1.25) NOBODY – BUT NOBODY – BEATS THE TRIBUNE INSIDE TODAY CARS! CARS! CARS! LOADS OF JOBS AND HELP WANTED! THE TRIBUNE’S CLASSIFIEDS TRADER CELL PHONE SERVICE ISSUES CONTINUE ONE Hurricane charity WEEK AFTER HURRICANE By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter
[email protected] A WEEK after Hurricane Irene swept through the Bahamas, cell phone users are still experiencing dropped calls and interrupted services, or no service at all. BTC spokesman Marlon Johnson said that while the aircraft detained power plant in Nassau is largely online, some cus- tomers are experiencing dis- MOTHER-OF-FIVE’S DEATH PROMPTS DENGUE FEVER CONCERNS ruptions in services as a result ‘Questions’ about HOPE of BTC resetting its network. Apologising for the service disruptions, Mr Johnson said Foundation operations “some of the exchanges have gone offline – what customers have been experiencing are By NOELLE NICOLLS deliver relief supplies to dropped calls and failed calls Tribune Staff Reporter family island residents in the which are just related to us
[email protected] wake of Hurricane Irene. getting our plant functioning.” Police detained one of the Mr Johnson added that POLICE detained the air- company’s helicopters on these issues are being craft of a local charity with Sunday in Cat Island while addressed and they hope to “questions” about its opera- they investigated their con- have problems fixed today.