13-year-old boy shot on his way home

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter
aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
A 13-YEAR-OLD junior high school student was in critical condition last night after he was shot on his way home from school.

According to sources, the young boy was an eighth grade student at T A Thompson Junior High School and his gunman was believed to be another male student.

However, police cannot confirm any details of the...

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Schoolboy shot in head

An eight grade student of T. A. Thompson Junior High School was in critical condition in hospital last night after he was shot in the head while in the area of John and Blue Hill Roads, police said.
The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. as the boy was standing on a bus stop, not too far away from Naomi Blatch Primary School.

Police said when they arrived on the scene they met him lying on t...

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STUDENT SHOT IN THE HEAD

By CANDIA DAMES
Guardian News Editor
candia@nasguard.com
An eight grade student of T. A. Thompson Junior High School was in critical condition in hospital last night after he was shot in the head while in the area of John and Blue Hill Roads, police said.
The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. as the boy was standing on a bus stop, not too far away from Naomi Blatch Primary School.
Police said w...

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Girl attacked by schoolmates

Police last night confirmed that a female student was taken to hospital in an ambulance Tuesday after being beaten by a group of fellow students.

The student was beaten by a group of girls outside AF Adderley Junior High School around 3.20 pm, said Press Liaison Officer Sergeant Chrislyn Skippings.

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Students stabbed in latest violence

By ALISON LOWE
Tribune Staff Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

A SENIOR school official, the President of the teacher's union, police, parents and counselors offered a variety of views yesterday on whether police should be re-introduced as a permanent presence on school campuses as two students were stabbed and five more taken into custody in the fourth serious outbreak of violence involving schoo...

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School repairs will be done in time, minister says

While most public schools are expected to open their doors to students on August 28th, "one or two" schools will start with alternative plans before coming on campus, according to Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin.

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'Haunted Mansion' needed a couple of exorcisms before its release

"Haunted Mansion" (US Rated PG-13) Cast: LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito Genre: Comedy/ Fantasy Where to watch: In theaters Dwight's Rating: 2 Stars of 4 August! Ahhh August! The last full month of the summer (besides the 20-odd days in September)! We're at about the mid-point of the season. And ...
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Minister Bowleg visits his Ministry's Summer Camps

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Mario Bowleg joined Acting Director of Culture Dereka Deleveaux-Grant, Head of the Division of Youth Sandena Neely, and Consultant Harrison Thompson in visiting several of his Ministry's Summer Camps, on July 24, 2023. The Ministry's summer camps invited young people to spend the month of July engaged in a range of activity.

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Athletics gets underway in Bahamas Games

The sixth Bahamas Games continued into day seven as track and field got underway at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium and sporting disciplines like basketball, golf and softball continued.

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Diary of A Wimpy Kid

• Genre : Comedy
• Rating : A - All ages admitted

Live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney's illustrated novel about a wise-cracking junior high school student.