THE BANANA TIMESWEDNESDAY 28/4/2021 / BANANATIMESWEB.COM /EDITION XLIII

BANK ROBBERS ESCAPE PRISON

The two convicts who robbed the Bank of Cavenville almost one year ago, the 22nd of May 2020,have escaped from their high security prison cell,leading to a manhunt taking place across Caven Island.They were last seen inside the jail at four pm on the20th, and they were reported missing just two hourslater when guards were releasing inmates for dinner.Their means of escape and whereabouts are stillunknown, and under investigation. The chief securityofficer has stated that the prisoners could not haveescaped without inside help, directing blame at hisown employees. However, the truthfulness of thisstatement is doubtful, as anonymous prison employeeshave told our reporters they know many ways in which

prisoners could escape. They also added that the chief security officer likely wouldn’t want anyone tothink that this prison was ineffective at containing prisoners. Employees at the prison have beeninterrogated by Island Police, but no useful information has been obtained yet.Continued on page three.

BANANA ISLESCELEBRATE BANANA DAY

7th April, 2021 - Tens of thousands of BananaIslanders celebrated the national holiday ofBanana Day. From the Banana Islesindependence, this day has been celebrated everyyear in honor of Banana Time, because the date7/4 is closest to the time 7:47. Both Consulsaddressed crowds gathered in Bananaville at theCapitol building.See more on page four.

THE BANANA TIMESCELEBRATES THREEYEARS IN BUSINESS

It’s been three years since the premier editionof The Banana Times was published, on the 25thof April, 2018. In honor of this Anniversary, wewill have facts about the Banana Times as wellas headlines and excerpts from the inauguralnewspaper. Continues on page two.

BANANATOWNE REOPENS

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THE BANANA TIMES THREE YEARANNIVERSARY

The first official Banana Times was printed three years ago, with the top headline “AutopsyUnderway”, and a story about theupcoming mayoral election:“Elections are underway inCavenville to replace the lost Mayor.The two canidates are Sir Jilf for theTraditionalist party and Al Hilk forthe Radical party.” The date ofpublication for the true firstnewspaper is unknown, and so are itscontents, lost with time. What we doknow is that this paper was thefoundation for what the BananaTimes is today, and was the solereason for the Banana Times’existence. In the beginning, mapswere printed with each edition toprovide more insight into the BananaIsles, but after a few weeks thepractice became unsustainable. Theformat of the newspaper has changedsince then, with the design itselfgoing through major changes. A fewweeks after the first publication, awebsite and an email address werecreated, but the newspaper remainedfor the most part a print publication.Nowadays the paper is publishedalmost exclusively online. To read

the premier edition, visit our website at bananatimesweb.com

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BANK ROBBERS ESCAPE PRISON

Immediately after guards were aware of the jail break, the prison went on lockdown and local lawenforcement agencies were quick topatrol the area around the prison.However, according to the PoliceChief, with two hours the prisonershad enough time to travel far awayfrom the prison, and it would beunlikely for them to still be in thearea. Unsuprisingly, they were notfound in the initial search. TheCaven Island Police have started amanhunt, and have started stoppingand searching all cars leaving theIsland.

BANANATOWNE REOPENSAfter the total annihilation of Bananatowne on New Island during the New Island War the small

town was completely rebuilt: first the infrastructure,then municipal buildings, then buildings forbusinesses and residents. In September, the roadswere completed, and downtown buildings werebeginning construction. The quick construction hasallowed for the total completion of a new town in just

a few months. The New Island River dam is still beingbuilt, along with the bridge connecting New Island tothe other Isles. One week ago, residents finallyreturned to their town, completely rebuilt andredesigned. Business owners are still working to get

their shops open, and many supplies are still being brought in while this occurs.

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BANANA ISLESCELEBRATE BANANA DAY

People across the country set off fireworksat 7:47 in the evening, the most classic bananatime of the day, but the greatest show was put on

inCavenville,where anenormousdisplay wasput onbetween7:37 and7:57,lastingtwentyminutes. In

addition, bananas were cleaned from shelves ingorcery stores acros the country, leading to ashort lived dearth.

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