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90-DAY PLAN UNVEILED BY NEW TOP COP By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net NEWLY appointed Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles has pledged immediate initiatives for the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), including mandatory ethics training, body-worn cameras by all frontline officers, and a scholarship fund to facilitate continued education for officers.
She said these initiatives, announced as part of her first 90-day plan, aim to modernise the force, enhance accountability, and rebuild public trust at a time of heightened scrutiny following major scandals. Her comments came during a ceremony where she officially took charge of the police force following Clayton Fernander’s tenure. SEE PAGE THREE Photo: Nikia Charlton
FNM LEADER OPPOSES CHOICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said he wrote to Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, expressing strong opposition to his intention to
appoint Anthony Rolle as deputy commissioner of police. Despite his objection, Mr Rolle and Kirkwood Andrews were sworn in as deputy commissioners at Government House on Sunday. SEE PAGE THREE
DANCERS Grandmother’s grief after FANCY MISS OUT AFTER boy, 15, killed in accident TITLE REVERSAL By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A HEARTBREAKING tragedy unfolded in Bimini on January 4, 2025, as 15-year-old Anthorn Jaheim Johnson lost his life in a car accident that left his family and the close-knit community in shock. Anthorn, known affectionately as “Jahjah”, was
ANTHORN JAHEIM JOHNSON driving north along King’s Highway in Bailey Town
around midnight when he lost control of a silver Mitsubishi Colt. The car collided with a flatbed truck parked outside a private business. Despite the efforts of first responders, Anthorn was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers from the Traffic Division in Grand Bahama are conducting SEE PAGE FIVE
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By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net THE Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence reversed the results in the 2024 Boxing Day Parade’s Category B after a protest by the group Colours, prompting the Fancy Dancers to consider legal action. SEE PAGE FOUR