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Volume: 123 No. 33, Friday, January 9, 2026
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TIME DOUBLED DUE TO BRUTALITY OF ATTACK Court: The sentence ‘grossly understated’ heinousness of man’s life-altering attack By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net A MAN who shot a woman in her vagina, beat her with a firearm and threatened to kill her and her family has had his prison sentence more than doubled after the Court of Appeal ruled that the original punishment grossly understated the brutality of
Grief resurfaces for widower after latest PMH neglect claims
the crime. The Court of Appeal increased the sentence of Mike Philius from ten to 25 years imprisonment, finding that the trial judge placed excessive weight on his personal circumstances and failed to properly account for the seriousness of a deliberate firearm attack that left the victim JAIL - SEE PAGE THREE
DEVEAUX CONFIRMS DESIRE TO RUN IN BAMBOO TOWN AGAIN By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux has confirmed she will seek re-election in Bamboo Town and is confident of being renominated, but made clear she would remain loyal to the Progressive Liberal Party even if she is denied the party’s nod.
Ms Deveaux, the MP for Bamboo Town, confirmed her intention to run again months after saying she was undecided about seeking a second term and after dismissing online speculation about her political future. She described the rumours as political mischief, telling The Tribune: “I was born here. I live here. RETURN - SEE PAGE FOUR
KENISE DARVILLE By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net JERAD Darville said allegations of neglect surrounding the recent death of a patient at Princess Margaret Hospital reopened wounds he
has struggled to close since losing his 33-year-old wife Kenise there nearly two years ago. Mr Darville said the claims made by the family of Clanesha Adderley mirrored what he experienced after his wife died at PMH in January 2023.
“It felt like reopened wounds,” Mr Darville said yesterday. The death of Ms Adderley shocked the country after her family told The Tribune they found the mother cold and unresponsive in a PMH ward, GRIEF - SEE PAGE TWO
PRIMETIME OWNER CITES UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD AND THE NEXT RISING OVERHEADS AS 14-YEAR-OLD VENUE CLOSES EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY. By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
AFTER 14 years as a staple of New Providence’s nightlife, Primetime Nightclub has closed, marking the end of an era for a venue that once anchored latenight crowds. Owner Lavon Rahming said the decision was
driven by a mix of changing tastes, mounting costs and a personal sense that the business had reached its natural endpoint. “It was multiple factors but I think sometimes, you have a brand for so long, and you just have to rebrand and re-pivot," he said. "So, I think we just reached that point where people knew the brand for
so long, and we have a lot of newer establishments out, and a lot of my older customers start to diminish, probably based on just growing up." “People change their life, people get married, people get responsibilities and basically their party and start families and that's one CLOSED - SEE PAGE SEVEN
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