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Volume: 120 No.11, January 18, 2023
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ARREST AFTER BABY’S DEATH
PMH ‘CRISIS’ AS NO ROOM FOR PATIENTS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THE president of the Bahamas Nurses Union is sounding the alarm about a “crisis” in Princess Margaret Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E), telling this newspaper the area has no space to keep some patients. She revealed yesterday that 41 admissions were waiting in A&E. SEE PAGE FOUR
29-year-old man held following infant being found unresponsive By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an infant girl who became unresponsive while in the care of a family friend on Monday. A 29-year-old man is in police custody after injuries were noticed on the baby’s face. Police described the incident as alleged infanticide, however an investigation is ongoing and an autopsy will be
performed to determine the baby’s cause of death. Yesterday, police press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings urged parents to ensure they are leaving their children in safe hands. The incident occurred around 11am on Monday, police said. Preliminary reports indicate that the infant was in the custody of a family friend while her mother was at work. SEE PAGE FIVE
PREGNANT MOTHER OF BELLA IN JAIL AWAITING SENTENCE By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A PREGNANT mother was sent to prison yesterday to await sentencing for allowing her boyfriend to beat her four-year-old daughter to death in 2021. This comes a day after this same boyfriend was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the child’s
murder after taking a plea deal in court. Ostonya Walker, represented by attorney Dorsey McPhee, stood before Justice Renae McKay on charges of exposing a child to grievous harm and child cruelty. On November 5, 2021, Darion Smith, 34, beat Walker’s daughter D’onya SEE PAGE FIVE
FACE TO FACE IN THE WHITE HOUSE FATHER OF THREE KILLED ON WAY TO WORK By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net A FATHER of three was shot and killed in his car yesterday morning while on his way to work. The incident occurred at Gibbs Lane and Infant View Road. While the victim was not identified by police, Margueritte Burrows, the victim’s mother,
identified him as 33-yearold Dominique Berry. “As a mother this is tragic, as I would imagine, it would be the case to any other mother. This just continues. It’s shocking. It’s a sad thing to happen to any other family and now today I’m experiencing it,” Ms Burrows said at the scene, as screams from the deceased’s family echoed in the background.
Press liaison officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told reporters shortly after 7am police were notified of the incident. “Shortly after 7am, police were notified via our ShotSpotter technology of gunshots being discharged,” CSP Skippings said. “Preliminary reports thus far suggest that the victim SEE PAGE FIVE
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis met US Vice President Kamala Harris at The White House yesterday to discuss a number of issues facing The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean region. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, the United States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening partnerships with our country and with the Caribbean. SEE PAGE THREE
GIRLFRIEND OF MURDER VICTIM ‘BROKEN’ By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE girlfriend of a 24-year-old man who was killed in Abaco on Monday said she is “broken”, adding the victim was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Alexes Denoye told The Tribune yesterday that John Joseph had a bright future ahead of him.
JOHN Joseph with Alexes Denoye. According
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Joseph was shot around 6.30pm when he arrived at a home in Bahama Coral. He was approached by a gunman who shot him multiple times. The suspect then fled the area in a black Japanese vehicle. Paramedics responded and pronounced Joseph dead at the scene. SEE PAGE FIVE
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