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‘I HEARD MY SON SCREAM FOR HIS LIFE’ Defence Force Officer murdered in his car By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE mother of a 30-year-old Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer who was shot and killed early yesterday morning said she heard her son scream for his life. Donna McCoy told The Tribune
that her son, Alvarez McCoy, had just arrived at their home when he was shot while in his car. According to police, the incident occurred just before 2am in the area of Armbrister Street, Fox Hill. The killing was one of three murders in less than 24 hours in New Providence. SEE PAGE TWO
THE GOOD NEWS: HARBOUR ISLAND ‘BANANAS AS USUAL’ FOR CHRISTMAS By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
A HARBOUR Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of preCOVID comparisons for that month. Benjamin Simmons, proprietor of The Other Side and Ocean View properties on Harbour Island and Eleuthera, said the festive period was “insane” with continued strong demand enabling him to increase room rates by between 10-15 percent during the month. This more than offset a slight drop in occupancy, and he described his properties’ December performance as being “as good as or better, for sure” than immediately prior to the pandemic. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
THE BAD NEWS: MARINAS BLAME VAT ON CHARTERS FOR 20% DROP By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
ALVAREZ MCCOY, right, who was shot and killed yesterday and, left, a bullet hole in his car at the scene yesterday. Photo: Austin Fernander
‘LEAVE BEFORE WE DEPORT YOU’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell issued a stern warning yesterday to people living in the country illegally “to wind up” their affairs and leave immediately or face deportation. Mr Bell told Parliament The Bahamas cannot accept an increasing number of migrants, as doing so would put a strain on our
LABOUR Minister Keith Bell speaking yesterday. Photo: Austin Fernander resources, which in turn would reduce the quality of life for all Bahamians.
It is for this reason, he said, the country must ensure that its borders are protected. His comments come amid public outcry over what some term to be an “immigration crisis” in the country. On Tuesday, a group of Bahamians, led by political activist Lincoln Bain, protested outside the Office of the Prime Minister, demanding more action SEE PAGE THREE
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A NASSAU marina operator yesterday blamed increased taxation for a near-20 percent decline in Christmas yacht traffic, and warned: “We’re not competitive with anywhere else in the Caribbean.” Peter Maury, who manages Bay Street Marina, told Tribune Business the holiday drop-off had reinforced his belief that the Government’s decision to impose 10 percent VAT on yacht charters was “100 percent” responsible for the decline in business impacting other operators as well as his own facility. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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