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TRAGEDY OF NEW MUM SHOT DEAD
Boyfriend survives after turning gun on himself after killing By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman was shot and killed in front of her newborn son on Saturday evening by her boyfriend moments before he reportedly tried to kill himself. The deceased woman, identified as photographer Heavenly Terveus, was found lying on the floor next
to her son and boyfriend by relatives inside her parents’ home on Miami Street. The man, who is suspected of shooting her before attempting to kill himself, is said to be the father of Terveus’ onemonth-old son. Superintendent of Police Audley Peters told reporters on the scene that officers received information about SEE PAGE TWO
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard on Friday blasted Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis for breaking quarantine last month as the nation battled its fourth COVID-19 wave, labelling the decision as a “very serious one” and a “betrayal of his oath to uphold the law.” Meanwhile, former Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has called for the Prime Minister’s resignation in view of the incident. They were responding to
Mr Davis’ recent revelation that he left quarantine to purchase Christmas gifts at former Taxicab Union President Leon Griffin’s store on Bay Street just moments before receiving news of his death. However, in a statement released on Friday evening, the Office of the Prime Minister said Mr Davis did not breach the 2021 Health Services Rules by leaving quarantine last month, saying the nation’s leader had not been ordered to sequester by a medical professional. SEE PAGE THREE
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said face-to-face learning, which resumes in public schools across the country today, is necessary and can no longer be delayed as officials fight to address the “emergency” that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the education system. Her comments during a national address last night came as rumours spread that the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) will lead educators on industrial action today in protest of the resumption of face-toface learning. SEE PAGE THREE
FURY OVER PROPERTY TAX VALUES
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
CALLS FOR PM TO RESIGN OVER ISOLATION BREACH By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING ‘CAN NO LONGER BE DELAYED’
REAL property taxpayers were yesterday said to be “absolutely livid” after receiving bills that doubled and tripled their 2022 payments following the New Providence revaluation. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
FAMILY’S QUESTIONS AS CRASH CLAIMS 3
HEAVENLY TERVEUS, right, and Fenron Ferguson, the father of her son. Ms Terveus was shot and killed on Saturday evening.
CRUISE SHIP SAILS TO BAHAMAS TO AVOID FINE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
A CRYSTAL Cruises ship was diverted to The Bahamas over the weekend after a United States judge issued an arrest warrant for the vessel over its unpaid fuel bills, according to international reports. The Crystal Symphony was enroute to Miami following a two-week cruise in the Caribbean when it received news of the
THE CRUISE liner Crystal Symphony pictured in 2013. warrant, which stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Peninsula Petroleum Far East in Hong Kong last week.
However, while en route to the US, the ship changed its course and instead sailed to Bimini. According to reports, the ship will be seized if it docks in Miami and fails to pay some $1.2m in monies owed for its fuel purchases. When contacted for comment yesterday, West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe said he was made aware of the issue on social media. SEE PAGE TWO
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By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net A FATAL car crash that killed three young men has highlighted the weak quality of emergency services in Long Island and other Family Island communities, with the mother of one of the young men saying the families are incensed at how authorities responded to the crash. SEE PAGE FIVE
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