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Two anonymous calls warning of death for Davis By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis plans to continue his normal duties despite his office receiving two anonymous calls on Friday from someone who made death threats, prompting a full-blown investigation. Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander said during an emergency press briefing at the Prime Minister’s office that the calls
were made shortly after noon on Friday, adding that officers are following significant leads. The caller in question is believed to be a man, he said, while describing the threat level as “high”. “Both calls came in, one right after the other about 15 minutes apart, threatening to kill the nation’s leader,” Commissioner Fernander said. “We, as Bahamians, it shouldn’t happen. When
20 HOMES DESTROYED IN SHANTY TOWN BLAZE
FTX’s Bahamian liquidators will next Wednesday seek US legal recognition that will enable them to conduct investigations and pursue the local subsidiary’s assets held in the United States. Brian Simms KC, the Lennox Paton senior partner, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accountants, Kevin Cambridge and Peter Greaves, on Saturday filed legal documents confirming their bid for Chapter 15 status is to be heard before Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge, John Dorsey, on February 15.
AG SEEKS PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH SHANTY TOWNS By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
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THE Attorney General filed a summons on Friday seeking permission from the courts to demolish an expanded shanty town in Abaco as well as at two locations in New Providence. Prime Minister Phillip ‘Brave’ Davis confirmed the filing in a tweet on Friday, a week after announcing the government’s plans to seek a modification of an existing shanty town injunction. He also revealed that further steps to address the country’s immigration problem will be outlined in the days ahead. “This morning, the Office of the Attorney General filed a summons seeking permission to demolish the expansion of a shanty town
By LETRE SWEETING lsweeting@tribunemedia.net
YOUNG 18-year-old Harrinique McPhee is country’s latest murder victim. ShotSpotter technology alerted police to the gunshots. Arriving on the scene, SEE PAGE FOUR
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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‘ALL I WANT IS JUSTICE FOR MY CHILD’ SAYS VICTIM’S MOTHER THE mother of a teenage girl shot dead on Saturday has said she is left heartbroken and hoping for justice for another child. Shortly after 1am on Saturday, a 22-year old man and an 18-year-old girl were on Coleman Lane in the Kemp Road area in a Nissan March when three men approached them from nearby bushes and opened fire on the vehicle, according to police.
BAHAMIAN LIQUIDATORS SEEK CONTROL OF FTX ASSETS
FIREFIGHTERS inspect the rubble in the aftermath of a blaze that razed 20 homes in a shanty town in the Carmichael Road area. Crime scene and fire investigators inspected the area but no information has yet been released on the cause of the fire. Photo: Moise Aimsial By LETRE SWEETING
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FAMILIES were left homeless yesterday after a massive fire ripped through homes and vehicles in a shanty town in the Carmichael area. Shortly after 10am, firefighters were notified of a fire at Pink Meadow Road off Belot Road in the Carmichael area. On arrival, firefighters found a shant town consisting of wooden single-story
structures totally engulfed in flames. Firefighters responded with three fire trucks reportedly filled to capacity with water and were able to bring the blaze under control within a relatively short period of time. On the scene of yesterday’s incident, where explosions could still be heard and over 50 persons were gathered crying over the loss of their homes, Police Chief
SEE PAGE FIVE Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings reported that more than 20 homes had been lost in the fire. “There were roughly over 20 homes in this particular area and an estimated 50 people have since been displaced,” CSP Skippings said. “We don’t have any death or any injuries reported at this particular time. The fire has been contained, everyone thus
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INSIGHT PM DEATH THREATS MUST BE CONDEMNED SEE PAGE EIGHT