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Volume: 121 No.73, March 6, 2024
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GIBSON’S COUSIN TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM Charges dropped against relative of MP in ongoing trial By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE list of witnesses planning to testify against Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and four others grew yesterday after prosecutors dropped charges against the MP’s cousin, Rashae Gibson. Ms Gibson was initially on trial for bribery,
RATING OF ‘banned’ film under review
conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. However, the charges against her were dropped yesterday after Crown Prosecutor and acting Director of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazier presented a nolle prosequi. The Long Island MP is
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE Film Control Board’s controversial decision to ban an anime movie could be reversed pending a review by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Office of the Attorney General. Mario Bowleg, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, said yesterday: “I am addressing the matter as the appeal was addressed to me. And it is always important to maintain cordial, open, and respectful relationships with our stakeholders.”
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Supreme court to overSee pharmachem’S liquidation By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE liquidation of PharmaChem Technologies has been placed under the Supreme Court’s supervision due to the company’s massive insolvency, Tribune Business can reveal. Justice Camille Darville-Gomez signed an
Order dated Monday, March 4, that affirmed Craig A (Tony) Gomez, the Baker Tilly Gomez accountant and partner, as the official liquidator for the Grand Bahama drug manufacturer that shuttered its plant less than two months ago with the loss of some 120 jobs. Mr Gomez declined to FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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ADRIAN Gibson’s cousin, Rashae Gibson, leaves court during the trial of Adrian Gibson last week. Charges against Ms. Gibson were dropped yesterday after Crown Prosecutor and acting Director of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazier presented a nolle prosequi. Photo: Dante Carrer
Miller tells PM ‘hold ya head’ on union uproar over BPL proposal By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net LESLIE Miller has several words for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis amid union pushback to potential Bahamas Power and Light reform: “Hold Ya Head.” “Stand ya ground,” he added yesterday. “We don’t call you ‘Brave’ for nothing. Please don’t cave in
LESLIE MILLER because we’ve been doing that for the last 50 years.
man charged over death of officer hit by car By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
Let somebody show some guts.” The former chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation accused BPL’s unions yesterday of threatening to hold the country hostage to protect their interests at the expense of lower electricity costs –– part of what he said has been the unions’ playbook for decades.
A 41-YEAR-OLD man was charged yesterday with causing the death of Inspector Tomas McIntosh, a police officer whose organs were donated after he was declared brain dead following a car accident. McIntosh was given a Hero’s Walk at Doctor’s Hospital last month after his family agreed to take him off life support. Magistrate Algernon
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