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‘JUSTIFIED’ RULING IN TRIPLE KILLING Jury says shootings by police in Blair case appropriate By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A CORONER’S Court jury ruled on Friday that law enforcement officers were justified in killing three men at a Blair Estates mansion in 2019, one of the deadliest single instances of a police-involved killing in the country’s history.
The finding bucks the recent trend of jurors making a homicide by manslaughter verdict in such cases and is one of the few justified homicide rulings police have got in the last year. Police killed Tony Jamal “Foolish” Penn Smith, Valentino “T-Boy” Pratt, and SEE PAGE FIVE
‘WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE YOU?’, KEY WITNESS ASKED BY LAWYER By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A DEFENCE attorney asked a key witness in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others why jurors should believe her testimony after she admitted to lying to police during her record of interview.
Damian Gomez, KC, continued attacking Tanya Demeritte’s credibility under cross-examination on Friday, citing inconsistencies with her police statements. Ms Demeritte, who took a plea deal in 2022 after being charged in the case, previously admitted to SEE PAGE THREE
On the march
YOUNG people joined in a procession from Christ Church Cathedral yesterday following a Mothering Sunday service. The procession and service were part of Christian Education Week activities under the theme “All things bright and beautiful”. See RELIGION section on Thursday for more. Photo: Mois Amisial
Fireman in Abaco dies after fall from fire truck en route to boat fire By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A VOLUNTEER firefighter in Abaco died after falling off a truck that was rushing to a fire scene, leaving his community in shock.
Guana Cay resident Stephen Jenkins, 61, was heading to Baker’s Bay Friday evening to fight a yacht fire when he accidentally fell off the fire truck and fractured his head. His cousin, Derek Gape, told The Tribune yesterday:
“I think they hit a speed bump or something in the road, and he was thrown off the back of the fire truck, and in so doing, he got a head injury.” “He fell off the fire truck SEE PAGE FOUR
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe told Defence Force officers yesterday that the government will not make hasty decisions regarding their potential deployment to Haiti and will ensure that any “terms of engagement”
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe are reasonable and safe. He was addressing those
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
attending the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s annual church service at Mount Tebo Union Baptist church. His comments came as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis travelled to Jamaica to join CARICOM leaders for another round of discussions on the crisis in Haiti.
THE government’s political opponents yesterday accused it of creating “a remarkable amount of uncertainty” for businesses and workers by backpedalling over plans to progressively increase NIB contributions. Michael Pintard, the Free National Movement (FNM) leader, and Dr Duane Sands, the party’s chairman, both told Tribune Business it made no sense for
SEE PAGE THREE
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RBDF SENT TO HAITI WILL BE SAFE, SAYS MUNROE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
‘REMARKABLE UNCERTAINTY’ OVER NIB BACK-PEDAL
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