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Volume: 120 No.52, March 16, 2023
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LANISHA ROLLE CHARGED IN $750K FRAUD
WILSON SURE FUEL MARGIN FIX WILL BE FOUND
Former minister faces bribery and conspiracy to commit fraud charges By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net FORMER Cabinet minister Lanisha Rolle was granted bail yesterday after being taken to court to face allegations that she fraudulently awarded contracts in excess of $750,000 while in office. The former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, 46, her husband Vontenken Rolle, 45, Alfred Mortimer, 53, Godfrey Burrows, 54, and Wilfred Rolle Jr, 57, all appeared calm when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans. Mrs Rolle faced one count of bribery and 14 counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by false pretences, with these charges being in connection with
her time as minister from 2019 to 2021. Vontenken shared a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud alongside his wife. Mortimer, who is a waiter and Vontenken’s uncle, faced a single bribery charge. Burrows faced a charge of fraud by false pretences and an additional charge of conspiracy to commit fraud by false pretences. Between June 28, 2019, and August 2, 2019, it is alleged Mrs Rolle fraudulently gave a contract for work at South Beach Pools valued at $36,255.82 to Intercostal Development and Construction. Between October 7, 2019, and December 27, 2019, Mrs Rolle allegedly gave another $6,775 contract for work at the South Beach SEE PAGE THREE
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net FOCOL’s chairman yesterday said he was “very confident a solution will be found” to the Bahamian petroleum industry’s financial woes, and added: “This will not be fatal to the country.” FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
CANCER CASES ON THE RISE SINCE PANDEMIC By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net LESLIA MILLER-BRICE, chairperson of the Independence Secretariat and Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, announce planned events for ‘The Road to 50’ independence celebrations yesterday. Photo: Moise Amisial
50 EVENTS PLANNED FOR 50TH INDEPENDENCE By LETRE SWEETING Tribune Staff Reporter lsweeting@tribunemedia.net SOME 50 events and 242 initiatives are planned for The Bahamas’ 50th independence celebrations, according to the official calendar of events released digitally to the public yesterday. The Independence Secretariat officially launched the 50th anniversary calendar of events
yesterday at the. The celebrations, which began December 3, 2022 with the The Road to 50 Race, will last until November 11, with The Road Continues Race. The calendar includes activities hosted by 33 Family Island districts, participation from foreign missions and other events and activities hosted by various local organisations, agencies and NGOs.
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis during his remarks yesterday boasted that the calendar included events, initiatives and celebrations for all Bahamians. “Well, we are here to celebrate our country’s 50th year as an independent nation. That’s the country’s birthday. What’s most important is that we celebrate in a way that includes all Bahamians,
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THERE has been a rise in cancer since the COVID19 pandemic with more younger women being affected recently, according to a physician from the Bahamas Cancer Society. SEE PAGE FOUR
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