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WALKER: END DELAY ON JET SKI REFORMS
US Ambassador ‘distressed’ following sexual assault on another American tourist By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net US Ambassador Herschel Walker urged local agencies yesterday to move “without further delay” to implement planned safety reforms for the jet ski industry, voicing concern over another alleged jet ski-related sexual assault. “As I talk of our partner, I am truly distressed to hear of yet another sexual assault linked to the jet ski industry
in The Bahamas,” he said in a statement to The Tribune. “Our prayers are with the victim. Without regular, consistent enforcement, patrols on the beaches, and increased professionalisation of the industry, the situation will not change. We look to all stakeholder agencies to implement without further delay the multi-agency Jet Ski Task Force’s comprehensive plan for safety reform.” ASSAULT - SEE PAGE THREE US AMBASSADOR HERSCHEL WALKER
Bahamian smuggler GB BUSINESSMAN AVOIDS JAIL BUT arrested in Florida FINED $12K IN NIGHTCLUB GUN CASE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
A BAHAMIAN man with a history of human smuggling has been arrested in the United States after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle more than a dozen people into Florida
months after his release for similar offences. Theron Don Mills was taken into custody last week after leading US authorities on a chase before officers disabled his vessel off Florida’s coast. Authorities said Mills was ARREST - SEE PAGE THREE
By TRIBUNE STAFF A GRAND Bahama businessman who accused police officers of framing him after being caught with a loaded, unlicensed gun inside a nightclub
three years ago has avoided jail time after a magistrate instead ordered him to pay $12,000 in fines, despite objections from prosecutors who asked for a prison sentence. Non-custodial sentences for having an unlicensed
firearm are extremely rare, with accused people routinely sentenced to prison for many months. Lloyd Rolle Jr, 28, was found guilty at the end of a full trial on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition
stemming from an incident on March 21, 2023 at the Zero Degrees nightclub in Grand Bahama. The sentence was delivered by Deputy Chief Magistrate Charlton Smith, who rejected Rolle’s claims that he had been framed by police officers. Following evidence presented by the prosecution at the trial, the court found that the weapon COURT - SEE PAGE SEVEN
Family mourns father shot in his sleep By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net RELATIVES of a 37-year-old father gunned down early Tuesday morning said they are struggling to understand his killing, describing him as a peaceful man who “did not cause trouble” and had no known enemies. Archie “AJ” Thompson was shot shortly after 3am on Abraham Street off Kemp Road, according to police.
Police said the victim contacted authorities himself and reported that he had been shot. Officers responded and found him suffering from gunshot injuries to the body. Investigators said the man had been asleep in house when he heard gunshots and later realised he had been shot. He was unable to provide officers with information about the assailant or assailants. MURDER - SEE PAGE TWO
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