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UNION CHIEF IN POLICE SEARCH Force denies swoop on BEWU president was intimidation By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net POLICE said they searched properties owned by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson after receiving a stealing complaint –– not to intimidate Mr Wilson, who has publicly opposed the Davis administration’s
purported plan to reform Bahamas Power & Light by dividing up the company with the help of private partners. During a tearful interview on ZNS last night, Mr Wilson said he believes authorities are trying to intimidate him, and he is concerned about his elderly
Pintard lays out FNM plan on crime
SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW STUDENT ABUSE ACCUSATION
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A TEACHER’S alleged assault on a six-year-old child at Adelaide Primary School and the Ministry of Education’s attempt to transfer the girl to a different school may be the subject of a Supreme Court examination after a judge granted the parent leave to apply for judicial review. Justice Lorien Klein ordered that the respondents –– the minister of education, district
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POLICE DENIES THREAT TO SEARCH UNDERWEAR OF GIBSON’S RELATIVE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A RETIRED police superintendent denied threatening to search the house and “go through” the underwear of Adrian Gibson’s relative when the criminal trial of the Long Island MP and others continued in the Supreme
Court yesterday. Bradley Pratt said he “would never do such a thing” when cross-examined by Mr Gibson’s lawyer, Damian Gomez, KC. Mr Pratt was one of several investigators who travelled to Long Island in 2022 to investigate Aaron’s Car Rental –– a company SEE PAGE THREE
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GB CHAMBER UNCERTAIN OF PM’S DIAMOND DEAL BENEFITS FREE National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard speaks during a press conference to announce the party’s Anti-Crime Community Initiative at FNM Headquarters yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer
DEFENCE LAWYERS OPPOSE ENDING JURY TRIALS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net DEFENCE lawyers oppose eliminating jury trials, saying the diverse backgrounds of jurors make the system preferable. The current and three former chief justices emphasised the benefits of bench trials last week, highlighting their efficiency, among other things.
RAMONA FARQUHARSON However, defence lawyer David Cash noted yesterday
that many cases come down to the “credibility or believability of the police’s oral testimony,” which he said jurors might assess differently from judges. “The police interact with members of different communities differently,” he said. “There are wealthy communities that are meant to be protected and poorer communities that are meant
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net GRAND Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said he was unsure what economic benefits will flow from the diamond repository proposal that the Prime Minister discussed with Botswana. James Carey told Tribune Business he had been unable to discover any details on a facility which the Prime Minister’s Office said was “explored” by Philip Davis KC and his ministerial delegation during their five-day state visit to the African nation his week. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS