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Volume: 120 No.65, April 4, 2023
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‘WON’T RUSH’ ON GENDER VIOLENCE
Wilchcombe stressed church consultation - but BCC chief says no one has asked him By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Davis administration would not rush the Gender Violence Bill to Parliament, stressing the importance of the Church in discussions about such legislation. However, Bahamas Christian Council President Delton Fernander said he is unaware of the
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bill and that the BCC has not been consulted during his six-year tenure on the legislation. Their comments follow a series of reported violent crimes against women. They also come after former Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson urged the government on Friday to pass the bill, which she said was first drafted ten years ago.
SHANTY TOWN DEMOLITION ‘unlawful’ SAYS KC SMITH By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net THE possible demolition of shanty town homes by the government is “unlawful”, a Supreme Court Chief Justice was told yesterday by the legal team representing residents. Arguments were heard before Supreme Court Chief Justice yesterday as residents lodged their case against the pending demolition of their homes. Meanwhile, the government’s attorney pushed for a court order to proceed with the demolition process. Justice Ian Winder heard arguments from Fred Smith, SEE PAGE SEVEN
TAX DODGERS TARGETED IN CRACKDOWN
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
RANDOM BAG SEARCHES MAY BE ADDED TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS
THE authorities are planning “several operations” throughout The Bahamas targeting other suspected tax delinquents, the Ministry of Finance’s top official revealed last night, while their Harbour Island sweep is still not finished. Simon Wilson, the financial secretary, confirmed to Tribune Business that further raids and asset seizures are being readied by the Department of Inland Revenue, assisted by the police and other agencies, as a wellplaced source suggested the Government believes it can recover $4m in outstanding tax arrears from its Harbour
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net RANDOM bag searches may be introduced in primary schools throughout New Providence to bolster security, Acting Director of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell said yesterday. Her comment came after police reported on Friday that a nine-year-old student
was found with ammunition at a school. Mrs McCartney-Russell confirmed that the child is a Stephen Dillet Primary School student. She said officials are still trying to determine how the child got the ammunition. “The child actually said that they found the bullets and they would have given it to one of the staff members and when (the staff
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Davis adminstration will not rush the Gender Violence Bill adding the importance of involving the church in the discussion.
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MiaMi trip nightMare for MoM and son By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net A TRIP to Miami became a nightmare for Christina Colebrooke after she was assaulted and, after being treated and leaving hospital, was subsequently severely injured in a hitand-run accident a few days later. Worried family members in The Bahamas filed
CHRISTINA COLEBROOK a missing person report for Ms Colebrooke and her
six-year-old son soon after losing contact with them on March 19 — three days after the pair travelled to Miami. The family made social media appeals for help finding the pair in posts that were shared hundreds of times. Gilthoneil Mackey, Ms Colebrooke’s stepmother, told The Tribune the pair have been found alive but
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