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Three men dead within 24 hours
Police “agressively searching for a ‘Rasta-type male’ related to the country’s latest murder By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE murder rate continued to soar over the weekend, with three killings in 24 hours. In a statement yesterday, police said they are “aggressively searching for a Rasta-type male” connected to the latest murder, which occurred around 1pm on Monday.
Police said the man drove a dark-coloured SUV believed to be involved in the killing of a man in his early 40s. “Preliminary reports indicated that … the victim was returning from a fishing trip along with another male at the rear of a business establishment located on West Bay Street. It was during this time, when they
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said he met the government on the hook for $1m damages for unlawful immigration detention practices arising from “eight to ten” lawsuits when he took office. He said during his tenure, no habeas corpus application had been filed for deportationrelated matters, saving the
government millions. He was responding to questions at an Office of the Prime Minister briefing last week after the Privy Council ruled on the case of Kenyan national Douglas Ngumi. The appellate court ruled that Mr Ngumi was unlawfully detained for all but two days while officials organised his deportation. Local courts had concluded it was reasonable to detain SEE page three
Blue postal denies shut down and owing govt By YOURI KEMP and NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Reporters
A courier company has refuted reports it is closing its Bahamian operation while also dismissing suggestions that the move was sparked by outstanding tax arrears owed to the Government. Jean Williams, described as Blue Postal’s registered agent in corporate filings with the Florida state authorities, told Tribune Business that “reports in the media are wrong” about the company closing its Bahamas-based operations despite a widelycirculated letter that last week informed clients its Bahamian operations had been experiencing challenges that “drastically affected” their service. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
complaint against mp investigated by police
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Unlawful detention Cases reduced to zero says AG
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By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
CELEBRATING A GOLDEN FINISH The Bahamas’ mixed 4 x 400m team of Tumani Skinner, Lacarthea Cooper, Shimar Bain and Javónya Valcourt celebrate their CARIFTA Games gold medal victory on Sunday night at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Three days of thrilling competition came to a close last night. See Sports section for more. Photo: Moise Amisial
Minnis: tightening gun regulation ‘misguided’ By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Davis administration’s plan to tighten firearm regulations for licensed gun holders is “misguided,” adding the focus should be on criminals, not law-abiding people. National Security Minister Wayne Monroe said
Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis last month the government would toughen requirements for obtaining and keeping licensed
firearms. He said owners should periodically show they can safely use the weapons. Leaders of the National Firearms Association Bahamas said they support stricter regulations because this would encourage responsible gun ownership. Critics said the government would be creating a problem rather than solving them.
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POLICE are investigating abuse allegations against a sitting Member of Parliament after his girlfriend made a complaint last week. Assistant Commissioner of Police Bernard “BK” Bonamy, officer-in-charge of Grand Bahama, said yesterday: “I confirm that we have a complaint from a female who is making a complaint against a sitting member of parliament. We will investigate this to see where the investigation will take us. That’s all I can say at this time.” SEE page three
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