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PM: US drug probe may be entrapment Davis: Sting operation may have been used to catch officers By JADE RUSSELL Tribune staff reporter jrussell@tribunmedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday a major US drug trafficking case involving Bahamian law enforcement officers appears, on the surface, to involve entrapment. Mr Davis suggested the officers named in
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the indictment may have been deliberately lured or manipulated into participating in the scheme. Speaking to reporters, he confirmed that the government has not received a response to a diplomatic note sent last year seeking further details about an unnamed Bahamian politician alluded to in the SEE page five
Domestic Violence unit opens to offer support to victims By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has officially opened the country’s first standalone Domestic Violence Unit — a 24/7 facility designed to provide immediate, coordinated, and compassionate support for survivors of abuse.
The launch has been described as a major step forward in addressing domestic violence in The Bahamas, where advocates say too many victims continue to suffer in silence. The new unit offers various services, including investigations, counselling, risk assessments, temporary SEE page four
A generator fire is suspected to have been the genesis of a fire that damaged the Department of Labour, DRMA offices, Cost Right and Solomon’s yesterday. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Dante Carrrer
Bowe first Bahamian in space Henfield
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By JADE RUSSELL Tribune staff reporter jrussell@tribunmedia.net AISHA Bowe clutched a miniature Bahamian flag as she soared past the Kármán line aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket yesterday, becoming the first Bahamian to cross the internationally recognised boundary of space. After safely landing back at Launch Site One in West SEE page 12
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net FORMER cabinet minister Darren Henfield is eyeing the Central and South Abaco seat. The move could upend the nomination race in the constituency as two Aisha Bowe after returning from her trip to space.
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