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Volume: 123 No. 98, Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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STRAY BULLET KILLS INNOCENT GRANDMOM Mom of six hit while sitting on bed cradling year-old grandson By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net TAMIKA Nottage-Cime was sharing pizza and watching television with her family on Monday night when stray bullets from a street shooting tore through the walls of her Wilton Street home, killing her outright as she cradled her year-old grandson in her arms. Overcome with grief, her mother Christine Nottage said moments before the shooting, her 48-year-old
daughter came into her bedroom to spend time with her, as the family often gathered there to talk and laugh. Both women were sitting on the bed, with Ms Nottage at the head and her daughter, a devoted wife and mother-of-six, at the other end. Then, the shooting began. Ms Nottage said she screamed for her two great-grandchildren to get on the ground. When the gunfire stopped, she SHOT - SEE PAGE THREE TAMIKA NOTTAGE-CIME
Pastor Bethel says FNM lottery Two accused of using fake passports to obtain voter cards proposal insults Bahamian voters By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net TWO people from the Dominican Republic were accused of having fraudulent Bahamian voter’s cards. Teofilo Antonio Tavarez, 57, and Larny Estefania Tavarez Nova, 33, were each
charged with three counts of possession of a forged document, three counts of uttering a forged document, and two counts of fraud by false pretences before Senior Magistrate Kendra Kelly Burrows. Tavarez was assisted by FAKE - SEE PAGE FIVE
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
FILE photo of voter’s card.
PASTOR LYALL BETHEL
PASTOR Lyall Bethel has accused the Free National Movement of defying the will of Bahamian voters with its proposal to introduce a national lottery, calling the
move “a slap in the face” to those who rejected such measures in a national referendum. Mr Bethel, the previous co-leader of the Save Our Bahamas campaign, said he was “stunned” by the FNM’s position, emphasising that INSULT - SEE PAGE FOUR
Two ZNS board members quit over political interference claims By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net TWO Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas board members have resigned amid claims of political interference after the board’s directive to keep general manager Clint Watson off the job until
after the general election was overridden. The move is likely to fuel scrutiny over political influence at ZNS, the state broadcaster, given its role during an election period. Mr Watson, who unsuccessfully sought the PLP’s Southern Shores nomination, was informed in an April 9 letter that the board
had decided to extend his time away from work until May 18 — a week after the election — or to another date determined by the board. A letter signed by BCB executive chairman Picewell Forbes, described the arrangement for Mr Watson
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QUIT - SEE PAGE FIVE
ZNS GENERAL MANAGER CLINT WATSON