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Volume: 123 No. 102, Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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CANDIDATES DEFEND NET WORTH INCREASE Nominees attribute gains to business interests, investments, and personal circumstances By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net SEVERAL Progressive Liberal Party candidates defended sharp increases in their net worth yesterday, attributing the gains to business interests, investments and personal circumstances. Seabreeze candidate Leslia Miller-Brice said her declaration reflects assets held jointly with her husband and stems from
private business interests tied to their marriage. Ms Miller-Brice reported a net worth of $8.7m, up from $3.1m in 2021. Her filings show most of her assets are in real estate and securities, with no liabilities, $81,000 in savings and $187,000 in a current account. Carmichael candidate Keith Bell also reported a notable increase, from just over $1m in 2021 to $3.9m,
PLP CALLS ON VOTERS TO ‘CHOOSE PROGRESS’
GAINS - SEE PAGE THREE
ISLAND GRID PULLS OUT OF $130M POWER GRID CONTRACT BY Neil Hartnell Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Opposition’s leader yesterday demanded that the Government provide “clarity and transparency” over the future of New Providence’s energy grid after the management firm overseeing $130m in upgrades and long-term reforms suddenly exited the deal.
Michael Pintard told Tribune Business that much of the Davis administration’s energy reform plans “rely substantially” on overhauling New Providence’s transmission and distribution (T&D) network as he reacted to confirmation that Island Grid has withdrawn from the arrangement with effect from yesterday. See BUSINESS FOR STORY
PEOPLE gather for the PLP rally at the National Beach Soccer Stadium as the campaign to secure the upcoming general election continues. See PAGE 2 for story. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
27-year-old charged in grandmother’s shooting By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
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A MAN has been charged with murdering a 48-year-old grandmother who was struck by a stray bullet while holding her grandson inside her Wilton Street home last week. Prosecutors allege Anejo Smith, 27, caused the death
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of Tamika Nottage-Cime around 10pm on April 13 as he allegedly fired multiple shots while chasing another man through a yard in the area. A bullet pierced the victim’s northwestern bedroom and struck her as she held her one-year-old grandson. The child, though MURDER - SEE PAGE SEVEN