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Volume: 120 No.77, April 24, 2023
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‘I WANT JUSTICE FOR RAPE BY MP’ PM says he heard woman would not press charges - but she says she is cooperating with police By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE woman who alleges she was raped and assaulted by a sitting Member of Parliament is still cooperating with police to address the matter, despite Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ comments on Saturday. In his first public reaction to the case, Mr Davis
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LocaL airLine fighting fine after Pm’s bermuDa triP THE PRIME Minister’s Bermuda trip has flown into a fresh storm of controversy as the airline responsible is battling a $200,000 fine over accusations it operated the flight in a “negligent and/or reckless” manner. Western Air, which carried Philip Davis, ex-prime minister Perry Christie and multiple Cabinet ministers, FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
Sailing to a win at the exuma Regatta
initially told reporters he is waiting for police to finish their probe into the women’s claims before addressing the topic, saying: “Why would I comment on something police are investigating? I will abide and I will await the outcome of that investigation, and upon the conclusion of those investigations, then you will expect me to speak.” SEE PAGE FIVE
union set to finaLise agreement with atLantis ‘in short orDer’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE HOTEL union’s president says it is just “one item” away from concluding an industrial agreement with the main employer body, and believes once it is completed other “dominoes” will fall. Darrin Woods, the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and
Allied Workers Union’s (BHCAWU) chief, told Tribune Business that he hopes to close negotiations with the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association, which represents Atlantis in particular, “in short order” on a deal that will result in members being paid in accordance with the sector’s status as the country’s “number one industry”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
THE CREW of the Lonesome Dove out of Abaco lead the Class B section of the 2023 Exuma Regatta over the past weekend. For full results, pictures and story see SPORTS inside. Photo: Patrick Hanna/BIS
brothers murDereD together over weekenD DAVIS SAYS HE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
POLICE removing the bodies of two brothers from the scene of a double murder Saturday. Photo: Austin Fernander
TWO brothers, one who aimed to become a top boxer representing The Bahamas internationally, and another who planned to wed his fiancé next month, were murdered together on Saturday. Each of them leaves behind a young daughter and a heartbroken family. Their father, Tyrone Oliver, 60, said he had warned Shakuar Oliver,
22, to avoid hanging out with his older brother, Tyrone Jr, 28. He said he broke into tears when he realised his warning went unheeded and that his younger son was also murdered. “If you don’t watch out, your lifestyle gon’ cause you,” he said. Police said the men were shot in a car in the Solomon’s Super Centre parking lot around 2.30am on Saturday. Nearby officers heard
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is ‘DistresseD’ by murDers By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Phillip Davis said he is “distressed” by the latest streak of murders in New Providence. Three men were killed on Saturday, a 28-year-old, a 22-year-old and a man believed to be in his forties. SEE PAGE THREE