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Volume: 120 No.78, April 25, 2023
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POLICE TO QUIZ MP IN RAPE CASE THIS WEEK Lawyer retained by woman who made assault allegations By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police would question a sitting Member of Parliament accused of raping and assaulting his ex-girlfriend before the end of this week. His comment yesterday came as the alleged victim retained a lawyer, Bjorn Ferguson, to represent her in the case more than two
weeks after she filed a complaint in Grand Bahama against the MP. “Yes, we have an official complaint reported in Grand Bahama, and we are actively dealing with that matter and we will leave no stone unturned,” Commissioner Fernander said during a press conference, his first time publicly addressing the matter. “I heard a lot of talks in SEE PAGE FIVE
SERIOUS CRIME 25% DOWN - BUT RAPE CASES INCREASE By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net SERIOUS crime has declined by more than a quarter this year, according to Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, although there has been an increase in the number of rapes. During a press conference yesterday, he revealed that up to April 23, serious
crimes decreased by 28 per cent compared to the same period in 2022, but rape increased by 10 per cent. He said there have been 22 rapes, including two cases involving tourists. He said 59 per cent of the victims knew the assailant, while 41 per cent did not know the attacker. Ninety-five per cent of the victims were under 35, while 55 per cent of the SEE PAGE TWO
A NEW alliance has formed for the protection of mangroves. The Bahamas Mangrove Alliance was launched on Earth Day at the weekend with a community mangrove planting event in East End, Grand Bahama. From left, Gimel Morely and Dr Karlisa Callwood of the Perry Institute for Marine Science, Rashema Ingraham of Waterkeepers Bahamas, Jim McDuffie and Justin Lewis of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, and Waterkeepers youth cadet Cordae Strachan. See page 5 for full story.
AZARIO MAJOR FAMILY TOLD UP TO 200 JOBS FROM TO SEEK JUSTICE IN COURT $110M MARINA RESORT By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the family of Azario Major, a man police killed in 2021, should seek to prevail
in the Coroner’s Court, not the “court of public opinion” where the disclosure of evidence could contaminate the potential jury pool. Azario’s family has maintained their conviction SEE PAGE THREE
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE Legendary Marina Resort is set to develop a $110m project in eastern New Providence that would deliver up to 200 jobs.
A Heads of Agreement between the government and the resort was signed yesterday at the Office of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis expressed SEE PAGE FOUR
Munroe: Marital rape was ‘not on agenda’ By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said criminalising marital rape should not be a significant priority of the Davis administration because the Progressive Liberal Party did not promise it in its Blueprint for Change manifesto. He declined to give his
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe. position on the issue. “I don’t see any point
on stating an opinion on something that’s not on the legislative agenda and the Prime Minister’s spouse has already said that we need to have widespread consultation,” he said. “What Wayne Munroe thinks about something that will change the fundamental social institution is not as important as what the hundreds of thousands
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