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SIX ARRESTED FOR HAVING FAKE IDS By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
TWO men accused of using fake Bahamian passports and other forged documents have appeared in court as authorities continue to confront scrutiny over document fraud. Barber Evens Mickey Cadet, 36, faces charges including possession and uttering of false documents and fraud by false pretences. Jamaican Brian Omar Brooks, 46, was arraigned on nine counts, including possession and uttering of forged and false documents, as well as fraud by false pretences. Four other men, another Jamaican and three Haitian
nationals, were arrested at Bahamian ports of entry after authorities intercepted what they say were fraudulent travel and identification documents. At Lynden Pindling International Airport on Friday, a 26-year-old Jamaican man was taken into custody after allegedly presenting a fake United Kingdom passport, which had been reported stolen, to immigration officers. In a separate incident on Saturday, three Haitian men were arrested at South Bimini International Airport after officials flagged suspicious National Insurance cards during routine checks of passengers arriving from New Providence. SEE PAGE THREE
EVENS MICKEY CADET
Alleged gang leader killed in Cable Beach ambush
Over 200 children sought help for sexual abuse last year
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
AN alleged gang leader wanted for murder was shot and killed in a targeted attack in a busy Cable Beach area late Thursday, triggering a heavy police response in one of New Providence’s main tourist
corridors. Mario Deveaux, 55, also known as “Mario Fox,” was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot injuries near a Ford Taurus at a gated residence off Coral Road, just off West Bay Street, shortly after 10pm, according to police. The AMBUSH- SEE PAGE SEVEN
MARIO DEVEAUX AKA MARIO FOX
MORE than 200 children sought help from the Bahamas Crisis Centre in 2025 after experiencing sexual abuse, underscoring what its director said is a continuing failure to adequately protect victims or prevent
abuse in The Bahamas. Sandra Dean-Patterson said the children, aged between three and 17, included boys and girls who had been sexually violated, exploited or assaulted, often by people known to them. She spoke at a Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Awareness exhibit
hosted by the Bahamas Crisis Centre at the Mall at Marathon on Friday, which aimed to highlight the scale of abuse and commemorate victims of gender-based violence. Dr Dean-Patterson said while domestic violence-related deaths have declined ABUSE - SEE PAGE FOUR
PM CALLS PINTARD’S REQUEST FOR OBSERVERS INAPPROPRIATE By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has rebuked Opposition Leader Michael Pintard for appealing directly to the United States for election observers, calling the move “quite inappropriate” and outside the country’s established process. Mr Davis said over the weekend that international observation of Bahamian
elections is routine and governed by law, with the Parliamentary Commissioner responsible for initiating invitations. “It’s quite inappropriate for him to have done that. There’s a process in place designed by the laws as to how we got international observers. International observers to our electoral process is nothing new,” Mr Davis said. “Over the several elections OBSERVER - SEE PAGE THREE
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PRIME MINISTER PHILIP ‘BRAVE’ DAVIS