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Volume: 122 No. 113, May 6, 2025
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‘SON TARGETED BY HIS KILLERS’ Relatives of two men killed over weekend looking for justice By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net TWO families are demanding answers after a violent weekend in New Providence left four men dead, including a 34-yearold man allegedly killed by someone he trusted and a 31-year-old fatally shot in what relatives believe was
Firemen subdue bush blaze
a case of mistaken identity. Angela Collie, the mother of Andero Curry, believes her son was intentionally targeted and killed by someone he trusted during an incident early Saturday morning at a Fox Hill venue. According to police, the altercation began as a dispute between
A POLICE officer accused of assaulting a man with a revolver on Woodstock Road last Friday was granted bail yesterday. Inspector Aaron Wilson, 40, appeared before Chief Magistrate
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Reckley on charges including possession of a firearm with intent to intimidate, assault with a deadly weapon, causing harm, and threats of death. Prosecutors allege that Wilson threatened and assaulted Emmanuel Petit-Homme with a SEE PAGE SEVEN
BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net A BUSH fire near Bahama Palm Shores triggered an urgent response Monday as emergency crews worked to contain hotspots sparked by wildfires that scorched Abaco over the weekend, damaging infrastructure and forcing school and business closures. Roscoe Thompson, chairman of the Marsh Harbour/ Spring City Township, said although fires in Sweeting’s Village had been brought
OFFICER ACCUSED OF ASSAULT WITH FIREARM AND THREATS By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
ABACO FIRE CREWS FIGHT TO TACKLE HOTSPOTS
COMMODORE: PROCUREMENT PROCESS TOO BUREAUCRATIC A FIREFIGHTER behind homes along Sea Beach Boulevard off West Bay Street works to protect properties from a bush fire yesterday. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Outgoing RBDF head has ‘no ill will’ for govt not renewing his contract By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net OUTGOING Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Commodore Raymond King said yesterday that he holds no ill will toward the Davis administration for not renewing his contract. While he suggested he
would have liked to remain longer, Commodore King acknowledged that “there is a season for everything” and that his time at the helm has come to a close. He made the remarks during an interview with The Tribune, where he reflected on his leadership, the RBDF’s SEE PAGE THREE
RBDF Commodore Raymond King.
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By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net DEFENCE Force Commodore Raymond King said yesterday that the procurement process for vessel repairs is too bureaucratic and urgently needs to be streamlined. Commodore King, who is set to demit office this week, said delays in funding approvals have hindered timely repairs to critical ships. He said he raised the issue with the financial secretary and other government officials, urging them SEE PAGE THREE