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Cop on leave in new voice notes probe Recordings include talk of guns, violence and hiding items in bushes By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A ROYAL Bahamas Police Force officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, following the circulation of a voice note on social media that appears to implicate officers in a covert operation near an airport runway.
In a statement issued yesterday by the RBPF’s public affairs and communications department, Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles confirmed that a formal probe was launched after the audio clip sparked widespread public concern. The recording, shared on Facebook, purportedly features two men, SEE page three
Govt seeks to address flaws in land administration laws By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis emphasised yesterday that The Bahamas’ land system has long failed its citizens, citing unresolved ownership disputes, barriers to generational land transfer, and limited access to credit
as persistent challenges administrations have yet to resolve. Speaking at a Parliamentary Land Reform Consultation held at Breezes Resort, Mr Davis said the problems are not new and have been formally recognised since the country’s first White Paper SEE page four
Bahamas Union of Auxiliary Professionals in Education lead by president Ernesto Williams held a protest agains BTVI president Dr Linda Davis with faculty, staff, and students carrying signs condemning her leadership. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
‘We want BTVI president out’ amid claims of victimisation By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Union of Auxiliary Professionals in Education (BUAPE) is calling for the resignation
of Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) President Dr Linda Davis, accusing her of creating a toxic environment marked by victimisation, delayed compensation and disregard for union engagement.
At a campus protest yesterday, BUAPE president Ernesto Williams led faculty, staff, and students — many dressed in black, some barefoot — carrying SEE page three
Ormanique Bowe set to challenge Munroe for Freetown nomination By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE president of the Potter’s Cay Dock Fish Fruit and Vegetable Vendors Association is challenging National Security Minister Wayne Munroe for the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) nomination in the
Freetown constituency. Mr Munroe, who secured the nomination over Ormanique Bowe in the previous election cycle, confirmed yesterday his intention to seek renomination. Ms Bowe, a longtime community advocate, declined to comment on SEE page ten
National Security Minister Wayne Munroe.
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Retired police worried over insurance cost increase By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net RETIRED officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) are expressing alarm over a steep increase in their health insurance premiums, warning that many could soon be left without coverage, a concern that prompted National Security Minister Wayne Munroe to say yesterday that insurers “don’t really care about us — they care about the dollar.” The officers, who are participants in Colina’s group insurance scheme, SEE page seven