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WEEKEND KILLINGS LEAVE THREE DEAD Victim was repeatedly I WASN’T warned to stay away READY FOR from man says sister By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE sister of Maigen Bethel, one of three people killed over the weekend, said their mother had repeatedly warned the woman to stay away from a man allegedly involved in a conflict that led to her death. Maigen was killed after
visiting a man’s residence on Vinspen Road, off Cowpwn Road, on Friday night along with her best friend and another sibling. Police said when the women confronted an adult man and woman in the home, the man produced a firearm and fatally shot Maigen. Four women and one man remained in custody up to
FOIA CHIEF: BUDGET CAN DO ‘ABSOLUTELY NOTHING’
YOU TO LEAVE ME’
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net “ABSOLUTELY nothing” - that’s what the upcoming budget for the Freedom of Information Unit will accomplish, according to Information Commissioner Keith Thompson. He told The Tribune he was not disappointed because this was not the first time the government
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AMERICANS DEFEND NOT RESCUING STRANDED BAHAMIAN FISHERMAN By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net AMERICANS who declined to rescue a Bahamian fisherman they found stranded at sea have received threats from angry residents. A viral video showed a purported Bahamian fisherman standing on
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SMUGGLING RACKET CLAIM ‘BASELESS AND GROUNDLESS’
his overturned vessel after men in another boat approached. The man said he was on a fishing trip when water entered his vessel. He said he had been stuck for a day and that other boaters passed him and did not offer help. In the video, he asked the Americans to be taken
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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and a white Suzuki Carry with two occupants was travelling east when the two vehicles collided. The passenger of the Suzuki exited the vehicle but the driver was trapped
CUSTOMS’ top official has slammed as “baseless and groundless nonsense” allegations that senior officials with the agency and Ministry of Finance were involved in an illicit alcohol smuggling racket. Ralph Munroe, the Customs comptroller, confirmed to Tribune Business that himself and other officials were questioned by the police over the findings of an investigation detailed by former prime minister, Dr Hubert Minnis, in the House of Assembly last week but disclosed that all were cleared of any impropriety.
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43-YEAR-OLD Villard Fenelus was killed in a traffic accident on SC Bootle Hightway, Abaco, on Saturday, leaving behind a daughter and loved ones. By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A MAN was killed in a traffic accident in Abaco just before Father’s Day, leaving behind a heartbroken daughter and
loved ones. Villard Fenelus, 43, was driving home after playing pool with friends when tragedy struck around 11pm on SC Bootle Highway in Treasure Cay. Police said a white Ford F-250 was travelling west,
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