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‘POLICE SHOT AND KILLED MY DOG’ Officers reportedly at wrong residence and failed to apologise By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunings@tribunemedia.net POLICE shot and killed a family’s beloved dog after visiting the wrong residence, then reportedly failed to apologise for the mishap, which has left the owners reeling and demanding accountability. Tiana Ferguson, 21, said
BODY WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS DISCOVERED
police showed up at her two-storey apartment complex in Kemp Road on Sunday looking for someone with an ankle bracelet. When she opened the door to two men in camouflage uniforms, her dog, Milo, went outside. “My dog went towards one of the police, and I
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A BODY of a man was found near RM Bailey Park on Monday in an apparent murder. Police said the injuries were consistent with gunshots. Press Liaison Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told reporters that shortly after 7am, a passerby in the immediate area discovered the body
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THREE BAHAMIANS RECOGNISED IN KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THREE Bahamians, including the secretary to the Cabinet, have been recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours. Governor General Dame Cynthia “Mother” Pratt announced the honours yesterday.
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NY JUDGE: ‘GIVE FTX’S $143M BACK TO BAHAMAS’
The Knight Bachelor will be conferred on Gerald ‘Gerry’ Deveaux for services to humanity and for entertainment. This rank is granted to men who are knighted. Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George recipients are Marsha SEE PAGE THREE
POLICE looking for a man wearing an ankle bracelet at the wrong residence end up shooting and killing a family’s pet dog Sunday (dog pictured here with his family previously).
outlining how it will modernise the electricity grid and adjust tariffs. Yesterday, Mr Davis said the opposition had spewed misinformation about the government’s energy reform plan. “At this point, we are facing the prospect of an energy crisis as crucial parts of our ageing power grid are in danger of collapse,
A NEW York judge is being urged to return $143m seized by the US federal authorities to FTX’s Bahamian liquidators who have a “superior interest” to these assets. John Ray, FTX’s US chief, and his Bahamian counterparts have partnered in petitioning Judge Lewis Kaplan to order that the cash and other assets be handed over to their combined liquidation estate so that they can finance investor recoveries and be paid out to victims of the failed crypto exchange.
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DAVIS DEFENDS BPL AND NEW HOSPITAL PLANS By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis defended his administration’s energy reform initiatives and plans to build a new hospital in New Providence when he wrapped up the budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday. Last week, the Davis administration unveiled
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis its planned reforms for the country’s energy sector,
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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