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DEAD OVER A BIKE HIS MOM SAID NOT TO BUY Three weeks after purchase he was struck by a vehicle By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net JAMESLY Richmond’s mother and cousin begged him not to buy a motorbike, fearing it would put him in danger and jeopardise his safety. On Saturday, three weeks after the former CI Gibson High School graduate defied their advice and bought a bike, he was reportedly struck by a
LOCKHART APPEARS ON INTERPOL RED NOTICE
vehicle, and his bike went missing from the scene. He died on Tuesday in the Princess Margaret Hospital. Although his relatives insist he was a robbery victim and suggest his death should be classified as murder or manslaughter, police have not released information about the incident, making details around the
AN Interpol red notice has been issued for former Exuma MP Elliot Lockhart, KC, who is wanted on two charges of stealing by reason of service and two charges of proceeds of criminal conduct. If convicted, the charges could carry a maximum penalty of 34 years. The notice, published last month, came after two people complained to police about Mr Lockhart in separate matters. According to the notice, the first complainant, Daniel Clay Smith, Jr, reported to the Financial Crimes Investigation branch that he paid $3.2m to Mr Lockhart, 65, for legal work concerning Crown land in Staniel Cay,
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POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATION INTO MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net POLICE have questioned several people about the disappearance of Chicago native Taylor Casey and will interview others today when they visit the site of the Sirvanada Ashram Yoga Retreat today, Chief Superintendent of Police Chrislyn
Skippings said yesterday. She said finding the 41-year-old in good health is the priority and police are using canines and drones to do this. Ms Casey was last seen in the Paradise Island area on June 19. Her disappearance was noticed on June 20 when SEE PAGE THREE
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JAMESLY RICHMOND, 19, died in hospital after a vehicle hit him while he was on a motorbike. The family insists he was robbed and murdered, but police have released no details on the incdent.
MP RELIVES MEMORY OF SON’S DEATH AFTER ACCIDENT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrssell@tribunemedia.net
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis said he suffered a scary traffic accident earlier this month, a surreal experience that painfully reminded him of his son, who died in a traffic accident nine years ago. Mr Lewis said he was on his way to a funeral in
CENTRAL GB MP Iram Lewis. Grand Bahama on June 8 when he suddenly saw a
MAN SHOT IN PARKING LOT OF COURT ON NASSAU STREET By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
lamp pole on his side of the road. “My choices were to take on the lamp pole in the lane a few feet away from me or switch lanes and have a traffic collision with incoming traffic, which would have put others in danger,” he told The Tribune. “I, in a split second, took on the lamp pole and the hightension cables and only
A CROWD dashed for safety as gunshots rang out in the parking lot of the Nassau Street Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where a man was shot multiple times and was taken to hospital where he is in serious, but stable condition. A suspect is in police custody. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux,
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