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Volume: 120 No.128, July 6, 2023
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MARITAL RAPE LAW ‘HARMS OUR SONS’
Dame Anita Allen said ‘If he isn’t going to rape his wife’ no need to worry By LETRE SWEETING Tribune Staff Reporter lsweeting@tribunemedia.net MOTHERS expressed concern yesterday that young men will be unfairly punished if amendments to the Sexual Offenses Act criminalise marital rape. Their worries drew a sharp rebuttal from Law Reform Commissioner Dame Anita Allen who said: “The woman still has
to go to court to have her case heard. To say that oh, now I have to worry about my son because what is he going to get himself into? Well, guess what? If he isn’t going to rape his wife, he has nothing to worry about.” The comments came as the government hosted a consultation session on the Protection Against Violence Bill and proposed
NORTH ANDROS RESIDENTS IN THE DARK AFTER BPL FIRE
The drumbeat of history
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net NORTH Andros residents scrambled to preserve their goods and cool their bodies after a fire destroyed all generator units at a Bahamas Power and Light station in North Andros yesterday.
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MP CORNISH APOLOGISES ON ABACO PM STATEMENT
MARINE ON CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER MISSED GUNSHOT By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A 21-YEAR-OLD marine was charged with shooting an unarmed club patron after getting into an argument with a separate group of men last Saturday. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Officer Andreas McPhee was charged with
attempted murder before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans. McPhee allegedly argued with a group of men around 4am on July 1 at a bar on West Bay Street. As the argument escalated, the defendant reportedly produced and fired his weapon in the direction of the men, SEE PAGE EIGHT
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
A SCENE from yesterday’s opening ceremony of the Museum of Junkanoo at the new Nassau Cruise Port. For full story see tomorrows story in The Weekend section. Photo: Austin Fernander
Lanisha RoLLe’s bRibeRy tRiaL set foR 2025 By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net LANISHA Rolle’s bribery trial is set to start in September 2025, more than two years away. She and her co-accused were told yesterday that June 17, 2024, could be a backup trial date. A status hearing is scheduled for November 29.
LANISHA ROLLE Lanisha Rolle, the former minister of youth,
sports and culture, is accused of awarding contracts totalling $768,989.56 while serving as minister from 2019 to 2021 under the Minnis administration. Rolle faces three counts of bribery and 13 counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by false pretences.
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NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish apologised yesterday for declaring himself prime minister of Abaco. His comment during an independence banquet at a church in Abaco on Saturday drew backlash. Central and South Abaco SEE PAGE THREE
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