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‘Motion denied’ in Gibson trial Long Island MP’s constitutional motion ‘improper’, judge said By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court judge rejected Adrian Gibson’s latest constitutional motion to impact his corruption trial yesterday. Mr Gibson and two of his co-accused, Joan Knowles and Jerome Missick, claimed they could not have a fair hearing within a reasonable time.
TWO men killed while on bail for murder
Their latest motion argued that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to hear the case and failed to let them exercise their right to address the matter in the Magistrate’s Court. Ultimately, Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson determined the constitutional motion was improper. She concluded the voluntary bill of indictment that
TWO men on bail for serious crimes were murdered last night. Chief Superintendent of Police Chrisyln Skippings said police were alerted to the shooting on Sunset Drive off Sea Link Drive around 9.20pm. She said the murdered men were being electronically monitored. One was
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Hotel Union protests firing of Atlantis shop steward By LETRE SWEETING Tribune Staff Reporter lsweeting@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) members protested in front of the Department of Labour yesterday after Atlantis terminated the resort’s chief shop steward. The workers shouted
Bahari gets $20 national symbols usage permit
“solidarity forever” and “workers’ rights are human rights.” They visited the department after failing to meet Atlantis officials earlier. Darrin Woods, president of the union, said Atlantis fired Princess Adderley, the chief shop steward at Royal Towers. He said Atlantis
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Bahari Bahamas applied and received a permit on Wednesday to feature Bahamian national symbols on their merchandise.
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SEE page two It’s taken 50 years and five prime ministers to reach our golden anniversary - and former Tribune cartoonist and UNESCO Ambassador Jamaal Rolle has picked up his pencils once more to pay tribute. Here he depicts the nation’s five leaders so far - Sir Lynden Pindling, Hubert Ingraham, Perry Christie, Dr Hubert Minnis and Philip “Brave” Davis. We wish all our readers a happy Independence.
Two-week gun amnesty begins next week By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe
expects a gun amnesty initiative to be introduced next week. He commented on this after State Minister of Social Services and Urban
Development Lisa Rahming revealed during her budget communication that the government would
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