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Volume: 121 No.161, July 17, 2024
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MOM’S HORROR AT SON’S DEATH Murder victim ‘tried to calm down row’ only to be shot dead By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE mother of a 28-year-old man killed on Sunday night after an argument outside a bar said she walked barefoot to the hospital in disbelief to see if her son was truly gone. Monique Williams said she was home sleeping when her husband woke her up with the news that Travase Williams had been
killed. He had received a call from the victim’s sister, who delivered the shocking news. “I was trying to look for the car keys, and I came downstairs,” Mrs Williams said. “I couldn’t get the car started so I started walking to the hospital barefoot. I just was like, no, no, no. When I reached the hospital, I meet a crowd out there.” SEE PAGE THREE
POLICE ‘SEEING PERSONS’ IN PROBE OVER VOICE NOTES By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said officers from the Security and Intelligence Branch are “seeing persons” and “documenting” information so far in their probe surrounding leaked voice notes, adding the controversy
has affected the morale of officers. He gave no specific insight about what police have done to secure potential evidence in the case, which has grabbed headlines and plunged the police force into controversy. He insisted the investigation was transparent, SEE PAGE THREE
MURDERED IN HIS CAR THE SCENE last night as a 51-year-old man was shot dead inside his vehicle on Hanna Road. Two gunmen emerged from another car and shot the victim multiple times. See PAGE THREE for the full story. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
PARIS, HERE Haitian rapper missing in Bahamas WE COME... By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A POPULAR Haitian rapper with more than one million Instagram followers reportedly went missing in The Bahamas around July 4, prompting a frantic effort from his family to locate him. Chief Superintendent
Anton Rahming, the officer currently in charge of the Central Investigation Department, said Johnathan Wens Désir –– stage name Mechans-T –– was reported missing to police in Abaco on July 16 after not being seen or heard from since July 4. Mr Désir’s management SEE PAGE THREE
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WATER TROUBLES AGAIN IN CENTRAL ELEUTHERA By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net CENTRAL
Eleuthera
vented its frustration last night after the troubled water plant encountered fresh “production challenges”. The Water and
Sewerage Corporation said it was working to “effect repairs” alongside Aqua Design (Bahamas). FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net DESPITE not being recommended by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations after she didn’t finish in the top three at the Bahamas National Championships, the Bahamas Olym[pic Committee still named Shania Adderley to Team Bahamas for the 2024 Olympic Games. After weeks of speculation, the BOC announced a 20-member team yesterday. FULL STORY - SEE SPORT