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STALLED US criticises Bahamas over delay to enact laws to help fight corruption By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE US has accused the Government of “stalling” the full enactment of anticorruption laws that would accelerate improved transparency and accountability in Bahamian governance. The US State Department, in its just-released
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2024 investment climate report on The Bahamas, cited campaign finance reforms and the creation of an Integrity Commission as two initiatives that have been “delayed” to leave this nation exposed to the threat of corruption and undue foreign influence in policy-making decisions.
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THE Haitian Embassy in The Bahamas is sending two people to Abaco to investigate the whereabouts of Wens Johnathan Désir, a popular entertainer reported missing. Ambassador William Exantus said Haitian officials have discussed the matter with Bahamian authorities. Wens Johnathan Desir, or Mechans-T, has over one million Instagram followers. The Royal Bahamas Police Force said on
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MUNROE SAYS HE ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN POLICE FORCE By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe rebuffed assertions that he shifted his tone on the ability of police to investigate themselves when he became a Cabinet minister. The Nassau Guardian noted yesterday that in 2020, before he was elected
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to office, Mr Munroe said it was time the country moved toward having independent investigations of police-involved killings. “It cannot be proper that the body who is investigating this homicide decide whether it is justifiable or not,” he said after police killed three men in June 2020.
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FORMER COP CHARGED AFTER CLUB SHOOTING
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By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE country recorded its 66th and 67th murders for the year last night. Chief Superintendent of Police Chrislyn Skippings said the killings happened on Kemp’s Court off Pineyard Road in Fox Hill. She said the men were in their late 40s. She said they pulled up at a residence in a white car and were immediately
A BODY being removed from the scene of the murder. Photos: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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FORMER police officer Desir Bein, 41, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on charges of causing dangerous harm and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger the life of Tracey Russell. The charges are related to a shooting last Sunday, July 14, outside a nightclub on Nassau Street, which resulted in the death SEE PAGE SEVEN