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UK Police to arrive in corruption probe COP: Force working with National Crime Agency investigators By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said senior members of the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency will arrive this month to “personally oversee” aspects of the investigation surrounding voice notes that purported to capture a quid-pro-quo
arrangement involving a senior police officer, a lawyer and two murdered men, Michael Fox Jr and Dino Smith. “In cooperation with our international partners, we have forwarded files in relation to the case to the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) to aid in the investigation,” he said in a
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Transport wants URCA to stop GBPC rate rise By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net THE Ministry of Energy and Transport wants the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) to use its powers under the Electricity Act to stop the Grand Bahama Power Company’s proposed electricity base rate
increase. The ministry expressed strong objections and said the proposal had not undergone proper regulatory review. It said the GBPC’s claim of having sole regulatory authority over electricity tariffs breaches the electricity laws of 2015 and SEE page Four
While Devynne Charlton and Charisma Taylor are advancing to the semifinals in the 100m hurdles, ranking ninth and thirteenth respectively, Denisha Cartwright will get a final chance in today’s repechage to make the semifinals. See SPORTS for more. Photos:AP
Double shooting in GB leaves one man dead and another in hospital By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net GRAND Bahama recorded its fourth homicide for the year after a double shooting at a
nightspot in Freeport. One man died, and another remains hospitalised in critical condition. A 40-year-old male suspect, currently on bail, is in police custody assisting with investigations.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles, the officer in charge of the Grand Bahama, reported that police recovered a firearm allegedly used in the SEE page Five
AG Office to appeal Supreme Court rulings By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said his office will appeal two recent Supreme Court rulings in which a man and a woman were collectively awarded $2.6m for the challenges they endured. However, Mr Pinder noted that both are old
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‘Christie discharged and doing very well’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
that preceded the Davis administration. He said a Detention Centre Working Group, which meets weekly, was established to ensure compliance with the law and to implement human rights protocols that protect detainees’ dignity. “This group has been instrumental in monitoring
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie was discharged from hospital yesterday after receiving treatment for acute heart condition symptoms. Latrae Rahming, the director of communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, said Mr Christie is recovering “extremely well”. The former prime minister was admitted to Doctors Hospital on Saturday.
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