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‘OMAR KNEW KILLER’
BNT SAYS NO TO ANDROS MINING
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas National Trust says the organisation does not endorse the proposed North Andros mining project. In a press release, yesterday BNT said the organisation is not automatically an anti-development organisation, however, large-scale industrial projects such as mining are not supported. “The Bahamas Materials Company has made presentations to the BNT’s executive committee on its project’s planned activity and area of impact,” the agency said. “While the BNT is not automatically an anti-development organisation, we do not support, nor endorse large-scale industrial extractive projects such as mining.” SEE PAGE FOUR
Commissioner says murder scene has been identified By LETRE SWEETING POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said yesterday that police have identified where 21-year-old Omar Davis, Jr, was murdered and that he knew his killer. Commissioner Fernander told reporters that one of the five men in custody has been assisting authorities with their probe into the gruesome homicide. He said by Monday someone would face court for the murder. “Between now and maybe
THREE YEARS AND STILL NO PROPER AIRPORT
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
Monday, someone will be going to court for that,” he said. “We know that where the body was found the incident did not happen. We have located the scene where it happened. I intend to have a press conference just before the individual goes to court. “Based on the investigation so far, we know they knew each other,” Mr Fernander said of Davis and his killer. The victim’s family was updated yesterday at Police Headquarters on the progress of the case, he said. SEE PAGE THREE
OMAR DAVIS JR, who was found dead on Tuesday.
AS Hurricane Dorian’s anniversary looms, Grand Bahama is approaching its third year without a proper airport facility in the nation’s second city. “We are about to reach our third anniversary of having the airport wiped out in a couple of weeks,” Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce president James Carey said this week as the island hosts the NACAC Track and Field Championships from August 19 to 21. SEE PAGE FIVE
GET READY TO PAY MORE AT THE STORE By JADE RUSSELL
SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts says the prices of items such as rice, cooking oils, tomato products and evaporated milk will see an increase in the coming weeks. Elevated costs are expected, he said, up until next March. In an interview with The Tribune yesterday Mr Robert with one of the grocery store chain’s buyers
RUPERT ROBERTS gave a glimpse into how prices have fluctuated. “Evaporated milk we
had a major price increase and still are having a price increase now on milk,” the buyer said. The buyer further explained that Super Value was also recently informed from one of its suppliers that the price of rice will increase by at least 15 to 20 percent by the end of this month. Despite the inflation of grocery item prices and
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DIANE PHILLIPS: FINDING THE NEXT LEWIS HAMILTON
SEE PAGE NINE