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‘ZNS boss must resign’ FNM calls Watson’s bid to enter frontline politics while broadcaster GM ‘an egregious violation of ethics’ By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net FREE National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands yesterday demanded the resignation of ZNS General Manager Clint Watson, calling his pursuit of frontline politics while running the state broadcaster “an egregious violation of ethics.” Dr Sands said Mr Watson’s open bid for the Progressive Liberal Party’s Southern Shores nomination raises serious questions of fairness and breaches the spirit of the General Orders, which govern the conduct of public officers. General Orders divides public officers into three categories. Those in the “politically restricted” group — typically senior officials or officers in sensitive posts — are barred outright from political activity. Others in an “intermediate” group may take part in political affairs only with formal approval and under strict conditions, while the “politically free” group may participate more fully, provided it RESIGN - SEE page Four ZNS General Manager Clint Watson during a meeting with the BCPOU last week. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Police suspect inside job in murder of gang leader ‘Monster’ POLICE suspect the murder of alleged gang boss Duran “Monster” Neely was an inside job, carried out by members of his own organisation rather than a rival group. The Tribune understands that investigators believe Neely, 37, had a falling out with figures in the Dirty South gang, and that his killers appeared to have
inside knowledge of his movements on the night he died. Authorities said Neely had long managed to stay one step ahead of the law, a feat they believe was made possible by corruption within the system, whether in the police force or the courts. INSIDE JOB - SEE page Four
Duran Neely
Judge’s ‘strong message’ Mother of newborn breaks with 35 year sentence down as jail deferral denied By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court judge yesterday sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for murder, stressing that a strong message must be sent in a society where
domestic disputes too often turn violent. Justice Dale Fitzpatrick told Franco Ferguson the courts see far too many domestic conflicts escalate into assaults and killings. “It is a regular occurrence SENTENCE - SEE page three
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net THE MOTHER of a newborn baby broke down in tears yesterday as a judge rejected pleas to defer her sentence for vehicular manslaughter - saying she must
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go straight to jail Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hilton rejected pleas for compassion, ruling there were no exceptional circumstances to justify a deferral for Ashanti Johnson so she could continue MOTHER - SEE page FOUR