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KILLER DRIVER LEFT DAD LYING IN ROAD Family says father in hit & run treated ‘like an animal’ By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE daughter of a 55-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run accident on Madeira Street is pleading for the person responsible to come forward, saying her father did not deserve to be treated “like an animal”. Simone Russell, 37, initially thought it was a joke when her uncle told her through a Whatsapp
message on Wednesday that her father, Doyle Russell, had been hit by a car while she was at work. When she got home, her uncle called to confirm the distressing news. A week before the incident, she had taken her father out for lunch and to visit her children. She said he was in good spirits and told her and his grandchildren that he loved them. SEE PAGE THREE
‘GIVE CLIENT TWO YEARS JAIL’ FOR SEX WITH GIRL AGED 13 By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THE lawyer of a 27-yearold man charged with having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl argued for his client to receive a two-year imprisonment sentence. Quincy Edgecombe appeared before Senior Justice Cheryl Grant Thompson on Friday for his sentencing hearing. Alex Dorsett, his lawyer, referred to the Sexual
Offences Act, which says people guilty of unlawful intercourse with someone under 14 could face life imprisonment. However, first-time offenders may receive a general imprisonment of seven years. Mr Dorsett said this was Mr Edgecombe’s first conviction of this nature, and he pleaded guilty, saving the court’s time. Mr Edgecombe’s prior convictions included causing harm in 2016 and deceiving a public SEE PAGE SEVEN
MALL MAGIC MEMBERS of the Bahamas All Stars performing on Saturday as the Mall at Marathon celebrated its 35th anniversary. See PAGES 12 and 13 for more. Photo: Nikia Charlton
Sands: Women not priority for govt IT’S A LONG HOT By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said the government’s silence on implementing the Protection Against Violence Commission shows that women are not a priority for the Davis administration, despite the
fanfare that accompanied its passage of the Protection Against Violence Act. He expressed concern for people like Chiquia Rolle, a woman who told The Tribune last week that she fears for her life. She was allegedly physically assaulted in front of her three children, sustaining severe head injuries from a knife. Her alleged assailant was
charged only with property damage and assault with a deadly weapon. He has been granted bail, leaving her fearful of what he may do. Dr Sands said: “Sadly, the issue of women’s rights and gender-based violence is on the back burner for this administration. It is not a priority.” SEE PAGE FIVE
MINNIS QUIET ON WHETHER HE WILL RUN By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis remains tight-lipped about whether he will seek to run in the next general election. When The Tribune contacted the Killarney MP on Friday, he noted that reporters frequently asked about his plans, but he offered no clear response. He declined to comment when pressed on
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. whether he had started the Free National Movement’s
mandatory candidate training sessions. Earlier this month, FNM leader Michael Pintard revealed that training for the second group of candidate hopefuls had started. He said over 100 participants would complete the modules by the end of the sessions. He said candidates without significant opposition will be finalised in the coming weeks, and
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WEEKEND AS POWER GOES OUT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net A 12-HOUR power outage in Stapledon Gardens on Saturday left residents distressed, including 60-year-old Malcolm Collie, who said his heart condition worsened due to the intense heat in his home. SEE PAGE FIVE
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