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AXE-WIELDING KILLER SHOT DEAD BY POLICE
POLICE fatally shot a man who killed another man with an axe in the street last night. The incident took place before 7 o’clock last night in the Mount Royal Avenue area. Police press liaison officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told reporters that police were alerted to an argument at Kenilworth Street between two men which resulted in one man being chopped in his upper body. She said responding officers found the victim lying in the street and saw a man armed with an axe standing over him, “attempting to chop him a second time”.
“Hence he was fatally shot,” CSP Skippings said. Both victims’ bodies were removed from the scene last night. She appealed to residents of the country to learn how to resolve conflicts without violence. She urged people to stop and think before acting and advised those in tense situations to reach out to someone for help to resolve issues. One victim in yesterday’s incident is said to be in his 20s while the other is said to be in his 40s. CSP Skippings did not know the relationship between the two men, but SEE PAGE FIVE
THE best friend of a 19-year-old woman who was shot and killed at Arawak Cay yesterday said the victim was a kind and loving person. Halleyandrea Feliz told The Tribune yesterday that Candice Clarke was a happy individual who shared everything with her. According to police, sometime around 1.45 am the deceased was with another woman when she was approached and subsequently shot multiple times at Arawak Cay by a man
wearing a hooded jacket. EMS visited the scene and confirmed that there were no vital signs of life. Ms Feliz in a Facebook post expressed her outrage and sadness over her best friend’s killing. “How heartless can you be to kill someone? How heartless can you be to take life? What goes around comes back around. Family and friends are left with broken hearts this morning. First thing I wake up to is a call that my best friend got shot and died. Whoever did it your life is not going to be SEE PAGE FIVE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
HUNDREDS of Bahamians and tourists yesterday had their travel plans thrown into chaos when Bahamasair was forced to cancel all afternoon flights due to an “unwarranted sickout” by 80 percent of rostered flight attendants. The “unforeseen” industrial action sparked long lines of frustrated passengers at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) after the national flag carrier confirmed it was forced to cancel outbound flights from Nassau to key Florida destinations including Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. SEE BUSINESS SECTION
MINNIS: FNM’S SHANTY TOWN PLANS WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM
FRIEND PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMAN SHOT DEAD AT ARAWAK CAY
By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMASAIR ‘CRIPPLED’ BY CABIN CREW ACTION THAT HITS PASSENGERS
By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II A STATE memorial service was held for Queen Elizabeth II at Christ Church Cathedral yesterday, honouring the country’s former monarch. Before the event, a procession of law enforcement agencies and parliamentarians left Rawson Square for the church. Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longestreigning monarch, died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. See page eight. PHOTO: Moise Amisial
HUMAN SMUGGLING VICTIMS LAID TO REST
By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
A HAITIAN official urged his countrymen not to take dangerous voyages at sea, as nine unidentified women who died in a human smuggling operation were buried on Saturday. Police suspect that some 45 people were travelling to Florida from New Providence on July 24 when their boat capsized in rough seas near Blackbeard’s Cay. The boating tragedy left
HAITIAN Chargé d’affaires Louis Harold Joseph. 17 Haitians dead, including a pregnant woman and two minors, while several people are believed to be still missing. According to officials, six
of the 17 people who died from the tragedy have been identified. Five of the victims are listed as follows: Mary Saimphorin, Kourtney Volmyr, Annette Mesidor, Bobley Fertilus, and Altanice Ivroy. The funeral of the nine “Jane Does” was held at Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road on Saturday. No public viewing was allowed. Some representatives of the Haitian community SEE PAGE TWO
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FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has urged the Davis administration to follow the former government’s plan to address the proliferation of shanty towns. In recent weeks the issue has been reignited and the Free National Movement has called for the government to take definite action to address the problem. Yesterday, the former prime minister was adamant that his administration had a plan that was effective, as he told the government to take a systematic approach toward the growth of unregulated communities throughout The Bahamas. SEE PAGE THREE
INSIGHT SHADOW OF CRIME NEVER GOES AWAY
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