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BAIN ARRESTED AT PARLIAMENT
Activist and coalition members held after Rawson Square protest By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS lmunnings@tribunemedia.net ACTIVIST Lincoln Bain, along with several supporters, were arrested yesterday outside of the House of Assembly after scores of them bombarded Parliament Square demanding that the government tackle what they deemed an “immigration crisis”. Ahead of the chaotic scene, Mr Bain, the leader of the Coalition of Independents and his supporters, handed members of Parliament entering the House of Assembly printed
copies of a bill they want the government to amend. The group is seeking the support of the government in banning illegal immigrants born in The Bahamas from applying for citizenship. “Today, we are actually delivering a bill to members of Parliament,” Mr Bain said before the scene became rowdy. “We have printed copies of a bill to amend our immigration laws to prevent illegal immigrants and their children from getting status in this country. SEE PAGE TWO
THE chief executive officer of the company contracted by the Ministry of National Security to provide ankle monitoring bracelets for people on bail vehemently defended the system, saying there is no fault in the devices he offers. Leon Bethell, former
ONE of western New Providence’s most upscale communities is being “torn” apart through an escalating dispute triggered by demands that homeowners finance a 50 percent increase in security costs. Multiple homeowners in the subdivisions that comprise Old Fort Bay said they and their neighbours have steadily become more “soured and depressed” during a year which has literally seen the high-end community split in two. They revealed the disagreement over security fees has morphed into the closure of a gate that now prevents residents from roaming freely throughout their community. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
assistant commissioner of police and CEO of Metro Security Solutions, was yesterday adamant that his company has never had any concerns with the monitoring devices. He further insisted that before the company was contracted, people on bail were not being targeted for breaching bail conditions. SEE PAGE FOUR
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
$600,000 ON FURNITURE AT EMBASSY
COMPANY CHIEF DEFENDS ANKLE MONITOR SYSTEM By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
OLD FORT BAY ROW SPLITS COMMUNITY
LINCOLN Bain faces up to a police officer outside the House of Assembly. Photo: Moise Amisial
MOTHER UPSET AT WAIT FOR TURIN FILES By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
BLAIR John’s mother is unhappy that more than three years since her son’s death, Bahamian officials have yet to receive files related to the investigation from Italian authorities. Blair, 28, and Alrae Ramsey, 29, were found in the Po River in Turin, Italy on June 4 and 5, 2019 respectively.
ALRAE RAMSEY, left, and Blair John. Cathleen Rahming, told The Tribune yesterday the impasse has prevented a proper investigation by relatives and ultimate closure. However, Mrs Rahming
told this newspaper that she was pleased that Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell continued to agitate in trying to get answers, as well as probing further with a view to getting to the bottom of what led to the men’s deaths. Mr Mitchell this week expressed frustration with the Italian government for its continued delay in handing over the files on the investigation of the tragedy. SEE PAGE THREE
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AN AUDIT into The Bahamas’ Embassy in Brussels, Belgium found that over $600,000 of taxpayer’s money was spent on furniture purchases for the official residence. The report was one of several audits tabled yesterday that looked into the financial operations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ embassies, consulate general offices and a permanent mission. “During our audit, we noted furniture purchased for the official residence in the amount of 472, 427.80 EUR or $614,156.14,” Auditor General Terrance Bastian said in an audit conducted between November 1, 2019, and July 7, 2022. SEE PAGE FIVE
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