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ANGLICANS SUPPORT MARITAL RAPE LAW $19.9M OF METEOROLOGY EQUIPMENT UNINSURED
Bishop: Wherever rape happens, it is called rape By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net BISHOP Laish Boyd said the Anglican Diocese “wholeheartedly” supports the proposed amendments to the Sexual Offences Act so that “wherever rape happens it is called rape”. When stating the support of the legislation, which would make marital rape a crime, he said this is a “simple and no-brainer” step in pursuit of justice and
basic human rights for all parties. The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands added that no person, whether single or married, should be subject to degrading violent behaviour. Bishop Boyd made these comments in his address at the opening service of the 119th Session of the Synod at Christ Church Cathedral on Wednesday night. SEE PAGE THREE
By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
DEPARTMENT of Meteorology equipment worth at least $19.9m has been left uninsured and vulnerable to loss or damage, Auditor General Terrance Bastian has revealed following a probe of operations there. The uninsured equipment includes five doppler radars — only three of which are fully functional — responsible for monitoring the southern Bahama islands and several airport weather observing systems (AWOS). SEE PAGE FOUR
MOTHER ‘WILL KEEP FAITH’ AS SEA SEARCH CALLED OFF By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
SEARCHES at sea have been called off for a 28-year-old Eight Mile Rock man who went missing almost two weeks ago, according to his mother. Police informed Natasha Ferguson this week that all searches at sea for her son have been discontinued by rescuers and the US Coast Guard. However, police continue to look for the
man on land, she said. She said she would “keep the faith” but said Shaquille Ferguson, who has a mental condition and requires medication, was wearing underwear and a cloth around his waist when he went in waters off Lover’s Beach. According to a missing person’s flyer posted by police, Mr Ferguson, of Hepburn Town, Eight Mile Rock, is six feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. SEE PAGE FIVE
CONTEST HEATS UP IN THE KITCHEN STUDENTS battled it out in the Young Chef Culinary Competition semi-finals this week - with one competitor pictured in the senior high schools section of the contest yesterday. On Wednesday, junior high schools took part. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Moise Amisial
BAIN AND EIGHT OTHERS CHARGED By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
LINCOLN Bain and eight others were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with unlawful assembly and obstruction in connection with Wednesday’s protest in Parliament Square. Tempers flared on Wednesday when officers tried to relocate Bain and other protestors trying to deliver their own bill to
LINCOLN Bain outside Parliament on Wednesday. Photo: Moise Amisial address their proclaimed “immigration crisis” from the steps of Parliament to
Rawson Square. When protestors resisted such a move, things escalated to the point that nine people were arrested in connection with the incident and taken to Central Station. Bain, the leader of the Coalition of Independents (COI), along with eight of his supporters faced numerous charges before Magistrate Samuel McKinney in connection with their standoff with authorities. SEE PAGE SEVEN
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$1.2BN IN PROJECTS FOR EXUMA
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday asserted that the Davis administration has approved $1.2bn in investment projects “for Exuma alone” as he touted a variety of resort developments. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
DIANE PHILLIPS: THE LIGHTER MOMENTS OF A RAINY NIGHT
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