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85% of guns were bought in the US Bahamas leads region in firearms traced to American sellers By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net A LARGER proportion of firearms recovered in The Bahamas was traced to the United States compared to any other Caribbean country, a new report highlights. Eighty-five percent of recovered guns in The
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Bahamas from 2018 to 2022 were traced to a USA retail buyer. Among other Caribbean countries, 80 percent of firearms were traced to the USA in Barbados, the next highest. The data from the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) department is highlighted in a SEE page three
Ruling overturned for officers accused of assaulting prisoner By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal has overturned a magistrate’s decision to discharge three prison officers accused of causing harm to Michael McIntosh, an inmate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS).
The case was returned to the Magistrate’s Court for continuation of the trial as soon as possible. The case stems from an incident on April 10, 2023, when McIntosh was approached by correctional officers Garret Strachan, Troy Hanna, and Leslie Ingraham while in the SEE page four
ONE hundred recruits graduated from the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s training programme in a passing out ceremony on Friday. See PAGE 13 for sotry. Photo: Nikia Charlton
Nearly 2,000 to share Auto H&L Bahamian compensation for interest overcharges wins $20m florida Lottery By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Almost 2,000 Bahamians will today start to receive a nearly-$1m collective
payout as compensation for being over-charged interest on their loans by one of this nation’s largest used car dealers. Tribune Business can reveal that the first group
of Auto H & L victims were contacted last week about the payments, and to make appointments to collect their cheque. FULL story - see business
Voluntary withdrawal ‘does not apply’ to RBDF By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said a voluntary withdrawal order for Bahamians in Haiti does not apply to defence force officers. Foreign Affairs Minister
Fred Mitchell, in a voice note, said last week that Bahamian defence force officers and other citizens in Haiti had been given a voluntary withdrawal order, allowing them to leave the country without government approval if they felt SEE page five
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A LUCKY Bahamian has won a $20.5 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Leon Strachan, 49, bought the winning ticket for the August 27, 2024 drawing while visiting Kissimmee, Florida, according to various news reports. He reportedly opted to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $11,826,169.83. The retailer will receive a $100k bonus commission for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.