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‘WE MUST REBUILD TRUST IN POLICE’ s COP: No other names received connected to recent US arrests s Fernander outlines programmes to restore integrity within RBPF s Confirms new questions raised on suspect in Rolle airport murder case By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander outlined steps during a national address last night that the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the government
will undertake to boost the public’s trust in the force after a US federal indictment exposed corruption. He said the new measures will include introducing an anonymous whistleblower platform, mandatory SEE PAGE THREE
Pintard: ‘We would end political appointments in uniformed branches’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net FREE National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard said he would end political appointments in the uniformed branches if the FNM is elected to govern.
His comment at a press conference yesterday came after a US federal indictment alleged that police have helped facilitate cocaine smuggling into the United States. “We will end the political appointments of heads SEE PAGE THREE
‘Great father’ is one of WORLD FAMOUS VALLEY BOYS three killed at weekend WIN SUPREME COURT RULING By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net THE grieving partner of Ronaldo Rolle, one of the victims of Saturday night’s double murder in Pinewood Gardens, described him as “a great father” and “a great leader” whose life was tragically cut short. Snoviah Hepburn said Ronaldo, father of their
four-year-old son and a nine-year-old child from a previous relationship, was a mentor to young men. She described the devastating moment she learned of Ronaldo’s death, saying it left her in a state of disbelief and sorrow. “It was disturbing, tragic. I had just spoken to him recently,” she said, SEE PAGE FIVE
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court judge on Friday upheld an injunction preventing the Office of the Registrar General from removing the World Famous Valley Boys from the list of non-profit organisations, according to the Junkanoo group, led by Brian Adderley.
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Trevor Davis, interim chairman of the second Valley Boys group, said his group’s lawyer has been directed to appeal the ruling. Friday’s proceedings were held in chambers, and reporters were not allowed to attend. The ruling follows a temporary injunction SEE PAGE 13