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Volume: 122 No. 14, December 10, 2024
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JUNKANOO AT RISK IN ROW WITH GOVT WHITE DENIES ASSISTING IN Cartwright’s TOSS OF MACE
JCNP frustration as PM and AG step in to Valley Boys feud By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE long-simmering feud within the Valley Boys has thrown the Junkanoo community into chaos, sparking fears that the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades will be postponed or cancelled as the Junkanoo Corporation
of New Providence clashes with the Davis administration. The drama escalated after the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture said on Sunday night that both Valley Boys groups –– the World Famous group and the Way Forward group –– will participate in the
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White denied playing a role in helping FNM deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright throw the Speaker’s mace out of a House of Assembly window last week. As FNM supporters sang the national anthem outside the House of Assembly last Wednesday, Mr White visited the window, briefly perplexing elected officials. Later, Mr Cartwright threw the Speaker’s mace out of
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ALLEGED POLICE MISCONDUCT IN GB REMAINS UNRESOLVED By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Staff Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles is set to become commissioner amid heightened scrutiny of the Royal Bahamas Police Force –– and as a Grand Bahama death investigation raised unconfirmed allegations of
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police misconduct. Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard appeared to reference the case last week, saying: “We have some controversies in Grand Bahama where officers’ names have been called in some very suspicious circumstances. There is a mother right now that
GOVT TRACK RECORD ON ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS IS SLOW
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By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A MEMBER of The Valley Boys performs during the 2023 Boxing Day Junkanoo parade. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) complies with international security standards. He said he doesn’t have specific details of what happened at the LPIA
THE Davis administration’s plan to create an independent commission to investigate misconduct allegations against law enforcement officers comes after it has been slow to push broad measures that enhance transparency, accountability, and public trust in public officials and critical institutions. Administration officials have suggested the passage of the Independent Commission of Investigations
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US indictment involving Bahamian officers ‘had errors’, says Cooper By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said a US federal indictment making explosive corruption allegations about law
enforcement officers had “errors”. He did not elaborate. The indictment said police officers helped smuggle cocaine through various ports, including critical airports. Mr Cooper said the
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