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COMMISSIONER: WE WILL TAKE POLICING TO ANOTHER LEVEL By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net COMMISSIONER of Police Clayton Fernander said in 2023, officials will take policing to “another level”. The commissioner spoke to reporters on Monday when asked if there were any new strategies he planned to implement to combat crime next year. He said there will be a year in review media briefing in early January where he will speak directly about his policing plan. “You will see another level of policing in this country,” he said. In light of the country’s murder toll standing at 127 for the year according to this newspaper’s records, Commissioner Fernander said officials are trying to bring a new initiative to combat crime moving forward. SEE PAGE SEVEN
GOVT AIMS TO TACKLE INFLATION
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
MEMBERS of One Family during the Boxing Day parade, with dancers dressed as the Dora Milaje from the movie Black Panther. By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net ONE Family conquered its competitors as the group was declared the unofficial winner of the 2022 Junkanoo Boxing Day Parade yesterday, captivating the judges and crowd with its theme “Rise of the Warriors”. The group scored a total of 92.73 points, clinching first place. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID19 pandemic, the parade drew thousands of
people who came to witness Junkanoo on full display. Some people in the crowd screamed “we back on Bay, baby” and others danced on their feet to the pounding drums and cowbells. After a dazzling display, One Family won best overall performance, best overall costume, best choreography, best off-the-shoulder, and best music. After the unofficial results were announced members of the group were overjoyed, chanting “We won, we won!” The Valley Boys came second with 92.48
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points with a “Wonders of the Deep” theme and also won best banner, best free dance, best lead costume, best step down and Shirley Street categories. In third place, the Genesis Warhawks scored 88.93 and Roots placed fourth with 86.52 points. Meanwhile, the Saxons — which won the 2019 Boxing Day Parade after a penalty reversal and also was victorious in the 2020 New Year’s Day parade — placed fifth with 84.79 points. SEE PAGES TWO & THREE
TICKET FRAUD AMONG EVENT CHALLENGES By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net WHILE Junkanoo made its anticipated return on Monday night, there were some challenges that marred the event including ticket fraud. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boxing Day parade was back on Bay Street.
Dwayne Davis, chief information officer for Cable Bahamas Group of Companies, spoke to reporters at the Boxing Day parade and explained the ticket fraud issue and the seating challenges it caused. Aliv, owned by Cable Bahamas, partnered with officials to sell tickets via an app. “What’s been happening is we had occasions
where people took screenshots of tickets and shared them with people. We had people that took screenshots of tickets and resold the tickets outside of the original ticket. But anyone that comes to Bay Street with the original email of your ticket purchase confirmation, we will be able to seat you.” SEE PAGE FOUR
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PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is targeting initiatives to combat inflation after the Inter-American Development Bank criticised officials’ efforts to tackle the problem. He mentioned efforts such as lowering import duty on some food items while pointing to external factors that compound inflationary pressures. “IDB (has) to see what we have done,” Mr Davis said. “We are targeting initiatives to combat inflation.” SEE PAGE TEN
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