WOMAN & HEALTH TUESDAY
HIGH 91ºF LOW 80ºF
CARS! CARS! CLASSIFIEDS TRADER
The Tribune Established 1903
L AT E S T
N E W S
O N
T R I B U N E 2 4 2 . C O M
Biggest And Best! THE PEOPLE’S PAPER: PRICE–$1
Volume: 121 No.165, July 23, 2024
‘JAIL RISK’ IF YOU SUPPLY CANNABIS AG: A person caught with less than an ounce can still face penalties By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH the Davis administration plans to decriminalise possession of up to one ounce of cannabis with a fixed penalty of $250, Attorney General Ryan Pinder warned that people with this amount could still face
far stiffer penalties if they intend to distribute the drug. His comment in the Senate came before senators passed a compendium of bills moving the country closer to legalising cannabis for medical and religious purposes. The legislation does not SEE PAGE THREE
‘HOMICIDE BY MANSLAUGHTER’ RULED IN JOHNSON INQUEST By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net CORONER’S Court jurors have ruled that police committed homicide by manslaughter when they killed Valentino Johnson, 42, after a car chase on Seven Hill Road last year. Police claimed the deceased brandished a
weapon at them before a high-speed chase that ended with Johnson’s death on April 16, 2023. Inquests do not determine criminal liability, but the adverse finding will prompt Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Cordell Frazier to consider whether to charge police
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander displays a firearm which is suspected of being used to commit a recent homicide during a press conference at the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Headquarters yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
POLICE CHIEF’S REPLY CONFUSING OVER POLICE SHOOTING INQUESTS SEE PAGE FOUR By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander gave a confusing response when questioned about his failure to reveal or act on the
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ recommendations concerning several police-involved killing cases that had adverse findings in the Coroner’s Court. SEE PAGE FIVE
UK asks for documents in police corruption probe By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said “UK partners” have asked for documents relating to the Royal Bahamas Police
Force’s investigation of voice notes purporting to capture a quid-pro-quo arrangement involving a senior police officer, a lawyer, a murdered gang leader and his murdered friend. SEE PAGE FIVE
PM RECOVERING AFTER SUCCESSFUL SCIATICA SURGERY
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ surgery in the United States to address compression of his sciatic nerve was successful, according to Health Minister Dr Michael Darville. He said the procedure
was straightforward and anticipated a positive recovery period. “The health and wellbeing of our nation’s leaders are of the utmost importance, and we appreciate the efforts of the medical
Nassau & Bahama Islands’ Leading Newspaper
professionals involved in the prime minister’s treatment and care,” he said, adding that Mr Davis is resting comfortably and recovering well. SEE PAGE TWO