HELPING HAND TO FIGHT CRIME

By LETRE SWEETING lsweeting@tribunemedia.net

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said new vehicles donated to the Royal Bahamas Police Force by the United States, as well as additional vehicles ordered

‘BRACE FOR A SHOCK’ OVER VAT EFFECT ON MEDICAL COSTS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN patients were yesterday warned to brace for “a shock even at the smallest levels” as the change in VAT’s treatment of medical insurance claims payouts will further fuel already-soaring medical costs.

Julian Rolle, BAF Financial’s managing director, told Tribune Business the financial fall-out “is certainly significant for the consumer” once Bahamian health insurers are no longer able to recover VAT on annual claims collectively worth over $200m with effect from April 1, 2023.

by the government, will boost law enforcement’s saturation patrols and help combat crime.

The US handed over 20 new Ford Police Interceptor Hybrid SUVs at a value of nearly $1.4m at a ceremony at RBPF headquarters yesterday.

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...EVEN AS ANOTHER VICTIM IS SHOT DEAD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net

POLICE officers shot and arrested two suspects shortly after the assailants killed a man on Joe Farrington Road yesterday.

A search is underway for a third suspect involved in the homicide. The incident occurred shortly after 11am at the Ivory Plaza on Joe Farrington Road.

Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson, officerin-charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, said police were on patrol in the area when they saw three men chasing and firing shots at the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.

As a result, police shot at the suspects, who attempted to flee the scene in a small Nissan vehicle. This is the third police involved shooting for the year, one of which was fatal.

Police captured the first suspect, who was on bail for murder. He was later taken to the hospital by ambulance, CSP Johnson said. A short while later, the second suspect was captured in bushes nearby thanks to public assistance.

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