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Two shot dead at Potter’s Cay By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
TWO men were shot and killed at Potter’s Cay Dock last night. The men, both shot in the head, died at the scene. Police fought to restrain a woman believed to be a sister of one of the deceased. “They wrong for that. Why they kill my brother?” the woman cried. The double killings come nearly three months after another man was shot dead at the dock and is bound to fuel concerns of the thousands of tourists who holiday at the nearby Atlantis resort. Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said: “Shortly after 8pm
police received reports of gunshots at Potter’s Cay Dock at one of the local establishments. The officers assigned to the Potter’s Cay Dock area heard those shots and immediately responded to the eatery where they met two adult males suffering from apparent gunshot injuries to the upper body. The assailants after the shooting left heading in the southern direction of the dock and disappeared in the crowd that assembled after the shooting.” In addition to the murder on February 10, a stabbing incident at the dock in January left two men with injuries. “We’re concerned about
THE government is targeting a minimum $21m in extra annual revenue through a “world class” real property tax system that captures every home and commercial building on New Providence. Marlon Johnson, the Ministry of Finance’s acting financial secretary, said that door-to-door calls will
By NICO SCAVELLA Tribune Staff Reporter nscavella@tribunemedia.net
THE shooting death of a 20-year-old at the hands of police officers in the Masons Addition area four years ago was justified in the circumstances, a jury found yesterday. The five-member jury four women and one man - unanimously found that police acted lawfully in shooting D’Angelo Bodie Wallace aka “Fingers” on May 16, 2015. Assistant Superintendent Alexander Pierre, Constable 2823 Jahmal Rolle, Detective Constable 2790 Jara McPhee, and Sergeant 771 Kenneth Greenslade were the officers involved in the matter. The decision came after their attorney, K. Melvin Munroe, reminded the jury of what prompted his
STABBING VICTIM DIES OF WOUNDS
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By RIEL MAJOR Tribune Staff Reporter rmajor@tribunemedia.net
be made on all New Providence properties over the next 18 months in a bid to create a modernised tax system that delivers improved revenue yields together with greater taxpayer equity and fairness. Mr Johnson also confirmed the government’s belief that this exercise will increase the number of properties on the tax roll by 30 percent. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
‘LAWFUL KILLING’ IN POLICE SHOOTING
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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE TAX CRACKDOWN By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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THE BODY on one of the two men shot dead at Potter’s Cay last night.
POLICE are investigating the country’s latest homicide after a man was reportedly found walking with visible stab wounds and later died of his injuries in hospital on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, shortly after 4pm, officers received reports of a male walking in the area of Dominica Way, Sunshine Park with what appeared to be stab wounds about his body. Paramedics responded to the scene, stabilised the injured man and transported him to hospital. He was pronounced dead a few hours later. SEE PAGE FIVE
DAVIS DECLARES: MAKE WEED LEGAL
By MORGAN ADDERLEY Tribune Staff Reporter madderley@tribunemedia.net
OPPOSITION leader Philip Davis has confirmed his support for the decriminalisation of recreational marijuana as well as the immediate expunction of the records of those who have been convicted of possessing small amounts of the drug. In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, the Progressive Liberal Party leader noted the protocols of
PLP leader Philip Davis decriminalisation have to be “worked out,” adding there should be laws in place to
regulate marijuana use just as there is legislation regarding the use of alcohol. Mr Davis’ comments came a week after PLP deputy chairman Chester Cooper delivered a passionate speech in the House of Assembly where he expressed his own support of decriminalising small amounts of recreational marijuana and also called on the government to expunge the records SEE PAGE SIX
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STATESIDE WHEN HEROES SPEAK OUT - OR STAY SILENT
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