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One dead, another fighting for his life after Hawksbill shootings

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One dead, another fighting for his life after Hawksbill shootings

Grand Bahama- A man is dead and another is fighting for his life after separate shootings in the Hawksbill area.

According to police, the first shooting happened at Hilary Avenue around 7pm on Monday, April 20.

The man victim was standing in front of a home when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.

He died from his injuries in hospital.

About an hour later, another man was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting at Inagua Way in Hawksbill.

Police have asked anyone with information that could solved these crimes to call them at 350-3106, 911, or 919.

 

Man jailed for coughing in bank

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Man jailed for coughing in bank

Nassau, BAHAMAS-A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed in a bank has been jailed.

Police arrested Tony Pierre Juste after he caused a panic at the Oakes Field branch of Commonwealth Bank on April 17.

The 20-year-old came into the bank to cash two cheques.

Juste removed his mask for the teller to verify his identity. But he refused to put it back on after the teller told him he couldn’t get the money until the cheques cleared.

The court heard that Juste coughed repeatedly while at the teller’s wicket without covering his mouth.

Juste also went to the refreshment stand at the bank and coughed over the food.

When the teller asked if he was okay, he replied, “I’m contagious.”

The woman told police, “I became in fear of my life due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The teller’s supervisor also became afraid when she heard Juste claim he was contagious, the court heard.

The bank’s surveillance footage confirmed the witnesses’ accounts.

Bank staff called police after Juste left.

Police called him to the station and arrested him on arrival.

He admitted to coughing without wearing a face covering. However, Juste told police that he coughed because he was eating crackers.

Juste pleaded guilty to a charge of causing public terror.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes sentenced him to one month in prison.

Masks mandatory in public

In order to reduce the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, all residents are required to wear masks in public.

Businesses can face fines for permitting customers inside without the protective coverings.

However, banks require customers to briefly remove their masks so the security cameras can capture their faces and to verify ID.

In addition to the mask requirement, residents must maintain a distance of at least six feet.

As of today, there were 65 confirmed coronavirus cases, with nine deaths. Worldwide there are 2.5 million cases, with 174,336 deaths.

 

Murder suspect gets probation for assault on girlfriend

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Murder suspect gets probation for assault on girlfriend

Nassau, BAHAMAS-A man on bail for murder has been placed on probation for assaulting his girlfriend.

Jadre Evans, 24, of Kemp Road, hit the woman on April 18 after she sent him a break-up text.

Evans pleaded guilty to the assault charge at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

McKinney sentenced him to a year of probation. A breach of probation will result in a fine of $500 or three months.

Police arrested Evans earlier this month for allegedly threatening to kill the same woman after she cut up his clothing during a domestic dispute.

However, she dropped the case.

Evans, whose street name is Mice, is on bail for the 2016 murder of Stephen Horton.

Prosecutors allege that Evans gunned down the high school student as he walked in Flamingo Gardens.

Two police officers placed on leave after viral liquor store video

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Two police officers placed on leave after viral liquor store video

Nassau, BAHAMAS-Two police officers, who belonged to the security detail of businessman Jonathan Ash, have been placed on administrative leave.

Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle announced their suspension this evening.

He made the announcement hours after Ash admitted to breaching the nationwide coronavirus curfew by operating a liquor store.

The officers—a superintendent and corporal—are on leave, pending an investigation into claims that they allowed Ash to break the law.

Rolle ordered an investigation after a viral social media showed Ash selling alcohol from the Made Men Bar on Faith Avenue on Friday, April 17.

The video showed an unmarked police cruiser on the premises.
In the video, Ash appeared to give the superintendent money. The corporal puts liquor into a car before driving off.

The suspended officers—a superintendent and corporal—worked at the Central Intelligence Bureau, which manages the witness protection programme.

Bribery claims

Ash joined the witness protection programme after he accused two Cabinet Ministers in the former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of corruption.

Police arrested Shane Gibson and Kenred Dorsett shortly after the PLP’s crushing defeat at the polls in 2017.


Ash claimed that he bribed both ministers to approve payments for work done by his trucking company after Hurricane Matthew.

Fined for curfew breaches

Ash appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis this morning on the curfew violations.

He arrived at court in a blacked-out police cruiser. Officers from the Central Intelligence Branch flanked Ash before he sprinted up the steps to the Magistrates’ Court Complex.

The magistrate fined Ash $2,000 or nine months in prison for breaching the curfew by failing to stay at home.

He ordered him to pay $5,000 or face one year in prison for running a non-essential business during the curfew.

Ash paid $2,000 of the fine and has until April 24 to pay the balance.
Although Ash arrived with police, he was on bail for the offenses.

Protected witness fined $7,000 for curfew breaches

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Protected witness fined $7,000 for curfew breaches

Nassau, BAHAMAS-Businessman Jonathan Ash today admitted selling alcohol in breach of a curfew imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Police arrested Ash after a video of him selling liquor at the Made Men Bar as police stood by went viral on social media.

The curfew that came into effect on March 20 closed non-essential businesses, including liquor stores.

Ash, 35, arrived to court with his police bodyguards in a blacked out unmarked police car.

He was charged with two violations of the curfew: failing to remain at home and selling liquor.

He pleaded guilty to both charges at his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis.

The magistrate said that Ash’s “violation was blatant.”

Rolle-Davis said, “You showed a blatant disregard for the law and cannot go unscathed.”

He fined him $2,000 or nine months in prison for failing to remain inside and $5,000 or one year in prison for selling liquor during the ban.


Ash paid $2,000 of the fine today. He has until Friday to pay the balance.

Ash was the prosecution’s main witness in former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson’s corruption trial.

Ash claimed he paid Gibson $200,000 in bribes to accelerate payments for cleanup work after Hurricane Matthew.

However, a jury rejected Ash’s claims and acquitted Gibson last year.

He was lined to up testify against Former Cabinet Minister Kenred Dorsett on March. Prosecutors allege that Ash paid Dorsett $120,000 in bribes.

But the trial did not happen because of the curfew.

Ash is in protective custody as part of the witness protection programme.

 

PM threatens fines for not wearing masks

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PM threatens fines for not wearing masks

Nassau, BAHAMAS- Prime Minister Hubert Minnis today promised increased enforcement of new face mask rules.

The requirement to wear masks is designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Since April 8, residents above the age of two to wear are required to wear masks in public.

Minnis said business owners, who didn’t ensure that their employees wore masks while serving customers, would be prosecuted.

He said, “Employers must provide their employees who are serving the general public with masks and appropriate protective equipment and measures. If not, the employer could face a fine.

“Store owners may also be fined for allowing customers to enter their establishments without a protective face covering.”

Last week, a magistrate fined a man $200 or one month in prison for failing to wear a mask in public

Residents are asked to wear reusable cloth masks so that medical grade masks are reserved for healthcare workers.

Last week, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands explained the reason for the mandatory requirement to wear masks.

He said, “By wearing masks we limit the escape of particles when we speak, or when we breathe, and this will reduce the potential for the virus to spread.”

Masks prevent the wearer from potentially spreading the virus to others.

However, this does not take the place of physical distancing – one of the ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Minnis has also banned the wholesale importation of reusable cloth masks to protect the local industry.

However, people are still allowed to import 10 masks or fewer for personal use.

 

Ex-inmate held for death threats against prison guard

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Ex-inmate held for death threats against prison guard

Nassau, BAHAMAS-Police arrested a former inmate after he allegedly threatened to kill an off-duty corrections officer on Saturday, April 18.

The officer was at Porky’s Gas when the 22-year-old approached him and allegedly said, “See how easy it is to blow y’all head off.”

The former inmate will appear before a magistrate on a charge of threats of death this week.

Probe ordered into police car at black market liquor store

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Probe ordered into police car at black market liquor store

Nassau, BAHAMAS-Police Commissioner Paul Rolle has ordered an internal investigation into a social media that shows an unmarked police car at a liquor store.

The whistleblower recorded the illegal purchase of alcohol from a liquor store off Carmichael Road.

A curfew aimed at curbing community spread of the coronavirus closed all non-essential businesses, including liquor stores and bars, effective March 20.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force released a statement from the commissioner shortly after the video went viral.

The whistleblower claimed that police officers were facilitating the illegal sale of liquor, despite the ordered closures.

The statement said, “The commissioner is aware of a video circulating on social media of an unmarked police car on the premises of a liquor establishment.

“The commissioner wishes to inform the public that he has no authority to permit the sale of liquor by any establishment, nor did he sanction the presence of any police officer at any liquor licensed premises.”

The statement said that Deputy Commissioner Ismella Davis-Delancy, who is responsible for discipline, had been ordered to carry out an investigation into the video.

The statement promised that the results of the investigation would “be made public in due course.”

Controversy

The decision to close liquor stores and bars in the fight against the coronavirus is an unpopular one.

However, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis has not relented from his position.

Minnis told Parliament last month, “I do not support it. Alcohol stores are closed and will remain closed.”

Leader of the Official Opposition Philip Davis, however, supports the operation of liquor stores.

He said, “The spirits industry should be allowed to operate in the manner and food stores and take-away restaurants.

“This will save the jobs of many who have been laid off, while easing the added pressure on law enforcement officers to police these establishments.”

 

Man dies in apparent suicide

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Man dies in apparent suicide

Nassau, BAHAMAS- Police suspect suicide after a man was found hanging from an almond tree in Haitian Village off Cowpen Road.

Officers went to the scene around 8am Saturday, April 18, and found the man in the tree with a rope around his neck.

An autopsy will be held to determine the cause of death.

However, a coroner’s jury will determine the manner of his death after an inquest.

Man jailed for stealing speakers during lockdown

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Man jailed for stealing speakers during lockdown

Nassau, BAHAMAS-It’s the slammer for a 48-year-old speaker thief.

Joseph Nicholas Rolle stole the $700 Audiopipe speakers from Tall Boy’s Conch Stand at Potter’s Cay Dock during the coronavirus lockdown.

Rolle admitted to stealing the speakers during the lockdown that started at 9pm on April 8 and ended at 5am April 14.

Dwain Bastian, who owns the stand, confronted Rolle about the theft and he confessed, the court heard.

As a result, Bastian took Rolle to the police.

While at the station, he confessed again.

Rolle said that he sold the speakers so he could buy something to eat.

However, he said he knew what he did was wrong.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes said, “One thing we learn from we are very young is that if it doesn’t belong to you, leave it alone. I’m hoping that at 48 you would have gotten that by now.”

The magistrate sentenced Rolle to three months in prison. He said he hoped the sentence deterred Rolle from committing future crimes.

As a result of Rolle’s guilty plea, the prosecution withdrew a receiving charge against Craig Meadows.

Prosecutors had accused him of buying the stolen speakers from Rolle.

Police recovered the speakers. The court ordered them returned to Bastian.

 

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