Investigation underway following death threats against Bahamian PM

Bahamas Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander says a full blown investigation is underway following death threats against Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis

Speaking during an emergency press conference, the police commissioner said two anonymous phone calls were made shortly after midday, threatening the prime minister's life

“Both calls came in, one right after the other about 15 minutes apart, threatening to kill the nation's leader,” the commissioner said

Barbados to host regional launch of the UN Early Warnings for All Initiative

Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, will address the regional launch of the United Nations Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4ALL) for the Caribbean in Barbados on Monday

Host Prime Minister Mia Mottley, will be joined by her St Lucian counterpart, Phillip J Pierre at the launch of the event that is intended to drive coordinated political action towards strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems for hazards such as hurricanes, tropical storms, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, landslides, and epidemics, among others

The EW4ALL is also aimed at ensuring that every person on earth is covered by an early warning system by 2027

Apart from the two Caribbean leaders, Monday's opening will also be attended by the deputy secretary general of the United Nations, Amina J Mohammed, the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Mami Mizutori, the secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Professor Petteri Taalas, and the UN resident coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq

In addition, CARICOM Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, and the executive continues onA7 – Early Warnings Initiative

According to Fernander, officers are following significant leads and the prime minister remains in “good spirits”

“We, as Bahamians, it shouldn't happen When you ' re talking about threatening the nation's leader and we as Bahamians, how we got to this level in threatening individuals, and you can go beyond the prime minister and individuals and we take this very seriously ”

“We are now reviewing the threat level so we can put some additional security measures in place along with our law enforcement partner and the team here from the defence force and so we are on top of this ” He also pleaded with those responsible for the calls “to stop now,” saying police will not tolerate it and will go after them with the full extent of the law

Meanwhile, the prime minister is still expected to continue his normal duties – under heightened security

“Prime Minister Davis has been appraised of the situation and additional security measures have been put in place,” said his Press Secretary Clint Watson

“While the threat against the prime minister is being taken seriously, it is the current assessment of the prime minister's security team that he should continue with his normal duties and further assessments will be made once the investigation reveals further information,” Watson said

Belize allows for the resettlement of Pakistani detained in Guantanamo Bay

The Belize government says the United States will meet the initial resettlement expenses of a 42-year-old Pakistani man, who arrived on Thursday after spending 20 years locked up in a military prison at the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba on terrorism charges

Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Courtenay, said Majid Khan is being given a second chance at starting his life over after years of abuse and torture while in detention

Khan arrived in Belize as a free man and the initial expenses regarding his resettlement are being covered by the United States government

“The United States government formally requested the government of Belize to consider resettling Mr Khan in Belize as a humanitarian act After extended negotiations with the US government and careful analysis, the Cabinet of Belize approved Mr Khan's resettlement in Belize at the cost of the United States government,” Courtenay said

“Mr Khan is not in Belize as a detainee He has served his sentence and is a free man Mr Khan is not a terrorist, he has fully recanted, accepted responsibility for his action and asked Allah for forgiveness and he has been de-radicalized , ” he added

Khan, who was born in Medina, Saudi Arabia in February 1980, grew up in Pakistan until 1996, when he relocated to Baltimore, Maryland along with his family He was captured by CIA agents in Karachi, Pakistan, several years later