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Nottage offers little new in crime fight By KHRISNA VIRGIL Tribune Staff Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE day after three men were slain in the capital in two separate shooting incidents, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage had very little to say when he was questioned on the government’s approach to arrest violent crime in the country. “We are constantly monitoring crime in the country. We are constantly instituting strategies and we will continue to do so,� Dr Nottage responded when this newspaper questioned him yesterday on the government’s strategy to tackle
A MAN made his initial court appearance yesterday on a charge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during the Long Island regatta earlier this month. John Thomas Pratt, 24, of Bahama Avenue, stood before Magistrate Constance Delancy facing a single charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, alleged to have been committed on June 4 at Salt Pond, Long Island. Pratt, however, was not re-
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FORMER National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest insisted yesterday that the delayed release of results for the gender equality referendum was inexcusable, and has lowered confidence in the electoral process. Mr Turnquest called for SEE PAGE NINE
WOMAN LEAPS FROM WINDOW TO ESCAPE HOUSE BLAZE
growing crime trends. Apart from a murder count of 56 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records, police have also reported a recent spate of armed robberies, with ten recorded during the past weekend alone. The government’s silence regarding the scourge of crime yesterday sparked criticism from FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis, who questioned whether fixing the “crime epidemic� was a priority for the Christie administration. He said by doing nothing, the government is ignoring this festering issue. SEE PAGE TWO
MAN ACCUSED OF SEX ATTACK ON 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL AT REGATTA By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
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quired to enter a plea to the charge, which is an indictable offence. He was told that his case would be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court for trial through service of a voluntary bill of indictment. He returns before Magistrate Delancy on July 25 for the transfer of the case to the higher court. Magistrate Delancy concluded that the nature of the charge removed the court’s discretion to consider bail and further informed Pratt that he had the right to apply for bail in the Supreme Court.
FIREFIGHTERS at the scene of a fire which destroyed a home in the Kemp Road area yesterday, which saw one woman leaping to safety through a window. For the full story and more photographs, see page five. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff
FAMILY SAYS OF ATM SHOOTING VICTIM: HE WAS OUR SUPERMAN By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net  THE FAMILY of Ivan Cleare, who was shot and killed at a Scotiabank ATM on Sunday morning, yesterday described the father of three as “Superman�. In an emotional Facebook post, Rico Cleare, one of Mr Cleare’s sons, said the family is still in shock and disbelief that a “wonderful father, husband, grandfather, uncle, godfather and
friend� was taken from them so early. Mr Cleare, a 61-year-old church minister, was shot around 8am while using a Scotiabank cash machine at Wulff Road and Jerome Avenue. Hours after the shooting, police reported that a suspect was in custody, adding that a handgun was allegedly found in his possession. Tribune sources said the suspect “got around $80� from Mr Cleare before shooting him to death. SEE PAGE THREE
BISHOP: GOVT FAILING TO TACKLE CRIME
By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net
CHURCH minister Ivan Cleare, who was killed on Sunday.
PROMINENT religious leader Bishop Simeon Hall said yesterday that Bahamians’ humanity is receding as the government continues to sidestep policies capable of impeding the current surge in crime. Speaking to The Tribune in the wake of the shooting deaths of three men on Sunday, Bishop Hall called for the implementation of draconian measures to SEE PAGE THREE
MILLER: UNIONISTS ARE GREEDY HOGS BEING PAID TOO MUCH By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday likened unionists to “greedy hogs� as he decried the amount
of money spent on salaries and benefits at governmentrun corporations. Mr Miller, chairman at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), appealed for union representatives and their members to
consider the country’s fiscal challenges and plans for national development, adding that the status quo was unsustainable and “criminal�. He told parliamentarians in the House of Assembly that he was astounded to
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learn that the government spent 70 per cent of its budget on salaries and benefits, given that the expense was 55 per cent in Jamaica, and 40 per cent in Barbados. SEE PAGE SIX