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Read storyThree Cuban men at the Immigration Detention Centre said on Friday they had been on a hunger strike for two days but Immigration Minister Branville McCartney said that was not true.
The Minister said an internal investigation had shown there were no cases of abuse at the centre and that inmates were being well treated.
"From our investigations I can say there is not one person on a hunger strike in the Detention Centre."
The Minister said he was open to an international investigation but that he would want a third party involved as "international reports tend to be absolutely wrong on occasion".
Last week The Tribune published several stories based on interviews with inmates. The reports included allegations of officers being bribed to produce false papers and violent beatings of inmates.
On Thursday, The Tribune spoke to ten inmates at the centre who all said there was a hunger strike and who described some of the beatings and abuse they claim are a regular part of life at the centre.
Full Story in The Tribune here (Page A1)
Read storyCLICO (Bahamas) sent more than 100 employees home last week, perhaps for good.
During a midday meeting last Thursday, workers were asked to stay home and wait for further instructions according to staff who spoke with The Guardian.
Jerome Gomez, one of the company's liquidators, said it's too early to tell what's going to happen next and that assessments were still being made.
He said they plan to setup a call center and website for CLICO customers to answer questions.
The company has just over 29,000 policy holders and more than $100 million in policy liabilities.
Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here
Read storyThe cousin of murdered gas station owner, Keith Carey, said he helped plan the robbery that led to Carey's death.
Vaughn Carey testified that he was promised $9,000 to help with the robbery, including telling the thieves the best time for a robbery and signaling them when his cousin, Keith, had left with the deposit bag.
Keith Carey was shot outside Bank of the Bahamas and robbed of $40,000. Vaughn said he never got the money he was promised and did not see the men again until all of them were in jail.
Vaughn was originally charged with three other men before he became a witness for the prosecution.
The defendants' lawyers all suggested that Vaughn had made up his testimony so that charges would be dropped against him.
See other CBN stories about this subject here
Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here
Read storyA report by the US State Department said prejudice towards Haitians was common, discrimination against homosexuals was evident and that ZNS favored government candidates in the 2007 election.
- The report, released Thursday, highlighted a number of areas of concern, including:
- The large and expanding backlog of court cases, presently more than 8,000 A lack of legal aid for those who could not afford a lawyer
- Insufficient funding for child welfare and education, including a lack of basic educational materials and overcrowding in public schools
- A lack of proper consideration for immigrants seeking asylum
Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here
Full Story in The Tribune here (Page A1)
Read storyJones Communications owes government $400,000
The head of Jones Communications has pled guilty to owing more than $430,000 in National Insurance payments.
Wendall Jones, CEO of Jones Communications, said he was negotiating with the agency to come to an agreement.
Sources at magistrate's court told The Tribune that Jones has agreed to pay 40% - $180,000 - up front and the remaining $250,000 over the next two years.
Reports in The Guardian the 40% down payment is normal in these cases and that employers are usually given two years to pay the balance.
Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here
The Tribune
Read storyGRAND BAHAMA: Minister of Works Neko Grant signed contracts for $673,000 worth of projects Thursday, including:
- $212,000 for a new 1,900 square-foot ferry terminal at the McCleans Town dock that will include a post office and police station
- $256,809 to repair the air conditioning at the Freeport Post Office
- $136,950 for road paving and between Freeport and Eight Mile Rock
- $42,500 for line markings and reflectors along the highway between Seagrape and West End
- $25,000 to repair graves and tombs at the Holmes Rock Cemetery that were damaged during Hurricane Wilma
The Nassau Guardian
The Tribune
Read storyCanadian tourist Beatrice Chapman drowned while snorkeling in Eleuthera Thursday.
Chapman, 71, was a passenger on the SS Maasdam cruise ship.
Police reported that Chapman was snorkeling in the Half Moon Cay area around noon when she drowned.
The Nassau Guardian
