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C M C M Y K Y K WEATHER ! EW N McCOMBO OF THE DAY HIGH 84F THE PEOPLE’S PAPER – BIGGEST AND BEST LOW 74F The Tribune PARTLY SUNNY, T-STORM BAHAMAS EDITION www.tribune242.com Volume: 106 No.286 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 PRICE – 75¢ (Abaco and Grand Bahama $1.25) CARS FOR SALE, S Perfect E Bootie S E R T D HELP WANTED U I R T S O A N P I E licious AND REAL ESTATE record! S F SEE WOMAN SECTION BAHAMAS BIGGEST SEE PAGE TWELVE Priest admits intimacy with fire death woman Deceased made MANGROVE CAY HIGH SCHOOL HITS THE HIGH NOTES rector beneficiary on life insurance A CATHOLIC priest before she died, but does admitted yesterday he was not remember how he got intimately involved with a home. woman who died in a fire at He claimed his last coher- her apartment four years ent memory was of eating a ago – the same day he had bowl of souse at the wom- to be pulled from a separate an’s apartment. blaze at his own home. Fr Cooper described his During the continuation relationship with the of the coroner’s inquest into deceased as “abnormal” the death of 35-year-old considering his vow of hotel worker Nicola Gibson, chastity, and revealed that Father David Cooper took Ms Gibson had made him a the stand, claiming he visited the deceased on the night SEE page 10 f f a t s e n Shooting leaves man in hospital u b i r POLICE are investigating a shooting that has left one man in T / e hospital. k r Around 8.30pm on Sunday police received information of a l C gunshots fired at Hutchinson Street off Poinciana Drive. m Responding officers found a man with multiple gunshot i wounds. Police were told that the victim was on Hutchinson T Street when he was approached by a silver-coloured Honda ON SONG: MPs Alfred Gray and Obie Wilchcombe are entertained at Government House with a drama choral verse by Mangrove Cay High School Accord – license plate number 197468 – with three men inside. students at the awards presentation ceremony of the 51st annual E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival. The choir received top merit for their Police were told that one of the car's occupants jumped out performance in the Instrumental Ensemble category. of the vehicle, pulled out a handgun and opened fire in the • SEE PAGE FIVE direction of the victim. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance where he is list- ed in serious condition. Police yesterday said they are follow- Tropical Storm Tomas expected ‘Cultural icon’, author and poet ing significant leads into the matter. Investigations continue. to strengthen into a hurricane Sylvia Laramore-Crawford dies By TANEKA THOMPSON Tuesday night. By TANEKA being sick. Tribune Staff Reporter The storm, which was mov- THOMPSON Mrs Laramore-Crawford, [email protected] ing at 14 miles per hour sev- Tribune Staff Reporter who lived in New Bight, Cat eral hundred miles away tthompson@ Island, was known for her THE Department of Mete- from Haiti, is expected to tribunemedia.net literary prowess and her orology is urging residents of reach the devastated island cultural activism. the southeastern Bahamas to later this week, AccuWeath- "CULTURAL icon", She was the founding protect themselves against er.com said. The storm is poet, author and former president of the Bahamas Tropical Storm Tomas which expected to strengthen into Tribune columnist Sylvia Writers Society and author is expected to strengthen into a category one hurricane Laramore-Crawford has of “The Grass is Not a hurricane, bringing heavy when it passes over the coun- died in hospital. Always Green”, “Cooking wind and rain on Saturday. try. According to reports, the the Bahamian Way & Bush Tomas weakened yester- According to Basil Dean, beloved writer passed away Tea” and the one-act play day over the south-central the Deputy Director of the on Sunday night in New “Best Friends”. She was Caribbean Sea with maxi- Department of Meteorology, Providence. also a regular Tribune con- mum sustained winds of 45 the southeastern Bahamas A close friend said Mrs tributor writing on social miles per hour, the National and the Turks and Caicos Laramore-Crawford had issues and problems facing Hurricane Centre in the US should brace themselves for reported, but warned that the been battling diabetes but system could gain strength SEE page 10 she did not complain of SEE page 10 Get out of debt Fast! 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BIS Photos FAMILY GUARDIAN FINANCIAL CENTRE, EAST BAY & CHURCH STREETS, NASSAU, BAHAMAS I T 242-396-1300/1400 I www.famguardbahamas.com LOST DOG LOST AND CONFUSED, but I want to go home! “Goldie”, a small friendly, cream-coloured potcake, terrified by the weekend fireworks has dis- appeared from her home near MacPherson’s Bend on the East- ern Road. Her owner would be grateful if whoev- er finds her would help her get home by calling Dee Dee at 324-3013 or Melissa at 324–7392. Shortly after Monday’s Tri- bune was in circu- lation, “Mango”, who had sought the help of Tribune readers to try to find her owners for her after also being spooked by the fireworks, was on her way back home. As was a second dog, who was also reported “lost.” A third dog, picked up near Blair by a concerned resident, is also now safely back home. INDEX MAIN/SPORTS SECTION Local News................P1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,16 Editorial/Letters........................................P4 Advt..........................................................P11 Sports......................................P12,13,14,15 BUSINESS/WOMAN SECTION Business......................................P1,2,3,4,7 Advts.....................................................P5,6 Comics.....................................................P8 Woman.......................................P9,10,11,12 CLASSIFIED SECTION 28 PAGES USA TODAY MAIN/SPORTS 12 PAGES TO DISCUSS STORIES ON THIS PAGE LOG ON TO WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM C M C M Y K Y K THE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS Straw vendor trial postponed COB ‘awaits acceptance from president choice’ FAMILY and friends of one of the last four straw ven- By AVA TURNQUEST to the integrity of this process. experience in academic admin- pointing to an incorrect parking dors in New York awaiting tri- Tribune Staff Reporter Once this final phase is con- istration which spans 20 years lot. [email protected] al will have to wait a little bit cluded, an official college in multi-campus university At the time, a spokeswoman longer to learn her fate as the announcement will be made.” environments. for the campus told the press trial of Roshandra Rolle was PENDING academic for- The search is Dr Vogel- Formerly a campus dean and that school officials did not postponed yesterday to 1pm malities, the new president of Boze's third chance for the top chief executive officer of Kent condone such behaviour and on Friday. the College of the Bahamas has spot at a tertiary institution State University, Stark, Dr were disappointed. Originally scheduled for been chosen. within a year, and if confirmed, Vogel-Boze holds a PhD in However, Dr Vogel-Boze 2pm yesterday, Judge Victor Dr Betsy Vogel-Boze, a the top post at COB will be her business administration, a mas- has confirmed to The Tribune Marrero reportedly postponed senior fellow at the American first time working in the ters in business administration that no charges were filed, and the re-pleading of her case to Association of State Colleges Caribbean. and a bachelor of science that COB’s presidential search Friday until the cases of Mar- and Universities, was con- In November 2009, Dr degree in psychology. committee were made fully va Ferguson and Gayle Rolle firmed as the victor of the now Vogel-Boze was among the top Dr Vogel-Boze has been aware of the incident. are heard before another Dis- 10-month, seven-step presi- three finalists in Alaska Pacific praised for her executive lead- Dr Vogel-Boze met with the trict Judge on Wednesday.