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WEATHER TRY OUR CHICKEN MAC HIGH 87F LOW 78F TheLATEST NEWS ON Tribune WWW.TRIBUNE242.COM WARM WITH THE PEOPLE’S PAPER SHOWER BIGGEST AND BEST Volume: 107 No.154 SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011 PRICE – 75¢ (Abaco and Grand Bahama $1.25) THE TRIBUNE • JUNE 2011 ,QVSLUH LPDJLQH LQQRYDWH &UHDWLYH LGHDV IRU KDQGVRQ projects to keep kids entertained and having fun all through the summer are inside this issue. FREE INSIDE TODAY: Join your local library and participate LQ WKH 6XPPHU 5HDGLQJ 3URJUDP 7KH story of Hercules tells the tale of an ancient superhero. PUZZLES, GAMES AND CARS FOR SALE, Follow some simple rules to make your SKRWRJUDSKV EHWWHU ,W GRHVQ·W PDWWHU LI E you have the latest digital camera or a simple point and shoot, these rules work for all photos. D I HELP WANTED AND Can you find the LOADS OF FUN IN YOUR things I took photos of on this page? S N KIDS SCOOP I REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE BAHAMAS BIGGEST • June Activity Calendar It’s All in the Cards 3X]]OHV DQG %UDLQ 7HDVHUV How did this fourth-grader from Kansas make a difference for children around the world? Find out inside this issue! ,GHDV IRU 3DUHQWV DQG 7HDFKHUV GANG CULTURE Police shoot ‘IN ITS INFANCY IN BAHAMAS’ MARVIN DAMES By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter robber dead [email protected] Man killed VIOLENT gang culture in the Bahamas is only in its infancy, according to a after raid on senior police officer. Deputy Police Commis sioner Marvin Dames- the Chinese warned the problem of gang organisations and gang relat Supermarket ed violence must be tackled- before it begins to flourish. He said: “If you allow A MAN in his late twen gangs to fester and to ties was shot and killed by- become rooted, the prob police yesterday after he and lems grow.” an accomplice robbed the - Thankfully, according to Chinese Supermarket on a US expert in gang prose Peardale Road. cutions and related issues,- According to Assistant the Bahamas is taking the Superintendent of Police (ASP) Clayton Fernander from the Central Detective SEE page seven Unit, two men, believed to be in their late twenties entered the supermarket sometime shortly after UNION, BTC OFFICIALS 2.45pm. These men, ASP Fernan SILENT ON SEVERANCE der said were both armed- with weapons and held up PACKAGE DETAILS the employees and the cus- UNION and BTC offi- tomers of the supermarket, cials remained tightlipped robbing them and the estab- yesterday on severance lishment of an undeter- package details that were mined amount of cash. revealed exclusively in The two men, upon leav SHOOTING Tribune The ing the store were spotted- robbery suspectSCENE: was Plainshot andclothes killed. officers swarm the streets yesterday after a . Felipé Major/Tribune staff Marlon Johnson, BTC's by police who were in the vice president of marketing, immediate area. When the said the company would robbers attempted to flee, "issue some statement on the police gave chase. that" between yesterday and ASP Fernander: “The two Monday. He refused to say men ran into a nearby yard. what would be in the state- They (police) pursued the Three charged with John Bull store robbery ment or comment on sever- two men. One of the men ance package negotiations produced a handgun, con- By NATARIO McKENZIE with the two unions repre- fronted the officers, the offi- Tribune Staff Reporter senting BTC workers. cers returned fire and he was [email protected] "We don't comment on fatally shot. He died right negotiations with the here on the scene.” THREE men appeared in unions," he said. The second suspect ASP court yesterday in connec- A statement was not Fernander said was arrest- tion with a daytime armed released up to press time. ed after trying to hide him- raid on the John Bull store William Carroll, head of self under a home in the on Bay Street. the Bahamas Communica nearby area. A weapon, he Two of the men have also tion and Public Managers- said, was also recovered. been charged with the Union, told The Tribune “I would like to take this armed robbery of the Cost was still in "shock" over thehe opportunity to commend the Right supermarket details revealed in this news- officers of note involved in Page Three) (See paper. the incident. None of the . Onlookers assembled on "I was shocked when I officers was hurt. They were Bank Lane yesterday as the heard the news," Mr Carroll very vigilant and we will three accused were led to said yesterday. continue to ensure that the Magistrate’s Court 8 to be When asked if his union Bahamas is a safe place to arraigned. One of the men, would accept the proposal, work, play, and live,” he Jonathan Armbrister, 34, of he was evasive. said. Elizabeth Estates, fell to the "We are still in talks, and ASP Fernander also con- ground as he was being that's all I can say," said Mr firmed that some personal escorted by officers. Carroll. items stolen during the dar It is alleged that Armbris ing daylight heist have been Bahamas Communica - ter, along with David- DAVID COLLINS tion and Public Officers- recovered by police. Wellington Collins, 31, of Union president Bernard Cowpen Road, and Jasper day, May 22. It is further JASPER CURRY SEE page seven JONATHAN ARMBRISTER Evans, who represents line Curry, 24, of Yellow Elder alleged that on Sunday, May ee of 12 Rolex watches with staff at the company, was in Gardens, conspired to com 22, the men, while armed a total value of $395,680. at around 10am. Using a meetings yesterday. mit armed robbery on Sun- with a rifle and a hammer, Initial reports stated two Cable & Wireless is robbed a John Bull employ hammer to smash open two - masked men, brandishing Rolex showcases, the rob- reportedly set to announce - shortly the beginning of its weapons, burst into the store SEE page three NASSAU AND BAHAMA ISLANDS’ LEADING NEWSPAPER SEE page seven PAGE 2, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS Thousands of pounds of fish seized By DENISE MAYCOCK ford Marine in Freeport Harbour on Thurs- questioned in connection with the find. they discovered it was equipped with long Tribune Freeport Reporter day. A shotgun, handgun and ammunition line fishing apparatus, which is illegal in the [email protected] Fisheries officer Clement Campbell told were also discovered onboard the vessel. Bahamas. The Tribune yesterday that they were still Chief Petty officer Jonathan Neely of the On boarding the vessel, the officers also FISHERIES officials seized thousands of weighing the catch seized from the vessel, Royal Bahamas Defence Force reported discovered quantities of wahoo, kingfish, pounds of fish from a long line fishing vessel Janice Ann. that they were on patrol around 3am on swordfish dolphin, and tuna. that was discovered in waters off West End, “We are still weighing and trying to wrap Thursday when they spotted the vessel about According to Mr Campbell, a salvage Grand Bahama. up our investigations,” he said. 35 miles off West End, in the northwest company was called in to tow the vessel. Four American fishermen were arrested The men – who are between 35 and 60 region of the Little Bahama Bank. The vessel was brought to Bradford and the vessel was towed into port at Brad- years old – are still in police custody being When the officers approached the vessel, Marine shipyard on Queens Highway. UNESCO President and Bahamian statesman addresses Alma graduates ALMA, Michigan — Bahamian statesman and career diplomat Davidson Hepburn was invited to Dr Hepburn has had a deliver the 2011 commence- ment address at Alma Col- “remarkable career as a lege and was presented with an honorary doctorate by diplomat and is internation- the institution. Dr Hepburn, who began ally recognised for his advo- his professional career in the cacy for small developing English faculty at Alma Col- lege in the 1960s, received nations.” an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the cer- emony for around 300 grad- Jeff Abernathy uation candidates. The theme of Dr Hep- nations,” says Alma College He has received numer- burn’s address was: “A rea- president Jeff Abernathy. ous honours. He was award- son for being.” “He has served as an ed the Paul Harris Award He urged the graduates to ambassador and policymak- by Rotary International, the look at fear in a positive er for the Commonwealth light, develop self-confi- Order of the British Empire of the Bahamas for many dence and not be afraid to and, in 1995, was named years and is recognised for dream. Chevalier de la Legion DEGREE OF SUCCESS: Davidson Hepburn receives an honorary degree from Alma College President numerous achievements. He cited Presidents Roo- d’Honneur by the French Jeff Abernathy. “We are very pleased to sevelt and Kennedy and Dr government. call Dr Hepburn a colleague Martin Luther King as fig- Dr Hepburn has a bache- and to welcome him back to ures who exemplified this lor’s degree from Florida Alma College,” he said. approach. A&M University, a master’s Dr Hepburn said that degree from Michigan State even though he was away Roles University and a PhD in from the campus for many comparative language and years, it seemed that he had Dr Hepburn has under- literature from the Univer- never left. taken numerous roles as a sity of Madrid. He received a very warm diplomat, including ambas- Dr Abernathy, who took welcome from friends in the sador to the United Nations, up the post of college head community as well as the Haiti and Cuba, and perma- only nine months ago, staff of the college.

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