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Breaking News >>> Harl Taylor Murder Update!!

Mother of slain fashion designer Harl Taylor, Beverley Taylor weap as she enters the crime scene area last November. Bahamas Press questions a police placed on leave, after discovering Taylor dead in his residence. (file photo)

Nassau, Bahamas: A source close to the investigations into the murder of fashion designer Harl Taylor has now confirmed to Bahamas Press that a young officer assigned in the Central Detective Unit [CID] discovered the body of Harl Taylor dead at his Mountbatten House resident in Nov. 2007.

Bahamas Press reported earlier that an officer was placed on leave from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The source has also released details concerning the investigation to our newsroom.

The source confirmed that investigators were called to the scene of the crime by the junior CID officer and were also briefed by him. The source has also confirmed that the officer wore plain clothes and at the time had driven a police vehicle to the crime scene.

The young CID officer is also reported to have driven from the scene of the crime to a friend of Taylor who wept uncontrollably the morning of the discovery. Eyewitnesses, the source said, who were at the scene on Sunday morning, reportedly asked the young officer why was he in and out of the residence [Mountbatten House] and asked if something was wrong. One response given to a worker of GrayCliff Restaurant by the young CID officer was that nothing was wrong. Meanwhile Taylor was dead - body mutilated in his bedroom. The source also revealed that blood was everywhere in the resident when police and detectives arrived on the scene. At this time the young officer appeared agitated and was seen answering calls on his cell phone and in a hurry to drive off in his police vehicle.

It was also later discovered, the source said, that some illegal workers who worked for Taylor were also in the crime scene area, and were ordered out of the area by police. Some of those workers, according to the source, sat on the steps of Government House watching and some totally left the scene, whilst police started their investigations.

The source concluded that investigations are hindered, mainly because crucial evidence had already been disturbed, particularly by the young CID officer who entered the room of Taylor and discovered his body.

“He was at the House before anyone else was there, and as far as we are aware, no one from the scene called him there. What was he doing there? Who called him there? How did he get access into Mountbatten House, and more importantly, how did he get access into the room of the murdered fashion designer.” the source said.

Bahamas Press asks again, is the CID officer who drove a government vehicle to the crime scene and discovered Harl Taylor dead in his resident considered a suspect in the murder of the fashion designer? And if not, then why was he placed on leave from the Royal Bahamas Police Force? Police are looking everywhere to discover this crime, except right in their own backyard.

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Breaking News >>> Update on Taylor Murder 9PM!!!

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NIB in trouble, Ingraham to appoint new director

Sir Clifford and Lady Darling at the naming of the National Insurance complex in his honour early last year.

Nassau, Bahamas: The nation’s premier insurance scheme is in trouble. Insiders at National Insurance Board [NIB] has confirmed to Bahamas Press that COLOSSAL DAMAGES were done at the institution and now the programme is in trouble. A source at NIB has confirmed that Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, whom has taken over responsibly for the troubled scheme, has ordered the appointment of a full time director.

In a recent Cabinet shuffle Prime Minister removed Kenneth Russell from his NIB portfolio, where insiders have confirmed that the department has had no leadership under his term. “Huge mismanagement and colossal damages are now at NIB and with the firing of former director Lernox McCartney last year, the operations at NIB has turned for the worse,” the source noted to Bahamas Press.

Bahamas Press has learned that Darron Cash current CFO of First Caribbean Bank and former FNM Senator was interview on yesterday by the board at NIB. Reports have also confirmed that the acting director Anthony Curtis and another third person is also being considered for the top job.

Bahamas Press has also learned that the NIB has failed to collect on loans issued to Bahamasair, ZNS and Mortgage Corp. along several other government corporations, thus placing the fund in jeopardy. “Kenneth Russell and Brensil Rolle left in a mess at NIB and many staff woes are also beginning to trouble the organization,” the source said.

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Another Conflict of Interest at the Airport Authority

Bahamas Press is investigating another ‘conflict of interest’ in The Airport Authority. Brent Symonette was reminded how he was fired as Chairman of the Authority in the first FNM administration. The reminder came from the former minister of transport Glenys Hanna-Martin during the debate in Parliament today.

Bahamas Press has learned that FNM financier and sitting president of Colina Emanuel Alexiou was appointed to the board of the Airport Authority under the new government. Hubert Ingraham announced in the House of Assembly today that Alexiou’s architectural company Alexiou & Associates has been proposing a contract to design the new LPIA airport facilities.

Will the Airport Authority under the direction of chairman Frank Watson go down the road once again by allowing its board members, this time in the name of Emanuel Alexiou, to now raid contracts for himself? And if the Prime Minister is allowing this conflict to proceed, will he now do what he did to BRENT SYMONETTE, and remove ALEXIOU off the Airport Authority board? Bahamas Press has reasons to confirm why that would NEVER HAPPEN!

Another conflict of interest is brewing in the Airport Authority but this time no one will stop what is about to take place. Emanuel Alexiou owns most of the radio stations and newspapers in this country and so NOT A WORD about this will be spoken or written. The Trust Agenda Strikes AGAIN!

MP Glenys Hanna-Martin former minister of transport laying fire on Hubert Ingraham in the House of Assembly today. Hanna-Martin is credited for her toppling of the the minister of lands and local government Sidney Collie who resigned from the Ingraham Cabinet last month.

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Officer who discovered Harl Taylor placed on leave, PART 2

Nassau, Bahamas: The Royal Bahamas Police Force [RBPF] in their valiant efforts to fight crime in The Bahamas says, they are on a crusade of “Zero Tolerance” of criminal activity across the country. With serial rapist[s] now in Grand Bahama and possible serial murders in New Providence, residents are declaring a self imposed ‘LOCK DOWN’ in their homes in fear of the rising crime rates.

Bahamas Press in a June 26th article noted that a member of the RBPF was placed on leave following police investigations into the murder of fashion designer Harl Taylor. In less then 12 hours of our report, police took the ‘Wutless’ media on a rollercoaster ride and circulated a bulletin in the press looking for a 21 year old ’suspect’ Troyniko McNeil.

This announcement did not move us one bit, as we then and now believe that McNeil had nothing to do with Taylor’s murder. We have now come back to the question. Why was a junior officer in the RBPF place on leave and allegedly sent out of the country, following HIS discovery of the murdered fashion designer at Mountbatten House?

Bahamas Press is appalled by the fact that the police has still not given an update to members of the media nor the public in regards to one of their own whom was sent out of the police force. WHY? Why was the officer at the scene of this crime without anyone calling or reporting an obvious MURDER? Who called him to the scene of the crime? Was there any evidence [contact numbers] in his cell phone that confirmed he was told that the body of Taylor would be discovered there? And what did the illegal workers at Mountbatten House - shipped out of the country – know? Too many questions and yet still no answers as to why the officer who discovered Harl Taylor is not a suspect. To make matters worse, the officer was allegedly SENT OUT OF THE COUNTRY whilst placed on leave. And to date he is still on leave some eight months after the murder in November in 2007.

This is one murder where police can prove there is nothing to hide, and confirm in their ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ stance. They should call for an INQUIRY INTO THE TAYLOR DEATH!

The ‘WUTLESS’ media in this country, we note here, is waiting on the next bone to be thrown to them. However we at Bahamas Press know we are knocking at the right door where the real meat and bone to this story lies. BUT no one will open the door, and therefore we would have to do what real hounds do best, and that is, begin digging under the door to see what is on the other side. We smell a rat, dressed in the uniform of the RBPF behind this story.

Bahamas Press knows spin when we see one. Having taken members of the ‘Wutless’ media on a wild rollercoaster ride in search of a man named Troyniko McNeil, the son of someone who was already in police custody. But when the button is pushed on another officer - relieved from the force after having discovered a dead body – Troyniko McNeil’s name is pulled out of the hat. Police are looking every place else for a suspect in the murder of Harl Taylor, except right in their own backyard.

Bahamas Press is sure the McNeil family will now sue someone, whether it is the Police or the Tribune or both, we know not. But be it assured someone is getting sued for naming that 21year old young man in something they [police] knew full well is sitting right under the protection of the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Yes, AGAIN WE SAY, an officer was placed on leave after HIS discovery of Harl Taylor’s body.

In a November 2007 edition the Bahama Journal reported the following update in the Taylor Murder:

“Assistant Superintendent of Police Ellison Greenslade told the Journal on Monday that police don’t want to say anything that would compromise their investigation, but he said he had been in touch with Superintendent Glen Miller, the officer in charge of the Central Detective Unit, and detectives were making “good progress” in the Harl Taylor murder case.”

However since then, even Superintendent Ellison Greenslade, a highly respected officer, was sent off to Canada for training, and still no good progress have yet been made in the case.

Again Bahamas Press and its 290,000 readers ask the questions, what is the status of the officer placed on leave at the Royal Bahamas Police Force following his discovery of Harl Taylor? Is he a suspect? Or do we have to do our own investigation and begin calling the name of that officer and the senior officer who mysteriously placed him on leave and shipped him out the country!

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Scenes from ‘The Children’s Teeth’

The Children’s Teeth is a production written by Dr. Nicolette Bethel. The show closed at the Dundas a few weeks after some critical success but not the greatest record of attendance in the world. Bahamas Press presents clips posted on youtube.com.

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The ‘Salt’ Symonette and ‘Emperor’ Knowles connection

Nassau, Bahamas: What do these two men have in common? Some will answer, private business. Others will answer, outdoor toilets. And, the majority will say FNM dirty dealings. We say ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Just before election 2007, Dion “Emperor” Knowles mysteriously appeared on the scene on a one-way ticket out of Her Majesty’s Prison aka Fox Hill Prison. No one knows how a man with so many charges against his name was LET OUT of prison, just like Ashley Newbold.

Dion, the self claimed Emperor of Fox Hill, hung around at first with his usual drug dealing camerades and then supposedly stepped into the light making a “fresh start”. He linked up with Brent Symonette and started a campaign in Fox Hill to rid all residents of outdoor plumbing. What Bahamas Press feels happened is the the WHITE HOPE, Brent Symonette was too scared to go full force into Fox Hill, heart of the BLACK people, so he linked up some how with the Emperor and let him “donate” a few TERLETS to some old people in Fox Hill in exchange for a few FNM votes or a few places to stash some of the Emperors drugs.

So the Emperor was seen on TV hugging a crying old lady while exposing the fact she was getting this new toilet. Poor soul! That old lady probably was crying because Emperor Dion threatened her to register and vote for Brent or risk getting a gangland style cut hip in her old age.

Just after election when there were no more TERLETS to give away and of course his “friend” Brent forgot about him - usual traits of the FNM politicians - Dion was in trouble again. He shot and killed his own nephew, gangland style, for “disrespecting” him. It was the talk of the town - Emperor on the Run ! Emperor kills nephew ! No more free TERLETS in Fox Hill !! Every newspaper carried his name but his “friend” Brent sat in the dark, with not even a lamp on, sweating bullets, trembling and praying no one remembered his affiliation with bad boy Emperor Dion. Shouldn’t his friend Brent have sent a message to him via the same ZNS that the Emperor used to show the new TERLETS, to tell him to turn himself in? To date, Brent is quiet.

Is Brent quiet because he doesnt want anyone to remember the affiliation or is he quiet as he does not want the Emperor to GET HIS GROOVE BACK and start singing like a well fed canary in a tree.

Brent please tell Bahamas Press what your intentions are for your “friend” now that he is back in Fox Hill Prison with his drug dealing, murdering buddies. Do you intend to visit him bearing gifts of tooth paste, cracker jacks and KY jelly? Or is it your intent to continue to ignore the fact that you won your St. Anne’s Constituency seat by using the services of a drug dealing, murdering convict to assist with your campaign? Please tell us. Inquiring minds want to know.

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Allocation of the Cabinet Ministerial Portfolios 2008

The Ingraham Cabinet walking from the Churchill Building in downtown Nassau to the House of Assembly. (file photo)

Click to download a copy: allocation_of_portfo_380e21.doc

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Junkanoo Group Ends Junkanoo Tour with a Bang

Quentin ‘Barabbas’ Woodside picks up yet another fan in Hastings, United Kingdom, on July 19, 2008.  Whenever he led a parade during the Junkanoo tour of England, Barabbas stole the show and had people coming just to see him perform.

HASTINGS, United Kingdom — The old historical town of Hastings was the last town in the United Kingdom that got a taste of the baseline Junkanoo tour that started July 3, 2008.

Tom Horrigian and his father, John, raved about the performance of the group of 33 Junkanoo artisans and performers who closed out the Leonard’s Festival, Saturday, July 19, 2008.

“It put a smile on my face, which will last a long time,” Tom said.

His father added, “St. Leonard’s was lit up tonight for the first time.  I have never seen anything like this before, and I have lived here for a long time.  So, thanks to all the people involved in organising it and I hope to see it again.”

Mandy Curtis, an organiser of the event and an owner of the company, 36 Hours, which was responsible for managing the Junkanoo Group while on tour, explained that the festival is in its third year.  Hastings is known for being an area connected with the Norman Conquest of England.

Mrs. Curtis said, “The idea has been to raise the profile of the area. The festival was created to show that the area is a vibrant community and it is changing; it is a diverse community.”

The group also performed in the afternoon with students who participated in an exchange and residency programme in April, when a group of the Junkanoo Artists went to the Isle of Wight (IOW) to conduct workshops.

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Levi Gibson dies as 94

Mr. Levi Gibson 

Nassau, Bahamas: The family and friends of Levi Gibson, President of Levi Gibson Real Estate Ltd., announce with regret the death of Levi Gibson today Friday 18th July 2009 at Doctor’s Hospital in Nassau at 1 p.m. following a brief illness. Mr. Gibson was 94 at the time of his death.

Mr. Gibson’s wife Virginia predeceased him, as did a son who died shortly after childbirth. He and his wife adopted a son Philip. He was surrounded by his faithful friend Avis Outten and her family with beloved cousin Charles Gibson along with other family members and friends at the time of his death.

Mr. Gibson was a giant of his times. He was born in Simms, Long Island on 5th April 1914. He was the son of Osborne Theophilus Gibson and Elizabeth Janer Gibson (nee Taylor) both of Simms, Long Island. Mr. Gibson, who left school in Simms at age 14, distinguished himself as a realtor, following a 43-year stint as the major-domo for the late Sir Harold Christie.

Levi Gibson gave of his time, talents and money with boundless generosity almost to a fault. He paid anonymously for many student scholarships. He was a firm believer in education.

Mr. Gibson was honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in the New Year’s Day honours of 2007 with an MBE for his contribution to the civic and business life of The Bahamas.

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