By EARYEL BOWLEG
Tribune Staff Reporter
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
POLICE are investigating a bomb threat at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture Office located on University Boulevard.
Police reported on Friday that the scene had been cleared and employees have returned to their working environment.
“Preliminary reports indicate that shortly after 10.30am on Friday, 24 February, 2023, an employee of the office received a telephone call, indicating that a bomb is planted within the building,” the police news release reported.
“The Anti-Terrorism Unit and Fire Services responded to the location where at present, an evacuation has been enforced while officers conduct a sweep of the building to ensure that it is safe.”
Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg told The Tribune that the call was received at the ministry.
The minister also said he was not threatened when asked how he felt.
“They spoke to one of my sports officers, I was told. They called the office and I was told they said if I don’t put them in charge of Bahama Games they gonna blow up the place. They ain’t call me.”
He added: “I was told that I must put them in charge of something, Bahama Games or something, like that. I don’t know what they’re talking about. They left the name and number, so I understand. I told them to call the police and let the police deal with it. I ain’t got to deal with people who playing crazy.”
Mr Bowleg emphasised the seriousness of the threat and dealing with the matter.
“No, they taking it seriously because in this country we got to stop allowing Bahamians to believe that they could just call and do what they want to do to higher officials in this country. And when they do like that they should grab them and charge them.”
This incident comes after a 21-year-old was charged with threatening to kill Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis.
Isaac Roberts faced Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on a charge of threats of death.
According to police reports, it is alleged that someone called Central Police Station around 8.20am on Saturday, February 18, and threatened to kill Mr Davis.
After this incident, a suspect was taken into police custody and had his cell phone confiscated. In court, the accused pleaded not guilty.
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ThisIsOurs 1 year, 1 month ago
"They called the office and I was told they said if I don’t put them in charge of Bahama Games they gonna blow up the place."
"They left the name and number, so I understand"
Notwithstanding that people have been calling in prank bomb threats for decades.. I was told BTC would receive them systematically... people who simply wanted a day off... Was this as bomb threat or an angry person using flowery language. In the history of bomb threats I've never heard of an instance of someone calling in a bomb threat and leaving a name and number
But then again dumb and dangerous is a bad combination
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