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EDITORIAL: Brent Symonette will serve for sake of country

MR ROBERT Myers told Tribune Business on Friday that the same reason the city dump is burning “is the same reason the country is broke.”

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INSIGHT: It’s time to ring the bell

For this failing PLP government its five years is up. Don’t string it out any longer, call the election Malcolm J Strachan says . . .

36-member Carifta swim team named

COMPRISING of qualifiers only from New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco and featuring some competitors who attend boarding high school in the United States, 36 swimmers have been selected to represent the Bahamas BTC team at the 2017 CARIFTA Swim Championships.

Biminites: No change over RBC’s departure

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) branch departure from Bimini appears to be set despite the outcry from businesses and residents, with the bank now rushing to explain the new arrangements it is putting in place for clients.

‘Dump burns for same reason the country is broke’

The New Providence landfill inferno has again exposed the Bahamas’ poor governance, a prominent reformer yesterday saying: “The same reason the dump is burning is the same reason the country is broke.”

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Munroe is PLP pick to run in Free Town

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, has been selected as the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for the newly named Free Town constituency, The Tribune understands.

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PLP chairman rounds on Minnis over landfill spending

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called on Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis to investigate the “apparent waste” of $33.5m earmarked for a solid waste management programme in New Providence.

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Jury directed to acquit pair over role in shooting deaths

A SUPREME Court jury was directed to acquit Stephen “Die” Stubbs and Giovanni Roberts of abetment to murder yesterday.

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Minnis: DNA coalition failed over demand for 16 seats

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night revealed that negotiations for a coalition between the FNM and the Democratic National Alliance failed because DNA Leader Branville McCartney wanted 16 seats uncontested and an agreement for his party to have the final say on the makeup of the government, including who would be named prime minister.

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PM bid to appeal over call for judge’s recusal is rejected

A JUDGE yesterday refused leave to appeal her ruling on Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recusal application that argued that she, while awaiting an approval of her application to extend her tenure as a Supreme Court judge, cannot be perceived to be impartial in hearing an ongoing judicial review into allegations that Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his property.

Smith denies PLP chairman’s claim over leaks

FORMER Exuma member of Parliament George Smith has dismissed an accusation from Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts, who accused the former Cabinet minister of leaking information to The Nassau Guardian.

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WikiLeaks: CIA has targeted everyday gadgets for snooping

Maybe the CIA is spying on you through your television set after all.

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RESULTS: Barracuda Swim Club/Atlantic Medical Invitational

• Here’s a look at the individual performances of the Barracuda Swim Club’s Atlantic Medical Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend:

FINCO cuts staff 70% in five years

FINCO has slashed staffing levels by 70 per cent over the past five years, as it continues to outsource back office functions to its parent in a bid to cut costs in a low growth environment.

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POLITICOLE: Christie flips out and sets filthy tone for the election

AT the now infamous Progressive Liberal Party outdoor branch meeting in Fox Hill, Prime Minister Perry Christie said: “On account of a lunatic who was saying I should deny I own this condominium, dis what I tell him.” Then the middle finger went up.

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DNA leader says FNM tried to poach candidates from his party

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday accused the Free National Movement of attempting to poach several of his party’s candidates, one of them being Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer, ahead of the 2017 general election.

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RESULTS: Barracuda Swim Club/Atlantic Medical Invitational

• Here’s a look at the individual performances of the Barracuda Swim Club’s Atlantic Medical Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend:

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Kenyatta Gibson: Withdrawal nothing to do with Minnis

KENYATTA Gibson said yesterday that his withdrawal from the 2017 general election has “nothing to do” with Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.

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PLP chairman: Opposition in confusion as Branville quits

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the resignation of Branville McCartney from the Senate last week only underscores the fact that the Official Opposition is a “ball of confusion.”

Roberts in ‘fake news’ claim over report

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has dismissed an opinion piece published in The Nassau Guardian last week as “fake news,” while also accusing former PLP MP George Smith of allegedly supplying the information in the report to the newspaper.