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Could Reece Chipman be manoeuvring to be a PLP?

I read in the newspapers that Reece Chipman was fired by the Prime Minister. Dr Hubert Minnis did not say why he fired him. Mature leaders want young people to be able to move on from failure. Dr Minnis has made the right decision to let Mr. Chipman go unharmed.

Disclosure files will go to AG

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has instructed the chairman of the Public Disclosure Commission to give the Office of the Attorney General information on the officials who have failed to make their annual disclosure of assets and liabilities in accordance with the Public Disclosure Act, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.

Carnival bands ‘cross fingers’ over profits

Junkanoo Carnival band owners were yesterday said to have their “fingers crossed’” they will still make a profit from this year’s event, with the postponement reversal having driven away both international and local revellers.

Turnquest calls PLP free electricity pledge "a disastrous plan"

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest on Thursday called the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) free electricity pledge a "desperate and disastrous plan" by a desperate and visionless government.

BHTA chief becomes top Caribbean hotelier

Bahamian hotelier, Stuart Bowe, has been named the 2016 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

Where is the money?

EDITOR, The Tribune. The Nassau Guardian reported as its headline on November 23, 2011, that NEMA can't account for 20 million relief dollars that came in during Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. What is even more disturbing is that this incident took seven

BEC staff who protested to be handed pay cut

WHILE the BEC union has taken on an apologetic tone over recent industrial action, Labour Minister Shane Gibson has made it clear that the workers will face repercussions for their standoff with officials.

Film festival goes on tour

THE BAHAMAS Film Festival is celebrating its ninth anniversary in December by taking the show on the road.

Appeals possible for mortgage relief

PERSONS who applied for the government’s mortgage relief programme, but were turned down, now have an opportunity to be reconsidered, State Minister of Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday.

Man handed keys to new home by Prime Minister

AN elderly man was handed the keys to his brand new home on Thompson Lane yesterday, courtesy of Urban Renewal 2.0.

Both senior officers were out of country when gun case dropped

NEITHER minister with responsibility for legal affairs will claim responsibility for dropping a gun case last month, both saying they were out of the country on official business.

Police officers 'feeling abused and abandoned' over 12-hour shifts

POLICE officers are feeling abused and abandoned for being forced to work 12-hour shifts without compensation, Police Staff Association (PSA) chairman Dwight Smith told The Tribune yesterday.

Murder count close to tally at same point last year

TWELVE murders in the past 12 days brought the country’s murder count to 81 for the year, not far behind last year’s count of 85 by this same time, last year.

Renewed calls for official residence for Prime Minister

A RESOLUTION tabled in the House of Assembly by National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson which would empower a $5 million purchase of residences formerly used to house officials of the court sparked a renewed call for an official residence for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas.

Mass rally against crime this Sunday

BAHAMAS Against Crime is hoping all Bahamians who want to see an end to the scourge of violent crime will join them in a mass rally in Rawson Square on Sunday, June 9.

Referendum leaves Bahamas exposed to laundering sanctions

THE Bahamas remains exposed to potential international sanctions over illegal web shop gaming as a result of Monday’s referendum, the ‘Yes’ vote campaign co-ordinator wartned yesterday.

Nottage: gaming will not be shut down until court makes decision

NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday “no steps” will be taken by the police force to shut down gaming operations until a decision is made by the court.

NIB report still not received

OFFICIALS have still not received the highly anticipated report that is expected to reveal the inner-workings of the National Insurance Board in the lead up to several damaging allegations that were leaked months ago, Minister Shane Gibson confirmed yesterday.

Lawyer: Bid to fight injunction to cause extensive delay in case

NUMBERS boss lawyer Wayne Munroe is concerned that the government’s attempt to fight an injunction keeping web shops open could cause an extensive delay in the outcome of the case.

Unions: We will not be silenced

LEADERS of the country’s major unions are planning a mass rally to inform the public of all their issues as well as send a message to the government that “they will not be silenced.”

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