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Accuses former minister of leaving schools in crisis and ignoring pupils’ plight By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday blasted her predecessor, Jeffrey Lloyd, saying he opposed the resumption of face-toface teaching and left behind “a crisis and debacle” in public education.
Her comment came after Mr Lloyd, during a Free National Movement press conference on COVID-19, criticised the government for postponing its plan to resume learning with a hybrid model amid soaring COVID19 cases. “It is with utter disbelief that I SEE PAGE FIVE
HOTELS RELIEF AS PCR SUPER VALUE TARGETS TEST RULE SUSPENDED 60% CUT FROM SOLAR By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMIAN tourism was yesterday said to have secured “a huge win” after millions of dollars in visitor bookings were rescued by
the Government suspending tougher COVID testing measures. Robert Sands, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president, told Tribune Business the Davis administration had “addressed
a significant amount of industry concerns” by halting plans that would have required vaccinated visitors to obtain a negative RT-PCR test result during the three days before travelling to this nation. SEE BUSINESS SECTION
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
SUPER Value’s principal yesterday revealed the supermarket chain is aiming to slash its energy bill by “60 percent
or better” through installing solar power at all its stores by summer 2022. Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business the estimated $3m-$4m investment would need less than four years to start
producing financial returns given the $1m monthly bill that Super Value and its Quality Supermarkets affiliate are currently paying to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL). SEE BUSINESS SECTION
TWO SURVIVE AS PLANE DITCHES IN SEA By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
TWO people were rescued after an aircraft crashed in waters approximately four miles from Chub Cay Airport in the Berry Islands yesterday. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) said shortly after 9am it received reports from Bahamasair Navigation Services (Air Traffic
THE CESSNA 402 aircraft. Control) that a Cessna 402 aircraft with United States registration N145TT had crashed in the water at approximately 8.47am.
“The aircraft departed the Opa Locka Executive Airport, Opa Locka, Florida at 7.52 am with two persons on board en route to Chub Cay. Further reports indicate that an engine malfunction occurred that subsequently resulted in the aircraft crashing into waters. “The United States Coast Guard in conjunction with the Royal Bahamas Police
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