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‘STOP MAKING US PAY MORE FINES’ $300 to release your car if seized by police By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net WITH new changes to the road traffic regulations now in effect, Free National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard has urged the Davis administration to avoid burdening the public with extra fees and strict compliance measures. He stressed that there are ways to strengthen the rule
of law on the road without sacrificing fairness and compassion. Mr Pintard’s comments come as the government prepares to enforce amendments to the Road Traffic Act, which will introduce fines for non-compliance and empower police officers to seize vehicles, requiring owners to pay $300 to release their cars. SEE PAGE FOUR
BAHAMAS BEHIND REGION IN ECONOMY PERFORMANCE By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE “SLUGGISH” Bahamian economy’s growth under-performed its regional rivals by five percentage points over the decade to 2023 due largely to declining productivity and lack of “technological progress”. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),
WHAT A MESS AFTER SEWAGE LEAK AT MONTAGU
in its just-released latest Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin, revealed that The Bahamas’ collective economic growth rate of 9.3 percent for that period - even accounting for the devastating blows inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane Dorian paled when set against the regional average of 14.3 percent for the same period. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
A BROKEN sewage pipe at the western edge of Montague Park yesterday, yards away from the play area which has been closed off. Photos: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net DR Rhianna NeelyMurphy, director of the Environmental Planning and Protection Department, confirmed a sewage spill at Montague Beach has been contained but could not specify when the beach will reopen.
Dr Neely-Murphy told The Tribune yesterday that the DEPP was alerted to the spill on Friday just before 6pm. The spill involved untreated sewage, which contained gutsystem microbes and other potential pathogens. “Officers arrived on the scene and met the Water and Sewage Corporation SEE PAGE FIVE
NO FEAR’ Mom beaten in jitney attack ‘HAVE OVER FLU STRAIN recovering - but needs help By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net LATASHA Rolle, the woman who suffered a brutal attack last month, leaving her with both legs broken, is slowly making progress toward walking again, according to her relatives. However, the devastating
LATASHA ROLLE injuries have not only left her physically shattered but
also financially unable to prepare her children for the reopening of schools after the holidays. Ms Rolle’s mother, Louise King-Brice, said their family is still trying to cope since the incident last month when her daughter was viciously attacked by a man while on her way to work. SEE PAGE THREE
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By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
THE head of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Surveillance Unit has advised Bahamians not to be alarmed by reports of a new flu strain in China, explaining that the strain is not new and does not pose a direct threat to The Bahamas at this time. SEE PAGE FOUR