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STRIKE • TUC head: There will be a reckoning as at least 14 unions set to take action • Davis: Industrial action due to start today is branded as unlawful
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net AT least 14 labour unions are threatening to begin a two-day nationwide strike today, according to Trade Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson, who warned that there will be a “reckoning” and the government will feel the “might of the workers”
after three years of unmet demands. The government issued multiple statements yesterday indicating it was taking the threatened strike seriously, but the extent of any potential work stoppage remained unclear at press time, as many union leaders did not answer calls or respond to messages. SEE page three
Pictured left: Trade Union Congress president Obie Ferguson. Above: Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.
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Swingers win GB Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Swingers unoficially won Grand Bahama’s Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade after delivering a show-stopping performance that allowed them to dethrone six-time champions Platinum Knights to capture their first victory in nine years. The group claimed top
spots in five of seven categories in the A Division: Best Banner, Group Costume, Choreography, Lead Costume, and Showtime Performance. Overall, the Superstar Rockers placed second, followed by the Platinum Knights, Classic Dancers, and New Generation, a new group. In the B Division, Showtime claimed first SEE page two
Christie: My govt started Work on GBPA By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
A member of The Swingers Junkanoo group. Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
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FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said his administration began efforts to change the management of Freeport. He said the Davis SEE page Four