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$60M ‘LOST’ IN POLLUTION FINES FNM leader says the govt failing to act on environmental laws FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the country stands “to lose up to $60 million in uncollected fines” because the Davis administration has failed to act on environmental laws and punish polluters. He was speaking in reference to the recent sinking of cargo ship Onega Traveller in waters off Abaco and last summer’s spill of more than 30,000 gallons of fuel in Exuma waters. “We demand that the
government enforce the environmental laws of The Bahamas, which they met in place,” Mr Pintard said in a statement yesterday. He referred to the Environmental Planning & Protection Act 2019 and the Ministry of Environment Act 2019, which he said empowers the Attorney General and the Minister of Environment to act when environmental incidents happen.
GAS station operators say they remain in “wait and see” mode over their requested margin increase and are hoping that the government will make a decision within the first quarter of this year before the sector is forced to cut staff. Vasco Bastian, vice president of the Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association, said while most retailers have not laid off any staff yet, they have had to reduce employee hours to keep business afloat. “We are adjusting our models to reflect the rising costs,” he said when contacted by The Tribune yesterday.
A ‘PASSION’ PROJECT FOR LOVE BEACH
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BTCU’s president, told The Tribune yesterday that drivers are still fed up from the move and now just want the minister gone as she has refused to meet with them to address their concerns. However, Mrs ColebyDavis has denied this, saying she has always left a line of communication open to the union. “When the minister gave out more than 800 plates in the space of two to three months, that put the taxi SEE PAGE THREE
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
‘MINISTER MUST RESIGN’ OVER TAXI PLATES ISSUE THE head of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is calling for Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis to resign, claiming that her decisions since assuming office have caused utter “chaos” and “turmoil” in the industry. The union’s grievances stem from the minister’s decision to issue hundreds of taxi plates last year which the union says has caused the market to become oversaturated. Wesley Ferguson,
WORKERS’ HOURS CUT BACK AT SOME GAS STATIONS
NEW JUDGE PROMISED AS GRAND BAHAMA STARTS LEGAL YEAR THE OPENING of the legal year in Grand Bahama was marked on Friday with the traditional parade and ceremonies - while Chief Justice Ian Winder said another Supreme Court justice was expected to start serving Grand Bahama on May 1. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
MURDER VICTIM ‘KNOWN TO POLICE’ By LETRE SWEETING lsweeting@tribunemedia.net
A MAN who was known to police in connection with a previous murder was shot dead yesterday in the Flamingo Gardens area. Shortly after 3pm yesterday police received information about gunshots being fired near Flamingo Gardens Park, Police Inspector Mckell Pinder said at the scene of the incident yesterday on Bahama Boulevard.
THE SCENE of the murder in Flamingo Gardens yesterday. Photo: Austin Fernander “Upon the officers’ arrival to the scene, they met the body of a male lying in
the front of his residence. EMS (Emergency Medical Services) were contacted, where they examined the body and at that time they saw no signs of life,” Inspector Pinder said. “So far we know that the deceased is known to the police and what we can say is that based on our preliminary investigation so far, the deceased was with two females when
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A PROMINENT Bahamian developer is taking his “Passion” to Love Beach with plans to construct two seven-storey condo buildings with 61 three-bedroom units. Jason Kinsale, Aristo Development’s principal, is seeking site plan and other approvals for his Passion Point development, due to be scrutinised at a Department of Physical Planning public consultation tonight at the agency’s offices. The developer, responsible for projects such as Balmoral on Sandford Drive; Thirty|Six on Paradise Island; and ONE Cable Beach, has sought to reassure that Passion Point’s visual impact will be mitigated by the slope from West Bay Street to the sea. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
INSIGHT QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER PLP TRIP TO BERMUDA SEE PAGE EIGHT