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As row over cost of Dubai trip rages on, Brave says
‘IT IS ALL ABOUT MAKING FRIENDS’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the presence of a Bahamian delegation in Dubai for the Expo 2020 event is a chance to develop friendships and tourism. His comment, made yesterday in Dubai, comes as some Bahamians question the size of the Bahamian delegation and the cost of the event. “We consider Expo fundamentally to be about the relationship between the peoples of the world, the promotion of friendship and co-operation through culture, and the unyielding capacity of human beings to pursue a higher order of civilisation, through innovation and adaptation,” Mr Davis said.
“It is a chance for countries to get to know each other better or perhaps, introduce themselves to each other for the first time. Many Bahamians here in Dubai have been surprised at how many people have never heard of The Bahamas. Our presence and participation are opportunities for both friendship and tourism. “We want you to come and visit: to stay awhile, and experience how life can still indeed be ‘Better in The Bahamas’. And as you get to know us, we relish the opportunity for us to get to know you. At Expo, each of us wants to show the best of us.”
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was adamant yesterday that “every red cent” spent by his administration to feed Bahamians at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic can be accounted for amid
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NON-LETHAL WEAPONRY CONSIDERED FOR POLICE DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said he would welcome the acquisition of non-lethal weapons for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, saying the matter is on the table and up for discussion. The issue of non-lethal weapons was raised after police killed Leading Seaman Rodney Adderley last week. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine was not armed, but allegedly charged at an officer and tried to take his weapon. SEE PAGE FIVE
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new questions regarding the initiative. In an interview yesterday, Dr Minnis criticised the Davis administration, saying thorough meetings should have been held with the now defunct National Food Distribution Task Force and other entities
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By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
‘EVERY RED CENT CAN JAYDA’S BE ACCOUNTED FOR’ RIDE TO EARLY SUCCESS By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
PETER YOUNG: A HAT-TRICK OF HOWLERS FOR GREAT BRITAIN
GB POWER RATES RISE SET AT 3.3%
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
TEN-YEAR-OLD JAYDA MACKEY, pictured at Camperdown Equestrian Centre, is head and shoulders above the rest in her career already - as the proud owner of a protein cookie business, as encouraged by her father after he noticed she had a knack for baking. See Face-to-Face on PAGE EIGHT for the full story.
MAN CHARGED WITH GRIFFIN AND OTHER KILLINGS By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A 21-YEAR-OLD was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with the murder of four people last year, including well-known businessman and former Bahamas Taxicab Union president Leon Griffin. Demargio Lockhart went before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt to face several
LEON GRIFFIN counts of murder attempted murder August, November December.
and in and
He was one of four men taken to court to face murder charges in separate matters yesterday. Police allege that the 21-year-old killed Griffin, the husband of former Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin, on December 23. News of the former Bahamas Taxicab Union president’s death made headlines after he was found shot in the head
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RENEWED calls were made last night for an independent regulator to take over supervision of all Freeport utilities after Grand Bahama Power Company’s base tariff hike was partially approved. The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) decision to grant the island’s sole energy provider an average base rate increase of 3.3 percent, as opposed to the 6.3 percent rise originally sought, united both the private sector and community activists in opposition on the basis that any jump now is “too much” for battered economy struggling to revive from COVID and Hurricane Dorian. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS