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SANDS: ZNS CHIEF MUST RESIGN POST FNM chair cites political bias concerns as Watson protests outside private radio station By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net ZNS General Manager Clint Watson is facing fresh calls for his resignation from leadership of the state broadcaster amid a public clash with a Freeport radio station host yesterday. The call was issued from Free National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands, who argued that Mr Watson should step aside immediately, citing concerns about political neutrality and public confidence in the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. It came as Mr Watson was refused entry to Riddim 102.7FM in Freeport, where he attempted to respond live to on-air criticism by radio talk show host
Darren Cooper on the programme, “It Is What It Is”. On air, Mr Cooper lambasted officials over reports of a dinner held for ZNS executives on the island while many Grand Bahamians are experiencing economic hardship. “They went for dinner Monday night at Dolphin Cove, and all I was basically saying was that contractors are trying to get paid but then we have government agencies, and I played the clip where the prime minister was advising us, the people to manage our spending and limit how we recklessly spend,” he said. “And so I only highlighted the fact that while we are encouraged to manage our spending, we have government
ZNS General Manager and Southern Shores constituency aspirant Clint Watson speaks outside of Riddim 102.7FM radio station in Freeport yesterday.
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No need for police probe TRIBUTES FOR ‘KIND HEARTED AND Several PLP nomination over dismissed officer LOVING’ TEEN CAR CRASH VICTIM races are heating up By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net IMMIGRATION Director Stephen LaRoda said he is satisfied that the matter involving a dismissed immigration officer has been concluded and that there was no further need for
police action at this time. His comments came as Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) president Deron Brooks said he was informed that the dismissed officer engaged in conduct that was “not legal
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net ELEVEN prospective candidates appeared before the Progressive Liberal Party’s Candidates Committee yesterday as the party continues its nomination process ahead of the next general election.
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Dozens of supporters dressed in PLP paraphernalia packed the grounds of the PLP headquarters with music, junkanoo rushes, chanting, and the blaring of horns. In Freetown, incumbent MP Wayne Munroe is seeking re-election but faces RACES - SEE PAGE TWO
CHANELL ADDERLEY HEARTFELT tributes from family and friends have flooded social media following the death of 18-year-old Chanell Adderley who was killed in a car crash this week. The teenager died early Monday morning after the vehicle she was travelling in
crashed into a wooden pole on Prince Charles Drive. Police said two men were injured in the crash and taken to hospital, where their condition remains unknown. Her death sent TRIBUTES - SEE PAGE THREE
WAYNE MUNROE interviews at PLP headquarters yesterday as he seeks to represent Freetown again in upcoming election. Photo: Nikia Charlton
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