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Volume: 120 No.26, February 8, 2023
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PLP ‘DECIDED’ ON NIB FUND ...but we have to wait longer to find out what will be done By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net AFTER months of deliberation, the Davis administration finally made a decision yesterday concerning the future of the National Insurance Board fund, according to State Minister Myles Laroda with responsibility for NIB. Mr Laroda told reporters yesterday that the government will soon announce its decision on whether NIB contribution rates will
increase or not. However, he declined to say what course of action the government intends to take to ensure the fund’s sustainability. “That matter has been dealt with at Cabinet. We are at a decision. We have a little bit of cleaning up to do with regards to the decision that was made,” Mr Laroda said before yesterday’s Cabinet meeting when asked by The Tribune for an update.
King James breaks the record
BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) yesterday signalled its intent to re-enter the fuel hedging market just one day after the Prime Minister sought to discredit how the strategy was employed by the former administration. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
NEW NURSES LEADER SEEKS A REBRAND
SEE PAGE THREE
THE Bahamas’ ability to develop high-value industries and diversify its economy are impaired by “worryingly low” graduation rates at its sole university with just seven percent of students studying science and technology-related courses.
An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study on government spending in key areas found that improving access and efficiency at the University of The Bahamas and other tertiary educational institutions is vital if it aspires to match the likes of Singapore as a true international business centre.
NEW BPL HEDGING FUEL PLAN
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
HIGH-VALUE EDUCATION LEVEL ‘WORRINGLY LOW’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
MYLES LaRoda
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
WITH a stepback jump shot with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on last night, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points night and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly four decades. See SPORTS for FULL STORY. Photo: Ashley Landis/AP
FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
THE NEWLY-elected president of the Bahamas Nurses Union, Muriel Lightbourn, is determined to rebrand the union, despite tensions over the previous administration. In an interview with this newspaper yesterday, Ms Lightbourn voiced her plan SEE PAGE FOUR
MUNROE RESPONDS TO MINNIS ON THREATS By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday that death threats against anyone will be investigated once reported to police. Mr Munroe made these comments after he dismissed claims by former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on Monday that Prime Minister Philip
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe. “Brave” Davis’ reaction to recent death threats is
“overkill”, with Dr Minnis noting it’s not uncommon for a Prime Minister to receive such threats. “I don’t know what he (Dr Minnis) means. Anybody who makes a threat of death, it’s investigated by the police. Whether you’re the Prime Minister or somebody from Kemp Road. If someone threatens you with death, and you make a complaint the
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF CONFERENCES - SEE PAGE EIGHT