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Pintard request for immigration panel by House snubbed By LETRE SWEETING and LEANDRA ROLLE PRIME Minister Philip Davis said he will not at this time or ever support a House of Assembly select committee on immigration, calling it unnecessary and questioning the motivation for the committee itself. His comments in Parliament came shortly after a motion to establish the select committee was defeated in the House of Assembly, with every government MP present voting against it. The motion was brought by opposition leader
Michael Pintard who earlier in the day had said the country is reaching a “tipping point” on immigration, adding that politicians must not “sit idly by” and hope the situation resolves itself. Mr Davis asserted that he and his administration did not support the opposition’s proposal as sufficient action had already been taken on the issue. “I would like to think it was a genuine view of the opposition. On our side, we are sufficiently satisfied that the appointment of a select committee to look into these matters again SEE PAGE THREE
MAN FACES COURT OVER DEATH THREAT TO DAVIS By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 21-YEAR-OLD was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis on Saturday. Isaac Roberts, represented by attorney Bjorn
Ferguson, faced Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on a charge of threats of death. According to police reports, it is alleged that someone called Central Police Station around 8.20am on Saturday, February 18, and threatened to kill Mr Davis. SEE PAGE SEVEN
READY TO TRY A FLAMINGO POSE?
PEOPLE have increasingly taken part in yoga sessions with animals as part of a trend around the world - and The Bahamas is getting in on the movement with, what else, yoga with a flamingo companion. Baha Mar is offering guests the chance to take part in flamingo yoga. See PAGE 14 for the full story.
BPL CHARGE HIKE MUST PAC TO QUIZ MINISTRY’S REPAY $50M GOVT LOAN PERMANENT SECRETARY By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
THE government is seeking to recover $50m in advances made to Bahamas
Power & Light via fuel charge hikes of up to 163 percent to be imposed on households and businesses, it emerged yesterday. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
THE Opposition’s leader yesterday pledged to “leave no stone unturned” - with
the Public Accounts Committee to question Ministry of Works permanent secretary Luther Smith at 10am today. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
HOW MANY TAXI PLATES? MINISTER WON’T SAY
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
AMID repeated calls from the opposition for her to reveal the number of taxi plates that have been issued since assuming office, Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis did not confirm the total number while answering questions on the issue in the House of Assembly yesterday. She said it would be
JOBETH COLEBY-DAVIS, Minister of Transport and Housing. improper for her to do so as the process had not yet been completed.
Mrs Coleby-Davis, who is also the minister of housing, addressed the controversial issue of taxi plates and other matters related to her ministry while answering questions put to her by the opposition in the morning sitting of yesterday’s parliamentary meeting. She was one of several government ministers who answered a series of questions from the opposition.
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FACE TO FACE:
THE BATTLE WITH LONG-TERM COVID
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