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Minnis attacks Davis govt for giving no-bid contract - having blasted FNM on same issue By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Davis administration’s decision to give a no-bid contract to Colina Insurance Limited for services under the Bahamas Travel Health Visa programme “was more than hypocritical”. He said it is not fair to compare that contract award with his administration’s decision to give Kanoo Pays a no-bid contract for payment processing services under the same scheme. “You (are) trying to
compare apples with grapes,” he said. “I think it’s more than hypocritical because we were in an emergency situation when we did that, they were not in an emergency situation when they did this.” Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said on Tuesday there was no tendering process for the insurance contract because of time constraints. He said the previous provider, CG Atlantic, was not forthcoming with details about the performance of its programme and Colina offered the government a better rate. SEE PAGE SEVEN
TURNQUEST: COUNTRY IS GOING BACKWARDS By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest last night castigated the government’s performance in office, saying the country is already seeing “signs of regression” over the last six “short” months since the party was elected to government. Mr Turnquest was speaking at the FNM convention held at Atlantis Grand Ballroom where scores
gathered to support the various contenders in the election race. One hundred and one people have nominated for party positions, ranging from deputy leader to deputy protocol officer. Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and FNM leader, Michael Pintard were among those who attended last night’s event. Yesterday, Mr Turnquest urged party supporters to remain on guard and united and to also hold the SEE PAGE THREE
CLEAN UP GOING WELL? A BLAZE at a debris site in Abaco yesterday in this image posted to social media has sparked fears more waste will burn and put the health of residents at risk as temperatures rise approaching summer. See PAGE TWO for the full story.
INFANT LEFT DEAD IN 3-CAR COLLISION AN INFANT is dead following a traffic accident in New Providence yesterday. Police said they received reports of the accident shortly before 9am, which occurred at the intersection of Prince Charles Drive and Soldier Road. On the arrival of Traffic Accident Investigators, it
was discovered the incident was a three-car collision. The vehicles involved were a silver coloured Honda Civic, a burgundy 2011 Suzuki Solio van and a white Suzuki Swift, which had left the scene before officers arrived. SEE PAGE TWO
‘SWITCHING BANKS HAS TO BE MADE EASIER’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas must make it easier for customers to switch banks and thereby boost competition, a senior banker agreed yesterday, as he likened the current process to “giving birth”.
Gowon Bowe, of Fidelity Bank, said transferring accounts to another financial institution will be made much easier if it became accepted practice that a Know Your Customer allclear provided by one bank was accepted at all others.
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ACTION NEEDED TO HALT NURSES EXODUS LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams says as many as 60 nurses have left the public healthcare system since the start of the year because of low staff morale and unresolved labour issues. In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, the BNU president described the loss of healthcare workers as disheartening and predicted
AMANCHA WILLIAMS there will be more resignations from the nursing workforce in the days ahead.
She also appealed for the government to meet with the union to resolve outstanding issues that are affecting staff morale. Chief among these problems is the workers’ labour contract, which expired in 2020, according to Ms Williams. “We are waiting to go the table for our industrial agreement because we’re losing too many nurses to America, Canada and the UK.”
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STATESIDE PUTIN’S DREAM OF A RUSSIAN EMPIRE AS WAR BEGINS IN UKRAINE
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