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Volume: 121 No.71, March 4, 2024
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FEARS OF BPL PRIVATISATION Unions and FNM Golden Devynne’s raise concerns at possible PPP deals a record breaker By RASHAD ROLLE AND LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporters CONFLICT looms over the future of Bahamas Power and Light as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis vows reforms and the head of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) pledges resistance.
Concrete information about the Davis administration’s intentions is elusive, but Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard claimed yesterday that the government plans to privatise the utility company. He claimed during a press conference that SEE PAGE THREE
DAVIS: CABINET STILL CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO NATIONALITY ACT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net AS many mark March as Women’s Month, it remains unclear when the Davis administration will amend the law to equalise citizenship access for men and women, although Prime Minister Philip “Brave”
Davis said yesterday that Cabinet is reviewing amendments from the Office of the Attorney General. “The attorney general has brought to Cabinet some of the steps that we are considering, and Cabinet is still considering those amendments,” SEE PAGE FOUR
BAHAMIAN Devynne Charlton poses after winning the gold medal setting a new world record in the women’s 60 meters hurdles final during the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. See SPORTS for full story. Photo: Petr David Josek/AP
After unprecedented murder numbers A $200K in January, rate slows in February HELPING HAND FROM ATLANTIS By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
AFTER an unprecedented start to the year, the murder rate dropped significantly last month, though
the country still recorded 29 per cent more killings than it did in February 2023. Seven people were murdered in February 2023 compared to nine last month. Thirty have been murdered this year.
Police and Davis administration officials have stressed that most killings have been retaliatory, not random. Dismantling gangs is part SEE PAGE FIVE
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell
ongoing conversations about the redevelopment of Potter’s Cay Dock. His comments came after a fire on Monday destroyed five vessels at the dock. Asked about the investigation into the fire, Mr Campbell told reporters that the investigation was still active. He said several
ATLANTIS and its partners donated over $200,000 to five non-profit organisations yesterday as the resort continued to celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of its opening. The Bahamas Children’s Emergency, The Salvation Army, Lend a Hand Bahamas, The Bahamas National Trust, and The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas each received $55,000. Diamond-level sponsors
Friday that there have been
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Plans to remove Potter’s cay derelict boats By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell says plans are underway for the removal of derelict boats from Potter’s Cay Dock, stressing that the boats are a safety hazard. Mr Campbell said on
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
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