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HAYWARD: I’M NOT A PAPER BAHAMIAN GBPA co-chairman defends his Bahamian identity as Davis says he did not question it By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Digital Editor aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE dispute between the government and the Grand Bahama Port Authority has taken a more personal turn, with GBPA Co-Chairman Rupert Hayward defending his family’s Bahamian identity in an open letter to Prime Minister Philip Davis. In a pointed written response, Mr Davis said
he has not questioned Mr Hayward’s nationality and accused the Port of seeking to place a private company above the elected government. Mr Hayward said he was motivated to issue the letter over the characterisation of his family in the wake of a partial arbitration award in the long-running dispute over administrative fees tied to the Hawksbill Creek GBPA - SEE PAGE FIVE
Composite photo showing Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis (left) and GBPA co-chair Rupert Hayward with the Grand Bahama Port Authority building in the background.
‘He was a blessing’: Mom grieves TRUMP TEASES CUBA ‘DEAL’ over five-year-old drowned son AS IRAN TAKES PRIORITY By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net NEARLY two months after her five-year-old son drowned in Abaco, Laurel Dean said grief still ambushes her without warning. Some days are
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manageable. Others are not. Maximus Rolle, who was autistic, was reported missing shortly after 1pm on January 12. He was later found in seawater along the back road in Murphy Town. Officers, assisted by a concerned citizen, pulled him GRIEF - SEE PAGE THREE
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PRESIDENT Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that a deal with Cuba may be imminent, though his efforts are on Iran in the meantime. Speaking in the White House East Room during an event celebrating the
Major League Soccer champion Inter Miami team, he told co-owner Jorge Mas, whose family is from Cuba: “You’re gonna go back" and added, “That’s going to be a great day, right?” Without providing details, Trump said, “We’re going to CUBA - SEE PAGE FOUR
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