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COURT ORDER FOR FNM LEADERS Party vice-chairman granted injunction on Pintard and Sands By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Supreme Court has granted an injunction against Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard and party chairman Dr Duane Sands after legal action was filed last year by FNM vice chairman Richard Johnson who was suspended from attending FNM council meetings. The March 5 ruling states Mr Pintard and Dr Sands are “hereby restrained” from prohibiting and interfering with Mr Johnson as he carries out his duties as FNM vice chairman.
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FEARS AS ISLANDS TAX ON PROPERTY ‘INEVITABLE’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Family Islands are bracing for the “inevitability” of real property tax being levied on Bahamian owners, it was revealed yesterday, amid “frustration” that preparations for such a move are holding up real estate sales. Daphne DegregoryMiaoulis, Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president, told Tribune Business that she and other residents were “preparing” for an imminent end to the decades-long waiver that has exempted all Bahamian-owned property in the Family Islands from paying this tax. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF $10M FRAUD By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
The ruling further notes this includes, but is not limited to, his attendance and participation in all Executive Committee and Central Council meetings organised by the FNM. In November, Mr Johnson sued Mr Pintard and Dr Sands after he was banned from attending council meetings, which he claimed violated the party’s constitution. He is also seeking some $500,000 in compensation for general or exemplary damages concerning the suspension which stems from allegations that he “acted contrary to the interests of the party, its SEE PAGE THREE
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard seen here speaking Tuesday night at the Centreville constituency meeting. Photo: FNM
DAVIS: RCI WORK TO START SOON
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said Royal Caribbean International will break ground on its $110m beach club project on Paradise Island “almost immediately”, telling reporters his administration approved the project in part because tourists need more attractions. In 2020, while in opposition, it was reported that Mr Davis declared that a PLP government would cancel any lease granted
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis to RCI for Crown land to develop a beach club on the western tip of Paradise Island. The pledge drew
criticism from the Minnis administration, which was in power at the time. However, after the Progressive Liberal Party won the 2021 general election, officials said Mr Davis was seeking a compromise in the Crown land row. Yesterday, Mr Davis said his administration has ensured that Bahamians have more involvement in the controversial project. “We approved the
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ACCUSATIONS that a foreign contractor may have “fleeced” homeowners in Abaco’s high-end Baker’s Bay community of up to $10m are likely “only the tip of the iceberg” due to the absence of construction industry regulation. Schumacher Homes Operations, in a complaint filed in the southern Florida federal court on March 2, 2023, alleged that the Bahamian-incorporated contractor and its US-based principal, Brian Dickens, had “stolen millions”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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