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PM CALLS FOR UN REFORM OVER GAZA Davis hits out at veto used to block calls for ceasefire By KEILE CAMPBELL kcampbell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis called for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to be “revamped and reformed” after the United States used its veto power to kill multiple draft resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed. Mr Davis’ comments,
which surprised some yesterday given this country’s relationship and reliance on the United States, came during a joint press conference in Botswana with President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Journalists asked Mr Davis if he agreed with some leaders of African countries that the UNSC, which has five permanent members with veto power, should be reformed. SEE PAGE THREE
PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION UP BY A FIFTH ON LAST YEAR By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
REAL property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target. Simon Wilson, the Ministry of Finance’s financial
secretary, told Tribune Business that sustaining “accelerating” real property tax revenues beyond their traditional MarchApril peak will be critical in determining whether the $131.1m deficit goal set last May remains within reach. The other critical factor was controlling subsidies and transfers to loss-making state-owned enterprises. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
SOARING INTO GB’S FUTURE
THE VIEW of Grand Bahama from a skydive yesterday as a demonstration dive took place ahead of licensing for Skydive The Bahamas. Olivia Pages was one of the first to be able to try out the experience. Photo courtesy of Skydive the Bahamas By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Staff Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas appears set to have its first licensed skydiving operation after a Grand Bahama company conducted a successful demo dive under the watchful eyes of the Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAAB) yesterday. Skydive The Bahamas conducted two safety jumps from 10,000ft that landed shortly after
noon at Taino Beach in front of the Stoned Crab Restaurant. Brian Strong, co-owner of the company, said the CAAB indicated it would sign the “authorisation to give us a permanent licence here in Freeport, Bahamas”. “CAAB said everything went as perfectly as was planned. It was safe and secure,” he added. CAAB officials Delvin Major and Chavez Thomas and the Grand Bahama Port Authority representatives witnessed the dives.
Jumps also will be conducted today, with donations from participants going to the Grand Bahama Children’s Home, according to the company. Mr Strong said his company has been pursuing approvals for ten months and has worked on the project for over two years. Bahamians Olivia Pages, the owner of Stoned Crab, and Ricardo Pierre said their skydiving SEE PAGE TWO
‘Dorian tore my home apart - now MAN ACCUSED OF my new home has burned down’ THREE MURDERS By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net A FIRE destroyed Melva McPhee’s Abaco home on her birthday, five years after Hurricane Dorian tore her previous house to shreds. The 67-year-old was celebrating her birthday in Grand Bahama on Saturday when her daughter called her with the bad news. She said the reality of
MELVA MCPHEE losing her home a second time in five years shook her.
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
“I was sitting at the table having my dinner and I just cry,” she said. She said she lost over $5,000 in furniture and clothes. When Hurricane Dorian destroyed her previous house, she lost photos of her late husband. Now, the fire has burned pictures of her children and grandchildren.
A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly killing three people in New Providence last year. Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley charged Micah Johnson, 33, with three counts of murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
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