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Hanna Martin must support RCI decision or leave, says Pintard By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis last night said Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin did not violate the Ministerial Code when she expressed opposing views to the Royal Caribbean project approved by the government. His comments came as the FNM said that Mrs Hanna Martin had to resign under Cabinet rules if she
was unwilling to stand united with her colleagues. Mrs Hanna Martin said on Friday her views have not changed on the $110m beach club project on Paradise Island, saying she did not support it during the Minnis administration and her opinion remains the same. In a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr Davis said: “In recent days, there
WEEKEND SCARRED BY THREE MURDERS
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FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said there should be a “New Providence experience” – and that “we have to exercise the greatest care” in being partial to a cruise line. Mr Christie answered a series of questions from The Tribune on Friday in relation to the approval by
the government of Royal Caribbean’s $110m beach club resort project for Paradise Island. Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin recently said her views have not changed on Royal Caribbean International’s $110m project for Paradise Island. She said she did not support it during the Minnis administration and her SEE PAGE THREE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE PRINCIPAL behind the controversial $5.5bn Oban Energies oil refinery deal, Peter Krieger, has agreed to be sanctioned and pay fines after being accused of defrauding investors in the project of some $5.2m without admitting or denying the allegations.
CHRISTIE: BE CAREFUL ON FAVOURING CRUISE LINES
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OBAN EXEC FINED IN $5.2M FRAUD CLAIM AGREEMENT
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POLICE removing the body of a shooting victim from Montel Heights on Staurday Photo: Moise Amisial
THE CHINA Construction America (CCA) owned entity that developed The Pointe in downtown Nassau purportedly received $3.362m in “gifts or charitable contributions” from Sam Bankman-Fried’s private trading arm in a series of payments between January 14, 2022, and July 29, 2022. FULL STORY- SEE BUSINESS
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THREE men were shot and killed in separate incidents over the weekend, pushing the country’s murder count to 21 for the year, according to the Tribune’s record. The three incidents happened less than 24 hours apart on Saturday, with the last two incidents both taking place around 9.30pm in different locations.
WILTON ANDREWS, one of three men killed this weekend This country’s latest murder occurred shortly after 9.37pm when a man sitting outside his friend’s residence was shot dead in Samson Street, Nassau
Village. Many bystanders crowded in the streets anxiously watching, with some holding back tears as police entered the scene. “The victim was sitting on a scooter on the outside of a friend’s residence. It was during this time, that he was approached by a male who produced a handgun and opened fire on him. This resulted in the
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