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Volume: 122 No. 83, March 21, 2025
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PM: NO MORE TALK ON MOORINGS ISSUE CONCERNS FOR MANGROVES AS GOVT ALLOWS LAND CLEARING
‘That’s the end of that’ says Davis despite lack of answers over deal By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has dismissed further discussion on the Bahamas Moorings controversy, declaring that the matter is closed and suggesting that no one will be held accountable for how the deal advanced without
the necessary approvals. “The matter has been stopped and it’s cancelled. That’s the end of that,” Mr Davis said when asked for an update yesterday. A 21-year lease, signed by Mr Davis in his capacity as minister responsible for Crown Land, had granted Bahamas Moorings
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) has lifted a cease-anddesist order issued last July to an industrial company, allowing it to resume land development at a site off Queen’s Highway, where mangroves are under threat. DRAVO Bahamas, which is conducting large-scale clearing and development work for the Freeport Harbour Company, was
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ELEUTHERA FIRE BURNING SIX DAYS as residents feeling ‘neglected’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A RAGING six-day fire in Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, has forced residents to battle the blaze themselves due to a reported lack of resources — once again raising concerns about the country’s vulnerability in responding to fires.
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Edranique Thompson told The Tribune that residents feel “neglected” and “overlooked”, having worked day and night to protect their homes and livelihoods. She said the fire broke out near a farmland on Saturday. Since then, efforts to contain it have largely been led by the community. SEE PAGE TWO
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis giving remarks at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday where agreements were signed to facilitate the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Clifton Pier. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
Govt: LNG terminal ‘to save $50m a year’ in fuel costs By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
SIR Franklyn Wilson.
THE government has signed two agreements to facilitate the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Clifton Pier, with officials projecting $50m in annual fuel savings during the project’s first phase.
EMOTIONAL TOLL ON FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND AFTER SUICIDE By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
Government officials did not take questions from the press about the agreements. The first agreement, a Terminal Development and Use Agreement, was signed with New Providence Gas (NPG), a subsidiary of FOCOL Holdings Limited. The second agreement, for LNG supply, was signed
WITH six suicides recorded in The Bahamas less than three months into the year, the growing crisis is reopening wounds for families already grappling with similar losses. For the relatives of Chrishna Stubbs-Stuart, the pain is still raw a year after she jumped to her death from the Paradise Island bridge. Her aunt, Michelle Bethel-Gibson, said hearing of new suicides brings back painful memories and
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