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‘PM WON’T GET OFF THAT EASY’ Minnis pledges to ‘keep digging’ on details of Bahamas Moorings deal By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net AN ex-prime minister yesterday warned Philip Davis KC that “he won’t get off that easy” over the Bahamas Moorings deal as he pledged to “keep digging” into the now-terminated lease agreement. Dr Hubert Minnis vowed to maintain the pressure on
his successor, who he said needs to “brace himself” for a barrage of further questions over the 21-year deal that would have effectively privatised all viable anchorage and mooring sites in the Exumas by granting a monopoly to a private company whose principals have strong connections to Davis administration insiders.
CHINA: BAHAMAS PART OF US SURVEILLANCE STRATEGY By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net A CHINESE cybersecurity report has listed The Bahamas among countries allegedly used as part of a covert surveillance strategy by the United States and its intelligence-sharing allies. The 91-page report, released yesterday by the
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China Cybersecurity Industry Alliance, details the workings of “IRRITANT HORN”, a surveillance programme previously exposed in 2015 through documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The programme, allegedly operated by the Five Eyes alliance — comprising SEE PAGE THREE
STUDENTS of Summit Heights Preparatory perform on stage during the E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival adjudications in Grand Bahama yesterday. Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
Man’s abduction sentence sparks 400 POUNDS OF debate over changing age of consent ROCKET DEBRIS RECOVERED BY SPACEX By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
WOMEN’S rights activist Alicia Wallace has pushed back against calls to raise the age of consent, arguing
instead that The Bahamas must ensure teenagers who are legally allowed to have sex can also access reproductive healthcare without barriers. Her comments come in response to public backlash
over the sentencing of 26-year-old Ale x Simmons, who was convicted of abducting a 17-year-old girl but was not charged with a sex-related offence. SEE PAGE FOUR
CHAMBER: NEW HOLIDAY WOULD STRAIN BUSINESSES By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is urging lawmakers to reconsider a proposal to create a public holiday in honour of former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling, warning that the move could strain
businesses already burdened by high costs. Their statement came after Progressive Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell announced on Monday that he had presented a draft resolution to the PLP caucus proposing that Sir Lynden’s birthday — or a date near it — be declared a national holiday. SEE PAGE THREE
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ROUGHLY 400 pounds of debris — mostly lightweight silica tiles — have been recovered near Ragged Island following the March 6 explosion of SpaceX’s Starship 8 rocket, the Office of the Prime Minister said yesterday. OPM said the debris is being transported to the United States for disposal, with all clean-up costs covered by SpaceX. The company launched the operation under the supervision of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) and environmental consultants SEE PAGE SEVEN