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GBPA: WE’LL FIGHT GOVT OVER DEMAND Neither side backing down as Davis aims to go to arbitration By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday blasted the Government’s huge payment demand as ill-founded by arguing that Freeport’s $200m annual tax revenues far exceed what government invests in the city. Freeport’s
quasi-governmental authority, hitting back at the Davis administration’s $357m reimbursement claim, promised to “robustly defend” itself and its owners against such a demand and voiced optimism that it will be “firmly” defeated both in arbitration and, potentially, in the court system if required.
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PM: IT IS ‘INTOLERABLE’ THAT GBPA HAS NOT LIVED UP TO DEAL By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis threatened to begin arbitration proceedings against the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) if it fails to pay more than $300m owed to the government within the 30-day deadline. Mr Davis, who was
addressing a crowd of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters at a party branch meeting in Grand Bahama Saturday night, said it’s “intolerable” that the authority has failed to live up to its obligations under the Hawksbill Creek agreement to facilitate Freeport’s growth. His comments came SEE PAGE THREE
FIREFIGHTERS in North Andros are keeping a close watch on a large forest fire that erupted on the island last week, producing large plumes of thick, black smoke over surrounding communities. See PAGE TWO for story.
“Who would have thought!“ MEETING over tea for the first time in 70 years, two of the nation’s most recognisable matriarchs on both sides of the political spectrum have come together to address some of the more pressing issues facing our nation. Never has the threat of climate change being more present than it is today. This coming together of these two political dynasties is living proof of the reality we are facing. Climate change affects us all regardless of affiliation, colour, economic standing, race or persuasion. FROM left, seated, Dame Marguerite Pindling and Rt Hon Eileen Dupuch-Carron, standing, Leslie Pindling, Adam Darville and Robert Dupuch-Carron.
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BOY FOUND LIVING ALONE ATTENDING SCHOOL NOW By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE 12-year-old boy who was found living alone in a car last year is safe and now attending school, according to Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin. Mrs Hanna Martin spoke to reporters at a press conference for the National School Breakfast Pilot programme. She was asked for an update on the child who was found by school attendance monitors. SEE PAGE FOUR