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Volume: 120 No.79, April 26, 2023
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new buIldIng CanCelled as It would be ‘a bad look’ EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said the Davis administration cancelled the new multi-million dollar Central Bank headquarters because building it would not look good following the COVID-19 pandemic — an explanation former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis called “flimsy”. Dr Minnis accused the Davis administration of wasting the $12m spent on the project. The Central Bank appeared excited about SEE PAGE FIVE
Fuel RetaIleRs optImIstIC but HalkItIs says no CHange to Come EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
POLICE inspect murder scenes at Mini Street (top left) and Montgomery Avenue (right) yesterday where two men on bail were gunned down within minutes of each other. Police are still investigating and could not confirm if the murders were related. Photos: Austin Fernander
Two men murdered in separate incidents By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net TWO men on bail were killed moments apart in separate incidents in New Providence yesterday, bringing the murder total for the year to 43. Around 2.30pm, one victim was
shot in the Minnie Street area while the second victim was killed in Flamingo Gardens. The killings came a day after Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander revealed that up to April 23, serious crimes decreased by 28 percent compared to the same period in 2022, with murders declining by 16 per cent.
ShotSpotter technology alerted police to the incident in Minnie Street, off Wulff Road, where they found the body of a 23-year-old man lying in the street with multiple gunshot injuries to his upper body. The man was reportedly driving north on Wulff Road when a small white van pulled across the
path of his vehicle. A man got out of the van with a handgun and opened fire. To evade the shooter, the victim got out of his vehicle and tried to run, but was pushed to the ground by the suspect and shot. The suspect fled in an unknown direction. SEE PAGE THREE
THE Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association’s (BPRA) president expressed optimism yesterday about resolving long-standing issues affecting gas retailers even as Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis reiterated the government would not change fuel or tax margins to accommodate them. Raymond Jones told The Tribune that retailers are waiting to hear from the government after meeting officials recently. “Nothing has changed,” he said. “I mean, we’re optimistic, and we’ll wait to SEE PAGE FOUR
RCI dIsmIsses aCtIvIsts’ envIRonmental ConCeRns By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A SENIOR Royal Caribbean executive yesterday argued that fears guest density at its $110m project will “decimate” western Paradise Island “are not necessarily rooted in consistency”. Jay Schneider, the cruise giant’s chief product and innovation officer, told Tribune Business that
RCI dismissed Colonial Beach density concerns environmental activists were complaining about the number of passengers the Royal Beach Club will
accommodate yet supporting the much higher per acre number that Bahamian entrepreneur, Toby Smith, is allegedly targeting for his neighbouring venture. Responding to concerns that the Colonial Beach area will be unable to handle several thousand Royal Beach Club guests per day, he said: “We expect that if we take the annual participation throughout
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