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Representative for North Abaco released last night after being in custody LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish was released by police last night after turning himself into officers in Grand Bahama for questioning earlier yesterday. Chief Superintendent of Police Chrislyn Skippings, the press liaison for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, said the PLP MP turned himself in at around 5.25pm and was accompanied by his lawyer. Last night, sources confirmed that the MP had been released from custody. Police have not said whether they intend to charge him with a crime.
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PHA report: woman who died was ‘acutely ill’ By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE Public Hospitals Authority said a woman who complained in a viral video about her rapidly deteriorating platelet count was “acutely ill” and died “despite all the efforts by the clinical team, including nursing, physicians, and laboratory staff”. The PHA said tests concluded the woman — Kenise Symonette-Darville —had B cell lymphoblastic leukaemia, an aggressive and fast-growing cancer SEE page Three
taxi drivers to get ‘code of conduct’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Mr Cornish, 48, recently announced plans for a “Grill and Chill” event in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, due to be held tomorrow. He has recently attended House of Assembly sittings and other government events. A first-time parliamentarian, he defeated Senator Darren Henfield in the September 2021 election and is the parliamentary secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in Abaco. He previously worked at the Water and Sewerage Corporation as a senior serviceman. Although he has kept a low public profile as an MP, he has been vocal about shanty towns on Abaco, calling them a cause for concern.
North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish.
authorities Traffic are planning a shake-up of the taxi industry’s regulatory regime that will require drivers to sign-up to, and abide by, a “code of conduct” with an announcement on fare changes due as early as next week. Lanecia Darville, the Road Traffic Authority’s chairman, told a Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) board of directors meeting that the regulator agreed with the sector’s call for professional standards to be imposed on taxi franchise holders and drivers - with unspecified penalties for violations - as part of the drive to improve the transportation experience for visitors. FULL Story - SEe BUSINESS
Laroda says nib not facing liquidity crisis BOXING LEGEND MYLES Laroda, state minister with responsibility for the National Insurance Board, wants to assure the public that the NIB fund is not facing a liquidity crisis. Mr Laroda contacted The Tribune yesterday to clarify comments he made during a Progressive Liberal Party Elizabeth constituency branch meeting on Tuesday night. At the meeting, the minister told party supporters that the NIB
Minister responsible for NIB Myles Laroda fund is “basically running on fumes” and can only be stabilised when
the contribution rate is increased by 1.5 per cent for the third or fourth time in the future. He said extending the retirement age, cutting benefits, or combining these two options would not address the problem. Mr Laroda said while he stands by his earlier remarks, he also doesn’t want people to get the wrong idea and believe that
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