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Settlement offer for prison chief Commissioner reviews proposal from govt to bring lawsuit to an end By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter Ebowleg@tribunemedia.net SIDELINED Corrections Commissioner Charles Murphy is reviewing an Office of the Attorney General offer to settle a lawsuit he brought after the Davis administration sent him on administrative leave in 2021. Commissioner Murphy’s lawyer, Romona Farquharson Seymour, said the offer comes before a trial
set for July. She said the offer –– which she did not disclose –– appears serious and is in keeping with the OAG’s awards to other prominent officials who sued the government in recent years. “We obviously consider our case unique because you know certain aggravating situations have occurred,” she said. “This wasn’t just the run-of-the-mill (case
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A PROMINENT lawyer said the Davis administration’s reason for declining to disclose settlement awards is unjustified because lawyers share information among themselves. Since the Progressive Liberal Party came to office, the Office of the
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net Grand Bahama businesses and residents yesterday said it was “amazing” that the island’s new water regulatory regime appeared to have been implemented almost two weeks before they were warned of imminent rate hikes. Speaking to Tribune Business, after the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) confirmed it had approved the rate increases sought by its Grand Bahama Utility Company affiliate, they said this calls into question whether there was any real intent to have a true public
Bain awaits Appeal verdict on investment repay order By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
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Attorney General has settled high-profile lawsuits brought under the Minnis administration. Still, officials have repeatedly said disclosing the settlement sums would prejudice ongoing negotiations and proceedings. However, Attorney Romona Farquharson Seymour said this ignores
GB residents unhappy with GBPA over rate increase
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‘No need to keep size of awards a secret’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter Ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
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PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis appealed for support in the fight against climate change yesterday while addressing a roundtable hosted by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) in the United Kingdom. See story PAGE 3. Photo: BIS
LINCOLN Bain is awaiting the Court of Appeal’s verdict about his application to appeal to the Privy Council to overturn a decision related to a failed investment deal. Sir Michael Barnett, president of the Court of Appeal, heard arguments as to whether Bain has the right to appeal to the Privy Council after the Supreme Court decided he had failed to properly invest or return Zinnia Rolle’s funds under an agreement both parties had signed. SEE page seven
Consul General Al Dillette Dies at home AL Dillette, The Bahamas’ Consul General in Toronto, died at home in his official residence on Monday night. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said “we have lost a treasured son, friend, and brother”. “I regret to report the death of Albert King Dillette, known to his friends, including me, as Al Dillette,” Mr Mitchell said. “Mr Dillette died at home
AL Dillette, The Bahamas’ Consul General in Toronto in his official residence in Toronto last evening. He was discovered by
the Consulate General’s staff when he could not be reached this morning. The emergency services with the consulate staff entered the premises and discovered that he had passed away. It appears that he died from natural causes. “For me personally, this is a great loss. We have been friends, confidantes, and colleagues since we were boys. I have spoken to his
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