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Volume: 123 No. 114, Thursday, May 7, 2026
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PETTY PROMISES 300 CROWN LAND DEEDS Pledge made amid scrutiny over land grants as election nears By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net PLP candidate Sylvanus Petty said the government plans to distribute more than 300 Crown land grants in North Eleuthera, making the pledge at a campaign rally Tuesday night amid scrutiny over how Crown land is being handled during the election season. Mr Petty, the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for North Eleuthera, made
the announcement as he promoted what he described as infrastructure and development gains under the Davis administration across North Eleuthera, including Harbour Island, Current Island, Spanish Wells and Russell Island. “We are granting over 300 Crown land grants in North Eleuthera,” Mr Petty said. “The prime minister promised me that he would DEEDS - SEE PAGE FOUR
MINISTER of Healtth and Wellness Dr Michael Darville along with Public Hospital Authroirty officials cut the ribbon on a new mobile blood bank yesterday. See PAGE SEVEN for STORY Photo: Shawn Hanna
Darville pledges to pass laws for Mitchell blames ‘poor communication’ for advance poll box confusion families abandoning patients By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE Davis administration would pursue legislation to hold families accountable for abandoning relatives in hospital if re-elected, Health and Wellness Minister
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
Dr Michael Darville said yesterday, sharpening the government’s response to a problem he said is clogging public hospital beds and delaying care. Dr Darville has repeatedly raised concerns about “boarders” at Princess BOARDERS - SEE PAGE FIVE
MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville
PLP chairman Fred Mitchell has warned that poor communication from election officials caused “regrettable confusion” over the movement of advance poll boxes this
week, saying the party is being unfairly blamed whenever problems arise in the electoral process. In a May 5 letter written on behalf of his party, Mr Mitchell criticised the “timing and manner of communication” to the POLL - SEE PAGE FIVE
PLP CHAIRMAN FRED MITCHELL
Ingraham targets Sebas Bastian’s potential rise to prime minister By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he had no intention of campaigning against Prime Minister Philip Davis seeking a second term, but changed his mind over concerns about the Progressive Liberal Party’s future leadership. Speaking at a Free National
Movement rally on Wednesday night, Mr Ingraham said he reconsidered after reflecting on what a second Davis administration could mean for PLP Fort Charlotte candidate Sebas Bastian potentially rising to become prime minister. “Now, you know, Brave is my friend. We are on different teams, so we never vote for each other,” Mr INGRAHAM - SEE PAGE THREE
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FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham