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Volume: 121 No.118, May 13, 2024
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CHINA TO FUND NEW HOSPITAL 20-year loan agreed at 2% interest - and work starts this year By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE government is aiming to “break ground” on New Providence’s new $290m hospital by September 2024 after the project was approved for “concessionary financing” from a Chinese state-owned bank. Dr Michael Darville, minister of health and wellness, yesterday
pledged to Tribune Business that the 50-acre facility to be constructed in the Perpall Tract area will be “a Bahamian hospital” after the China ExportImport Bank, the same institution that financed Baha Mar’s multi-billion resort, agreed to fully fund it via a 20-year loan with an interest rate set at just 2 percent. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
POLICE BELIEVE WEEKEND KILLING OF TWO TEENS MAY BE CONNECTED TWO teenagers were killed over the weekend, bringing the murder count for the year to 49. One teen was shot dead on a basketball court at a school on Friday night and the other was shot in his sleep. In the first case, an 18-year-old was on the basketball court with two other men when they were
approached by three men dressed in hooded jackets. There was a confrontation that led the victim to leave the area, but one of the men in the hooded jacket pulled out a gun and opened fire on the group, hitting the 18-year-old. He was taken to hospital by emergency services, but SEE PAGE THREE
TWO volunteers work to secure one of five dolphins rescued from Blackbeard’s Cay. They were taken to Atlanits for care.
Blackbeard’s Cay dolphins rescued GOVT SENDS and taken to Atlantis for medical care FIRE ENGINE TO HELP WITH ABACO FIRES By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
FIVE dolphins were rescued from Blackbeard’s Cay on Friday after it was revealed that eight dolphins
died there since 2018, including five in 2023. The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources said Fiona, Harry, Diamond, Justice and Pigeon were rescued and taken to Atlantis’ Animal Care
facility for further observation, medical attention and continued care. The ministry said more details will be shared during a press conference today SEE PAGE THREE
COUSIN: SUICIDE ‘STORY IS NOT ADDING UP’ By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE family of an influencer who died last week do not believe she committed suicide, insisting the “story isn’t adding up”. Destiny Hamilton, 27, was found in a bathroom around 8.30am last Thursday with a laceration to her
wrist, leading police to classify the death as a suicide. Bennae Beneby-Pinder, 30, insisted yesterday that her cousin would not kill herself as she was full of life and loved living. Ms Beneby-Pinder said Destiny resided in the United States and was visiting Guana Cay, Abaco, SEE PAGE THREE
DESTINY HAMILTON, alleged suicide victim.
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By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A FIRE truck has been sent to Abaco to help battle a major blaze. Chief Superintendent of Police Will Hart said yesterday that while the fire is containable, law enforcement officers were sent from New Providence in case it worsens. Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper visited Abaco on Saturday to survey the situation. Volunteer fire chief SEE PAGE FIVE