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Volume: 121 No.120, May 15, 2024
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RESIDENTS CONCERNED OVER $290M HOSPITAL Doctors ask about lack of consultation and how location will be staffed By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net DOZENS of residents voiced their opposition to the construction of a $290m hospital at New Providence Highway during a rowdy town hall meeting yesterday Residents from the Stapledon, Rock Crusher, Dolphin Drive and West Grove communities gathered to discuss their grievances at the Stapledon
school auditorium. Panelists included Health Minister Dr Michael Darvile, Public Hospitals Authority managing director Aubynette Rolle, Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis and Works Minister Clay Sweeting. Dr Gemma Rolle, president of the Medical Association of The Bahamas, said doctors were unaware of the plan and SEE PAGE THREE
COURT AWARDS ALMOST $300K AFTER COMPANY DRIVER HIT MAN By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net GOLF Stream Food Services Limited has been ordered to pay a man $221,000 in damages and $50,000 in costs after its driver struck him in 2016. Kenneth Thompson was 52 when he was struck. In seeking general
damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity, Mr Thompson said he suffered soft tissue injury to the neck, left lower abdomen and lower back, mild traumatic brain injury, post-concussion syndrome, and cervical and lumbar discogenic disease with herniated discs, among other SEE PAGE THREE
SMOKE from a bush fire near Odyssey Aviation is seen from Coral Harbour Rd yesterday. Heavy smoke lead to a closure of Lyden Pindling Ineternational Airport for almost two hours. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Smoke from Coral Harbour fire halts flights at LPIA for nearly two hours FNM’S UPSET AS CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS ARE POSTPONED By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
A FOREST fire in Coral Harbour caused temporary flight disruptions at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and
power interruptions across western New Providence yesterday. Around 11am, LPIA officials urged passengers to brace for flight delays after announcing a nearly three-hour suspension of air traffic control services
due to low air visibility in the area. Local meteorologists told The Tribune the visibility levels dropped below a mile yesterday morning. Videos showed pilots SEE PAGE TWO
CHRISTIE: ROKER WAS A ‘LAW AND ORDER’ PERSON By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie remembered the late Loftus Roker as a “law and order person” known for his commitment to “protecting and preserving” The Bahamas. Mr Christie recalled getting to know Mr Roker,
A LOFTUS Roker in 2023
age of 88, in his youth and admiring his capabilities. Mr Roker was known for his strict approach to immigration enforcement. Mr Christie said the former minister had strong opinions which likely influenced Sir Lynden Pindling’s decision to appoint him minister of national security
who died on Monday at the
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By KEILE CAMPBELL kcampbell@tribunemedia.net AS the Free National Movement’s convention nears, more concerns have been raised about the fairness of the process, this time from members of the party’s Fox Hill constituency association. Renathia Lockhart, a chairman candidate, wrote to FNM chairman Dr Duane Sands, expressing concern that the acting chairman of the association is continuing with the election process after being instructed that constituency SEE PAGE FOUR