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Volume: 120 No.102, May 30, 2023
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GAS DEALERS WANT 30 CENT INCREASE Association: Govt discussed change to fuel margins By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net PETROLEUM retailers say they refuse to become “paupers” as they intensify demands for a 30 cent per gallon margin increase which they have been seeking to obtain from the Government since April 2022. The Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association said it has been negotiating an adjustment in the gasoline
and diesel margins with the Davis administration for the past 13 months despite the government’s public stance that it will not agree to such an increase because it would also raise the cost of fuel for motorists and businesses. The association said it agreed to wait for global oil prices to drop from their Ukraine invasion peak before any margin changes were implemented.
TWO DEAD IN WEEKEND OF VIOLENCE
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By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net TWO men were murdered in separate incidents over the weekend, bringing the country’s murder count to 47 for the year. The first incident occurred around 11.30pm on Friday in the area of Hospital Lane. A 20-year-old man was allegedly accosted by two armed men who emerged from a southwestern track road and opened fire on him. Police were alerted to the incident via Shot Spotter technology. Upon arriving,
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RCI UNVEILS CONSULTATION OVER BEACH RESORT PLAN By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net ROYAL Caribbean International has released its first public consultation report for the Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island - answering questions on issues such as wastewater treatment. The document’s release
comes as the company prepares another public consultation on June 8. The first report was completed in 2021. The supplemental consultation period comes as critics question the project’s environmental impact. Numerous questions were submitted to RCI,
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MAN’S LEG IS NEARLY SEVERED IN AURA CLUB
A LITTLE girl waves her flag during the 50th on Bay Street Festival. The free street festival featured food vendors, music and more. See PAGE 2 for more pictures. Photo: Austin Fernander
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CLINT WATSON MOVING TO ZNS By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net CLINT Watson is expected to step down as press secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister to become the new general manager of ZNS, according to two sources familiar with the matter. One source said the change would be confirmed as early as Thursday.
PRESS secretary Clint Watson In January, Mr Watson told reporters he was working with the state broadcaster as it goes
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrrolle@tribunemedia.net
through an “improvement and upgrade” in its news department. He would replace current ZNS acting general manager Andrew Burrows. The reason for the leadership shift has been the subject of speculation among some. One ZNS board member, who declined to speak on the record because of
FESTIVITIES at the Aura nightclub in Atlantis ended abruptly on Sunday night when a reveller suffered a gruesome injury that left his foot partially severed. A video sent to The Tribune showed a man in distress on the club’s floor as a woman carefully held his foot in her hand, trying to prevent an even worse injury. An eyewitness recalled hearing a woman screaming for help before seeing
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