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PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis during his 2024 Budget Communication speech in the House of Assembly yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
See stories on pages 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and Business section FNM ‘underwhelmed and disappointed’ over PM’s budget communication By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE Free National Movement is underwhelmed and disappointed by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ budget communication, with the party’s leader, Michael Pintard, calling it much worse than last year’s speech. Mr Pintard said Mr Davis
failed to address several key concerns about the future of Bahamas Power and Light, the cost of living and gender-based violence, calling the communication “another set of disappointing and inadequate policy plans”. Earlier this week, Director of Communications Latrae Rahming said Mr SEE PAGE TWO
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