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PINTARD’S ‘BOLD’ PLAN AFTER LANDSLIDE WIN • Minnis concedes after defeat by 486-163 • PLP hits out at FNM leader as ‘unhinged’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AFTER comprehensively defeating former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis at the FNM’s one-day convention on Saturday, Michael Pintard promised to make
“bold” transformative changes if the party is returned to power at the next general election – vowing to reform land policies, reduce taxes, and improve the ease of doing business in the country. Mr Pintard promised to SEE PAGE TWO
FNM Party Leader Michael Pintard speaks during the 2024 FNM Convention held at Baha Mar on Saturday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
SEE FNM CONVENTION STORIES ON PAGES 2, 3, 4 AND 5
Survivor of HMBS Flamingo sinking SEBAS SHUTS homeless after fire destroys his home AEROPOST By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A SURVIVOR of the HMBS Flamingo attack and his family have been left homeless after a fire destroyed their home over the weekend - and the family is appealing for donations to help rebuild their home of 40-plus years. Retired Defence Force Captain Whitfield Neely,
one of the survivors of the ill-fated attack, saw his family of five’s life changed on Friday afternoon when their 45-year-old home, which he built, was ripped apart by a fire. “Everything he built 45 years ago burned down in 45 minutes,” his son, Osano Neely, told The Tribune yesterday, adding the family is still uncertain about what SEE PAGE SEVEN
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By NEIL HARTNELL and Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporters
CAPTAIN Whitfield Neely spraying water on the remains of his home. Photo: Osano Neely
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SEBAS Bastian last night said his Aeropost logistics business is closing its Bahamas operations because this is the only one of its 30-plus territories “where we did not experience material growth”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS