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‘HOUSING PLAN JUST ISN’T FAIR’
Turnquest’s challenge to PM’s pet project on affordable homes FORMER Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest has criticised Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ housing programme for western New Providence, calling the legislation to facilitate it “inherently discriminatory” and open to a court challenge. The East Grand Bahama MP said the Access to Affordable Homes (Amendment) Bill, 2021 would create concessions for one group of people to the “ultimate exclusion” of others who have equal barriers to homeownership. He urged the government to reconsider the initiative. “This bill is extremely
worrisome to me as it is inherently discriminatory on many fronts, though well intentioned,” Mr Turnquest said during the budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday. “Every citizen of The Bahamas is an equal taxpayer and has an inalienable right to enjoy equal benefits provided by the state. This bill, however, seeks to carve out benefits for a specific group to the ultimate exclusion of other groups equally as disenfranchised when it comes to the affordability of land and construction.
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
THE Minnis administration, which came to power promising to right-size the civil service after the Christie administration hired scores of people, has made at least 2,402 people permanent members of the civil
service and has promoted more than 1,600 people throughout government since taking office. During his contribution to the budget debate yesterday, Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle also revealed that despite the fiscal woes caused by COVID-19, in SEE PAGE THREE
DISAPPOINTED WITH GOVT OVER MARIJUANA BILL
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FAMILY INSIST ADRIANA IS HERE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
DESPITE a belief from immigration officials that a missing Cuban woman drowned at sea after the boat she was on capsized, a relative of the migrant says the family has reason to believe she is still alive and being held at a local immigration facility. SEE PAGE FIVE
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A MODEL OF SUCCESS A SUCCESSFUL photo shoot in The Bahamas with local models, commissioned by a Jamaican artist, has inspired the Choice Model Management agency to expand its operations from all major US cities into Nassau and the Caribbean region. See today’s Weekend section for more.
PORT AUTH. IS ‘ALL TAKE AND NO GIVE’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority-commissioned report on Freeport’s revival is “all take and no give” and is “highly unlikely” to be supported by the Government, an attorney blasted yesterday. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
‘EMERGENCY ONLY’ AT OVERCR0WDED SHELTER DIANE PHILLIPS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMAS Humane Society is pleading with the public not to surrender animals this month unless it is an “emergency situation” as the shelter is overwhelmed with animals and has no more space available. The shelter is also calling on people to spay and neuter their animals to deal with overpopulation and abandoned pets.
A CROWDED puppy shelter at the Bahamas Humane Society. In a Facebook post, BHS asked people “who are considering surrendering their cats or dogs to keep their pets a little longer.”
“We are swamped with animals and do not have space for any more animals right now,” the post said. “We anticipate being full for most of the month of June. We can help you by providing food and emergency medical aid, and can put you on a priority list for when there is space. Perhaps we can help and guide you so that you may decide not to give up your pet.” SEE PAGE TWO
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THERE WAS NO ONE QUITE LIKE SYLVIA MUNRO
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