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$290m hospital loan ‘this close’ Sears won’t run - as MP hopefuls vie for his spot
Darville confident Chinese funding to be approved soon By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed “we’re this close” to finalising the $290m financing for New Providence’s new hospital even though this was not included in the 2025-2026 Budget. Dr Michael Darville, minister of health and wellness,
told Tribune Business that the proposed loan facility from the China Export-Import Bank, the state-owned Beijing lender that financed Baha Mar’s construction, was not incorporated into the Davis administration’s spending plans because the details were not completed in time for the Budget’s presentation.
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net SEVERAL high-profile figures — including a sitting senator and the head of The Bahamas’ top athletic body — are emerging as names being floated for the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) nomination in Fort Charlotte, according to several sources. Among those whose names are being raised are Barry Griffin, PLP Senator, and Drumeco Archer, president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA). While speculation about
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Killarney and Golden Isles constituencies face changes By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PRESSURE is mounting for boundary changes in the Killarney and Golden Isles constituencies, with Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters insisting that voter parity must be addressed before the next general election.
Although party officials expect changes, no official from the government or the Constituencies Commission has confirmed any changes or even updated the public on their deliberations. Sources close to the matter told The Tribune the commission is expected to meet this week. SEE page three
FNM deputy: My name is cleared
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Major: I did not say that (yes, he did) By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
my tenure,” Mr Cartwright said during his contribution to the budget debate yesterday. “It concluded Madame Speaker in clear, concise and definitive terms, that in my capacity as executive chairman, there was no evidence of actions, activities,
SOUTHERN Shores MP Leroy Major yesterday denied publicly criticising internal dynamics within the Progressive Liberal Party, claiming in the House of Assembly that his remarks in a recent interview were misunderstood and misrepresented. Mr Major’s comments came in response to a Tribune article published on June 4 under the headline “PLP backbenchers don’t get fair play.” In Parliament,
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FNM deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright reads a notice in the House of Assembly yesterday clearing him of charges that were made against him during his time at Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net ST Barnabas MP Shanendon Cartwright says prosecutors have found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing during his time as executive chairman of the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority,
hitting back at long-standing allegations tied to his tenure. “I have been reliably advised that, in October of last year, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions concluded its findings into the inquiry into the operations of the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority during
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