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Volume: 121 No.145, June 24, 2024
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1 IN 10 PEOPLE WITHOUT A JOB ...but govt says change in survey means figures don’t compare annually By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE unemployment rate hovered around doubledigit territory during the third and fourth quarters of 2023. The rates –– 10.4 percent in the third quarter and 9.9 percent in the fourth quarter –– came after the
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country saw an 8.8 percent rate earlier last year, a 15-year low. However, Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) officials said on Friday that the rates should not be compared because they launched a new series with a new survey design in July 2023. Information
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Prime Minister’s Office has pledged it is “actively addressing” accusations of conflicts of interest and other irregularities involving a confiscated vessel that was forfeited to the Government. Creswell Sturrup, PS in Philip Davis KC’s office, confirmed in a June 17, 2024, letter that the claims surrounding efforts by Kevin Dean to fulfill the terms of a magistrate’s order and repurchase the boat, Silent Prayer, had been “duly noted” and the Government plans to respond “at the earliest opportunity”.
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GOVT WARNS ELEUTHERA FIRM AFTER WATER WOES ON ISLAND By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net WATER woes prevented some Central and South Eleuthera residents from bathing, flushing toilets and living like they are accustomed to, prompting the government to issue a stern warning to Aqua Design Bahamas, the company
responsible for providing the critical service. Central and South Eleuthera Clay Sweeting and State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Leon Lundy said in a joint statement on Saturday that they were disappointed and frustrated by the recent reduction of water supply SEE PAGE FOUR
PM’S OFFICE ‘ADDRESSING’ CONFLICT ON SEIZED BOAT
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THE AIRCRAFT Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) said it has opened an investigation into an incident involving a seaplane that made an emergency landing in Bimini with ten people on board. No injuries were reported. See PAGE TWO for story.
$25K FOR INFORMATION ON GEOVANI’S MURDER By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net FRIENDS of one of the country’s latest murder victims, a man killed at Jet Nassau on Coral Harbour Road, are offering a $25,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of a suspect responsible for his death. Geovani Rolle, 38, was killed after arriving at work
approached and shot multiple times by the occupant of a white Nissan Note. Later, officers arrested a 25-year-old man from Fire Trail Road in the departure lounge of the domestic terminal at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. However, Chief Superintendent of Police Chrislyn Skippings has confirmed that the man was released
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THE SEARCH BEGINS FOR NEXT UB PRESIDENT By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE University of The Bahamas has appointed a presidential search committee to find its next president. UB said its board wants to ensure a seamless transition in leadership after acting president Janyne Hodder’s tenure concludes in June 2025. SEE PAGE FOUR