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FNMS ‘CHOSE MOSS - BUT GOT HENFIELD’ South Beach branch criticises leaders for ignoring its choice BY LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net EXECUTIVES of the Free National Movement’s South Beach Constituency Association have criticised the party’s leadership for ignoring their candidate recommendations for the upcoming general election, saying they were completely
“caught off guard” by the party’s decision to ratify Darren Henfield for the seat instead. Several executives, speaking to The Tribune anonymously yesterday, claimed the association sent two letters to party officials endorsing former Senator Jamal Moss as their SEE PAGE THREE
BTVI STUDENTS UPSET OVER STRICT GRADUATION RULES BY LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AS the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) prepares to hold its graduation ceremony this week, some students are voicing frustration over the institution’s “strict” graduation rules and criticising what they describe as a
dismissive response to their concerns. Among their chief complaints are the two-guest limit per student at this year’s ceremony and a ban on celebratory items such as whistles, horns, and cowbells. Philip Knowles, a soonto-be business graduate, SEE PAGE FOUR
FNM leader Michael Pintard greets former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on the sidelines of yesterday’s Beat Retreat on Bay Street. For more photographs, see PAGE THREE. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Minnis: I am the leader this moment requires BY PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net AMID ongoing speculation about his political future, former Prime
Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told his Killarney constituents on Friday that he won’t be “pushed aside” when there’s still work to be done—declaring himself the leader “this moment
requires”. Dr Minnis made the remarks while addressing longtime supporters at Twisted Lime, where he officially launched what he called the “Killarney Strong
Movement”. While he did not confirm whether he intends to run as an independent or under the Free SEE PAGE THREE
Mitchell: FNM rollout WOMAN KILLED AND CHILD event ‘unimpressively flat’ INJURED IN TRIPLE SHOOTING By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred Mitchell has criticised the Free National Movement’s (FNM) unveiling of its first slate of ratified candidates for the next general election, describing the event
as “unimpressively flat” and its leader as “not ready to govern”. In a statement on Friday, Mr Mitchell accused FNM leader Michael Pintard of dominating the selection process, alleging he hand-picked a “buggy load of recycled rejects” and SEE PAGE THREE
ONE woman is dead and a woman and a child are injured after a shooting on Sunday night. The shooting took place shortly before 10pm opposite Columbus Primary School in the Wulff Road area. Police said that one woman had died of her
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injuries at the scene, while two more had been taken to hospital for treatment – one woman and one boy. Police press liaison Chief Supt Sheria King, speaking at the scene, said that the three victims were at a residence on the porch SEE PAGE FOUR