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By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net FORMER FNM Leader Tommy Turnquest said he does not believe Dr Hubert Minnis has the “leadership ability” or the “personality” to defeat the current administration in the next general election. Speaking with The Tribune on the sidelines of the official launch of Loretta Butler-Turner and Dr Duane Sands’ campaign, Mr Turnquest said he supports the former for party leader because she “has what it takes to take the party to the next level” and “is comfortable in her own skin.” “I have been intimately involved in the FNM since
Dr Minnis remained tightlipped on the future of opposing FNM MPs if he succeeds in his leadership bid, however, stating only that the party will do what it has to do to rescue the country from the Progressive Liberal Party. He added that he was pleased by the outpouring of support displayed at his rally at Christie Park on Wednesday night. SEE PAGE SIX
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‘IT’S NUMBER OF DELEGATES, NOT CROWD SIZE THAT COUNTS’
By KHRISNA VIRGIL Deputy Chief Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said the number of those attending the two Free National Movement leadership campaign launches does not matter because the decision of who will ascend to the party’s top post comes down to its 410 delegates. The MP, who is rivaling FNM leader Dr SEE PAGE SIX
SPEED AND SEATBELT WARNING AFTER MAN KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
THE SMASHED wreckage of one of the vehicles involved in yesterday’s collision. By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net A MAN in his twenties is dead and two others are in serious condition in hospital after a head-on collision early yesterday morning. The fatal traffic accident took place shortly after 7am on Tonique Williams Darling Highway and police suggest that speed was a “significant factor” in the
crash and that none of the victims was wearing seatbelts. Superintendent Craig Stubbs, head of the Traffic Division, said the accident involved a white 2002 Honda Accord and a black 2004 Honda Coupe. “The 2002 Accord was travelling west on Tonique Williams Darling, near Christie Avenue, and the black 2004 Coupe was travelling east when for un-
known reasons the black vehicle entered the westbound traffic lane and collided with the white Honda Accord,” Supt Stubbs said. “The driver of the black vehicle was attended to by EMS personnel on the scene but was pronounced dead. The driver of the Accord was taken to hospital in very serious condition with significant damage to his legs and upper torso. “The passenger of the
black vehicle was also rushed to hospital with significant trauma to the upper body, legs, arms, and face. He is also listed as serious.” Supt Stubbs said from the physical evidence gathered at the scene, it is evident that speed played a significant factor in the crash. He also noted that none of the three victims was wearing a seatbelt. SEE PAGE TWO
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FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that the high energy and turnout at the launch of his leadership campaign was testament to a growing momentum that will propel him past the party’s upcoming convention to secure a general election victory in 2017.
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1981,” the former minister of national security said. “I have been on the council from then. I have been in practically every sphere of the FNM and I know the inner workings of the party. I have seen the good in the FNM and the not so good in the FNM.” “The FNM has always been made up of a group of different persons. The job of a leader has always been to bring those groupings together. It has never been an easy job and unless you make an effort to bring those persons together you will not be a good leader and Dr Minnis has failed to do this. Minnis did not (do) his job as leader successfully and I think the party SEE PAGE SIX
MOMENTUM FROM LAUNCH ‘TO BRING VICTORY IN 2017’ By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
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By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunmedia.net
THE Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) held its first graduation ceremony yesterday, a milestone for the controversial project that Prime Minister Perry Christie has long said will be at the centre of efforts to usher the country into an era of food security.
Top-ranking officials from every sector of the government came together in North Andros to recognise the accomplishment of 23 graduates. One graduate, Sheri Fountain, said her experience over the past two years “was all that was expected and more.” A disability worker, Ms Fountain enrolled at BAMSI as part of a desire to address food security issues
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