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US hits out at China after hospital deal UK also offered funds United to mark - but no reply from Bahamas government 180 years of faith By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Davis administration sidelined a British offer to fund a new hospital and signed a $195m deal with China last week, drawing US warnings about the risks of Chinese investment. The UK High Commission told The Tribune that its proposal, made earlier this year through UK Export Finance, was intended to match or beat
China’s terms on project cost, construction timeline, and repayment conditions. “As well as the terms being competitive to that of the original Chinese offer, British companies had recent experience of building in the region successfully, and these hospitals were built to be fully compatible with European and American-provided medical equipment and European HOSPITAL - SEE page three
PM: rules out change to gaming legislation By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis on Friday welcomed the political ambitions of Island Luck co-founder Sebas Bastian but ruled out changing the law that bars people with
gaming licences from serving in Cabinet. Describing Mr Bastian as a “successful young businessman” with an “innovative mind”, Mr Davis said he believes the entrepreneur could contribute meaningfully to GAMING - SEE page three
A mass in celebration of the 180th anniversary of St Agnes Church yesterday. See PAGE TWO for more. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
A welcome jobs boost in GB as Cable fears Celebration Key opens to fanfare starlink may By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net CARNIVAL Cruise Line unveiled its $600m Celebration Key to more than 8,000 Bahamians this weekend,
offering a first look at what is expected to become one of the region’s most visited cruise destinations and a powerful economic engine for Grand Bahama. More than 500 people are employed at Celebration
Key, with more than 95 percent being Bahamian and over 70 percent from Grand Bahama. Mr Fernandez noted additional jobs are being created JOBS - SEE page five
Two Bahamians believed dead in drug-related incident in Haiti BY LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AT least two Bahamians are believed to have been killed in Haiti — including a well-known Moore’s Island man, The Tribune has learned. However, last night, Bahamian officials were
saying that the reports remained unconfirmed. Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed his ministry had been notified of the deaths, but said officials are still awaiting details from Haitian police. One of the victims is believed to be Shadrack HAITI - SEE page five
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force them out of market By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net Cable Bahamas is warning it may “be forced to exit the market and/ or file for bankruptcy” if regulators fail to ensure it can compete on equal terms with Elon Musk’s Starlink and other satellite providers, arguing that the likes of Starlink enjoy “a significant business advantage” because they do not have to invest in building and maintaining on-ground network infrastructure. FULL story - see business