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BPL BILL RISE ‘A NIGHTMARE’ FNM senator: Energy costs rose ‘with no explanation of relief’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net AN Opposition senator last night branded escalating Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) costs “a never-ending nightmare” as homeowners began to receive August bills showing 25-30 percent increases. Michela Barnett-Ellis,
Davis: ‘Seismic’ ruling on climate change effects
who is understood to be seeking the Free National Movement’s (FNM) Killarney nomination, said in a voice note she had been “shocked” by her latest BPL bill and challenged the state-owned energy monopoly’s previous assertion that energy costs would “level off” by early 2024. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
BOWLEG: SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL JUNKANOO AUTHORITY RUNS DEEP By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net AMID the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence’s (JCNP) suspension of all Junkanoo-related activities, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg insists that support for the proposed National Junkanoo
Authority Bill runs deeper than JCNP leaders suggest. Mr Bowleg said yesterday that despite public resistance from the JCNP, numerous Junkanooers and JCNP members have privately voiced their backing for the legislation. “You will find out there are much more persons in Junkanoo DISSENT - SEE PAGE FIVE
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis speaks in the House of Assembly yesterday. By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip Davis hailed a ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday as “seismic” for The Bahamas, declaring it a global acknowledgment that climate change threatens the very survival of small island
nations. “This decision confirms what we have long advocated — that climate change threatens the most fundamental human rights of Bahamians, including the rights to life and personal security,” Mr Davis said. “For The Bahamas and other small island states, this ICJ ruling is seismic.” The ICJ’s advisory
opinion, delivered Wednesday in The Hague, establishes that countries have legal obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that failure to do so may constitute an internationally wrongful act. The ruling transforms what has long been a moral argument into binding SEISMIC - SEE PAGE FOUR
OFFICER ACCUSED OF RAPING GIRL By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A POLICE officer was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Mayaguana last month.
Police Constable 3911 Nigel Brown Jr, 35, was arraigned before Assistant Chief Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on a charge of rape. He appeared calm during the hearing. Brown is accused of raping the teen at a
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WELL-KNOWN ATTORNEY HARVEY TYNES DEAD AT 80 By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
residence in Mayaguana sometime between June 16 and 30. The girl is reportedly known to him. He was not required to enter a plea and was told the case would proceed to the Supreme Court via a
ATTORNEY Harvey Tynes, KC, has died at age 80, leaving behind a storied legal career. Recognised as one of the country’s foremost constitutional law experts, Mr Tynes practiced law for over 50 years through his firm, Tynes & Tynes, earning respect across The Bahamas’ legal community.
RAPE - SEE PAGETHREE
ATTORNEY - SEE PAGE TWO
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