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‘WE CAN’T DENY RIGHT TO BAIL’ DEEP DIVE RECORD BREAKER
AG insists law must be upheld despite murder of released suspects LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says he does not believe it will be appropriate for the country to pass legislation that outright denies bail to people charged with murder given a recent Privy Council ruling that declared the matter “unconstitutional”. Mr Pinder was asked to
state his position on the matter after both Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander and National Security Minister Wayne Munroe recently expressed support for keeping people charged with serious crimes in custody rather than being released on bail. The latest crime statistics show that most of the victims killed for the year were out on bail. SEE PAGE THREE
THE Davis administration intends to advance several pieces of legislation over the next six to nine months, including laws addressing finance reform, citizenship issues and medicinal marijuana regulations. There will also be amendments to the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the Public Finance Management Act.
By LETRE SWEETING
PRESS secretary Clint Watson has apologised on behalf of the government to the victims of Hurricane Dorian for the way in which the announcement of the upcoming memorial week was initially made. During the Office of the Prime Minister’s press briefing, Mr Watson clarified that his comments last week, framing the event as a celebration without fully explaining the details of the week’s events, was not meant to offend any of the victims of Dorian. Mr Watson acknowledged that some of his comments may have been offensive, especially to those residents of Abaco and Grand Bahamas who had sustained substantial damage from the passing of the storm. SEE PAGE FIVE
HUNDREDS WILL NEED HELP WITH UNIFORMS
DOWN TO WORK ON LEGISLATIVE AGENDA LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
APOLOGY ON WORDING OF DORIAN WEEK EVENT
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
Attorney General Ryan Pinder yesterday said there were also plans to advance the proposed Nationality Bill, which he said will address the transfer of citizenship of Bahamian men and women. Currently, children born outside of the country to a married Bahamian woman and a foreign man are not automatically granted Bahamian citizenship and thus must apply to receive it. SEE PAGE THREE
FRENCH freediver Arnuad Jerald on his way to a new deep dive record in The Bahamas on August 9 in this image from video. See PAGE TWO for the full story.
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe anticipates the ministry will help over a thousand students with school uniforms this year. During his budget debate contribution in June, the minister said financial assistance for school uniform purchases will be doubled compared to previous years. “What was $400,000 is now $800,000,” he said. The minister added that only $95,000 was spent for uniform assistance from last year’s Budget. “No child will be left behind. No child will not have the support,” he said previously. SEE PAGE TWO
AT LAST - NURSES STRIKE THEIR DEAL TRYING TO By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
AN INDUSTRIAL agreement between the Department of Public Health and the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) was signed yesterday.
Some of the features of this new agreement include a retention bonus of more than $3,000 for nurses depending on certain criteria and various salary increases. Additionally, nurses entering the public healthcare system will begin at a salary of $26,000 per annum
with headroom for up to $30,000. The agreement has a life span of three years and negotiations under the Davis administration took less than three months, BNU president Amancha Williams said. SEE PAGE FOUR
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