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Butler-Turner hits out after Sandals blow By KHRISNA VIRGIL Deputy Chief Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net  LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner has questioned whether the Christie administration was “content� in accepting the termination of more than 600 Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort employees, as she blamed the government’s “incompetence� and “laissez-faire� approach for the country’s unemployment issues. Mrs Butler-Turner also castigated Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller over his comments to The Tribune on Tuesday, when he said that the union representing the redundant workers should
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“carry their ass.� She said this “abusive� language should be condemned by Prime Minister Perry Christie. The shadow minister of labour also accused Mr Christie of showing “utter disregard� for the employees and their families because he has remained silent on the matter. She said this situation coupled with the “belligerent and incompetent� manner in which the unopened Baha Mar resort was handled is proof that the government has little respect or regard for Bahamian workers or the well-being of their families. SEE PAGE SIX
THE government will be closely monitoring innovations at Sandals and its rehiring process in a bid to hold the resort accountable to its “promises� after more than 600 workers were fired this week, according to Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson. Mrs Maynard-Gibson was hesitant to confirm whether any action will come from her office in response to the resort’s
redundancy move - elements of which Minister of Labour Shane Gibson had termed “illegal�. Meanwhile, Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort released a statement yesterday saying more than two-dozen workers were on site Wednesday conducting repairs. A hotel official stressed that while no resort wants to close its doors and inconvenience staff and guests - in this case the property “had no choice�. SEE PAGE SIX
By NICO SCAVELLA Tribune Staff Reporter nscavella@tribunemedia.net  AN elderly man was found by his granddaughter hanging from a tree in the yard of his Palmdale home yesterday morning in what police have said is an apparent suicide. Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander, officerin-charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), said the deceased was discovered shortly after 10.30am hanging from a rope tied to a tree in the backyard of his Murphyville Road home off Rosetta Street. The man appeared to be in his early 70s, police said Chief Supt Fernander said that according to preliminary inquiries by police, family members went out yesterday morning, leaving the deceased home alone. When his granddaughter returned, she could not find him. SEE PAGE TWO
BELL AIMS TO BECOME SECURITY MINISTER
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net STATE Minister for National Security Keith Bell said he hopes he will be promoted to the senior position and become minister of national security if the Progressive Liberal Party wins the next general election. “If God has it so, yes, absolutely,� he said in response to a question from The Tribune about the matter. “In the next administration I hope (to become it).� His remarks came as he confirmed that he will be ratified tonight as the PLP’s candidate in the Carmichael constituency. SEE PAGE 11
ATTORNEY GENERAL: WE WILL MONITOR SANDALS CLOSELY By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
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PEDRYA Seymour competing in the 100m hurdles final in the Olympics last night, where she finished sixth but set a new national record as she finished behind a clean sweep of the medal positions by US runners. See Sports for full coverage of the Olympics.
ANGER AS DOLPHIN CALF ‘SEPARATED’ FROM MOTHER AT BLACKBEARD’S CAY By NICO SCAVELLA Tribune Staff Reporter nscavella@tribunemedia.net  LOCAL environmental activists are up in arms over the alleged separation of a dolphin mother and her recently born male calf at Blackbeard’s Cay, an “unconscionable� act they claim will adversely affect the health and lives of both
creatures. Sam Duncombe, director of ReEarth, along with Kim Terrell, a retired zoologist who worked in The Bahamas for years, both condemned the alleged premature weaning of a dolphin calf on the Balmoral Island facility, further charging that the “outrageous� separation of the two, just under three months after the
calf’s birth, could result in death for the dolphin calf. They called on the government to intervene on the matter, with Ms Terrell stressing that something must be done soon before “this little male dolphin dies due to the stupidity of taking him from his mom before he can survive.� SEE PAGE 17
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OFFICERS WHO WORKED 12-HOUR SHIFTS TO BE GIVEN TIME OFF By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
THE Christie administration has decided to give time off to hundreds of active police officers who worked 12-hour shifts in 2013 and 2014 and to give financial compensation to officers who worked overtime during that period but have since retired, according to Wayne Munroe, attorney representing the Police Staff Association in the matter. SEE PAGE 11