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Volume: 121 No.183, August 19, 2024
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FNM PROMISES BANK REFORMS Pintard said he would expand Central Bank fee assessment abilities By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net MICHAEL Pintard said the FNM would reform the banking regime in the country if elected to power, expanding the Central Bank’s ability to assess fees and preventing unjustified “junk fees”. He accused the Davis
administration of “idle talk” and “handwringing” over the issue, noting that Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has repeatedly railed against banking issues, but the government has not taken action. “The Free National Movement remains deeply concerned about the SEE PAGE FOUR
MP SAYS SORRY AFTER CAR PICTURED IN DISABLED SPOT By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net STATE Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal Lisa Rahming apologised after her government-issued vehicle was photographed in a disabled parking space on West Bay Street. Ms Rahming, the former
Feeling the rhythm at Goombay
State Minister for Social Services and Urban Development, said her aide was responsible. She called the action “careless” and contrary to her values, emphasising that it disrespected the rights and dignity of the “differentlyabled community”. “As a minister of state, SEE PAGE FOUR
SCENES from Goombay Summer Festival 2024 where revelers, food vendors and performers took over downtown Nassau on Firday. See more photos on PAGE TWO. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Man killed in Bimini complained to COURT HEARS family of trouble with jealous worker FINAL CLAIMS IN BAHA MAR $1.5BN CASE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
DAYS before his tragic death, James Sands complained to his family that his alleged killer was jealous of
him and had been causing trouble at work. Sands, 32, affectionally known as “Boo” from Abaco, was shot dead on Thursday afternoon at Fisherman’s Village Marina in Bimini, the island’s first
murder of the year. Sands, who had just turned 32 on August 8, had relocated to Bimini for work only weeks before his demise. SEE PAGE SEVEN
Hanna Martin: We’re encouraged by test results By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net EDUCATION officials defended the country’s latest national exam results amid criticism that they painted an overly positive image of students’ performance. The Ministry of Education released the results from the Bahamas Junior
MINISTER of Education and Technical and Vocational Training Glenys Hanna-Martin Certificate
(BJC)
By FAY SIMMONS Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net
the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams during a press conference on Friday. During the question and answer period, a reporter described the results as dismal — an “annual crisis” — and urged other reporters to avoid being “hoodwinked” by the
THE New York legal clash between Baha Mar’s main contractor, China Construction America (CCA), and Sarkis Izmirlian involving claims of fraud and breach of contract wrapped up with the contractor claiming that debt led to a $1.5bn loss and not construction delays - a claim contended by Mr Izmirlian’s legal team.
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