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Volume: 121 No.186, August 22, 2024
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FEARS OVER IMPACT OF $290M HOSPITAL Miller concerned over deforestation threat at Perpall Tract wellfield By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net AN environmental advocate is calling on the government to stop its plans to construct a new $290m hospital, citing concerns over the destruction and deforestation of Perpall Tract Wellfield. Terry Miller,
executive director of The Bahamas Association for Social Health and founder of EARTH Village, told The Tribune yesterday that he has already seen workers marking areas, placing stakes, and cutting roadways through Perpall Tract Wellfield for the 50-acre medical facility, which will
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AccePt PArole system And move on, sAys doAn cleAre
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AS the Davis administration prepares to debate legislation that would allow those sentenced to life in prison to be eligible for parole, Prison Commissioner Doan Cleare said it’s time for the public to accept this and “move on”. His comments came as he addressed concerns from several residents who contacted this newspaper after spotting Kevin Patrick
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rAstAfAriAns seek leGAl helP over cAnnABis Bill concerns
SEE PAGE SEVEN By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell said yesterday the Office of the Attorney General will address concerns about the recently passed cannabis legislation, particularly from the
Rastafarian community. Mr Campbell responded to questions about potential legal action from the Rastafarian community, saying while his ministry hasn’t had further discussions with them, the Office of the Attorney General has been in communication. SEE PAGE FIVE
WITH a return to school drawing close, children gathered at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk on Market Street for a giveaway, with McDonald’s pitching in to send them back to the classrooms with new bags and more. See PAGE TWO for more photos. Photo: Nikia Charlton
‘GBPA disPute not hinderinG investments’ By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has refuted claims that the government’s dispute with the Grand Bahama Port Authority over $350m allegedly owed to the administration is hindering investments on the island. His comments came in response to remarks from
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell. a GBPA spokesman who suggested that the dispute
increAse seen in uniform AssistAnce APPlicAtions By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrusssell@tribunemedia.net
is “unhelpful” and a distraction preventing investments in Freeport. While in Grand Bahama yesterday, Mr Mitchell dismissed these claims and accused the GBPA of trying to exert public pressure on the government and turn Grand Bahamians against the PLP administration. “I find this, the PLP finds this an incredible statement
THERE has been an apparent increase in applications for help with school uniform costs this year, according to the Department of Social Services. Charlamae Fernander, acting director of Social Services, noted that in 2023, 651 households in New Providence and 572 households in Grand Bahama applied for the uniform assistance programme, totalling 1,223 households. She said the statistics were
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