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‘No more public details on probe’ Commissioner says no more statements in corruption case By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Digital Editor aturnquest@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander has advised that police will not release any further statements regarding their investigation into voice notes that allegedly captured a quidpro-quo arrangement
BPL Outages expected in nassau today, SAYS MINISTER
between suspects, a lawyer, and the former head of the Criminal Investigations Department. His statement comes amid public calls for more details about the status of the probe. Free National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands recently criticised the police
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net RESIDENTS in several areas of New Providence will experience power outages today as Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) conducts overhead maintenance, according to Energy and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis yesterday. BPL announced the planned outages on its Facebook page, listing areas including Marathon Road,
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Minister promises gradual decline on electricity bills By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net ENERGY Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said Bahamians can expect a gradual decline in their electricity bills as efforts continue to introduce cleaner, cheaper fuel and more efficient generators. Her comments follow
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public complaints about high electricity costs despite the new Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) rate structure, which took effect on July 1. Under the revised plan, residents no longer pay for the first 200 kWh of electricity used each month, eliminating the previous SEE page four
A statement from Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander yesterday advised that there will be no further statement regarding the investigation into voice notes that indicated a quid-pro-quo arrangement between suspects, a lawyer and former head of the CID.
‘RBDF troops in pre-deployment phase for Haiti’ By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said Bahamian troops are currently in the predeployment phase for their mission to Haiti and added that their specific role will be determined once all agreements are finalised. “At this point we are in pre-deployment phase,” he
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said. “We have been asked to provide the management
Pinder: middle ground found on cannabis’ religious use By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
talent and there is a certain number of people that will go. When all the agreements are worked out, we will know what the specific role of our troops will be,” he said. Due to security concerns in Port-au-Prince and ongoing negotiations with Haiti and Kenya, he said specific details will be limited. He added: “I can’t say
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says there has been “constant communication on the cannabis bills” after reports that the Rastafarian community is considering legal action on the issue. Mr Pinder said last night the government believes it has “established an appropriate middle ground on how we will treat religious use like marijuana and cannabis in the framework”.
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