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Attorney General says trust Christie over deal details By KHRISNA VIRGIL Deputy Chief Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net  AMID questions surrounding which “worldclass hotel and casino operator� will acquire Baha Mar and the concessions awarded to bolster the deal to open it, Attorney General Allyson MaynardGibson, QC, said there is no need for concern, adding that Bahamians should “trust� that negotiations are being handled by the “capable hands� of Prime Minister Perry Christie. Despite the prime minister divulging some details of the deal including payment of money owed to contractors and workers among other things, public discourse
FAMILY IN TEARS AS MAN IS SHOT DEAD IN FREEPORT
following his announcement on Monday night focused on his failure to give specifics on the deal’s concessions and the lack of a clear indication of the operator set to buy the $3.5bn project. He also was not specific regarding the development’s opening date, only saying that its doors were expected to open no later than the end of winter 2017. However, in responding to questions from The Tribune yesterday, Mrs Maynard-Gibson defended Mr Christie insisting that despite the lack of key information during his address, he remained focused on acting in the best interest of Bahamians.
TOURISM CHIEF TO SHOW EFFORTS IN FIGHTING ZIKA
By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net A DAY after health officials confirmed three additional cases of the Zika virus in New Providence, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said his ministry has ramped up its marketing machinery to convey the message that The Bahamas is doing all it can to guard against the spread of the virus. There are four confirmed cases of the virus in the country, all of them in New Providence The West End and Bimini MP said his office is working closely with both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment SEE PAGE SIX
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FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis accused the Christie administration yesterday of using its time-worn tactic of “smoke and mirrors�, hitting out that “secrecy and lack of transparency� have clouded the deal to complete the Baha Mar project. Dr Minnis also questioned the timing of the government’s announcement on Baha Mar, which came just hours after the country was downgraded
by international rating agency Moody’s. Insisting that the announcement was proof that the government was trying to hide “suspicious deals�, he called the lack of specificity troubling given the high stakes that hinged on the resort’s success. “It is apparent that the embattled Prime Minister Christie and his PLP government are once again trying to use smoke and mirrors to hide the broken promises made by the PLP,� he said. SEE PAGE THREE
By NICO SCAVELLA Tribune Staff Reporter nscavella@tribunemedia.net  TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has urged residents living in areas affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year to pay attention to weather warnings, as severe flooding is expected in those islands from tomorrow morning. The islands she warned to be on alert are Long Island, Ragged Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Mayaguana and Inagua. Her statement came after weather forecasters said a strong tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands has a 50 per cent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone through Thursday as conditions become more conducive near Hispaniola and the southern Bahamas. SEE PAGE SIX
FNM SAYS BAHA MAR DEAL IS ‘SMOKE AND MIRRORS’ By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
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THE MOTHER of the victim in tears crying for her son yesterday.
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By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net A MAN was shot dead in Freeport on Tuesday, pushing the homicide count on the island of Grand Bahama to 13 this year. Police received reports of gunshots heard in the Fawcett Lane area and on arrival discovered the lifeless body of a man on the side of the road. Inspector Terecita Pinder reported that the victim had sustained gunshot wounds to the body. SEE PAGE EIGHT
OFFICIALS remove the body from the scene in Fawcett Lane, Freeport.
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MAN ACCUSED OF INVADING HOMES AND RAPING VICTIMS By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court concerning three home invasions and sexual assaults. Randy Brown, alias Raymond Rolle, appeared before Magistrate Saboula Swain facing three counts of burglary, two counts of rape and a count each of attempted rape and robbery concerning three incidents between May and August of this year. SEE PAGE EIGHT