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Volume: 122 No. 188, August 25, 2025
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‘LAW PARTNERS HELD ME BACK’ Davis: Christie and Ingraham opposed first bid in politics By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has revealed that former Prime Ministers Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie opposed his initial bid to enter frontline politics, a move he says derailed an early promise of a nomination. Addressing a PLP leadership module on Saturday, Mr Davis said Sir Lynden Pindling had pledged him the candidacy for the
newly created Marco City seat in Grand Bahama in the 1970s, according to his speech obtained by The Tribune. That collapsed after a Candidates Committee vote tied and Sir Lynden cast the deciding ballot against him. “I’ll never forget the day I asked him, ‘What happened?’ He replied with his infamous line, ‘Dey ain’ tell you?’ I had no idea what he meant. It turned out that Christie and Ingraham
Hot night at Goombay on Bay
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard yesterday unveiled a ten-point plan to tackle violent crime, accusing the governing Progressive Liberal Party of corruption, failed leadership, and awarding public contracts to people allegedly tied to criminal networks. At a press conference at FNM headquarters, Mr Pintard said Bahamians were living in fear as murders and other violent crimes
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FERGUSON: JUDGE NOMINATION ON PRINCIPLE NOT PENDING CHARGES By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Bjorn Ferguson has defended his initial election as vice president of the Bahamas Criminal Bar, saying the legal community must uphold the principle of
FNM REVEALS TEN-POINT PLAN TO FIGHT VIOLENT CRIME
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innocence until proven guilty, even as he faces criminal charges. Ferguson, who is charged with accessory after the fact to bribery in connection with a high-profile police corruption probe, was elected during a meeting
ZNS GM EYES NOMINATION FOR SOUTHERN SHORES SEAT
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By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
A FIRE BREATHER entertains the crowds of visitors and locals at Goombay on Bay on Saturday night. See PAGE TWO for more photos. Photo: Nikia Charlton
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ZNS general manager Clint Watson is eying the Progressive Liberal Party’s nomination for Southern Shores, The Tribune understands. Mr Watson was among several hopefuls who attended the PLP’s aspirants’ module over the weekend. Also present were Island Luck owner Sebas Bastian, who is interested in Fort Charlotte; Bahamas Aviation Climate and Severe Weather WATSON - SEE PAGE FOUR