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Volume: 121 No.192, August 30, 2024
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WITHOUT A HOME FIVE YEARS LATER Abaconians in trailers since Dorian facing eviction by October By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net DOZENS of Abaco residents in government trailers meant as temporary housing after Hurricane Dorian are facing eviction by the end of October, including a struggling mother of five who is still searching for a permanent home.
The notice comes as the country prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Dorian, the deadly category-five storm that killed more than 70 people and displaced hundreds. Machanttie Stuart, 59, expressed uncertainty about where her family will go. SEE PAGE THREE
NO NEED FOR VALLEY BOYS TO CHANGE NAME TO PARTICIPATE By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH the Registrar General’s Office has required that the “World Famous Valley Boys” drop the Valley Boys name from its title, Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller said the group will
not have to change its name to participate in the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades. The Valley Boys has broken into two factions. Trevor Davis, interim chairman of one faction, registered his group as a non-profit organisation. Brian Adderley, the leader SEE PAGE SEVEN
THE SIGNING ceremony in Grand Bahama yesterday as a $665m heads of agreement was signed for the Grand Bahama Shipyard’s transformation project. Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
Government signs $665m HOA for GB shipyard transformation project By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE government signed a Heads of Agreement for the $665m Grand Bahama Shipyard transformation project yesterday, a project designed to position The Bahamas as “a global
leader in ship repair”. Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis highlighted the critical importance of the shipyard’s redevelopment for Grand Bahama, saying it will create over 1,000 full-time permanent jobs for Bahamians within the next five years. He also projected that
the shipyard, once operational, would generate an economic output of $350m. “This investment will repair crucial infrastructure, catalyse the island’s economy, and reaffirm this very special island’s prominent role in the maritime SEE PAGE FOUR
MITCHELL DOWNPLAYS CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred Mitchell deflected Michael Pintard’s challenge to disclose the PLP’s financial donors and downplayed the possibility of introducing campaign finance laws this term. “Let me put it this way,”
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he told reporters, “I’m not getting into any games with the leader of the opposition over this. “There’s only one issue which is before us. The issue is, does he support the people of The Bahamas and his constituents versus the Grand Bahama Port Authority? “The issue is not who got what donations and who got SEE PAGE THREE
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