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Minister reports total of eight virus cases By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net THE number of confirmed Zika cases in New Providence has doubled to eight, with Health Minister Perry Gomez reporting four new cases throughout the capital yesterday. While Mr Gomez stopped short of supplying more details of the new cases, he did indicate that officials were still receiving results associated with the 83 suspected cases reported earlier this month. “I can tell you at this time that we are up to eight cases in New Providence,� Dr Gomez told The Tribune. “I can’t give you any more details on those cases, but you can relay to the public that
ROKER BLASTS LEADERSHIP AS ‘TAINTED’ By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net
FORMER Cabinet minister Loftus Roker yesterday characterised the country’s political leaders as a “tainted bag of apples,� contending that the nation was now paying the price for years of unchecked corrupt practices by elected officials. SEE PAGE SIX
MITCHELL LAUNCHES BID TO SECURE FOX HILL VICTORY IN 2017 ELECTION
there are now eight confirmed cases in New Providence.� Dr Gomez said that health officials would provide more information on the four new cases in the coming days. Both Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell and Pinewood MP Khaalis Rolle have urged residents in their communities to take the necessary precautions to prevent mosquito bites after Zika cases were confirmed in both areas. The Bahamas reported an initial case of the virus on August 10 in a mane who had recently travelled to Jamaica. The man is a resident of Pinewood Gardens, officials have said. SEE PAGE SIX
FITZGERALD SURPRISED AT BAHA MAR CONCERNS By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday he is surprised by the “level of unhappiness� some Bahamians have expressed at news that the government has struck a deal with the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) to pay creditors and employees of Baha Mar and to restart work on the resort. In the wake of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s announcement of the deal last week, reactions have
been mixed. Some have expressed relief and gratitude while others have knocked the Christie administration for not disclosing key details about the agreement. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet yesterday, Mr Fitzgerald said he was “privileged, honoured, humble and grateful� to be asked to participate in the negotiations. Asked how much of his time was consumed by the negotiations, he said: “All of my time for the last six weeks.� SEE PAGE THREE
FRED Mitchell speaking last night at the Faith Mission Church of God at Fox Hill Road South and Davis Street, as he launched his reelection bid ahead of the 2017 general election. See page two for more. Photo: Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff
SANDS ENDS BID TO WIN BAIN AND GRANTS TOWN MORE than a month after he announced that he was suspending his election campaign in the Bain and Grants Town constituency, Free National Movement member Leonard Sands announced that he has officially ended his candidacy. “There are times in life when we have to evaluate what is really most important at that time,� Mr Sands
posted on his Facebook page. “As I arrive at this place in my political life many will have much to say about my decision and many will be disappointed. I must, however, remind those persons that many are the plans of man, but it is the Lord’s will that shall prevail.� SEE PAGE TWO
GOVT ‘NOT CONSIDERING ARAGONITE APPLICATIONS’ By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
ENVIRONMENT Minister Kenred Dorsett said yesterday that his ministry is not considering any applications for aragonite mining in Andros at this time. His statement came amid evidence that a company is
pursuing ways to engage in the activity. The Tribune understands that a private company has had meetings with residents on the island about the matter this month. Aragonite mining is typically a hotbed issue for some Bahamians who don’t believe the government is SEE PAGE SEVEN
PINDER TELLS OF SEEING SON DEAD IN DRIVEWAY By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net  UNION leader John Pinder said yesterday the memory of seeing his son dead in the driveway of their Hillside Park home will haunt him forever. In an emotional interview with The Tribune hours af-
ter his son was murdered, Mr Pinder said it is taking “every bit of strength� he has not to break down and remain a “tower� for his wife and his family. John Jamal Pinder Jr, a father-of-one who turned 27 just seven days ago, was shot multiple times and killed late on Monday night while playing video games in his
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home off Bernard Road. Officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander said the victim was in the living room with several other people when unknown persons shot through a window of the home.
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