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LAWYER WARNS ON GOODMAN SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTARY By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A VETERAN lawyer yesterday called on critics of the recent decision for Kofhe Goodman to be retried concerning the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer to read the entire Court of Appeal judgment before their hasty actions and angry comments result in a permanent stay of a retrial. SEE PAGE FIVE
Bosses: Sandals jobs response is knee-jerk By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation Chairman Gowon Bowe yesterday cautioned the government against fast tracking labour laws in a “knee-jerk response� to the shock mass redundancy action by Sandals. Mr Bowe said the Chamber was extremely concerned about the onemonth timeline proposed by the Labour Department to bring “emergency legislation� that would criminalise mass redundancy without
government consultation. Calling the government’s proposal a “food for thought document,� Mr Bowe called for a mature and thorough consultation process that drew from proper analysis not “sentiment or gut feeling,� pointing to the growing “violent� negative reaction to the proposal from the business community. “In order to properly deliberate any type of consideration that is going to be far ranging, there needs to be the timelines in order to permit it to be done,� he said. SEE PAGE THREE
SHOOTING VICTIM DIES IN HOSPITAL FROM WOUNDS A MAN died in hospital of his wounds early yesterday after reportedly being shot in the Union Village area on Friday night. A family member confirmed to The Tribune last night that Antone Arty, aka “TP�, was pronounced dead around 1am Sunday. He was believed to be have been shot multiple times about the body. When contacted by The Tribune last night, head of the Central Detective Unit Chief Superintendant Clayton Fernander confirmed the man’s death.
Last Monday, the 27-yearold son of National Congress of Trade Unions of the Bahamas President John Pinder was shot multiple times and killed while playing video games in his Hillside Park home after a gunman or gunmen opened fire through a window. He has been identified as John Pinder Jr. On Friday, police said two people were taken into custody in connection with Pinder’s homicide. The homicide total for the year now stands at 70, according to The Tribune’s records.
YOUNGSTERS getting a free haircut at a back-to-school jamboree hosted by Golden Isles MP Michael Halkitis yesterday. The event included food, games, hair plaiting, provision of school supplies, scholarships and a more for students in the constituency. See page eight for more photographs. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff
BANNISTER RAISES CONCERNS AS CHILDREN HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
FORMER Minister of Education Desmond Bannister yesterday expressed concern that thousands of children set to return to classrooms today will face shortages in teaching staff and uncompleted repairs,
with some schools being in such a “woeful state� that they pose a danger. Mr Bannister, the Free National Movement’s candidate for Carmichael, called on Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald to publicly state the number of teacher shortages in each public school throughout the islands.
Last week, Mr Fitzgerald acknowledged his ministry’s concern over the “unexpected� applications for early retirement from over 100 public school teachers this year. Mr Fitzgerald said 119 teachers applied for early retirement this year, which, for him, was a “big number� by the ministry’s standards
that came “unexpectedly� to officials. He also indicated that the ministry has seen “a number� of teachers give notice of their intent to resign within the last two weeks and that he expected “more unforeseen resignations� to occur before the start of the new school year. SEE PAGE EIGHT
MINNIS PUSHES FOR MORE PM: GOVT HAS BEEN TOLD CLARITY ON AGREEMENTS BAHA MAR BUYER’S NAME FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has again called for full disclosure from the government in the Baha Mar matter, questioning what “side letter agreements� the Christie administration made with Chinese officials to remobilise the stalled resort. Dr Minnis referred to aspects of the original Baha Mar deal negotiated by the
first Christie administration that he said did not come to light until the FNM won the 2012 general election and uncovered the details. He questioned if concessions agreed to by the government in connection to the new Baha Mar deal would remain hidden unless the FNM won the next general election.
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By TANEKA THOMPSON Tribune News Editor tmthompson@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said he and a government delegation that travelled to London, England, to meet with investors last week were informed about the identity of the anticipated buyer for the beleaguered Baha Mar resort, however he said he could
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not name the group because of the delicate stage of negotiations. His comments were aired on ZNS News last night and came about a week after he suggested on a local talk show that the government did not yet know who the prospective buyer of the $3.5 billion resort is. SEE PAGE SIX