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Volume: 121 No.204, September 17, 2024
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GAS MARGIN RISE OF 25 CENTS APPROVED PM does not say when new rate will be effective By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis announced last night that his administration has approved a margin increase for gas retailers, with prices set to rise by 25 cents per gallon for gasoline and 15 cents per gallon for diesel. Mr Davis did not specify
when the new rates will take effect but said the impact on the Bahamian people would not be as severe as in the past. “It is manageable when we look at first of all how our gas prices have declined over the last year and continue to decline, and we expect that gas prices will continue decline through SEE PAGE FIVE
...BUT DAVIS SAYS BPL BILLS TO BE CHEAPER THIS MONTH BY LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said Bahamians will soon see the “fruits” of his administration’s efforts to reform the country’s electricity sector, adding that power bills should start to decline this month. His comments follow public complaints about
Historic hotel collapses into street
high electricity costs despite the new Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) rate structure, which took effect on July 1. Acknowledging the public’s frustrations, Mr Davis said last night: “There was a hit in the bill for July and August but that’s now being corrected. I invite them to look at what is coming for their September bills.” SEE PAGE FIVE
THE HISTORIC Reinhard Hotel collapsed yesterday, sending debris across Baillou Hill Road and destroying a neighbouring home. See PAGE TWO for story. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
‘Public right to be concerned over FIVE OFFICERS probe into corruption allegations’ DEPLOY TO HAITI IN DAYS, SAYS KING By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the public is right to be concerned over the Royal Bahamas Police Force
probe into allegations of corruption. Mr Davis was speaking last night during an interview by Clint Watson on ZNS, his former press secretary and the general manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of The
Bahamas - and spoke about the investigation into controversial voice notes that allegedly reveal a quid-proquo arrangement involving a senior police officer, a lawyer, and two deceased SEE PAGE FIVE
14 POLICE SUMMONED OVER SHOOTINGS By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net ACTING Coroner Kara Turnquest has summoned 14 police officers linked to killings that resulted in adverse inquest findings since May 2023, ordering them to appear on Wednesday for committal hearings before the Supreme Court. She initially issued arrest
warrants for the officers but dismissed those at the request of their lawyer, K Melvin Munroe. The officers were the subjects of inquests that prompted a homicide by manslaughter ruling. One officer was involved in two separate killings. The coroner’s rare action comes a week after SEE PAGE SEVEN
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By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the country is expected to deploy a five-member team to Haiti at the end of the week. He said the advanced team, assigned to the Joint Multinational Security Support Mission headquarters, will be tasked with providing command, planning and logistics support. Their deployment was recently approved by the National Security Council. SEE PAGE FOUR