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BRAVE’S FIRST ROUND PICKS Davis unveils first ministers who will ‘get things done’ By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net NINE people were sworn in as government ministers yesterday as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ Cabinet begins to take shape. The new ministers include a mixture of
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VAT REDUCTION MAY BE VICTIM OF DOWNGRADE The Davis administration’s pledge to slash the VAT rate to 10 percent has been undermined by Moody’s downgrade of The Bahamas’ creditworthiness, Tribune Business was told yesterday. Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive director, said such a cut would “not hold the line with Moody’s and other rating agencies” that are watching very carefully to see how the new government tackles The Bahamas’ fiscal, economic and COVID-19 crises.
experienced hands and new figures. They are Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Senator Ryan Pinder; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Services Fred Mitchell; Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears; Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe; SEE PAGE THREE
Dr Hubert Minnis on positions he took. There will be an FNM executive meeting held today and a council meeting tomorrow where, according to one council member, party leader Dr Minnis and another FNM member of Parliament-elect will be asked to resign. The Tribune was told a
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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‘CABINET SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN UP’ By TANYA SMITH-CARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright@ tribunemedia.net BEFORE a meeting of Free National Movement executives to map the way forward for the party, a high-ranking council member is blaming Cabinet ministers for not “challenging” former Prime Minister
FACE TO FACE: TEMPLATE FOR SUCCESS – EVEN IN A PANDEMIC
‘TAKE TOUGH DECISIONS NOW - NOT IN TWO YEARS’
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Public Service Fred Mitchell is all smiles during yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony for the new Cabinet at Baha Mar Convention Centre. PHOTO: Donavan McIntosh/Tribune staff
US SETS NEW VACCINE ENTRY POLICY
By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
NEW restrictions coming into force in November in the United States will require all adult foreign visitors who are travelling by air to show full COVID-19 vaccination status. The new Biden administration policy says foreign nationals flying into the country must be fully inoculated and show proof of vaccination before boarding
JEFF ZIENTS, White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
a plane. US officials have not said which vaccines will be accepted under the new policy.
Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, told reporters foreign travellers will also have to obtain a negative COVID-19 test within three days of travelling. However, those international travellers who are fully vaccinated will not be required to quarantine upon their arrival in the US. Mr Zients told reporters the move “follows the science,” adding, “requiring
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AN EX-GRAND Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) counsel has urged the Davis administration to take all “nasty” decisions, such as selling-off loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs), during its first two years in office. SEE BUSINESS SECTION
PETER YOUNG: NEW SECURITY PACT FINDS FRIENDS AND FOES
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