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Volume: 112 No.205
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
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Bahamas put on hurricane alert Residents urged to be prepared
By SANCHESKA DORSETT Tribune Staff Reporter sdorsett@tribunemedia.net HURRICANE Matthew is expected to bring strong tropical storm force winds and heavy rain when it passes over the central and southeast Bahamas early next week, with residents being warned to begin hurricane preparations as soon as possible. Matthew formed into a category one storm yesterday, but is expected to strengthen. Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean said that while there are varying projections on how strong Hurricane Matthew will be when it approaches The Bahamas early Tuesday morning, all models indicate that the central and southeast Bahamas will experience strong tropical storm force winds and heavy rains. He said there is the potential for Matthew to become a category two hurri-
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LIGHTBOURN DIFFERENCES WITH MINNIS ‘RESOLVED’
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH he did not get a renomination for his seat, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn - one of the “gang of six” - said his “differences” with Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis have been resolved, telling persons yesterday to “go elsewhere” if they did not support the party’s leadership. Mr Lightbourn reiterated his commitment to the FNM, which he said appeared to be “getting its act together”. However, he seemed to express dissatisfaction with the current process used to select candidates. SEE PAGE SIX
McCARTNEY: DNA IS CHANCE TO START OVER By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney says his party exists as a “chance” for Bahamians to “start over”, claiming that consecutive governments have neglected and disrespected the needs and demands of voters. Taking the stage to deliver the closing address of the SEE PAGE TW0 & THREE HURRICANE Matthew as seen in this image from the GOES East satellite yesterday. cane or stronger during the Island, Acklins, Long weekend. Mr Dean is advis- Cay, Ragged Island, Exuing residents to be prepared ma will be the first group for flooding and thunder- of islands to be impacted storms. SEE PAGE 11 “Residents in Crooked
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Sunset Drive when the occupants of a Honda Accord vehicle pulled up and fired several shots at them before speeding off. One man was pronounced dead on the scene. Four more men
HOBBY HORSE WORKERS MUST WAIT ON PAY By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net
ONE KILLED, FOUR INJURED IN SHOOTING ONE man was killed and four more injured in a shooting last night in Sunset Park. Police said that, shortly before 11pm, a group of men were playing dominoes outside a home on
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THE roughly 200 former Baha Mar employees hired by or through The Hobby Horse Company will have to wait out the ongoing payout process to learn their fate, as Claims Committee personnel deliberate over how best to handle the “precarious” group. SEE PAGE FIVE
were taken to hospital where they were being treated for their injuries received. Police have no motive for the shooting. Officers are seeking the public’s support in solving this incident.
$8M ROAD TRAFFIC SYSTEM TO BE CARNIVAL ORGANISERS SEEK TO INTRODUCED ON OCTOBER 11 CLARIFY PROFITABILITY COMMENTS By SANCHESKA DORSETT Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Road Traffic Department will roll out its new $8m automated system on October 11, eliminating “handwritten vehicle information discs” and stream-
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lining the licensing and registration processes, RTD Controller Ross Smith said yesterday. At a press conference at the RTD’s temporary Thomas A Robinson Stadium location, Mr Smith said the new electronic system will make it easier for persons to license their vehicles and put an end to having to register the same vehicle every year. SEE PAGE SIX
THE Bahamas National Festival Commission has clarified controversial statements from its chairman, Paul Major, who on Tuesday told reporters that Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival was never designed to be a “profit exercise,” stressing that it is focused on reducing government investment and increasing revenue. A statement released by the BNFC yesterday said the commission’s mandate “has always been to
significantly and positively impact” the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). “The nuance between profitability and GDP might sound trite, like a play on words, but the commission would like to assure the public that there is a real difference between the two objectives and it is not a matter of semantics,” the statement said. SEE PAGE SEVEN