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‘JUNKANOOERS WANT NJC TO RUN PARADES’ Growing rift among groups as JCNP insists its authority still intact By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net A GROWING rift among Junkanoo groups has cast uncertainty over who will manage this year’s parades, with the National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) claiming majority support and the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) insisting its authority remains intact.
BAHAMASAIR PASSENGERS STRANDED IN US BY IMELDA
Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said yesterday that the NJC approached him after concerns were raised about the JCNP. He said the NJC conducted a poll, claiming a 19 to 2 vote in its favour, though The Tribune was unable to independently verify those numbers. Some groups did not participate in the poll.
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net DOZENS of Bahamasair passengers stranded in the United States after Hurricane Imelda are expected to return to Abaco today, with officials saying this will be the final group to be accommodated from the storm-related disruptions. Bahamasair managing director Tracy Cooper said the airline was unable to bring passengers home earlier because Leonard M
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RESIDENTS LEFT TRAPPED IN HOMES AS STORM HIT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net SCORES of residents in Perpall Tract were stranded in their homes with dwindling supplies yesterday after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Imelda cut off access to their community. Restaurant worker
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Justine Flowers said she was forced to wade through knee-deep water to get to work yesterday, only to be met with indifference from her employer. “I have the pictures and stuff like that. But they ain’t care, they just want you come to work,” she said, explaining cars could not
LAST-MINUTE CUTS BY $37.3M LIMITS DEFICIT OVERSHOOT By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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THE government overTHE LIGHTHOUSE at Paradise Island (formerly Hog Island) received damage to the top portion that shot its 2024-2025 full-year houses the light during the passage of Tropical Storm Imelda. Photo: Toby Smith deficit target by just $9.1m thanks to last-minute revisions that cut its first-half ‘red ink’ by $37.3m and enabled it to hit Budget goals. The Ministry of Finance, yesterday unveiling the By NEIL HARTNELL if the Government had their legal fight after the Government’s fiscal perTribune Business Editor allowed his $3m project to more than two centuries’ formance for June and the nhartnell@tribunemedia.net proceed. old lighthouse - first struc- full Budget year, revealed Toby Smith, principal of ture cruise passengers that the fiscal deficit only THE Bahamian entre- Paradise Island lighthouse and watercraft see as they exceeded initial projecpreneur battling to restore and Beach Club Com- approach Nassau Harbour - tions by 13 percent to close Paradise Island’s light- pany, urged Prime Minister suffered a fresh blow from at $78.9m compared to the house yesterday argued Philip Davis KC to partner Tropical Storm Imelda. originally-targeted $69.8m. that its lantern would with him and “let’s get it never have been destroyed done” rather than continue FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
Smith calls on PM to work with him to fix Paradise Island Lighthouse
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