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Teams on alert as hurricane draws near By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia,net
AS Hurricane Matthew takes aim at Jamaica and Haiti, emergency management officials in The Bahamas along with other governmental agencies have ramped up preparation efforts as computer models project landfall in the southeast Bahamas by Tuesday. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Director Captain Stephen Russell said yesterday the agency has been in “constant communication� with administrators in the southern Bahamas over the weekend, working to ensure that those islands are “adequately prepared� for the effects of the category four storm. Personnel in the southern Bahamas have been instructed to “ensure that their facilities are up and running�. SEE PAGE THREE
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that the Free National Movement will suspend all political activities until Hurricane Matthew has
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
BAHA Mar’s secured creditor has acquired the project from its receivers for a sum “substantially higher� than that offered by the top bidder, with the property essentially being sold twice as part of the process. The first sale is from the Deloitte & Touche receivers to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) owned by China Export-Import Bank, the project’s $2.45bn secured creditor, moving the development out of receivership. Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder, in his September 27 ruling, said the bank was only willing to invest the money to complete Baha Mar if it was removed from receivership. Once Baha Mar has been completed, the second sale will occur, with a controlling interest in the SPV being sold by the bank to the intended purchaser. Justice Winder’s ruling does not confirm the identity of Baha Mar’s prospective buyer, but it reveals that its purchase price “remained lower� than that offered by the SPV controlled by the China Export-Import Bank. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
HAPPY to be home - students airlifted by Bahamasair from Jamaica on Saturday night ahead of Hurricane Matthew. Photo: Eric Rose/BIS
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT HURRICANE PROJECTED TRACK & INTENSITY MAP WEDNESDAY PM Nassau
passed. His statement at the FNM’s headquarters yesterday came as the party was expected to ratify as many as five new candidates this week for next year’s general election.
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NAME: MATTHEW TYPE: Hurricane POSITION 24, 75.6 VALID: OCT 5,2016 AT 8:00PM MAX WINDS: 120MPH GUSTS: 150MPH DIRECTION: N, NNW
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MINNIS: SET ASIDE POLITICS UNTIL AFTER HURRICANE By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
BAHA MAR TO BE SOLD TWICE AS COURT PROCESS ENDS
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TUESDAY PM NAME: MATTHEW TYPE: Hurricane POSITION 20.6, 74.9 VALID: OCT 4,2016 AT 8:00pm MAX WINDS: 120MPH GUSTS: 150MPH DIRECTION: N, NNW
TUESDAY AM NAME: MATTHEW TYPE: Hurricane POSITION 18.8, 74.8 VALID: OCT 4,2016 AT 8:00am MAX WINDS: 140MPH GUSTS: 165MPH DIRECTION: N,
MONDAY AM NAME: MATTHEW TYPE: Hurricane POSITION 15.7, 75.1 VALID: OCT 3,2016 AT 8:00am MAX WINDS: 145MPH GUSTS: 175MPH DIRECTION: N,
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SEARCH FOR MAN OVERBOARD AFTER BOAT HIT BY RBDF VESSEL By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
POLICE and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force are searching for a man who disappeared and is feared drowned after his boat was hit by a RBDF Harbour Patrol vessel on Saturday. Christopher Turnquest, 25, was in a 13-foot skiff along with another man shortly after 8pm Saturday in Nassau Harbour, just east of the Potter’s Cay Dock, when the RBDF vessel collided with his, causing the boat to capsize. SEE PAGE SIX
CHIPMAN OUT OF ELECTION RACE, POLICE PROBE AS ACTIVISTS SAY SAYS LEADER DOESN’T WANT HIM THEIR LIVES ARE IN DANGER By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net ST ANNE’S MP Hubert Chipman announced yesterday that he has withdrawn his name from consideration for renomination in his constituency, saying it is clear FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis no longer wants his contribution. While stressing that he has had “differences� with
Dr Minnis in the past, he said political parties committed to democracy routinely have such debates. However, under Dr Minnis’ leadership, these types of disagreements are met with animosity. He also criticised Dr Minnis for not pushing the government hard enough on several issues, including the work of the Public SEE PAGE SIX
A POLICE investigation has been launched into claims by five Bahamians that their lives are in danger because of their political advocacy and that some of them have had to flee the country. A petition made on behalf of Fred Smith, Francisco Nunez, Joseph Darville, Kirkland Bodie and Romauld Ferreira by the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association
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(GBHRA) asks that the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requests that the Bahamas adopt precautionary measures to prevent irreparable harm to their lives. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration said yesterday that “the Government takes seriously any complaint of violation of Human Rights� SEE PAGE 11