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Party to hold one-day convention to choose new leader on Nov 27 By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Free National Movement’s central council agreed last night to hold a one-day convention on November 27th to settle the party’s leadership contest, according to FNM chairman Carl Culmer. Although the council had passed a resolution last month to host the convention in November, there was controversy last night
THE Free National Movement has criticised the Speech from the Throne, saying the promise to reduce value added tax to 10 percent across the board will lead to a loss of $800 million in government revenue over five years. In a statement issued yesterday, the FNM said the speech contains promises that will mean significant government expenditure, however, there has been
no explanation about how these plans will be paid for. The party also questioned how the government will fund its promised pension increases for senior citizens and catastrophic healthcare at a time when the country’s finances are strained. “The speech fails to address the seriousness of our fiscal situation,” the FNM said. SEE PAGE THREE
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STEPSON SHOT DEAD BY POLICE OFFICER AS HE THREATENS MOM
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A MAN who threatened his mother with a knife during an argument at her home was fatally shot by his police officer stepfather on Wednesday night, police said. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police Audley Peters, sometime before 11pm the young man arrived at his mother’s home off St Alban’s Drive and was let in. SEE PAGE FOUR
when the convention committee recommended a delay in that timeline. Sources said the committee’s recommendation that the leadership race take place on December 4th and not in November was the subject of passionate debate inside the Holy Trinity Anglican Church where the three-hour plus meeting was held. Many members were convinced it was important SEE PAGE THREE
FNM: VAT CUT WILL COST $800M OVER FIVE YEARS
NAUGHTY: SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR FITZGERALD
‘HUGE DREAMS’ SNATCHED AWAY IN SHOOTING DEVANNO WHITFIELD, an employee at Muffler World who was shot dead last week, had “huge dreams”, his mother told The Tribune yesterday, and was planning to attend Florida International University and play American Football. See PAGE FOUR for the full story.
FAMILY ISLAND AIRPORT UPGRADES UNDER REVIEW By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
SOME $400m worth of airport upgrades are under review to determine if the process as designed aligns with the Davis administration’s strategy, a top aviation official said yesterday. Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, told Tribune Business that he and his officials “will have an answer soon”
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper. from Chester Cooper, deputy prime minister, and his team on whether the Grand Bahama and six Family Island airport
public-private partnership (PPP) bidding processes will launch as envisaged by the former administration. Describing this review as a normal procedure any prudent incoming administration would initiate, given the sums of money involved and importance to Bahamian infrastructure and tourism, Mr Cargill said it was “not on the backburner” and officials will “determine the exact course FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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COURT CHAOS AS PROSECUTOR WASN’T APPROVED FOR PRACTICE
By FARRAH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter fjohnson@tribunemedia.net SUPREME Court judge Deborah Fraser yesterday ruled that a rape accused’s voluntary bill of indictment was not valid as it was signed by an African prosecutor who was rejected for practice at the Bahamas Bar. Her ruling could result in several court cases being sent back to Magistrate’s Court if the VBIs the accused were served were signed by Ugandan native David Bakininga or another African prosecutor working in the Department of Public Prosecutions, neither of whom have been approved by the Bahamas Bar Association for practice. SEE PAGE SEVEN
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