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Volume: 122 No. 222, October 10, 2025
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SEBAS: I’M ‘READY TO SERVE’ FT CHARLOTTE Bastian: I’ll step aside from gaming business for PLP nomination
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian says he is stepping aside from his gaming business as he pursues the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) nomination for Fort Charlotte, declaring he is “ready to serve” as the party prepares its slate of candidates for the next general election.
His comments came after he was interviewed by the PLP’s Candidates Committee at the party’s headquarters yesterday. Mr Bastian arrived to cheers from supporters gathered outside the PLP headquarters, some shouting, “Sebas is the man for Fort Charlotte,” as he made his way inside. After his interview, Mr Bastian said he was SEBAS - SEE PAGE TWO
CRICKET CLUB REPORTS REVENUE Church group to protest OIL EXPLORER LAWSUIT THREAT DROP OVER ONLINE ALLEGATIONS over Pride Week march OVER LICENCE RENEWAL DELAYS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THE manager of the Cricket Club Restaurant and Pub says business has fallen by about ten percent after a wave of social media allegations accusing the long-standing Nassau establishment of mistreating staff — claims that labour inspectors have so far found
no evidence to support. Manager Dominique Smith said the backlash has hurt the restaurant’s reputation, even though it has also drawn new customers curious to see the business for themselves. “A lot of people have questioned our reputation,” she said yesterday. “They have questioned our BACKLASH - SEE PAGE SEVEN
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net TENSIONS are mounting ahead of tomorrow’s Pride Week march, as a church group plans a counter-protest on the same day at the University of The Bahamas, raising fears of confrontation. The “Human Rights
March,” organised by members of the LGBTQ community and allied groups, is scheduled as part of Pride Week activities. Organisers say the event is about equality and visibility, not sexual expression. But Churches United in Christ, led by Prophetess Pastor Dr Patrice Smith, PRIDE - SEE PAGE FOUR
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net AN oil explorer is now threatening to sue the Government over the four-and-a-half year delay it has endured in waiting for its Bahamian licences to be renewed. Challenger Energy Group, the former
Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC), this week warned it is exploring “legal remedies available against the Government of The Bahamas” after failing to obtain an answer over whether the licence renewal application will be granted. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
Hospital approval a ‘foregone conclusion’ THE TRIBUNE’S NEXT ISSUE WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 ENJOY THE HOLIDAY! By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
NEARBY residents yesterday described as “a foregone conclusion” the swift preliminary approval granted to New Providence’s new hospital by the Town Planning Committee. Despite homeowners in nearby communities voicing fears that flooding, noise pollution, increased traffic and a higher risk
of crime made the Perpall Tract site inappropriate for the $285.25m hospital, the planning regulator yesterday announced it has granted the preliminary go-ahead within just three days of the public consultation and hearing. “We were pretty certain they were going to be in favour of it,” Barbara Hepburn, president of the Grove West Homeowners Association, said. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
A CONCEPT drawing displayed on the wall during a townhall meeting on the proposed new hospital on October 6.
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