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MINISTER: I’M NO CHEAT Coleby-Davis denies social media claims and calls for probe By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net ENERGY Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis filed a complaint with police against social media personality Brittany Harris, accusing her of criminal libel. In a letter to Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander, Ms Coleby-Davis’s
Coleby-Davis Clarifies bPl’s POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net ENERGY Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis clarified in the House of Assembly that Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is not renting two newly commissioned turbine
engines to improve power reliability. “It is a power purchase agreement which includes the cost of fuel and the capacity, not a rental,” she told Parliamentarians while discussing the new agreement between BPL and SEE PAGE THREE
attorney, Owen Wells, said Ms Harris defamed his client by falsely accusing her in a recent social media post of engaging in corrupt practices while in office and participating in extramarital affairs. Mr Wells said her claims were untrue and fabricated to tarnish Ms Coleby-Davis’s reputation SEE PAGE THREE
JOBETH Coleby-Davis speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
Govt breaks ground on new $6.8m clinic in Mangrove Cay, Andros By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net RESIDENTS of Mangrove Cay, Andros, could soon have access to healthcare that could eliminate the need to travel to New
Providence for basic medical services, as the government broke ground for a new medical clinic valued at over $6.8m yesterday. The clinic, located near the Clarence A Bain International Airport, will cover 14,460 square feet and
feature hurricane-impact windows, an attached morgue, a standalone medical waste building, and emergency service cottages. It will offer a wide range of medical services, including SEE PAGE FIVE
STILL NO ANSWERS ON HEALTHCARE FUND AUDIT By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net TWO years after Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville announced that the government’s catastrophic healthcare fund would be audited, details about the fund are still unknown. In recent budgets, the Davis administration
allocated $10m as a catastrophic healthcare fund to help Bahamians who need costly healthcare services. The administration has not revealed how much has been spent, how many people have benefited, and how eligibility or the application process is determined. In July 2022, Dr Darville SEE PAGE FOUR
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville
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RESORTS WORLD bimini ‘never been Close’ TO BUDGET By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net RESORTS World Bimini’s financial performance has “never been close” to budget projections in 15 years, its minority owner is complaining, as the property suffers under an annual $57m debt servicing burden. The financial plight of Bimini’s major hotel was the focus of Board discussions as representatives of RAV Bahamas, had “ever encountered these kinds of financial numbers” during his 40-year career in the hotel industry. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS