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Hurricane Matthew caused damage estimated at $600m By KHRISNA VIRGIL Deputy Chief Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net  THE Christie administration yesterday moved a resolution for a loan of up to $150m to defray the costs of this country’s recovery and reconstruction efforts as a result of not only Hurricane Matthew, but for last year’s Hurricane Joaquin. According to Prime Minister Perry Christie, the damages caused by Matthew are estimated at $600m, while Joaquin imposed costs estimated at around $200m. The combined total of $800m as a result of both storms, Mr Christie said, equates to 40 per cent of the national budget or 9 per
cent of GDP. Given the hefty price tag attached to the devastation left behind by both hurricanes, State Minister of Finance Michael Halkitis stressed that it was essential that the government accessed the funds as it was not possible to finance the recovery efforts from the existing budget. “The use of the funds by our preliminary indications is that 60 to 70 per cent of the funds will be used for restoration of public infrastructure which is roads, public buildings, schools, etc,� Mr Halkitis said, “the remainder of the funds will be used for citizen assistance programmes.� SEE PAGE SIX
By KHRISNA VIRGIL Deputy Chief Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net  DESPITE Prime Minister Perry Christie’s previous suggestion that the government may need to “tax some item� to accumulate funds for the country’s Hurricane Matthew recovery and repair, he yesterday back-pedalled from this position insisting that the current tax system is sufficient to raise the money needed for the efforts. Mr Christie was adamant, as he spoke in the House of Assembly, that the Ministry of Finance knew this prior
to Matthew’s arrival as external experts presented the information as part of a specially commissioned study. The Christie administration has been subjected to a wave of criticism over the prime minister’s comments on Monday that the country needed to give serious consideration to a more effective way of financing its losses. During that interview he said it might have been time to consider a “selective approach� to accrue the money by “taxing some item that would be of minimal impact on people�.
RENEW Bahamas yesterday confirmed it has “suspended its services� as the New Providence landfill manager, after shootings, tyre slashings and widespread theft in Hurricane Matthew’s aftermath made operating conditions unsafe. Michael Cox, Renew Bahamas chief executive, told Tribune Business that these incidents, combined with the loss of electrical power in the storm’s wake, had brought landfill operations - especially the revenue-generating recycling activities - to “a grinding halt� for the past three weeks. FULL STORY, SEE BUSINESS
By SANCHESKA DORSETT Tribune Staff Reporter sdorsett@tribunemedia.net  POLICE are investigating a house fire that led to the death of a six-year-old boy in Abaco on Tuesday night. According to reports, police along with the Marsh Harbour Fire Services were called to a house fire, in the Mudd around 9pm and when they arrived they found a single-storey, wooden structure engulfed in flames. Officers quickly extinguished the fire but on searching the building discovered the burnt remains of a child. The body was examined by doctor at the scene and the boy pronounced dead. Police are actively investigating and are appealing to the public in Abaco who may have information that can assist to contact them at 347-2560/367- 3437 on Abaco911 or 919 or the nearest police station.
DEPUTY Prime Minister Phillip Davis accepts hurricane supplies from Courtyard Marriott yesterday, after 105 cases of gallon water containers and 1,300 cases of half litre bottles of water, plus five chainsaws, were given to help out with relief efforts. See page five for the full story. Photo: Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff
TURNQUEST WARY OF URBAN RENEWAL ROLE IN STORM REBUILDING EFFORTS By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
OPPOSITION Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest expressed concern yesterday that Urban Renewal is being used as a campaign tool for the Progressive Liberal Party during Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.
Prime Minister Perry Christie announced on Monday that Urban Renewal is being expanded in the wake of the storm to all constituencies of the country. They will work with area parliamentarians and function like a command centre that will address the issues faced by people in commu-
nities, complementing the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). However, Mr Turnquest said evidence exists that suggests Urban Renewal is too politically compromised to play this role. “If you were to go onto Pineridge’s page,� he said, SEE PAGE FIVE
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SIX-YEAR-OLD FOUND DEAD IN HOUSE FIRE
PRIME MINISTER BACKS AWAY FROM HURRICANE TAX PLAN
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RENEW BAHAMAS SUSPENDES ROLE AS MANAGER OF LANDFILL
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THREE CHILDREN ARE RECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOT
By SANCHESKA DORSETT Tribune Staff Reporter sdorsett@tribunemedia.net  A FOUR-year-old girl is recovering from emergency surgery after she and her four-year-old sister were shot as they sat in a vehicle with three other children late on Tuesday night. Another young girl is also recovering in hospital from injuries sustained during the shooting, but officers say she received superficial injuries from shattered glass during the incident. SEE PAGE TEN