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‘DON’T DEPORT MY CHILDREN TO HAITI’
US resident says her daughters, ages 9 and 11, held by Immigration By LETRE SWEETING lsweeting@tribunemedia.net A HAITIAN mother who is a resident of the United States is calling on the government to release her children who were allegedly taken into custody by the Department of Immigration while they were attempting to travel to America in what was a suspected smuggling operation. In a letter addressed to Labour and Immigration Minister Keith Bell on Monday, the attorney
for Clairnise Louis, the mother of two children of Haitian descent called for the Department of Immigration to release her two girls into the custody of relatives in The Bahamas as there is no one to receive them in Haiti should they be deported. The children are 11 and nine years old and were born in The Bahamas to Ms Louis and Haitian fathers. Ms Louis was also born in this country to Haitian parents. SEE PAGE THREE
PLP SHOWS CHEQUE FOR BERMUDA TRIP PAYMENT THE Progressive Liberal Party released a copy of a $24,000 cheque to the Public Treasury it said reflected payment from the organisation for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’s recent trip to Bermuda. The FirstCaribbean International Bank cheque is dated October 21, 2022 in the amount of $24,750. This comes amid controversy and after calls
from the official opposition for the government to be transparent and reveal the documentation that shows who paid for the October 19 trip. Mr Davis left Bermuda on October 20. In a brief statement issued last night, the PLP said it wanted to make the payment public and added that it will “continue to share records of the SEE PAGE THREE
WELCOMED WITH A WATER SALUTE AFTER about two years of no international commercial flights, San Salvador welcomed Air Canada back wih a water salute yesterday as guests of the newly reopened Club Med arrived. Tomorrow, Air Caribe will arrive from Paris bringing more guests. Photo: OPM
$1.5M HOLE IN ACCOUNTS OF ROBERTSON: WE PUT A STOP BROKER USED AS FBI ‘BAIT’ TO SYSTEMIC BTVI PROBLEMS By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
AUDITORS for a Bahamas broker/dealer once used as “bait” by the FBI refused to give its last accounts a clean bill of health because they were
unable to verify the existence of $1.5m held with other financial institutions. This, and BDO Bahamas’ inability to confirm a $1.2m “adjustment” to realised losses, are among disclosures made by courtappointed liquidators. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) immediate past president yesterday said “egregious systemic deficiencies” that resulted in
staff being “disciplined” had been cured during his time in office. Dr Robert Robertson, responding to the Auditor General’s BTVI audit, said management had put an end to cash payments - “especially on the Family Islands”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
TOUGH TIMES - BUT PEOPLE STILL GAMBLING By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
DESPITE high inflation that has left many Bahamians scraping to make ends meet, people are still gambling, said one pioneer of the gaming industry. Craig Flowers, FML Group of Companies owner, told The Tribune yesterday that the gaming industry is one of the last industries he believes will feel the impact of inflation. Mr Flowers explained
CRAIG FLOWERS that gaming is a form of entertainment for many people who need an escape.
“Inflation is directed mostly towards people not being able to find the necessary funds for their basic needs. So, when we have this type of situation that exists, gaming is another form of entertainment,” he told this newspaper. “It’s very difficult for people to compromise, the one thing that they look forward to, at the end of any week, or any hard day at work. The average person wants to go and cut back on SEE PAGE SEVEN
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ALICIA WALLACE: BE ALERT FOR THE WARNING SIGNS OF FASCISM
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