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Volume: 119 No.232, October 27, 2022
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PM admits PLP cheque did not cover full costs By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was adamant yesterday “that everything will be reckoned” regarding his recent controversial trip to Bermuda and admitted that a $24,750 cheque paid to the Public Treasury by the Progressive Liberal Party as reimbursement did not cover the total of bills for the event. He also told The House of Assembly yesterday that he made a decision that the
government will not pay for any aspect of the trip, despite going in his official capacity as Prime Minister. His comments came after Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard said it was a breach of the law for the government to pay for a political trip, no matter if the Public Treasury was reimbursed. On Tuesday, the PLP released a copy of a $24,750 cheque to the Public Treasury it said reflected payment from the organisation for the trip. SEE PAGE THREE
AIRPORT CHIEF: NO WORRY OVER ADVERTISING PARTNER By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net NASSAU airport’s chief Vernice Walkine yesterday rejected concerns its new advertising partner could run afoul of contract bid requirements and the National Investment Policy. The Nassau Airport Development Company’s president and chief executive said “extensive due diligence”
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DAUGHTERS OF US RESIDENT MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN DEPORTED By LETRE SWEETING lsweeting@tribunemedia.net LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell said yesterday that deportation documents signed several days ago may have included the two minor daughters of US resident Clairnise Louis. This comes one day after The Tribune received a letter addressed to Mr Bell on Monday written by Ms Louis’s attorney asking 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. SEE PAGE TWO
DAVIS: WE’RE LOOKING AT ACTION ON SHANTY TOWNS By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
TRAFFIC VICTIM’S BIGGEST FEAR WAS LEAVING SON ALONE TELIA TAMAR SIMMS, 25, who died in a traffic accident in Grand Bahama on Tuesday. By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS lmunnings@tribunemedia.net THE best friend of a 25-year-old woman who was killed in a traffic accident in Grand Bahama on Tuesday said the victim’s biggest fear was leaving her son in the world without her. According to police, shortly after 5.20pm on Tuesday, officers received reports of a traffic accident involving a grey Dodge Avenger vehicle, driven by a woman and
accompanied by a male child, travelling east on East Sunrise Highway in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The 25-year-old victim who was killed in the accident was identified by her best friend as Telia Tamar Simms. Police said Ms Simms lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree in the centre median. She was examined by Emergency Medical Services and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The child was taken to hospital for medical attention and is listed in stable condition. In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, Mia Collie recalled her last conversation with Ms Simms on Tuesday. “Yesterday (Tuesday) we spoke like we always do and at the end of our conversation we ended with the ‘I love you’s,” she said. Having recently celebrated her 25th birthday SEE PAGE TWO
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his administration is looking at how best to deal with the shanty towns in Abaco that are not covered by an existing court injunction, adding demolition was among the options that can be taken. However, the prime minister was noncommittal regarding whether the country has an immigration crisis saying: “Will I call it a crisis or not? I don’t think we’re there yet, but there are challenges in that area.” Yesterday, as Mr Davis left the House of Assembly, he was asked about the issue. SEE PAGE FOUR
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