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Volume: 121 No. 240, November 7, 2024
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‘WHY SECRECY ON HIRING EX-CCA VP?’ Minnis questions Davis govt on hire of Liu as ‘special envoy to China’ By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@trbunemedia.net FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has questioned the Davis administration’s secrecy surrounding hiring Daniel Liu, former senior vice-president of China Construction America (CCA), as a “special envoy
Another conflict turns deadly
to China”. Mr Liu, who was prominently mentioned in a New York State Supreme Court ruling that found the Chinese state-owned contractor “actively worked to curry favour with the Bahamian government,” said in his biography that he was appointed as a SEE PAGE SEVEN
GB WOMAN MURDERED ON TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net GRAND Bahama residents are reeling after one of their own, Aiesha Clark Williams, 47, was murdered in Turks & Caicos last week –– one year after her husband was fatally shot on the same island. The news has devastated
her family and many in the Hunters community, where she is from. Mrs Williams was residing in Turks and Caicos Islands, where she owned a business, according to her sister, Anasica. Her death is being classified as the TCI’s 42nd murder. Relatives are preparing SEE PAGE THREE
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net A MAN was gunned down to become the country’s latest murder victim of the year.
Superintendent Devon Robinson of the Southern Division said the victim, a man in his “late 20s to early 30s,” was initially on Bowe Alley and fled north before collapsing after being shot. Although The Tribune
understands the incident involved one of the man’s relatives, Supt Robinson said he “could not confirm that at this point of the investigation.” SEE PAGE THREE
POLICE on the scene where a man collapsed and died after being shot, becoming the country’s latest murder victim. Photo: Nikia Charlton
‘Top-Up Tax won’t be SWEETING CALLS TABLED LOCAL burden to Bahamians’ govt bill ‘pivotal milestone’ By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net ELECTED officials debated a bill to introduce a new corporate tax aimed at multi-national corporations with annual revenues exceeding $800 million. Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax Bill 2024 is projected to generate up to $140 million in revenue, supporting the
government’s policy agenda without burdening Bahamian-owned businesses or individuals. The tax is part of a global initiative led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to establish a minimum 15 percent tax rate on multinational corporations operating across multiple jurisdictions. In introducing the legislation, Mr Davis stressed that SEE PAGE FIVE
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net WORKS and Local Government Minister Clay Sweeting tabled the longawaited Local Government Bill in the House of Assembly Tuesday, marking what he called a “pivotal milestone” to modernise the country’s approach to local governance. The bill does nothing for New Providence, despite the Progressive Liberal
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Party’s promise to introduce local government to the island. Nonetheless, it expands financial independence and enhances public involvement across Family Island local governments. It builds on the existing Local Government Act of 1996, which established a framework for local governance through District Councils and Town Committees, but SEE PAGE FIVE