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‘2,500 VOTERS ARE MISSING,’ SAYS AG
Numbers undermine confidence in Golden Isles by-election, says Pinder By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
ATTORNEY GENERAL RYAN PINDER
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder has acknowledged that the Progressive Liberal Party did struggle to verify thousands of registered voters in Golden Isles ahead of last month’s by-election — directly contradicting Parliamentary Commissioner Harrison
Thompson’s assurances about the accuracy of the register. His admission yesterday came after Free National Movement officials renewed calls for the “outdated” register to be cleaned up, warning it undermined confidence in the Golden Isles result. Commissioner Thompson has dismissed the opposition’s claims, MISSING - SEE PAGE FOUR
FAMILY UPSET OVER GIBSON POST ‘I always thought he was Canadian’ LINKING BODY TO MISSING RELATIVE Cooper questions Rick Fox’s nationality By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE family of a missing Long Island woman are criticising local officials for linking the discovery of human remains to their loved one, saying that as yet there is no evidence and are demanding answers for closure. Relatives of 82-year-old Plumetta Major, a dementia patient, last saw her on
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
September 27. Her only sister and roommate, 78-year-old Veronica Taylor, recalled joking with her the night before her disappearance only to wake up the next morning to find she was gone. She said it was not the first time her sister had disappeared, but noted that police would always find her and bring her home. She said that despite her CLOSURE - SEE PAGE FIVE
DPM Chester Cooper.
Photo: Nikia Charlton
ACTING Prime Minister Chester Cooper claims he has never been sure if Ambassador-at-Large Rick Fox is even Bahamian. “If Rick is a Bahamian, he is free to run for politics,” he said yesterday. “I don't know what his nationality is. I always thought he was Canadian, but if he is Bahamian, he can certainly
offer himself for politics in The Bahamas.” The comments will be judged by some as deliberately inflammatory, given it is well-known that basketball player-turned-actor Mr Fox, born in Canada to a Bahamian father and an Italian mother, has dual citizenship and grew up in the Bahamas. Mr Cooper’s comments came days after Mr Fox said FOX - SEE PAGE FIVE
Outgoing president of BTVI accused by faculty of funding ‘lavish’ party while staff go unpaid By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net FACULTY at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute launched industrial action yesterday, accusing outgoing President Dr Linda Davis of misconduct and mismanagement — allegations the institution has not publicly addressed.
Unionised faculty staged a sit-out demanding Dr Davis’ immediate and permanent removal. In a series of statements, they accused her of “blatant disregard and disrespect” for staff, blocking processes, and refusing to work collaboratively with the union. The claims represent the union’s account; neither Dr Davis PROTEST - SEE PAGE TEN
BTVI faculty take industrial action over outgoing president Dr Linda Davis. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
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