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Volume: 122 No. 12, December 6, 2024
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PM REJECTS TRUMP DEPORTATION PLAN US president-elect proposed Bahamas accept their migrants By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has firmly rejected the proposal from US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team for The Bahamas to accept deported foreign migrants whose home countries refuse to take them back.
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A report by NBC News included The Bahamas on a list of countries with Turks and Caicos, Panama and Grenada. It remains unclear whether the deported migrants would be permitted to legally stay, work, and live in the countries they are sent to.
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard confirmed his support for Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles in letter received by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis. Mr Pintard said the Opposition stands ready to work with Ms Knowles and her top team in the best interest of the country. He told The Tribune his team had an opportunity to consult with persons who have in the past worked
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PINDER CONDEMNS FNM SENATOR FOR ACCUSING PLP OF CORRUPTION By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder yesterday condemned FNM Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis for accusing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of corruption, calling her remarks inappropriate and a distortion of history.
Senator Barnett-Ellis made the comments during yesterday’s Senate debate on the Local Government Bill, accusing successive PLP administrations of a “long-standing integrity problem” while calling for a zero-tolerance approach to corruption. “Bahamian pride is real,” SEE PAGETHREE
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DAY one of the seventh Best-of-the-Best Regatta got off to a thrilling start yesterday at Montagu Beach. The races kicked off in the B Class, C Class and E Class to jumpstart four days of exciting competition on the water. The A Class race was postponed until today because the wind conditions were not ideal for racing.See PAGE TWO and SPORTS for more. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
Minnis: Independent Commission of Investigation Bill ‘a waste of time’ By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has criticised the Davis administration’s proposed Independent Commission of Investigation Bill 2022, calling it a “waste of time” and advocating for better enforcement of existing laws rather than introducing new ones.
FORMER PM Dr Hubert Minnis Dr Minnie spoke as the government also dismissed
FNM DENIES CLAIM MACE THROW WAS PLANNED By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
calls for a Commission of Inquiry, suggesting that the proposed legislation is sufficient to deal with current allegations of corruption. “In terms of new laws being implemented, and it’s in a scale of zero to 10, we score nine,” Dr Minnis said. “We love to introduce new laws, but we don’t believe in enforcing them. As far as their law that they’re
THE Free National Movement (FNM) yesterday accused the Davis administration of distorting the events that unfolded in Parliament on Wednesday, rejecting claims that its actions were a “planned and coordinated assault”. In a statement, the FNM criticised the prime minister for “talking absolute nonsense” and dismissed accusations of violence, insisting that “the tape tells the tale.”
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