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EQUINOR SPILL STILL A THREAT Study says high levels of oil remain on ground despite recovery work By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net A NEW report has found that despite 18 months of weathering and remediation at the Equinor site in Grand Bahama post Hurricane Dorian there remains high concentrations of oil in and around the area. It is likely high enough to negatively impact wildlife that may be exposed. According to the report by the Bahamas National
Trust, nearly five million gallons of oil that were spilled from the facility during the Category 5 storm was spread over wetlands, pine forests and a quarry. As a result, approximately 31 acres of terrestrial habitat has been removed from the oil spill site and will require revegetation. In the quarry to the north of the spill site, there remains oil residue on the surface and this site also requires remediation. SEE PAGE THREE
PEOPLE who receive their first vaccination shot between December 13 and December 31 will be eligible to win a $25,000 cash prize. Ed Fields, co-chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee, announced yesterday that this is an effort to increase vaccination numbers. The government is
teaming up with the Fox Foundation to provide the prizes. People who get their first dose during the period may also be among 50 people chosen in each of the three weeks to receive $500 cash prizes. “We are really trying to focus on getting 200,000 people vaccinated before the end of the year,” Mr Fields said at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister. SEE PAGE FOUR
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REPUBLIC DEBATE NOT ON AGENDA By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net MAKING The Bahamas a republic is not on the agenda of the Davis administration, according to Press Secretary Clint Watson. Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and a delegation recently visited Barbados and attended a ceremony highlighting that country’s highly publicised transition to a republic. SEE PAGE FIVE
$25K PRIZE TO BREAK VACCINE HESITANCY By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
NAUGHTY: WHAT KIND OF CLOWN SHOW ARE WE RUNNING?
‘I’LL STAND FOR FNM CHAIRMAN’
SAILING TO SUCCESS DESIGNER Nakia Wong is finding her business is going places after starting to use sailcloth to make merchandise and art. See today’s WEEKEND SECTION for the full story.
HEALTH OFFICIALS BLOCK CARNIVAL By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
THE Ministry of Health has rejected a company’s request to hold the Christmas Carnival event this year, according to Press Secretary Clint Watson. This decision comes even though operators of the event brought their equipment into the country and have already set up many of the attractions, with one
THE CARNIVAL setting up earlier this week. representative telling reporters yesterday it cost “a lot” to bring and set everything up. Joseph Alberts,
manager and coordinator of Midways by McCafferty Enterprises, said his company will now “talk to other people in the political platform” in hope the government will change its decision. He claims health officials never came to the site to inspect the area. “I don’t know what it cost (to bring everything in and set up) but the boats are expensive,” he said. SEE PAGE TWO
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By TANYA SMITHCARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright@ tribunemedia.net A CANDIDATE vying for the position of Free National Movement chairman in the party’s upcoming convention says the organisation is at a critical point and if it does not have a turnaround, it will be in “serious trouble” come the next general election. SEE PAGE FIVE
DIANE PHILLIPS: POSTER CHILD OF THE BRAIN DRAIN
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