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Witness in Gibson trial claims she ‘cried out’ over abuse while at WSC
A WITNESS in Adrian Gibson’s criminal trial claimed she suffered abuse when she headed the health and safety department at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), prompting her to ask the former chairman to relieve her of the post.
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Opposition alarm on S&P’s three times’ higher deficit
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday voiced alarm over Standard & Poor’s (S&P) prediction that the fiscal deficit for the 2023-2024 Budget year will come in more than three times’ higher than the Government’s forecast at $466m.
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HUBERT EDWARDS: Bahamas can’t afford for fiscal forecast miss
The Davis administration has delivered a Budget which, while leaving room for discussion and debate on many fronts, gives numbers which are very positive and welcoming news from a fiscal and debt management perspective. The projections suggest that The Bahamas is on the path to a turnaround in its fortunes, providing international and domestic investors with a level of certainty that would not have been anticipated two years ago. But every aspect of this turns on what the final outturn of the 2022-23 fiscal year will be.
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Bahamas in top ten for death penalty
The recent slayings of two men on bail in New Providence passes the smell test of retaliatory killings which have become all too common in the capital.
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‘JUST ONE OFFICER SHOT AZARIO DEAD’ – but ballistics expert does not explain bullet casings found at scene
A FIREARMS and ballistics expert said yesterday that video footage suggests only one officer fired shots when Azario Major was killed on December 26, 2021.
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RAPE PROBE SHOWS ‘DOUBLE STANDARD’: Lawyer for alleged victim concerned over length of police investigation of MP
THE lawyer of a woman accusing a sitting MP of rape and abuse suggested the police investigation shows a double standard in how authorities treat complaints against influential people versus those with less influence.
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Nurse testifies she treated murder accused after his arrest
A NURSE testified that she treated Rodrigo Rolle following his arrest for his alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly American woman in Cat Island in 2017.
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'Huge lift': Land free-up for Bay Street's revival
A former tourism minister yesterday admitted that reviving downtown Nassau is "a huge lift" that would require "cutting" a corridor from East Street through to Dowdeswell Street to free-up land for redevelopment.
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FNM chair blames VAT for ‘marina ghost town’
Bahamian marinas yesterday warned it was vital the country develop “a unified voice” over the imposition of VAT on yacht charter fees amid suggestions that it has resulted in several boating destinations becoming “a ghost town”.
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Bahamas cool over IMF interest rate rise nudge
THE Bahamas has reacted coolly to persistent nudging from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it should raise short-term interest rates to narrow the gap with those in the US.
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‘Very credible’ Freeport city manager emerges
A “very credible” candidate to take over Freeport’s management is said to have met with both government and Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) ownership as the idea of the latter devolving its quasi-governmental powers gains traction.
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Registrar General continues testimony over land and company records
THE registrar general’s testimony continued on Friday in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and five others.
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EDITORIAL: Questions over violence interrupters
THE Minister of National Security must think we are fools.
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EDITORIAL: Evidence there to check the facts
EVIDENCE is a powerful thing.
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Expert questions number of shooters in Azario hearing
A FIREARMS and ballistics expert said a second shooting sequence could have occurred when footage showed Azario Major was shot and CSI investigators arrived.
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Davis: ‘We cannot afford for National Insurance to fail’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis suggested increasing National Insurance Board contribution rates is on the table for the government.
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‘PTI Road Traffic proposal never made it to Cabinet’
TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis suggested that a businessman who presented a proposal to the government for the Road Traffic Department did not demonstrate that he could fulfil certain requirements for the project.
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Call to look at North Andros beach clean-up pay receipt
NORTH Andros Chamber of Commerce president Darin Bethel called for the police to investigate the North Andros District Council after a receipt suggested the body was paid to have a beach cleaned.
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EDITORIAL: Mentality of our people in need of a course correction
THIS week, The Tribune is inviting a series of guest editorial writers to answer a single question - “What is one thing you would change?”
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FRONT PORCH: Religious leaders in the public square
THE temptation of religious leaders to become obsessed with political power and influence is older than the Christian Scriptures. Among many others, Rev. Billy Graham warned religious leaders to be judicious in the manner in which they interact with political leaders.
