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Pintard bashes Davis for being ‘unprepared’ to answer questions
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard bashed Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for being “unprepared” to answer several questions related to a $500m Inter-American Development bank loan, the status of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), the government’s efforts to enhance transparency, and other more matters.
Sands raises questions on process of jury vetting
FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said last week’s dismissal of the jury in North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish’s rape trial was a “pretty embarrassing issue” that raises questions about the vetting process to select the jury.
Residents concerned over $290m hospital
DOZENS of residents voiced their opposition to the construction of a $290m hospital at New Providence Highway during a rowdy town hall meeting yesterday.
‘Is PM’s silence what we can expect in GBPA takeover?’
A prominent attorney has questioned whether the Government’s refusal to engage with a Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensee group signals it has “no plan” for Freeport’s future development.
INSIGHT: Game on for FNM...but will party make most of convention?
The FNM has named the date for the convention that should take it through to the next election.
Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better?
How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job?
‘There’s no hospital without physicians”
More than half of surveyed doctors feel the new $290m hospital is not “fiscally sound”, the Medical Association of The Bahamas (MAB) president said yesterday, as she warned: “There’s no hospital without the physicians.”
FOCOL shares smoke and mirrors
WE may recall about a month or two back an article published in The Tribune where it was stated that “FOCOL was pregnant with opportunities”.
Transparency ‘lip service’ fear over fiscal watchdog’s limbo
The failure to revive a key fiscal watchdog is “a critical shortcoming of the Government” that raises questions over whether it is paying “lip service” to transparency and accountability, it was argued yesterday.
Contractor chief: ‘Negotiate harder’ over $290m hospital
The Government was yesterday urged to “negotiate harder” to ensure the $290m hospital’s lead contractor is Bahamian amid fears that reliance on Chinese financing “always puts locals at a disadvantage”.
GBPA braces for govt to launch arbitration
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is bracing for the Government to formally initiate arbitration proceedings as early as this week after talks failed to break the deadlock over the latter’s $357m demand.
Pintard: Spending watchdog to target multiple concerns
The Opposition’s leader yesterday said Parliament’s spending watchdog is seeking answers to a “range of issues” involving Bahamas Power & Light (BPL), sporting event cost overruns and a $250m IMF loan.
‘Explanation owed’ on back dated revisions to BPL debt
The Opposition’s leader yesterday argued that the Government “owes an explanation” for why it has retroactively revised the debt owed by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) going back almost two years.
Pintard: PAC examining concerns over how govt spends, manages and processes funds
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is examining several audits from the Office of the Auditor General under the administration of Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis, saying there are overwhelming concerns about how the government spends, manages, and processes funds.
GB Power on Electricity Bill: ‘We read about it in papers’
Grand Bahama’s electricity provider yesterday revealed it was never consulted on key energy reforms passed by the House of Assembly last week and had to learn about them “in the papers”.
Woman held after fetus found in garbage bin
A 24-year-old woman was taken into custody at the hospital after a fetus “between 15 and 20 weeks old” was discovered in the garbage disposal of a bathroom at Rubis Gas Station on Gladstone Road yesterday.
PM told: Wear ‘game hat’ for GB business meeting
The Prime Minister is being urged to wear his “game hat” for tonight’s Freeport meeting with a business community eager to learn how the $357m demand of the Grand Bahama Port Authority was calculated.
‘Unfinished business’ for Minnis as he nominates
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he wants to return as leader of the Free National Movement because he has unfinished business.
East GB microgrids set to hire up to 50
Up to 50 workers will be hired for the proposed build-out of five solar microgrids designed to help “ease cost of living concerns” and entice former residents to return to Dorian-ravaged east Grand Bahama.
Are ‘naysayers’ aware of the state of healthcare in Nassau, asks Davis
AFTER many residents packed a town hall on Tuesday to oppose the Davis administration’s plans for a new hospital, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis asked yesterday if “naysayers” are aware of the struggling state of healthcare infrastructure in New Providence.
