SELECT COMMITTEE CALL ON IMMIGRATION AND FTX

By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard has called for the establishment of select committees in Parliament on matters relating to the country’s immigration crisis and the collapse of FTX.

In a press release, Mr Pintard called for the establishment of both select committees to investigate and consider all matters in relation to each.

The opposition leader suggested five terms in reference to the select committee for the immigration crisis: border security by air and sea; Bahamian citizenship, inclusive of addressing issues such as naturalisation for those that have long been waiting, conducting an audit of the granting of permanent residence and

MARIJUANA LAWS NEARLY COMPLETE - BUT NO DATE FOR PARLIAMENT YET

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net

ATTORNEY General

Ryan Pinder said legislation for marijuana legalisation is nearly completed however, he was unable to provide a timeline as to when it will be presented to Parliament.

After assuming office, the Davis administration

COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXUMA SPILL ‘WILL FACE PENALTIES’ SAYS AG

promised to present the marijuana legalisation to Parliament before the end of 2022, but that deadline was ultimately missed. When asked for an update yesterday, Mr Pinder told reporters that draft laws to decriminalise marijuana were just about complete.

By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net

ATTORNEY General

Ryan Pinder said yesterday the company responsible for last summer’s Exuma oil spill will face penalties. Mr Pinder made these comments when asked about the diesel spill that occurred in Exuma last July. The

SIGNING ALLOWS $150M BRILAND EXPANSION

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net

THE Davis administration signed an amended Heads of Agreement yesterday with developers behind the Briland Club Residences & Marina development that will allow for the expansion of the Harbour Island-based project, set to cost some $150m.

Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said he was delighted by the stronger investor confidence the development represents and was looking forward to the economic benefits it would bring to the island.

He also thanked 4M Harbour Island Ltd for their “bold and ambitious” investment in The Bahamas.

“What began as a boutique resort and marina has evolved to encompass an impressive retail component comprising 93 estate homes, cottages and villas, building on $112m already invested into the commercial ecosystem of Harbour incident resulted in 35,000 gallons of diesel being spilled into waters off an Exuma bay as a vessel contracted by Sun Oil was offloading fuel to Bahamas Power and Light at George Town. He said: “They will absolutely see penalties. We prepared our litigation materials, we’ve conducted

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