‘WAR’ IN FNM IF MINNIS SILENCED

Ex-PM addresses event amid claims leadership of party tried to stop him

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

MEMBERS of the Free National Movement said “it will be war” if party officials continue to try to block former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis from speaking at constituency association meetings.

Last night, Dr Minnis addressed a crowd of FNM supporters at a Garden Hills Constituency Association meeting despite reported attempts by the

FNM’s leadership to thwart him from doing so. FNM leader Michael Pintard addressed another crowd of party supporters at a Centreville Constituency Association Meeting last night — both meetings were held at the same time. When he spoke, Mr Pintard said even if he one day no longer enjoys the support of the party as leader, he would never behave in a way that would “damage” the organisation, adding “it’s bigger than any one

ABACO MP: GOV FINALISING PLANS TO DEAL WITH DUMP

By LETRE SWEETING Tribune Staff Reporter lsweeting@tribunemedia.net

THE government is “finalising plans” to address recent burning of debris at dump sites in Abaco, said North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish.

Mr Cornish expressed concern about the ongoing issues posed by the burning of debris at the Spring City Debris Management Dump Site and the Great Abaco Sanitary Landfill.

“The government is finalising plans to address all the debris sites on Abaco, as announced in Parliament’s last sitting. We look forward to correcting these vexing and regrettable conditions,” Mr Cornish said. “As an MP and Abaconian, I am very concerned about the effects the burning at the Spring City dump site is having on Spring City residents and the environment,” he said.

By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net

THE grieving mother of 32-year-old Patrickedo Rose, who was shot and killed on Monday, said despite her son’s criminal past she believes he was a “good person” in the end.

A distraught Wendy Knowles told The Tribune yesterday that her son had spent time in prison before, but eventually started making an honest living