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VOLUME:117 No.103, APRIL 23, 2020
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‘NYGARD ORDEAL NEVER LEFT ME’
Accuser’s account of how visit to his home turned into nightmare By TRIBUNE REPORTER REVA Steenbergen is still traumatised by her encounter with Peter Nygard, so much so she chokes up remembering the events that changed her life 29 years ago. The 52-year-old Canadian is one of 46 women who have accused Mr Nygard of rape in a US class action lawsuit. They are seeking punitive and exemplary damages for the distress the fashion mogul allegedly caused them. Ms Steenbergen’s experience mirrors that of other women who say they were lured to Nygard Cay - and
other properties of Mr Nygard around the world - with a promise of a lucrative modelling career, only to find themselves in the grip of a man who made them perform degrading sex acts against their will. Ms Steenbergen’s story of the incident begins when she was a 23-year-old aspiring model settling down in Toronto after stints as an exotic dancer and a “Penthouse Pet”. Ms Steenbergen who went on to become the author of books about abuse - told The Tribune: “A guy that I had
FIVE new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed yesterday, making it the largest single day increase in cases since tracking of them began. There are now 70 confirmed cases in the country. The cases included a 28-year-old woman from New Providence isolating at home, a 33-year-old New
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ELEUTHERA BUSINESS VIRTUALLY ‘WIPED OUT’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
ELEUTHERA’S private sector yesterday called for an 18-24 month construction sector tax break package after the national lockdown caused a “greater than 90 percent” drop-off for most businesses. Thomas Sands, president of the island’s Chamber of Commerce, said the construction industry should be targeted for incentives due to its “tremendous potential for restarting the economy”. With 83 percent of firms canvassed by the Eleuthera Chamber revealing business activity has come to a virtual standstill, Mr Sands urged the Minnis administration to back-up Sunday’s decision to re-open construction and associated building materials suppliers on the Family Islands with a stimulus package.
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Providence man isolating at home, a 65-year-old hospitalised male resident of New Providence, a 63-year-old Bimini resident at a government quarantine facility, and a 78-year-old Bimini man isolating at home. None of the people has a history of travel. The two Bimini residents are the second and third confirmed cases on that island since Kim
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FIVE NEW VIRUS CASES PLACED IN ISOLATION By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
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By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
CRISIS ESSENTIALS - MATS, TOWEL AND PADDLING POOL SCORES of shoppers made their way to hardware stores as they reopened yesterday with some people buying essential goods and others getting items which may not have been so vital. Report - Page 3 Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff
BRAVE RAISES CONCERN OVER POLICE ACTIONS By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has said he is concerned about the management of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in light of the recent events including promotions of three Chief Superintendents to Assistant Commissioners. According to Mr Davis
PLP leader Philip Davis there was evidence that several senior police officers had been previously
sidestepped by the political directorate without a plausible reason. In a press statement, Mr Davis said he also has issues with recent events surrounding businessman Jonathan Ash who was allowed to run into the Nassau Street Court complex on Monday to face charges for breaching the national curfew and COVID-19 emergency
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ABOUT 40,000 students have registered for the Ministry of Education’s virtual learning programme, according to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd. Noting nearly 20,000 students have been accessing the online platform daily, Mr Lloyd said officials are hopeful more students will register in the coming days. “We’re now at approximately 40,000 (students who have registered) the majority of whom are public school students, but we SEE PAGE FOUR
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