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Volume: 121 No.6, November 28, 2023
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IMF WARNING TO GOVT ON DEFICIT Spending expected to outpace income by three times forecast By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) last night blew a hole in the Government’s 2023-2024 Budget projections by warning the fiscal deficit will likely be almost three times’ higher than forecast. The Washington
DC-based Fund, unveiling its statement on the annual Article IV consultation with The Bahamas, estimated that the current fiscal year’s deficit will be “considerably larger than that expected in the Budget” at a sum equal to 2.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
NEARLY two weeks after North Eleuthera MP Sylvanus Petty resigned as chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said an investigation was not launched into the
TRIBUNE president Robert Carron receives a Golden Jubilee award on behalf of Tribune publisher Eileen Dupuch-Carron yesterday from Deputy Governor General Ruby Ann Darling, flanked by Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and Chief Justice Ian Winder. Photo: Dante Carrer
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PM: NO INVESTIGATIONS INTO PETTY ALLEGATIONS By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
Honouring the nation builders
underlying controversy, but that Mr Petty’s court testimony was enough to secure his fate. Reporters asked Mr Davis whether investigations found that other friends or relatives of Mr Petty benefited from his leadership, allegedly through jobs or SEE PAGE FIVE
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net MORE than 100 people were recognised yesterday for their contribution to nation-building during the pre and post-independence periods. Deputy to the Governor General Ruby Ann Darling presented the Special Golden Jubilee Independence Award to the recipients, who include retired civil servants and politicians, historians, athletes, and leading figures in the religious and cultural community. The honorees included The
Tribune’s editor and publisher Eileen Dupuch Carron as well as former Prime Ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham, Dame Marguerite Pindling, and World and Olympic champion Steven Gardiner, among many others. “It feels amazing to be recognised for the hard work and dedication that we all have been doing for our country and to celebrate 50 years of Independence, it’s just a good feeling to be here,” said Mr Gardiner. Some of the awardees were honoured posthumously, including Sir SEE PAGE TWO
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he believes Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ references to The Bahamas while defending Israel’s reaction to Hamas’ attack last week show he is misinformed. For the second time, Mr DeSantis said last week
RON DeSantis. Photo:John Raoux/AP that the United States would quickly “flatten”
By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
The Bahamas if “someone in The Bahamas was launching missiles into Fort Lauderdale.” His comment came while defending Israel’s reaction to the conflict Hamas started when it attacked that country last month. Mr Davis told reporters yesterday: “I don’t want to get into the domestic
A 30-YEAR-OLD was shot dead on Kendall Avenue, South Beach, on Sunday. The incident occurred around 10.30pm. Police said the male victim had just arrived at a residence and was walking when an unknown male occupant of a blackcoloured Japanese vehicle opened fire in his direction. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body. The murder is the 96th for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
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Davis: Desantis rocket remarks ‘misguiDeD’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
two murDers OVER WEEKEND brings count TO 96 FOR YEAR
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