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By KHRISNA VIRGIL Tribune Staff Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net  FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said he has no doubt that when his organisation convenes its highly anticipated three-day national convention next month he will remain the FNM’s chief. If the event goes as Dr Minnis has confidently predicted, it would be the third time that he was voted into the party’s top post. Dr Minnis told reporters yesterday that he had no concerns about a leadership challenge from his party’s former deputy leader, Long Island MP Loretta ButlerTurner. Mrs Butler-Turner and Senator Duane Sands have joined forces to contest the FNM’s top two leadership positions, with the latter vying for the deputy leader spot. Following the morning session of the House of Assembly, Dr Minnis seemed unbothered by the news, expressing certainty and repeating his newly coined campaign slogan that everyone would “Roc with docâ€?. Earlier, while making his contribution to the 2016/2017 budget debate, Dr Minnis was resolute as he addressed issues within his party, saying: “We are now preparing for a convention and I will enter as leader and I will emerge as leader of the Free National Movement. SEE PAGE SIX

FAMILY: PILOT WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BAHAMAS

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net WELL-KNOWN veteran pilot Terrence Gibson, one of two men killed in a plane crash in Bimini on Sunday, was described as someone who had a passion for flying and realised his dream of becoming a pilot at a very young age. Mr Gibson, 47, and airplane mechanic Anthony “Scrubbyâ€? Smith died when the Piper Aztec plane they were on went down in bushes shortly after takeoff from South Bimini on Sunday afternoon following repairs. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by Civil Aviation authorities. Mr Gibson was an experienced pilot of 29 years, working for several small charter companies before purchasing his own plane.  A number of people gathered at the residence of Mr Gibson’s mother on Scott Avenue to offer their condolences to the family. Mr Gibson was one of 10 siblings and the father of one. SEE PAGE THREE

ENGINE FAILURE LIKELY REASON FOR BIMINI PLANE CRASH FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis unveiling his “Roc Wit Doc� slogan in the House of Assembly yesterday, pictured with deputy leader Peter Turnquest and Loretta Butler-Turner, who is to challenge for the leadership at the upcoming convention. Photo: Yontalay Bowe

MINNIS CALLS FOR HANGING FNM NOT GAINING TRACTION OF ‘MURDEROUS SCUMBAGS’ FOR ELECTION, WARNS SANDS By KHRISNA VIRGIL Tribune Staff Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net  OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday insisted that the necks of “murderous scumbagsâ€? in the country must be “poppedâ€? as he castigated the Christie administration for failing “miserablyâ€? in its obligation to keep Bahamians safe. Suggesting that he was in full support of capital punishment as a means to arrest violent crimes in the

country, the Free National Movement leader argued that criminality in the country had skyrocketed because the government had a policy of “catch, retain and release�. He said until festering crime levels in The Bahamas could be controlled, the economy would fail to grow. The comments came after three men were shot dead in two separate incidents on June 12. SEE PAGE SEVEN

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net  FREE National Movement Senator Dr Duane Sands said he is running for the party’s deputy leader post because the FNM currently has “serious problemsâ€? and despite the dismal performance of the government, it is “not gaining tractionâ€?. While appearing as guest on Real Talk Reloaded with host Lincoln Bain, Dr Sands said the Official Op-

position’s problems “are not going to go away on its own� and instead of being a part of the problem he wants to be “a part of the solution.� On Sunday, Dr Sands told The Tribune that he and Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner are running as a team to hopefully replace FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest at the party’s convention next month. SEE PAGE SIX

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net  INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of a small plane crash in Bimini that killed two men on Sunday said it was likely to have been caused by engine failure, according to Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin. While addressing parliamentarians in the House of Assembly on Monday, Mrs Hanna Martin said preliminary investigations revealed the Piper Aztec plane experienced problems with its right engine moments after take off, forcing the pilot to turn around and head back to the South Bimini Airport. SEE PAGE THREE

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FRED MITCHELL MP tional amendments. Pointing to recent attacks in the United States

and the United Kingdom, he underscored the link between hate speech and destructive behaviour among mentally ill and ignorant people. He reiterated his call for clergymen to publicly separate themselves from violence and hate during his contribution to the 2016/2017 budget debate. “I am very disappointed in the results,� he said, “in the way our people allowed phobias to complicate the issue. The inequalities on

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