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By KHRISNA VIRGIL Tribune Staff Reporter kvirgil@tribunemedia.net LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner has declared that she and running mate Senator Dr Duane Sands will make the “strongest team� to not only contest the top two leadership posts of the FNM, but to turn the country around. While formally announcing her intent to challenge FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis when the organisation convenes its three-day convention, Mrs ButlerTurner said the party, now more than ever, needs to be driven by leaders and doers. She appeared confident
and measured in her responses, maintaining that for the FNM, which is seemingly fractured and wrought with infighting, she and Dr Sands are “healers� with the ability to unify the opposition party. She said it is important that as the party comes out of a convention that the two are able to embrace fellow FNMs who might be hurting over the results and to stress that the matter is bigger than the election of party officials, but it is one for this country. Mrs Butler-Turner and Dr Sands will face off against Dr Minnis and FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest during the convention. To
celebrate the official launch of this campaign and make public their plan for national development, the duo called on all Bahamians to join them at Rawson Square on Wednesday, July 6. For his part, Dr Sands said given his 22 years of experience in healthcare, he would be a very capable complement to Mrs ButlerTurner. Asked if the two had received the endorsement of former Prime Minister and party Leader Hubert Ingraham, Mrs Butler-Turner responded that they had not. However, she added that they planned to work over the next four weeks to get the endorsement of
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every FNM. It was speculated that Mr Ingraham endorsed Dr Sands when he attended the swearing-in ceremony for the surgeon and lawyer Monique Gomez to the Senate last week. “Now is the time for wise and competent Bahamians of the highest moral and ethical calibre to come together for the good of one country, one people, one future,� Mrs Butler-Turner said during a press conference in the Minority Room of the House of Assembly yesterday. She was also supported by her husband, Edward Turner. “Even as I ask this of you, I commit myself to leading
by example. It is in that capacity that I am here to announce my candidacy for leader of the Free National Movement. “And it is in this spirit of service that I will devote my energy and my life to this campaign and to turning our country around. I cannot do this alone, however. I am pleased to stand with Senator Dr Duane Sands, who has joined me in this fight.� Responding to questions regarding her qualifications to lead, Mrs Butler-Turner said she and Dr Sands were capable leaders and Bahamian patriots. SEE PAGE THREE
WELLS SAYS FELLOW FNM MP WAS DISRESPECTFUL TO HIM By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Chief Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells went on the defensive yesterday, criticising Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant as disrespectful for his comments that criticised his performance during the 2016/2017 budget debate. Mr Wells told The Tribune that he was singled
out in Mr Grant’s scathing rebuke of FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last week because he supported Dr Minnis’ campaign to stay on as leader of the party. Pointing out that he has also been the target of social media attacks, Mr Wells contended that individuals that engaged in “gutter politics� for power should not have it. “He’s (Mr Grant) a man who speaks about princi-
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ple,� Mr Wells said, “but he was very unprincipled in his attack on me. He speaks about respect but was very disrespectful about the way he treated me. “Not including me in an email that lambasted me, castigated me in connection with Dr Minnis, that is not the mark of a leader.� Mr Wells also said his colleague misrepresented him. Last week, The Tribune
FATHER-OF-THREE FOUND HANGED
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net  A 48-YEAR-OLD father of three was found hanging from the ceiling of a wooden shed attached to his Hillside Estates home early yesterday morning. According to police, around 8am Wednesday, the victim’s wife found him hanging from the rafters with an extension cord wrapped around his neck. SEE PAGE SIX
exclusively reported on an email sent from Mr Grant to Dr Minnis and several other members of the FNM. The email outlined Mr Grant’s displeasure with the party leader’s performance during the wrap up of the 2016/2017 budget debate, saying the Killarney MP showed “no interest� in the head-by-head exercise and seemed unprepared.
LORETTA ButlerTurner announcing her bid for the FNM leadership yesterday alongside Dr Duane Sands.
PM OPEN TO PUBLIC DEBATE IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN By RICARDO WELLS Tribune Staff Reporter rwells@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday the country had “reached the level of sophistication� that warrants public debates among persons vying for public office, hinting that he would be open to such a move. He spoke during the launch of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Vision 2040 two-day seminar. The Centreville MP said political leaders should be mandated to demonstrate whether they have the capacity to manage a country. SEE PAGE SIX
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BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells.
OF MORE PASSPORT OFFICE DELAYS By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that the Passport Office is experiencing the “summer from hell� as he announced delays of more than 12 weeks for e-passports. Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on West Bay Street, Mr Mitchell said the Passport Office has
been plagued with a series of issues including power failure, air conditioning failure and equipment breakdowns. Mr Mitchell said even if the public pays the $200 for expedited passports, there is no guarantee the documents will be ready on the specified date. He pleaded for “patience� as the government attempts to fix the outstanding issues at the department.
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By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
SUPREME Court Justice Ian Winder yesterday dismissed a petition Sarkis Izmirlian’s Granite Ventures filed as part of its process to get the Supreme Court to require Baha Mar’s Deloitte & Touche receivership team to surrender control of a $192m legal claim the company has against China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). SEE PAGE SIX