PM ‘DISTURBED’ BY LATE OPPOSITION TO VIOLENCE BILL

By LEANDRA ROLLE AND EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporters

THE House of Assembly passed the Protection Against Violence Bill last night after Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he was disturbed

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and disappointed that some women’s groups announced their opposition to the bill at the “last hour”.

Mr Davis said many meetings and discussions had preceded the debate on the

SEXUAL ASSAULTS, SAYS MUNROE

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net

‘I would have agreed on wartsIla choIce’

By RASHAD ROLLE AND JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporters

BAHAMAS Power and Light CEO Shevonn Cambridge said if he had been involved in installing Wartsila’s engines in 2019, he likely would have agreed with the decisions his predecessors made, choices that have since had difficult consequences for the company’s ability to provide reliable power.

Mr Cambridge said the Wartsila engines are “somewhat compromised” and do not work as well as they would have worked if BPL had stuck with the original engine plans. He said the reasons the plans were changed are complicated and reflect decisions made under intense pressure to provide