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By CHESTER ROBARDSTribune Senior Reportercrobards@tribunemedia.net

PRIME Minister HubertIngraham reassured Bahami-ans last night that the faileddeal between Atlantis andBrookfield Asset Manage-ment will have no adverseaffect on jobs. He insisted thatthe creditors of the propertyare seeking to keep it runningand profitable.

“Have no fear, no jobs arebeing lost, the lenders willcome to terms among them-selves,” said Mr Ingraham.

“In the meantime, untilsomething happens betweenthe lenders, Mr Kerzner stillowns Atlantis and he is stillrunning Atlantis. We werehappy with him last year,we’re happy with him today.”

However, speaking at theMarathon constituency officelast night, where EarlDeveaux officially passed thetorch to Heather Hunt, hissuccessor for the area, MrIngraham reiterated thatKerzner International’s useof the Atlantis Paradise Island

properties as collateral for amulti-billion dollar loan was a“very bad decision”.

He also insisted that thereis nothing the government ofthe Bahamas can do ifAtlantis has defaulted on itsloans.

“There is nothing the gov-ernment could do about abank that lends you moneyand you don’t pay them backand you put your building upfor it and the bank wants tosell it,” he said.

“Now, the bank has aninterest in making sure it canget its money back.

“The people who lent mon-ey to Atlantis have an interestin making sure they can gettheir money back.

“So, it is in their interest tomake sure Atlantis succeedsand makes money so thatthey can eventually get theirmoney back.”

The opposition has chidedMr Ingraham for being mumon the deal between KerznerInternational and BrookfieldAsset Management.

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FREEPORT: Prime Min-ister Hubert Ingraham saysSir Jack Hayward can appointwhom he wishes to serve aschairman of the GrandBahama Port Authority aslong as the individual is con-sidered “fit” for a work per-mit by the government.

The Port Authority has not

appointed a chairman since2009 when the governmentrefused to renew the workpermit of former chairmanHannes Babak.

“Sir Jack can appoint who-ever he wants to be chairmanso long as he is a fit person;we are only concerned withwho is fit from the point ofview of getting permissionfrom the government,” MrIngraham said.

Prime Minister Ingraham’s

comments came whileaddressing questions from themedia in Grand Bahama onWednesday at the Office ofthe Prime Minister.

He said the government didnot find Hannes Babak to bea “suitable” person to headthe Port Authority.

“We find Hannes Babakunacceptable. We came tothat conclusion for good,

By SANCHESKA BROWNTribune Staff Reportersbrown@tribunemedia.net

UNION officials suspect ameeting with Labour Minis-ter Dion Foulkes, scheduledfor next week, is nothing but a“publicity stunt” with the gen-eral election looming.

Sloane Smith, vice-presi-dent of the Bahamas Cus-toms, Immigration and AlliedWorkers Union (BCIAWU),said he hopes Mr Foulkes isnot disrespecting the unionby using their issues to gainpolitical points.

“It’s almost as if the minis-ter is acting like the issue hasjust come up,” said Mr Smith.

“This is a matter two yearsin the making. We have beenmaking noise formally as aunion from 2010, and beforethat behind the scenes formonths. Now all of a suddenhe desperately wants to helpus and rectify the situation.We know elections are rightaround the corner. So hisefforts now do not give theimpression of sincerity.

By KHRISNA VIRGILkvirgil@tribunemedia.net

PRINCESS Margaret Hos-pital officials are appealing tocorporate Bahamas and thepublic to make donations to anew digital mammographymachine that will replace thenear obsolete equipment theyare using.

So far, the hospital alongwith other organisations haveraised more than $100,000toward the new equipmentthat will include a new moni-tor, software and storagespace for digital images.

More than 12 years old, thecurrent mammographymachine is not only less costefficient, but has also at times,created a backlog of patients.

According to Dr SolangePayne, director of radiology,the hospital has seen sixweeks upward to four monthsof back log with routinepatients.

However, anyone withlumps, discharge or urgent cir-cumstances is seen immedi-ately.

Dr Payne explained thatPMH’s equipment has seen agreat amount of traffic as itis the only government owned

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PRIME MINISTER Hubert Ingraham with the new candidate for Marathon, Heather Hunt, who was liter-ally passed the electoral torch by Earl Deveaux last night. Photo: Chester Robards/Tribune Staff

By DANA SMITHdsmith@tribunemedia.net

PRINCE Charles Drivewill open in sections as theNew Providence RoadImprovement Project movesfurther west, according toMinistry of Works officials.

Drivers were left frustrat-ed yesterday as the closure ofa portion of the road led tolengthy traffic delays.

Prince Charles Drive isclosed between College Gar-dens Road and Winters Road,meaning drivers must divertthrough Beatrice Avenue, SeaBreeze Lane or Fox HillRoad.

Spokesperson SheniqueAlbury said the ministry doesrealise there has been “someinconvenience”, but addedthat staff are “working ashard and diligently as theycan”.

“We understand there hasbeen some levels of frustra-tion from motorists, but we’remaking every effort to keep iton track so we can keep upthe good progress,” MsAlbury said.

She explained that thisportion of Prince CharlesDrive is “critical” to theroad improvement project,but said they are currentlyworking on the last sectionthat requires major diver-sions.

“Once we get beyond that,we feel that we will be ableto use a diversion schemethat is not as lengthy,” shesaid.

Ms Albury also pointedout that yesterday’s closingof the Prince Charles Driveentrance to St Augustine’sCollege was for one dayonly.

The work on PrinceCharles Drive consists ofwidening the road area, con-structing underground utilityducts, and repaving the entireroad.

Water mains, drainage sys-tems and ducts for BTC,BEC, and Cable Bahamas areall currently being placed

underground.Once this is completed, the

above ground constructionwill begin.

“We’re working in phas-es,” Ms Albury said. “We’redoing layers and layers andall of this takes time. Theproject is still on target tobe fully completed by sum-

mer.”On Wednesday, Ms

Albury said: “We have nowgotten to the point where wehave crossed the halfwaymark. We are not workingin as many areas and mostof these areas have gottenup to the first level ofasphalt.”

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Prince Charlescloses down asconstructionwork begins

THE CLOSURE of Prince Charles Drive has left many motoristsunhappy, with lengthy traffic delays yesterday after the road wasclosed off. The work will see the road widened and repaved.

Photos: Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff

WORKERS get the construction work at Prince Charles Drive under way.

A ROAD SIGN warns drivers of the closure of Prince Charles Drive forconstruction work.

By SANCHESKA BROWNTribune Staff Reportersbrown@tribunemedia.net

THE FNM has done littleto nothing in Grand Bahamain the past five years butignore the needs of the peo-ple, Senator Dr MichaelDarville said yesterday.

Dr Darville, who is thePLP’s candidate for Piner-idge, said despite what PrimeMinister Hubert Ingrahamand the FNM may say, theyhave turned their back onGrand Bahama ever sincethey became government.

“They had the ball in theircourt for the past five years anddid nothing. It does not makeany sense for them to blamethe PLP for what has happenedin Grand Bahama when theyhave been the government forfive years,” he said.

“Under the FNM, the unem-

ployment rate skyrocketed,businesses have closed, thereis an excessive use of the socialservice programme, people areout of work and the list goeson. The fact is the people inGrand Bahama are hurting.They need jobs. If the FNMdid any actual work on theground they would know that.”

Dr Darville was respond-ing to comments made by thePrime Minister while speak-ing with the media inFreeport, Wednesday. In thatinterview, Mr Ingrahamaccused the PLP of turningtheir back on Grand Bahama.

“Well I thought a goodexample of turning a back onGrand Bahama was the planswe had for the new Accidentand Emergency and theatresthat sat down for five years andnothing happened with them –that is a good example of whoturns their back on whom,” the

Prime Minster said.“Look at the school that we

built, the opening of the newadministrative complex, thework we did in East GrandBahama and the list goes onand on. One of the thingsabout my opponents is thatthey are very boldfaced peo-ple. They don’t concern them-selves with the facts. They willtell you an outright lie and theywill repeat it over and over andthey will have some peoplewho believe them. How could

they fix their mouth to talkabout who looks after GrandBahama and who doesn’t isbeyond my comprehension butI have to learn how to com-prehend it and respond to it.”

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By LAMECH JOHNSONljohnson@tribunemedia.net

THE relative of a 30-year-old woman who was sexuallyassaulted and murdered on aFriday the 13th morning twoyears ago told the SupremeCourt what transpired hoursbefore the incident.

In yesterday’s proceedings,Patrina Rolle, a cousin of thevictim Chrishonda Swain,gave evidence about themorning in question.

The prosecution allegesthat on Friday, August 13,2010, 29-year-old PhillipMcCartney killed Swain,whose body was found on atrack road.

Ms Rolle told JusticeBernard Turner and a 12-member jury that she, Swain

and another cousin LakeishaLockhart, had gone to theYardee Dance on SoldierRoad, having caught a ridefrom the Four QuartersSports bar in Pinewood Gar-dens with a male friend short-ly before 2am.

Ms Rolle said she and MsLockhart wanted to go homeafter nearly two hours at thesports bar, “however Chris-honda had said she wantedgo somewhere else.”

She said when they got tothe club, they had to wait toenter because police officerswere breaking up a fight.

“At first we went to the restroom,” she said, adding thatafter that, “we stood ‘lil waysoff from the bar.”

Ms Rolle said that within“two to five minutes” the vic-

tim had spotted herboyfriend’s friend, but thewitness said she did not payany attention to this person.

After leaving the club“because it was smoky anddark inside”, she said thethree women began walkingon soldier road, until a carpulled up next to them.

They all eventually got into the “two door, gray silver-ish Mirage” she said, becausethe cousins did not wantChrishonda to go by herself.

Ms Rolle noted that thecar’s sound system and cus-tomised steering wheel –which bore a horn – stood outto her, along with the wave-like patterns in the dark tint-ed windows.

When prosecutor JillianWilliams asked the witness

if she knew the driver orcould describe him, she said“No”

“He had a baseball cap on.He had fair skin and no facialhair,” she added.

Ms Rolle said when she andMs Lockhart were droppedoff in Pinewood Gardens, thevictim “looked fine”.

The next time she sawSwain, it was after her bodyhad been discovered in South-ern New Providence, the wit-ness told the court.

When cross-examined bydefence attorney RamonaFarquharson-Seymour, thewitness admitted personswere taking photos at theYardee Dance and that hercousin had given the impres-sion she did not want to beon camera.

She said the victim was tex-ting on her Motorola Razorcell phone throughout theirtime at the club.

Mrs Farquharson-Seymourasked the witness if policeinvestigators had asked forher cell number, but she saidthey had not.

Regarding the car MsRolle described, the defencesuggested she did not men-tion certain details to thepolice in her first statementon the day the incident tookplace.

After reading the state-ment, she affirmed that thedetails were not there, butsaid she did give them topolice.

She denied the suggestionshe and Lakeisha Lockhartmet up to co-ordinate their

descriptions of the car, butadmitted Ms Lockhart hadjoined her at the CentralDetective Unit, where shewas invited to attend an iden-tification parade.

Asked if she picked outanyone, Ms Rolle replied, “Ithink I did.”

At this point, the defenceasked to make submissions tothe court in the absence ofthe jury.

As a result of the discus-sions between Justice Turn-er, lead prosecutor JillianWilliams and Mrs Farquhar-son-Seymour, the trial wasadjourned until next weekMonday at 11am.

The judge will to deliver hisdecision regarding yesterday’sdiscussions in the hour beforethe trial resumes.

Relative tells court ofbuild-up to sex attack

By DANA SMITHdsmith@tribunemedia.net

DNA candidate for LongIsland Mario Cartwrightclaims the constituency haslong been neglected and nowthe list of problems “goes onand on”.

According to MrCartwright, a Long Islandnative, issues like unemploy-ment, inadequate infrastruc-ture, “archaic” schools and anairport in disrepair, have beenfrustrating the community forsome time.

The FNM has given LongIslanders “very little to noth-ing” over the last five years,he said, adding that the con-stituents view both the FNMand PLP with suspicion.“They appear to be in collab-oration,” he said.

Speaking of PLP nomineeAlex Storr and the FNM’sLoretta Butler-Turner, MrCartwright said: “As far as myopponents go, they reallyhave no zest or interest inLong Island. If any one ofthem win, they will disappearuntil the next election.”

Mr Cartwright said he feltthe “most logical choice tobring about change” in LongIsland was to offer himself asa candidate, and he is confi-dent the DNA will win.

“I was born and raised inLong Island. I am of the peo-ple of Long Island, I am forthe people for Long Island,and I will back the ambitionsof Long Island,” he said.

“I’m very confident I willwin by a comfortable margin.I think I can do very well.”

As the former president ofthe Long Island Chamber ofCommerce, Mr Cartwrightsaid he has “significant ties”on the island and believes hecan offer Long Islanders“excellent representation”.

“I’m a businessman here, Ilive here and I’m accessibleto them,” Mr Cartwright said.“I can represent them very

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‘LONGISLAND HASLONG BEENNEGLECTED’

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EDITOR, The Tribune.

AS A supporter of the FreeNational Movement (FNM)and a voter in the great con-stituency of Marco City, I amvery disappointed in severalpolitical moves that weremade on Grand Bahama bythe governing party in thepast two months.

I had voted for the FNM in1997, 2002 and in 2007. In the2007, general election I hadsupported Zhivargo Laing.Like many Grand Bahamians,I was utterly flabbergastedafter hearing in the press thatthe Marco City incumbentwill be moving to the con-stituency of Fort Charlotte inNew Providence to runagainst Progressive LiberalParty (PLP) candidate DrAndre Rollins.

I have said before that thismove could end up backfir-ing on Laing and the FNM.Fort Charlotte will be verydifficult for Laing or any oth-er FNM candidate for thatmatter to win.

Right now, the mood of thecountry, particularly in NewProvidence should be a majorcause of concern for every sin-gle candidate of the FNM.True, the constituency of FortCharlotte has been restruc-tured by the BoundariesCommission.

I am hearing that severalpolling divisions that are pur-ported to have many loyalFNM supporters have beenadded to Fort Charlotte. Thiswas done in order to help theFNM candidate win, accord-ing to critics of the FNM.

Having said that, PrimeMinister Hubert Ingrahamand the FNM hierarchy mustcertainly know that bound-aries don’t vote, people do.While I appreciate the factthat the final decision on whowill be running and where hasbeen settled by the leadershipof the FNM, I am still of theview that Laing should havebeen kept on Grand Bahama,notwithstanding the negativecampaign of the PLP publicrelations machine.

Also, why hasn’t SenatorMichael Pintard been given anomination to run in GrandBahama? I find it utterlyamazing that Senator Pintardhas been given a nominationto run in the Cat Island, RumCay and San Salvador con-stituency, a PLP bastion.

The current Member ofParliament for that con-stituency is Official Opposi-tion Deputy Leader Philip

“Brave” Davis. Davis is oneof the most powerful andinfluential politicians in TheBahamas. In my estimation,Pintard simply doesn’t stand achance against the notedattorney.

Interestingly, Pintard first ranas an FNM candidate in theCentreville constituency in the1997 general election. He wentup against the present Opposi-tion Leader Perry G Christie. Itseems as if the FNM has apropensity of running Pintardin constituencies he has no real-istic chance of winning.

As with the case of Laing,Pintard should have been giv-en a nomination in GrandBahama. I had heard rumourscirculating through the pressthat Pintard was going toreceive the nomination forEast Grand Bahama. Instead,the governing party has decid-ed to send the noted play-wright and poet to a con-stituency where the PLPincumbent is deeplyentrenched.

I don’t believe that theteam the FNM has assembledto contest the five seats inGrand Bahama is going to dowell at all. I could be wrong.But as a Grand Bahamiansupporter of the FNM, Ican tell you that I am not atall impressed with the teamIngraham has put together.

As an objective observer ofBahamian politics, I am of theopinion that the five candi-dates of the PLP are morepalatable and impressive tothe average Grand Bahami-an voter. It pains me to saythis, but it looks like there is adearth of talent within theFNM on Grand Bahama. Infact, I would even go as faras saying that this is by far themost unimpressive team inthe history of the FNM onGrand Bahama.

Like many Grand Bahami-ans, I am not impressed at all.To put it mildly, this is a verysubpar team. And this is at atime when many GrandBahamians have beenbrought down on their kneesbecause of the worst reces-sion in living memory.

I don’t believe that this slateof candidates, if elected toParliament, will stand up to apowerful company like theGrand Bahama Power Com-pany (GBPC) for thousandsof struggling consumers whoare buckling under the weightof exorbitant electricity bills.Moreover, what are the plansof the FNM candidates tonurse Grand Bahama’s ailingeconomy back to some sem-blance of health?

To be sure, I am not the onlyFNM supporter who is not atall impressed with this slate ofcandidates. I have heard a fewFNM supporters on GrandBahama voicing their utter dis-satisfaction with this teamIngraham has assembled.

Ingraham might as wellhave kept Kenneth Russelland Verna Grant on the FNMticket. I am of the view thatthe FNM stood a betterchance of at least holdingonto either two or three of itsseats with its 2007 slate of can-didates. I don’t believe that

the FNM can “sweep” GrandBahama with this presentteam. Anyone who sees whatis going on in Grand Bahamawith respect to the stagnanteconomy and then turnaround and say that the FNMwill win all of the seats isunrealistically optimistic.

The way things are goingright now, I would even besurprised if the FNM man-ages to win one seat on GrandBahama. I have said beforethat Grand Bahama is expe-riencing a paradigm shift froma political standpoint. Any-one who denies this is eitherliving on the planet Pluto or isjust plain naive.

While I am not blaming theIngraham administration forthe economic slump on GrandBahama, I am still of the viewthat more could have beendone to revitalise the econo-my. For instance, the FNMgovernment could have builtan airport in either West Endor East End, Grand Bahamain order to help the saggingtourism industry. The FNMgovernment is presently build-ing a $27 million airport(Leonard M Thompson Inter-national Airport) in Abaco,so why hasn’t the same thingbeen done for GrandBahama, “FNM country”?

My mother was recentlyunjustly fired from her job atone of the major hotels on theisland. She now has very fewoptions because of the situa-tion in Grand Bahama. Thereare hardly any jobs on thisisland. I am very disappointedwith how things have gone inGrand Bahama over the pastfour-plus years. And to addinjury to insult, the FNM hasfielded a slate of candidateswho are nowhere near thequality of the 2007 group ofcandidates. As it stands rightnow, the PLP candidatesshould win at least four of thefive seats with their hands tiedbehind their backs and theireyes blindfolded.

While I will be collectingmy voter’s card, I will not bevoting this time around. I willuse my voter’s card as anidentity card, that’s all. TheFNM got three valuable votesout of my house in MarcoCity in 2002 and in 2007. Myfamily had even voted in thePineridge constituency in 1997for the governing party. But Ican say without hesitation thatI will not be going to the pollson election day.

I don’t care when PMIngraham rings the proverbialbell. Also, my brother whohas supported the FNM all ofhis life has vowed to voteagainst the party.

Like me, he too is veryunhappy with the candidatesthe FNM has fielded. The daythat the FNM announced thatZhivargo Laing will be leav-ing Marco City was the day Idecided that I won’t be votingat all. For too long now,Grand Bahamians have beentreated like pawns in a chessgame by politicians. For toolong, we have been taken forgranted. This is one MarcoCity constituent who will beboycotting this election.

KEVIN EVANSA disgruntled Marco City constituent,Freeport, GBJanuary 17, 2012.

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THE SOUND bites being fired off byopposition politicians over the collapse ofthe Kerzner agreement with its Brookfieldcreditor gives the impression that they areintent — in order to deal a mortal politicalblow to Prime Minister Ingraham— onstriking fear in Kerzner’s staff just at atime when the resort is experiencing afavourable turn-around in business.

Although the Kerzner attempt at anownership transfer failed last week, thecurrent dispute is between creditors,aggrieved that a junior in their midstappears to have outsmarted the remainingsix, all senior in the creditor lineup. Theyfeared that Brookfield, in its proposed$175 million debt-for-equity swap, wouldbe the sole beneficiary to any future suc-cess of the resort, leaving them emptyhanded. They appealed to a court inDelaware, which stopped the ownershiptransfer pending a court hearing. Brook-field, instead of wasting precious time incourt, cancelled the Kerzner agreement, inthe meantime continuing to try to brokera deal with its fellow lenders.

The Atlantis resort and the One & OnlyOcean Club remain in Kerzner hands andunder Kerzner management. Kerzner Inter-national president, George Markantonis,has repeatedly assured his staff and the pub-lic that the Kerzner-Brookfield transactionwould in no way affect their jobs. PrimeMinister Ingraham has also been givenassurances that as far as the present trans-action is concerned, Bahamians — almost8,000 of them — have no reason to fear.

What they do not realise is that the debtcrisis in Greece — now tottering on thebrink of default — could create such aneconomic tsunami that international com-merce, including tourism, could grind to asudden halt. And as everything has a log-ical conclusion, the results would be —no tourists, no jobs, no hotels. In thesecircumstances, employment at Atlantiswould suffer a faster after-shock, forcingdownsizing more than the present squab-bles among Kerzner lenders.

And so, as the Kerzner president hassaid, not only would the lenders’ foreclosingor putting the company into bankruptcybe “very far fetched”, but so would the lossof local jobs. At present, said Mr Markan-tonis, “it’s really looking like a nice Janu-ary… and a strong winter.” He hinted thatadditional staff might even be taken on.

In fact, Atlantis is too big to fail. Itwould cost more to go into bankruptcythan to keep the hotel open and continueto fight for business with a dedicated —not a politically spooked staff — as impor-tant members of the team.

Based on a $3 billion valuation of theproperty stamp tax alone would be $360million. (See Tribune Business Editor NeilHartnell’s article in today’s Business sec-tion).

Opposition Leader Perry Christie hasberated Prime Minister Ingraham for nottelling the Bahamian people on Fridaythat the Brookfield deal had failed. Howcould anyone speak on this matter withany authority when no one — not eventhe Kerzner team – knew what was goingon at that time. Mr Ingraham could haveopened his mouth and babbled a lot ofnonsensical platitudes that might havesounded good, but would have meantnothing because he — like everyone else— knew nothing. A wise man does notopen his mouth unless he is sure of whathe is going to say. This was a fight amonglenders as they saw a lucrative deal aboutto slip through their fingers.

Mr Christie accused Mr Ingraham ofnot fighting for Bahamian jobs. How couldMr Ingraham enter the debate until hereceived an application from Brookfieldfor the government’s approval of the trans-action? It was at that point that he couldhave had his say and presented Bahamiandemands, but before Mr Ingraham couldproperly read the application, Brookfieldwithdrew it. What did Mr Christie want MrIngraham to do — fly to wherever thecreditors were meeting, kick the door inand demand an audience? The idea,although ridiculous, is good political fod-der for the ignorant. Mr Christie knows heis just making political noise. If he sin-cerely wanted to save Bahamian jobs hewould stop ringing alarm bells.

And if Atlantis employees really want tosave their jobs they will close their ears to“the sky is falling” myths and avoid the dis-aster into which Chicken Little led hisfriends by his false alarm.

According to the nursery rhyme, a veryfoolish Chicken Little was in the woodsone day when an acorn fell on his tail. Thesilly little chick decided that the sky wasfalling, and so he ran to alert all his farm-yard friends. When he told Henny Pen-ny, she wanted to know how he knew thatthe sky was falling in. “I saw it with myeyes,” said Chicken Little. “I heard it withmy ears. Some of it fell on my tail.” “Wewill run,” said Henny Penny, “and tell theking.” They lined up three more friends,frightening them into action with the sameend-of-the-world story. Eventually, theycame to the den of Foxy Loxy, who lis-tened to the sky is falling in tale, and toldthem: “We will run,” he said. “We willrun into my den, and I will tell the king.”

They ran into Foxy Loxy’s den,But they did not come out again!And that is just what will happen to

Atlantis staff if they pay serious attentionto all of these Chicken Littles, Henny Pen-nys, Turkey Lurkeys, Ducky Luckys andGoosey Looseys running around in today’spolitical arena ringing false alarm bells.

Atlantis might have problems, but sofar the sky has not fallen in.

Why I willboycott the

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EDITOR, The Tribune.

AS A resident of SpanishWells I have waited now for aweek to see if any of the PLPloudmouths and some Inter-net site called Bahamas Press- who carried on in the mediaand also in Parliament backin July about the fact that theyhad finally gotten rid of Abn-er Pinder as the Chief Coun-cillor for Spanish Wells andhe had been replaced by oneof their people, Gilbert Pinder- and none of them have beendecent enough to admit thatGilbert Pinder had resignedsince sometime in December2011 and now Abner Pinderhas had to come back as ChiefCouncillor to take care of thepeople of Spanish Wells theway that he did before.

It is really no surprise

because they always refuse toadmit it when they make aBOO-BOO. Everyone knowsthis to be a fact.

A SPANISH WELLSRESIDENT

Spanish WellsJanuary 18, 2012.(Mr Abner Pinder was

recalled to his post and sworn inas Spanish Wells’ chief council-lor on Thursday, January 12,after the resignation of GilbertPinder, manager of Ronald’sService Centre and campaigngeneral for PLP NorthEleuthera candidate ClaySweeting. Gilbert Pinder defeat-ed Abner Pinder for the post inJune last year. It was Mr AbnerPinder’s first defeat in 15 years.Gilbert Pinder (PLP) is nowout, and Abner Pinder (FNM)is back in. — Ed).

Pinder back in role

By CELESTE NIXONTribune Staff Reportercnixon@tribunemedia.net

THE Bahamas is getting aboost in its effort to reducethe $4.25 billion national debt– courtesy of the Japanesegovernment.

Minister of State forFinance Zhivargo Laing yes-terday signed a technicalagreement with a Japanesespecial fund and the Inter-American DevelopmentBank (IDB) for a $765,000grant.

At a press conference

with Japanese AmbassadorHiroshi Yamaguchi andthe IDB’s country repre-sentative Astrid Wynter,Mr Laing said the fundswill be used “to supportnew and existing govern-ment programmesdesigned to strengthen ourf ramework o f f i s ca laccountability”.

The funding consists of$612,000 provided by the spe-cial fund through the IDB and$153,000 which was raisedlocally.

The Bahamas, like manycountries around the world,

had to increase its level ofnational debt in order tominimise the impact of theglobal recession and supportthe country’s economy andfinancial systems, Mr Laingsaid.

He said that the grant willbe used to modernise andreform the Bahamas’ finan-cial systems, ensuring theyare in line with internation-al standards and best prac-tices.

“The focus of this tech-nical co-operation is to sup-port our fiscal rebalancingthrough improving our cur-rent system of revenue col-lection, with emphasis onproperty tax administrationand strengthening of ourdebt management sys -

tems,” he said.Expressing the country’s

gratitude to Japan and IDB,Mr Laing said the project is a“timely one” for the country,as it will funnel additionalresources to government ini-tiatives already in motion inthe financial sector, such asthe debt management com-mittee.

Mr Laing said: “I expressthe thanks of the govern-ment of the Bahamas for thisgrant facility and remainconfident that the relation-ship between the Bahamas,Japan and IDB will continueto grow as we continue towork in the interest ofadvancing our countries andtheir institutions.”

By KHRISNA VIRGILkvirgil@tribunemedia.net

A LOCAL doctor is call-ing on the government to cre-ate legislation allowing foreveryone diagnosed with can-cer to be recorded in a nation-al database.

Princess Margaret Hospitaloncologist Dr DuVaughn

Curling said many of theunanswered questions aboutthe prevalence of cancer inthe Bahamas could be tack-led if specific information waskept in a central location.

Dr Curling said new lawsshould obligate doctors toreport to a central body any-one who is diagnosed anytype of cancer.

He said: “We have a hos-pital-based registry, so thatanything that comes intoPrincess Margaret gets placedinto the database. We don'thave the ability to pop up andsay ‘I want all of the cancersin Andros this year’.

“With the public registryhere, we have the ability to

do that when the informationis recorded, but that’s just forthe patients that come in toPMH.”

Without such a centralresource, Dr Curling, said “weare never going to be able tosay what the actual completeincidence of breast cancer orprostate cancer is”.

Dr Curling explained thatthere is no system in place toconduct research according todemographics.

He said: “If I want data forall of the women between 18and 50 on Cat Island that gotdiagnosed with colon cancerin the past five years, I shouldbe able to type that, click abutton and it comes up.

“That is the only way thatwe will be able to address thespecific needs and identify thecluster areas of where theremight be some problems.”

According to Dr Curling,such legislation exists for per-sons diagnosed with HIV andsyphilis.

It has been estimated that34 per cent of Bahamianbreast cancer sufferers arediagnosed at 44 years old oryounger, compared to only 12per cent of American womenin the same age range.

This means one in everythree women diagnosed withbreast cancer in the Bahamaswill be diagnosed before theage of 50.

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ZHIVARGO LAING has signed a technical agreement for a $765,000grant.

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FREEPORT – “We’revery much oriented towardsbuilding business ties,” saidthe US Embassy’s economicofficer Kyle Hatcher duringhis first official trip to GrandBahama.

“Part of my portfolio is todo outreach as much as I canoutside of Nassau. Freeportis the economic engine andon an economic and politicallevel, it’s good for us to getout and build those relation-ships,” he said.

Mr Hatcher’s commentswere welcomed by the exec-utives of the Grand BahamaPort Authority (GBPA)with whom he held discus-sions.

GBPA president Ian Rollesaid: “We certainly welcomeyour involvement and wantto see an even greater UnitedStates presence.

“Our whole city is a freetrade zone and Freeport is farbetter suited for growth thananywhere else in theBahamas.

“Our message is aboutusing this unique situation inFreeport to benefit theisland’s residents and ourbrothers and sisters in theentire Bahamas.”

Opportunities for devel-oping sister-city relationshipsbetween Freeport and keyUS cities were discussed,along with the prospect ofestablishing informationtechnology programmes orrelated businesses in theBahamas.

“Elsewhere in theCaribbean, even the smallestcountries have burgeoning ITindustries, and here you’vegot an incredibly smart andeducated workforce,” MrHatcher said.

The discussions touched onpossible economic opportuni-ties available through bilater-al partnerships, as well associal issues.

Citing his country’s signifi-cant involvement in the fightagainst AIDS as an example,Mr Hatcher encouraged morenon-governmental agencies(NGOs) on the island to takeadvantage of available grantfunds.

The current call for pro-posals expires on March 15and details of the applicationprocess are available on theembassy’s website.

“The more partnerships wecan foster, the better,” saidMr Rolle.

Mr Hatcher agreed: “Thereis much potential here, alongwith expertise, will power andgovernmental goodwill on thisside.”

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BY DENISE MAYCOCKTribune Freeport Reporterdmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FREEPORT – A man’sbody was discovered on theroadside in the Kennedy Dri-ve area early Thursday morn-ing, and police later found his

vehicle abandoned severalmiles away.

The body was identified bypolice as that of 46-year-oldFranklyn McIntosh of NorthBahamia.

Police officials are tryingto determine the circum-stances surrounding the

man’s death.Asst Supt Loretta Mackey,

press liaison officer, saidpolice are awaiting the resultsof an autopsy to determinewhether foul play wasinvolved.

Meanwhile, police investi-gations are continuing into

the matter.According to police

reports, sometime around3.18am police discovered thebody of a black man on theside of the road at KennedyDrive.

Mr Mackey reported that afew hours after the body was

found Central Detective Unitofficers recovered the victim’scar at Watkins Lanes off Pio-neer’s Way.

“The investigations arein the preliminary stageand the incident has notbeen classified,” Mackeysaid.

The pol ice are urgingmembers of publ ic whohave any information thatcan assist them with theirinvestigation to contact offi-cers.

To contact the police, call350-3107/8, 352-9774/5 or911.

BY DENISE MAYCOCKTribune Freeport Reporterdmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FREEPORT – The sen-tencing of convicted rapistEric O’Neil Strachan has beenpostponed a third timebecause a psychiatric reportis still lacking.

A new hearing has beenfixed for February 22.

Senior Justice HartmanLongley, who presided overthe rape trial last September,initially set sentencing forNovember 11, 2010.

At the hearing, Strachan’sattorney Devard Williamsrequested a psychiatric eval-uation of his client and thejudge adjourned sentencingto November 29, 2010.

At the second hearing,prosecutors informed thecourt that the psychiatricreport was still not completeand the matter was adjournedto yesterday.

Strachan was found guiltyof raping a 69-year-oldwoman at Eight Mile Rocklast December. He was alsofound him guilty of two

counts of attempted rape andone count of indecentassault.

The victim was staying witha relative in Andros Town,Eight Mile Rock, on Decem-ber 10, 2010 when the inci-dent occurred.

The woman testified thatStrachan dragged her from aliving room sofa to his bed-room and raped her.

At trial, Strachan deniedraping the victim. He claimedthe sex was consensual andthat the elderly woman madesexual advances on him.

Rapist’s sentencing isdelayed for third time

CONVICTED rapist Eric O’Neil Strachan is escorted by officers.

MAN’S BODY DISCOVERED BY THE ROADSIDE

well in parliament.”He made the decision to

accept the DNA nominationaround mid-December andprior to Christmas, he visitedthe homes of nearly 600 LongIslanders.

“I must say, for the mostpart, I was warmly receivedand was embraced by thepeople. I got the feeling thatpeople are ready for change,”he said.

“I think they need some-one who can make genuinesteps to improve the econom-ic stakes of Long Island. TheFNM have been here for 15 ofthe last 25 years and we gotvery little to nothing inreturn.”

The “greatest issue” plagu-

ing Long Island is unemploy-ment, caused by the sloweconomy, Mr Cartwright said.

He hopes to solve this is byupgrading Deadman’s CayAirport into an internationalfacility and port of entry.

Mr Cartwright explainedthat islands such as Exuma,Eleuthera, Grand Bahamaand Abaco have strongeconomies because each hasan international airport.

Tourists want convenience,he said – “they do not likelayovers and connections”.

Once tourists and investorscan more easily arrive in LongIsland, he hopes hotels andother business will not be farbehind.

“We are proud people,” MrCartwright said. “We want towork, but we need jobs andthe government has denied usadequate infrastructure.”

Better regulation of com-mercial fishing and a moremodern high school are oth-er key issues for the candi-date.

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MARIO CARTWRIGHT

However, he explained last nightthat it would have been “inappropri-ate” and “unhelpful” to speak aboutthe Atlantis matter day after day whilestill trying to focus on “the people’sbusiness.”

He also told reporters while inGrand Bahama this week that the Gov-ernment did not have an opportunity toapprove the Brookfield purchase orhave it transferred to them, before ajudge ordered the deal stopped. AndBrookfield withdrew its application togovernment.

“I think it is important for the gov-ernment to keep people informed andabreast about developments atAtlantis,” Mr Ingraham said.

“It is especially critical for people tobe informed while all this false infor-mation, misinformation and specula-tion on the matter at hand continuesday after day.

“Our overriding responsibility is forthe protection of Bahamian jobs andthe long term viability of Atlantis.”

Mr Ingraham said Atlantis is one ofthe leading resorts in the Bahamas andit has been good for the Bahamas.

“Sol Kerzner has been good for usand good to the Bahamas,” he said.“We have your back and we have yourbest interest at heart. We are connect-ed, we are involved and we areengaged.”

valid, sound reasons, andrecent events have reaffirmedand reconfirmed to us that heis not a suitable person to bein charge of the Port,” saidthe Prime Minister.

Mr Babak, an Austrian,was forced to step down aschairman when his work per-mit expired in December2009.

The government’s decisionnot to renew Babak’s permitresulted in a fall out with SirJack Hayward, one of theprincipal owners of the GrandBahama Port Authority, whofelt the organisation was left“leaderless” without anyexplanation given by the gov-ernment.

Mr Ingraham, however,said Sir Jack was told a lie.

“I met with Sir Jack onmany occasions. I am delight-ed that Sir Jack has now cometo the conclusion that we canhave a chat as we used to inthe past that’s uninfluencedby any other considerations.

“See, for instance, Sir Jackwas told a lie. He put it in thenewspaper. He said that wehad refused Hannes Babak awork permit without tellinghim anything, etc – that is atotal lie.”

Mr Ingraham said he haddispatched Branville McCart-ney, the then Minister ofImmigration, to Freeport tohave a meeting with Babakto tell him that the govern-ment no longer regarded himas someone who should be incharge of the Port Authority,and that the governmentwould not give him a work

permit when his expired. “He had his notice. Hannes

Babak was not satisfied withthat. He got Sir Albert Millerto call me saying he will cometo Nassau to see me. Theyboth came.

“He (Babak) askedwhether McCartney spoke for

the government or for him-self. I assured him that MrMcCartney came to GrandBahama to see you upon myinstruction and he deliveredthe message I sent, that youare not the person we aregoing to support to be incharge of the Port.

“Sir Jack never knew anyof that, he was told somethingdifferent,” Mr Ingrahamexplained.

When asked why the gov-ernment came to its conclu-sion about Babak, he did notwish to say why.

Asked whether he wouldsupport a foreigner orBahamian as chairman of thePort Authority, the PrimeMinister said Sir Jack canappoint whomever he wantsto be on his team so long ashe is a fit person.

“We can’t determine whoyou want to appoint yourchairman, we are delighted tosupport whatever you wantto do with your chairmanshipso long as the individual issomeone that we regard as fitto have a work permit in theBahamas. You must bear inmind that Mr Hannes Babakcame to the Bahamas on thebasis that he was a personwho did not need to work.

“He got permanent resi-dence on being able to work

in his own business, not to goand work for somebody elseas a work permit holder. Sohe could run his own businessas much as he like,” Mr Ingra-ham said.

Mr Ingraham said he hashad a very good chat with SirJack and supports the plansthey have for Freeport.

“I am of the view that SirJack is going to be coopera-tive with the government andthe government will be coop-erative with him.

“They have some plansthey will announce in duecourse and we will be in sup-port of those,” he said.

Mr Ingraham stated thatZhivargo Laing has indicatedgovernment’s willingness toundertake specific investmentpromotion for Grand Bahama.

“We made available half amillion dollars from the gov-ernment and asked the busi-ness community and Port inGrand Bahama to match usand we will take Freeport onthe road,” he said.

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“We only hope the ministrydoes not disrespect us bysending persons who cannothelp us to our next meeting.This better not be a publicitystunt. In fact, once we sit atthe table, we are hoping thegovernment just says ‘we havecompleted what you asked solet’s move on’. If this is what’sgoing to happen then there isno need to negotiate. As amatter of fact there is no needto negotiate. You can’t nego-tiate something you alreadyagreed to.”

Mr Smith’s comments cameafter Mr Foulkes announcedyesterday that he certified astrike vote for the BCIAWU.

He said: “I met with theunions on Wednesday forthree hours. We have agreedto meet again on February 7to continue our discussion.There were several mattersraised in the meeting so weare giving the various part-ners involved additional timeto consider.

“Even though the strikevote has been certified, I amhopeful that the leadership incustoms and immigration willallow the process to work andwill not engage in any indus-trial action. We are hopefulwe will get their mattersresolved.”

While Mr Smith remainedtight-lipped on whether or not

the union is prepared tostrike, he said he hopes itdoesn’t have to come to that.

“Once persons come to thetable to resolve these issuesseriously and fairly there isno need for further action onour behalf. However, I wantto caution the minister thatour members are not pleased.It’s been two years. They aretired,” he said.

“While we will be patientand we are encouraging ourmembers to be patient, we donot want to be disrespected. Ifthey feel it, they will meet thegovernment with the type ofresistance that meets that lev-el of disrespect. We are hop-ing this will not be the case.We are hoping there is somereal intent to resolve theissues, a sincere attempt notjust because it is political sea-son.”

Mr Foulkes also certified astrike vote for the union atFirst Caribbean Bank.

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PORT CHAIRMAN MUST BE ‘FIT FOR WORK PERMIT’

UNION WARY OFMEETING WITH

MINISTER

‘We find HannesBabak unaccept-able. We came tothat conclusion forgood, valid, soundreasons, and recentevents have reaf-firmed and recon-firmed to us that heis not a suitableperson to be incharge of the Port.’

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HANNES BABAK, whose poten-tial role as port chairman hasprompted Prime Minister HubertIngraham to speak out.

‘No jobs beinglost at Atlantis’

EARL DEVEAUX, right, passes on the electoral torch for Marathon to new candidate Heather Hunt. Photo: Chester Robards/Tribune Staff

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machine with consistent man-power.

She said: “There is anoth-er mammography machineat the RAND MemorialHospital to do screening forGrand Bahama, howeverthere has been a lack of radi-ologists.

“Really and truly to tackleall the screening, we need tohave more mammographymachines and that is some-thing that really should bedone so it reaches every-body.”

The new digital machine,however, will allow images tobe instantaneously seen on acomputer screen, stored into adata base, and retrieved asneeded.

Dr Payne explained themachine's age has presented amany challenges for thedepartment.

“As a result,” she said, “wehave down time due tomachine failure, and equip-ment failure or the need toreplace parts, the machine isnow to the point where theydon't even make the partsanymore.

“Yes, we could continue tofix it, but the rate at which wecould continue, it justbecomes less cost-effective.”

As breast cancer is preva-lent in the Bahamas, DrPayne said a new digitalmachine will boost radiolo-

gy's sub-par equipment capa-bilities.

“During the past 10 years,the development of digitalimaging and the whole use ofcomputers and the use of theInternet, along with the typeof equipment that now isavailable has totally changed,”she said.

“The common man doesn'thave pictures , everybody hasdigital. Why is it that the hos-pital is still limping along withthe film?”

Dr Payne said the numberof patients seen every daycould be doubled with thedigital machine.

The new equipment willalso use 30 per cent less radi-ation.

Mammography is the onlyrecognized way of screeningfor breast cancer.

It has been proven and doc-umented that screening mam-mography, decreases mortal-ity and the morbidity associ-ated with breast cancer.

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Hospital’splea to fund

new machine

DIRECTOR OF RADIOLOGY Solange Payne Fielding and Sandra Donaldexplain the need for the new machine.

THE DARK ROOM, where film is developed.

DIRECTOR OF RADIOLOGY Solange Payne Fielding shows X-rays which will soon be the thing of the past. Photos: Felipé Major/Tribune Staff

CAROLINEWILLIAMS, tech-nologist for radiolo-gy, works on a ten-year-old mammo-gram machine inthe Princess Mar-garet Hospital.

NURSES still have to search through paper files, which will soon be a thing of the past with more modern equipment.