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EDITOR, The Tribune. After reading what Peter Turnquest, the Deputy Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), had to say about a discriminatory provision against spouses of Bahamian citizens in the Fisheries Bill during debate in the House of Assembly, I was moved to publicly support his position. I lament the position taken by the government on this matter. The provision excluding spouses of Bahamians from commercial fishing tarnishes the codification of the fisheries law. This offending provision with an obscenely outrageous penalty will overwhelmingly, if not exclusively, have a negative...

Wives and children of foreign-born fishermen ‘offended’ by Fisheries Bill The wives and children of several foreign-born fishermen in The Bahamas said yesterday that the government’s Fisheries Bill, 2020, which seeks to prevent non-Bahamians from engaging in commercial fishing in The Bahamas, is “offensive and not fair”.  Sixteen-year-old Gisele Liriano broke into tears as she explained the fear that her father’s livelihood of fishing is in jeopardy if the bill becomes law. The bill was passed in the Senate yesterday.  It reads: “No person shall engage in fishing, or be employ...

The Mighty Punch reduced to Minnis low rag-sheet Lapdog! DESE PEOPLE GATS NO DAMN SHAME! PM Minnis and Punch Editor plotting against his Cabinet Colleagues BY THE FNM RAG-SHEET THE PUNCH| NASSAU| Atlantis has suffered one virus case. A casino worker tested positive. He was not allowed to enter the work-place. And he was put in quarantine for at least 14 days. Atlantis bosses have implemented strict health safety rules and protocols to keep the Chinese virus at bay.  But the PLP website cretins want to keep the economy in crisis and workers jobless. The plot is to undermine the FNM...

Former PM says ex-Cabinet ministers Turnquest and Sands represent FNM core values NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has come out against the government’s decision to limit commercial fishing to only Bahamians — a move that would discriminate against Bahamian women and their spouses. In a letter to the editor, Ingraham said he was moved to publicly support the position of former Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest, who raised the issue during debate in Parliament last week. The bill would repeal the current Fisheries Resources (Jurisdiction and Conservation) Act, ...

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said the impending imposition of a winnings tax on web shop patrons will lead to reduced player participation and layoffs in a sector that employs more than 3,000 workers. In a statement issued yesterday, Mr Mitchell said while he understands how desperate the government is for revenue, the impending tax appears to be an “assault” on the web shop sector. He said: “Has the government really conducted or thought about the cost benefit analysis of the proposed imposition of the tax on Bahamian users of web shops and their winnings? “We und...