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Ministry AwaitsAutopsy Reports

he BahamianH i g hCommissioner inLondon Ellison

Greenslade has reportedthat he and officials fromthe High Commissionhave “made goodprogress” in the investi-gations into the deaths oftwo Bahamian youngmen whose bodies werefound in a lake in Turin,Italy.In a report from Italy

yesterday, Mr Greensladesaid he and his delegationwere warmly receivedwith a great measure ofcourtesy and respect byItalian authorities. Hewas accompanied byColin and ChristopherWright and Brittany Johnrelatives of the two whopositively identified thebodies of ForeignService Officer Alrae

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FRED HAZLEWOODTO BE KNIGHTED

eading businessmanFrederick AsaHazlewood is to be

Knighted and leads thelist of Bahamians whohave been honoured byHer Majesty the Queen inher 2019 BirthdayHonours. He is President of the

John Bull group of com-panies and represents thefourth generation of lead-ers at JOHN BULL raisedon a simple leadershipphilosophy: “A businessdoesn’t run on autopilot.”

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minister returns to pay his respects

During Labour Day paraDe

4 Minister of Labour, Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes marched on East Street with union leaders and members during theLabour Day Parade on Friday, June 7, 2019. The Minister placed a wreath in the area of last year's Labour Day Parade that,

tragically, claimed the lives of Tami Gibson, Tabitha Haye, Kathleen Fernander and Dianne Ferguson. (BIS Photos/Letisha Henderson)

BAHAMASAIR CHALLENGED BY RISING FUEL PRICES

The rising cost of fuelprices is negativelyimpacting Bahamasair,the national flag carrier,according to AviationMinister DionisioD’Aguilar who says thatthis was the greatest chal-lenge to the airline meet-

ing its financial target.Bahamasair spent

$11.8 million on fuel in2017 and $18 million in2018.“As tensions rise

between the UnitedStates, China and Iran ,this will negativelyimpact Bahamasair’s fuel

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POLICE PROBE HOMICIDEAND BANK ROBBERY

Police on NewProvidence are investi-gating a shooting inci-dent which occurred onSunday night which hasleft an adult male dead.According to reports,

shortly before 9:00 pm, aman was standing infront of a home on PriceStreet, Nassau Village,

when he was approachedby occupants of a vehi-cle, who opened fire onhim, hitting him aboutthe body before speedingaway. Paramedics were

called to the scene and

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NEW LAWS AGAINST SHIPDUMPING PROMISED

Transport MinisterRenward Wells says newlaws against Cruise Shipdumping in the Bahamaswill be introduced in thenext fiscal year. He hasreiterated the govern-ment’s commitment tolegislatively address thelongstanding issue ofcruise ships and othervessels dumping waste inBahamian waters.This of course on the

heels of what transpiredin a US district courtover a week ago.Leading cruise liner

Carnival Corporation atthe time pleaded guilty to

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The allocations for con-sultancy services in thegovernment’s nationalbudget has increased dra-matically.

In the Ministry ofAgriculture and MarineResources the allocationjumped from $30,000 to$320,000, a figureMinister Michael Pintardsaid is still not enough.“We believe that the

$300,000 is not suffi-cient, so we are going togradually each year seekto increase the amount offunding.“There is a wide range

of areas where consult-ants are required. One of

the things that we aredoing now is convertingto E-Agriculture, so thatmuch of the permits forexample that you wouldapply for online youwould be able to do sofrom your Smartphone,

Laptop and that’s bothfor Agriculture as well asfor Marine Resources.“So we have just fin-

ished developing themechanism in order to dothat so that someonedoesn’t have to for exam-

ple land in East End,Grand Bahama and go tothe Administrators Officeto get a permit, they cando all of that online,”Minister Pintard said. Mr. Pintard pointed

out that the previousadministration paid oneconsultant the sameamount allocated thisbudget period for a num-ber of consultancy serv-ices in different areas. Meantime, while in

domestic travel, the allo-cation jumped from$15,000 to $52,000 plus,the minister said this toois not enough.“In terms of in country

travel, as you would beaware, we are engaged inseveral consultations aswe speak.” “One of them is with

respect to dealing withthe issue of conch andhaving a candid discus-sion with fishermanthroughout the countryabout what our concernsare, about the pressuresthat have been broughton the conch stock andgetting their feedback onwhat we intend to doover the course of thenext six months. “The same thing is truewith the Nassau Grouper;we have just allocated$20,000 to the preemi-nent expert on theNassau Grouper whohappens to be aBahamian helping todefray some of the coston the study of theNassau Grouper whichagain we have been indiscussions with fisher-man and others through-out the Family Islandsand then of course we arealso in discussions aboutthe Marine ProtectedAreas (MPAs),” he said. The budget for inter-

national travel shiftedfrom $35,000 to over$90,000. “In some cases, as in

the case of BAIC forexample, CEDA; or inthe case of agriculture,attending meetingswhether it’s with CARI-COM, CommonwealthACP, with the UnitedNations or with any ofthose inters governmen-tal agencies.“I think we have been

very productive in termsof what we have beenable to get out of thosemeetings.” “We’re having bilater-

al discussions with othercountries to gain benefitsfor The Bahamas andwe’re also having discus-sions with inter-govern-mental agencies to getbenefits,” MinisterPintard said.

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New Rules To Stop HackingAs hacking remains avexing issue for the CivilAviation Authority, indus-try stakeholders and othernational agencies areengaged in a collaborativeeffort to enact additionallegislation and regula-tions, impose harsherenforcement action,increase successful prose-cution of the offendingpilot and implement new

initiatives to educate trav-ellers and pilots about therisk of illegal air charters. The Minister of

Tourism and AviationDionisio D’Aguilar says,“as a component of theremedial actions, theAuthority has moved toend the practice of illegalair charter operationswithin Bahamian air-space. “It has diligently

implemented ‘anti-hack-ing’ initiatives through

awareness campaigns tohighlight the risks oftravelling on illegal air-craft charters; proposedreforms to the civil avia-tion operations; andpushed for strict enforce-ment of civil and crimi-nal proceedings againstillegal charter operators.” He added that the

Authority has imple-mented a number of reg-ulations to help curb thisissue.“All Bahamian per-

sons holding foreignissued licenses will berequired to have thoselicenses converted tolicenses issued by theAuthority for the solepurpose of increased sur-veillance of the personsinvolved. “The Authority will

increase enforcementactivities and willaggressively pursuecriminal and or civilpenalties against all per-sons committing any

activity that is not incompliance withRegulatory requirements. “Those persons who

choose to remain unregu-lated, are engaging incriminal activities.Further, persons facilitat-ing these activities alsoshares culpability. “To reiterate, all pilots

seeking access to restrict-ed areas of the GeneralAviation section of LPIAare now required to be inpossession of a valid

identification badgeissued by the SecurityDepartment of theAirport Authority. “A condition of gain-

ing that badge is that thepilot is properly licensedto operate an aircraft inThe Bahamas,” theTourism Minister said. Minister D’Aguilar

stressed that those pilotswho refuse to becomeregulated will be prose-cuted to the fullest extentof the law.

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Ramsey and ofPsychology PhD. Student,Blair Rashad Randy John.The High

Commissioner said thatexternal autopsies on bothhave been completed andreports will be receivedsoon. Mr. Greensladeadded that full autopsieswill be received later The Ministry of

Foreign Affairs in a state-ment said that the HighCommissioner was dis-patched to Italy to makefurther inquiries into thecircumstances surround-ing the deaths of the twoyoung men. Mr.Greenslade arrived in

Italy on Saturday June9th. The statement further

notes that Foreign AffairsMinister Darren Henfieldhas also spoken with theDeputy Foreign Ministerof Italy in relation to theinvestigation; as well asthe possible timeline inrelation to the bodies ofboth young men beingreturned home for burial.Meantime, the Minister

has been in constant con-tact with the families ofboth men, pertaining tohis ministry’s role in theinvestigation.Mr. Ramsey was

employed with theMinistry of ForeignAffairs since December 9,

2013.Formerly, he was post-

ed at the Bahamasembassy in Port-Au--Prince, Haiti as third sec-retary/vice-consul in2016-2017. In 2018 he was granted

an in-service award topursue a one-year post-graduate diploma programin diplomacy/internationalrelations and languages atthe diplomatic academy ofVienna in Austria for theperiod September 2018 toJune 2019.Mr. John, a St.

Augustine’s Collegegraduate of the class of2009, was near comple-tion of his PhD. in psy-chology at Saint Mary’s

University in NovaScotia, Canada.He traveled to Turin to

make a psychology con-ference presentation on

behalf of the university. The ministry of

Foreign Affairs assuresthat it will keep the pub-lic updated as details of

the investigation contin-ue to unfold and is askingthe public to join in pray-ing for the families, inthe wake of such tragedy.

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BAHAMIANS CHALLENGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGEOF OPPORTUNITIES IN TOURISM SECTOR

Bahamians have beenchallenged to take advan-tage of the businessopportunities that can bederived from the fact thatcruise ship passengersmake what amounts to20,000 visits to TheBahamas “every singleday.”

“There are many,many opportunities that Iam not convinced we arefully exploiting,”Minister of Tourism andAviation, the Hon.Dionisio D’Aguilar toldP a r l i a m e n t a r i a n sThursday. “Reach out to the

Tourism DevelopmentCorporation (TDC) tohelp develop your idea,pool your resources orapply to the SmallBusiness Development[Centre] for funding.Reach out to your friendsand family and well offBahamians willing tofund start-ups. Just figure

out a way to capitalize onthe amazing job that theMinistry of Tourism isdoing to attract so manyvisitors to our countryand then get on with it.” Minister D’Aguilar

said the interest cruiseship companies are show-ing in The Bahamas isevidence of theirincreased confidence inThe Bahamas and pro-vides opportunities forBahamian entrepreneurs.“Royal Caribbean’s

recently opened ‘APerfect Day at Coco Cay’in the Berry Islands;MSC is hoping to launchtheir private island,Ocean Cay (near Bimini),on November 9, 2019;Virgin Cruises will com-mence stops to Bimini inApril 2020, and ofcourse, there is Disney’sinvestment in Eleutheraat Lighthouse Pointe,Carnival’s desire to builda new cruise port in

Freeport and RoyalCaribbean’s partnershipwith the ITM Group tonot only build a new portin Grand Bahama, but toalso purchase, upgradeand transform the GrandLucayan property inFreeport.“These investments by

the cruise companies areevidence of increasedconfidence in TheBahamas. Our challengenow is to make all theseinvestments work toimprove the opportunitiesfor Bahamians. Andthere are many, manyopportunities that I amnot convinced we arefully exploiting. We mustremember that cruise pas-sengers make 20,000 vis-its to The Bahamas everysingle day, 365 days ofthe year.” Mr. D’Aguilar said the

Minnis administration isfocused on approvingprojects with cruise com-

panies that are on islandswere Bahamians canwork and live with theirfamilies “in the sameplace.” “Working on remote

islands, away from yourfamilies for long periodsof time is not alwaysattractive to Bahamians,so you will note that thisMinnis-led administra-tion has approved trans-actions with cruise com-panies on Eleuthera,Bimini and GrandBahama where we feeltheir presence will bemost impactful to asmany Bahamians as pos-sible. That is who weare.”The Tourism and

Aviation Minister said thedevelopments in thecruise industry, comple-mented by public invest-ments in port and airportinfrastructure, willimprove international andnational transport and

distribution channels,safeguard the tremendoustourism assets throughoutthe Family Island desti-nations and provide thecatalyst for increasedlocal investment intourism.“In the two short years

that I have been in thisposition as Minister ofTourism, I have beenoverwhelmed by the mul-titude of opportunities inthe Tourism sector thatare going untapped byBahamians,” Mr.D’Aguilar toldParliamentarians.“I challenge my fellow

Bahamians, especiallythose that have an interestin, or an affinity for, busi-ness, to seriously look atthe Tourism sector. Yes,more and moreBahamians are gettinginvolved in the Tourismsector by renting theirhomes, but there are somany more opportunities

that exist in providingexperiences that are notbeing currently exploited.“If you are interested

in finding out or takingadvantage of theseopportunities, I inviteyou, my fellowBahamians, to come intothe TourismD e v e l o p m e n tCorporation to flesh outyour idea, gain access tothose critical decision-makers that will helpgrow your business andgive you the push tolaunch your new busi-ness.“I must emphasize that

we are not a fundingagency, but we will helpyou prepare your propos-al to present to the SmallBusiness DevelopmentCentre (SBDC) touted bythe Minister of Financeas the new agencycharged with fundingstart-ups,” MinisterD’Aguilar added.

Ministry Awaits

FRED HAZLEWOODJOHN BULL was

established as an oldEnglish Tobacco house in1929. Later an officeproducts department wasadded by Fred’s father,Frank Hazlewood, thatevolved into The JOHNBULL Business Centre.In 1955, toys, watches andnovelty gifts were intro-duced into the company’slines. In 1951 a relation-ship was formulated byFrank Hazlewood whichresulted in The JOHNBULL enterprise becom-ing the exclusive retailerfor ROLEX in theBAHAMAS. Furtherpartnerships as the yearswent by have been estab-lished with such compa-nies as Gucci, Cartier,Bvlgari, Coach, MichaelKors, Tiffany, Tag Heuer,Patek Phillipe, and DavidYurman. In the last fewyears, the Bahamas fran-chise for the StarbucksCorporation and Subwaybecame part of the JOHNBULL Group of

Businesses.In 2009, Queen

Elizabeth II, atBuckingham Palace,London England, con-ferred upon Frederick A.Hazlewood, The MostDistinguished Order OfSaint Michael And SaintGeorge, for outstandingservices to the businesscommunity in TheCommonwealth of theBahamas.Mr. Hazlewood is

now to be KnightCommander, Order of St.Michael and St. Georgefor services to business.The award of companionof the Order of St.Michael and St. Georgegoes to Pastor PaulScavella of the SeventhDay Adventist Churchfor services to religionand community. The award of Officer

of The Most ExcellentOrder of the BritishEmpire goes to GodfreyBrian Thomas, for servic-es to business; JamesRandolph Bain, for serv-ices to business;

Kingsley livingstoneBlack, for services toeducation and labour;Christian Elizabeth, Dr.Darville, for services tomedicine and business;Julieth Naomi Minnis,for services to health;Hugh Allison O'brien, forservices to the communi-ty and Olvin Peter Rees,for services to business.The British Empire

medal goes to BrianBerkley Brown, for serv-ices to the community,Nesbitt AlphonsoHiggins, for services topolitics; Robert JohnRoberts, for services tothe community;Reverend Dr. Ifill EarlinRussell, for services toreligion; Daniel OlanderSumner, for services tosports and Reverend Dr.James Samuel Sweeting,for services to civics andreligion.The Queen's Police

Medal to AssistantCommissioner PaulAllison Rolle for hisexceptional contributionto the Police Force.

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RAIN, RAIN, RAIN: AWHIT MONDAY DELUGE

4 Torrential rain in New Providence yesterday caused great stress and incon-venience to many Bahamians and visitors alike for the Whit Monday

holiday. The deluge dumped enough water on Bay Street that one tourist(above) apparently felt moved to swim.

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BAHAMASAIR CHALLENGED BY RISING FUEL PRICES

POLICE PROBE HOMICIDEAND BANK ROBBERY

NEW LAWS AGAINSTDUMPING PROMISED

costs so much so thatBahamasair would not beable to generate sufficientadditional cash flow toservice these loans,”Minister D’ Aguilar said. He further noted that in

this budget period,Bahamasair will see a $9million dollar increasefrom $13.4 million to$22.4 million to pay offsome old bills that wereleft by the previousadministration. “This $9 million

increase will be used tomake principle repay-ments of $6 million plus

help mitigate some of theannual interest costswhich will total approxi-mately $9.5 million forthis year and next year.” “Finally, Bahamasair

plans to spend $12 millionon capital projects in the2019/2020 budget year.” In his contribution to

the budget debate in theHouse of Assembly, Mr.D’Aguilar said, “almost60 per cent or $9.3 millionof that total will be spenton heavy maintenance andengine overhaul, but $1million is planned to facil-itate the move of the com-pany’s headquarters fromits current location which

is a 50 year old buildingstill reeling from damagesinflicted when HurricaneMatthew struck inOctober 2016 to a build-ing complex on BlakeRoad, formerly used byDoctor’s Hospital,” hesaid. He also noted that

Bahamasair’s passengercount continued to growreaching 944,000 peoplein 2019 when comparedto the 853,000 in 2018.The airlines also pro-

jecting that its annual netloss will decrease from$24 million in 2018 to$21.9 million in 2019to$16.9 million in 2020.

However, despite theseincreases the Ministersays Bahamasair stillaverages some 60 per centin load factors annually.“Most airlines, in order

to break even, must oper-ate a load factor closer to80 per cent so Bahamasairwould have to do some-thing seismic to increasepassenger loads by onethird to get that breakevenpoint and the competitionremains very still Mr.Speaker. “US carriers, especial-

ly Silver Airways, arenow making more directflights into Nassau andother Family Island desti-

nations.“The increasing com-

petition will continue toimpact Bahamasair’sFlorida and domesticroutes, as fewer touristswill transit to and throughNassau to their finalFamily Island destina-tions. “Note further that

Bahamasair currentlycompetes with legacy car-riers on its Floridaroutes,” he said. Minister D’Aguilar

opined that in July thenational flag carrierintends to implementcheck in alternativesusing kiosks at local and

Florida airports. This, he said, will

speed up the check inprocess and hopefullylead to lower staff cost.The airline also intends

to implement a new gen-eration digital passengerservice system in January2020 which will save theairline up to $2 millionannually in transactionalcost, free up human capi-tal to be redeployed tobetter serve the airlines’customers; enhance com-munication with the air-line’s customers andenhance communicationwith the airline’s cus-tomer.

attempted to revive the injured man;however, he was pronounced deadon the scene.Police are also investigating

reports on a robbery which tookplace at the Prince Charles branchof Commonwealth Bank yesterday.

According to reports, three maskedmen broke into the Bank around4:00 am yesterday. They reportedlycut into an area of the ATM DepositBox and made good their escapewith an undetermined amount ofcash. Investigations are ongoing.

six charges of violating itsprobation as part of a set-tlement agreement.It was subsequently

ordered to pay a $20 mil-lion fine coupled withmore stringent oversightduring the remaining threeyears of its probation.“The government is

looking at the whole issueof shipping and waste

from shipping. Becausewe have signed onto allsix of the MARPOL con-ventions we have notenacted national laws inrespect to those sox MAR-POL conventions. I thinkwe’ve only done it for twoand the government ofThe Bahamas is mindfulof that, we’re looking at itand we will be gettingback to the Bahamian peo-ple very soon as to howwe move forward and pro-

tect our environment froma legislative standpoint,”Minister Wells said. In its defense, Carnival

says it remains committedto environmental excel-lence and protecting theenvironment, stressing itsintention to leave theplaces it touches even bet-ter than when it firstarrived.Carnival is the world’s

largest cruise companywith 105 ships.

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