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C M C M Y K Y K WEATHER TRY OUR DOUBLE FILET-O-FISH HIGH 89F YOUR PASSPORT TO MISS UNIVERSE LOW 79F The Tribune SUNNY, T-STORM BAHAMAS EDITION www.tribune242.com Volume: 105 No.211 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009 PRICE – 75¢ (Abaco and Grand Bahama $1.25) E D I S N SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT INSIDE TODAY Gang of 12 puts Students’ despair women through hour of terror f f a t s e n u b i r T / r o j a M é p i l over axed loans e F THE WOMEN were trapped in the area for College hopefuls an hour. CONTESTANTS ON TOUR Tim Aylen Pair trapped left in lurch by ‘late in water as men threaten announcement’ to kill them By MEGAN REYNOLDS depending on after his Tribune Staff Reporter announcement on Wednes- By MEGAN [email protected] day. REYNOLDS And the crisis of their situ- Tribune Staff Reporter HUNDREDS of college ation has been compounded mreynolds@ hopefuls planning to attend by the recession that has left tribunemedia.net university have had their thousands of Bahamians out dreams shattered by the Gov- of work. ernment’s decision to scrap A 24-year-old legal secre- A PEACEFUL day student loans this year. tary who planned to study law at the beach turned Critics have slammed Edu- in Newcastle, in the United into an hour of terror cation Minister Carl Bethel Kingdom, in September was for two Bahamian for telling promising students relying on the Government women when a group just weeks before they loan in order to attend. of men threatened to planned to go off to college She had already booked kill them. that they will no longer The victims, aged 22 receive the funding they were SEE page 11 and 32, were trapped in the water for around an hour as a gang of around 12 men sur- Chamber of Commerce committee rounded them on the MISS UNIVERSE 2009 contestants are treated to a tour of Government House yesterday led sand, the rocks, and in to examine the education system by renowned local historian Dr Gail Saunders. See pages two and five inside and check out tomor- the water at a secluded row’s Tribune for a special Miss Universe supplement. By ALISON LOWE beach on the south side Tribune Staff Reporter of New Providence, [email protected] they said. Attorneys file summons Former PLP chairman They had been alone BECAUSE of its “serious” concerns about the state of edu- on the beach off Hanna cation in the country, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce has over ousted Hotel calls for consultation on Road, near the junction put together a high level committee to examine how the edu- with Fox Hill Road, cation system and particularly vocational training opportunities Union president ruling chief justice appointment when the men arrived can be developed. in a car at around Charging that the decline in the BGCSE and BJC grade By NATARIO McKENZIE By PAUL G TURNQUEST 1.30pm on Monday. Tribune Staff Reporter Tribune Staff Reporter A group of five averages released on Tuesday are “disappointing but not sur- [email protected] prising” BCC President Khaalis Rolle said that improving the [email protected] pulled up in a car and heckled them, then two SEE page 11 ATTORNEYS for ousted Bahamas Hotel IN ORDER to advance approached them in Catering and Allied Workers Union Presi- democracy in the the water. dent Nicole Martin have filed a summons Bahamas, former PLP The women, who did seeking to have Supreme Court Justice Jon chairman Raynard Rigby not want to be named, Isaacs reconsider his recent ruling on the hotel called on Prime Minister said they were verbally union elections and for a stay in the proceed- Hubert Ingraham and abused and as they ings pending that reconsideration or appeal, PLP Leader Perry walked further down lawyer Damian Gomez said yesterday. Christie to allow for a the beach, picking up a Attorneys and hotel union officials involved wider base of consultation conch shell for protec- in the continuing legal saga over the Bahamas when it comes to the tion, another two Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union appointment of a chief approached. (BHCAWU) elections met for about two justice to the judiciary. “They said they hours in a closed hearing before Justice Isaacs would wait for us in the Noting that the current Raynard Rigby yesterday morning. Following the hearing, system allows for the bushes. When we attorney Keod Smith, who is representing appointment of a chief justice based solely on asked them to leave us Kirk Wilson, First Vice President of the union, the discretion of the Prime Minister after con- alone they just swore told reporters that the hearing of the applica- sultation with the leader of the Opposition, at us,” said one of the tion had been adjourned to Tuesday at 1 pm. Mr Rigby said that he thought that in the year women. “At that time the court will hear full argu- 2009, our political leaders would show some “Then I looked up ments and make a decision on that date or “degree of maturity” and allow a broad base and there were around SEE page 11 SEE page 12 SEE page 12 NASSAU AND BAHAMA ISLANDS’ LEADING NEWSPAPER C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 2, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS PACKED DAY OF ACTIVITIES FOR MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTANTS TOUR OF BEAUTY PHOTOS: Chester Robards/Tribune staff By CARA BRENNEN-BETHEL Tribune Features Editor ROM cigar rolling to tea with Governor-General Arthur Han- na, yesterday was packed with activities for the contestants par- ticipatingF in the 2009 Miss Universe beauty pageant. After touring the country’s premiere art gallery, the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, the contestants were whisked away to the historic Graycliff restaurant and hotel where they were treated to a special lunch of sweet potato soup, fresh beet with goat cheese, figs, homemade vinaigrette dressing and salmon with Mediterranean sauce. The contestants declared the meal “delicious.” Following lunch, the girls were given a tour of the world famous cigar factory at the resort and were treated to a hands-on seminar on how cigars are rolled. Graycliff owner Enrico Garzaroli told The Tribune it was a pleasure to host the ladies. He said his restaurant has served presi- dents, royalty and dignitaries from all over the MISS COSTA RICA Jessica Umana and Tri- world so it was only fitting that it cater to bune Business Reporter Chester Robards. the 55 beauty queens – whom he said were “more nice looking than the Queen of Eng- expressed appreciation for the warm wel- land.” come offered by the Bahamian people. Mr Garzaroli added that the cigar rolling The governor general joked that it was was a huge hit with the ladies, and that many every man’s desire and delight to be sur- of them took a special cigar with them as a rounded by beautiful women. He said he was souvenir. Then it was off to Government indeed a lucky man yesterday. House, where the red carpet was rolled out He described the lunch as a once-in-a-life- for the contestants, beginning with an infor- time opportunity and said it was an “intoxi- mative tour of the property. cating and delightful experience.” Governor General Arthur Hanna, Social “On behalf of Bahamians everywhere, I MISS COLOMBIA Michelle Rouillard shows off an outfit designed by her Services Minister Loretta Butler-Turner, oth- thank you for choosing the Bahamas. By your friend and image co-ordinator Diego Guarnizo, a fashion designer and a er parliamentarians and their spouses and choice of venue, you are affording us the member of the Colombian National Beauty Pageant Organisation. Dame Marguerite Pindling joined the con- opportunity to showcase our nation to mil- testants in the ballroom of Government lions around the world. The Bahamas will House for a tea party. indeed gain incalculable exposure as it is Paula Shugart, president of the Miss Uni- prominently featured during the month.” verse Organisation, noted how exciting it was He also wished Dayana Mendoza, the out- for pageant organisers and contestants to be going Miss Universe, the very best in the hosted so graciously at the home of some- future. The afternoon included entertainment MISS MEXICO one who can truly be called “one of the by the National Children’s Choir and the Karla Carrillo founding fathers of his country” and Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band. and Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa greet the press ALL SMILES: Miss Jamaica, Miss South Africa and Miss Cypress MISS UNIVERSE Dayana Mendoza n e l meets Governor y A General Arthur Hanna m i T : O T O H P MISS ITALY Laura Valenti with her spoils. C M C M Y K Y K PAGE 6, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009 THE TRIBUNE LOCAL NEWS THE 10-YEAR 2009 EDUCATION PLAN OF JULY 6, 2009 Original intent of education plan is unclear PM goes on vacation By Ralph J Massey mathematics exam? Why is Economist and Consultant there a Skills Gap? The answer is complex as pointed out in “The Learning FTER a careful read- Crisis Essay” that is now in its Aing, it is not clear ‘YOUR SAY’ second printing. exactly what was the original In short, it is a failure in par- intent of the 65-page 10-year enting that is so important in Education plan presented to the first four years of life, a cul- the 2009 Education summit on the country achieved the quan- 70s, ture that does not prize disci- July 6th.