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Policeman acquitted in trial

Policeman acquitted in trial By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN accused of abetting his colleague in the assault of a prisoner who died months later was acquitted in Supreme Court yesterday. Constable Tavares

Murder trial jury split

Murder trial jury split By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A HUNG jury has left the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman nearly two years ago open for retrial. The Supreme Court murder trial of

Delay over $100 millionfraud ruling

Delay over $100 millionfraud ruling By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAGISTRATE delayed her ruling in a $100 million attempted fraud case yesterday to inquire from Supt Elliston Rahming why prison officers disobeyed

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MEETING HELD TO TACKLE CRIME

MEETING HELD TO TACKLE CRIME By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net POLICE and clergymen met yesterday to renew their commitment work together against crime. Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) executives and senior officers ple

TOP REALTOR CALLS FOR STAMP TAX 'REVERSAL'

A LEADING realtor is urging the Government to reverse its Stamp Tax increase on real property transactions, arguing that it is costing the Bahamas much-needed business and discouraging both local and foreign buyers. Mario Carey, head of Mario Carey Realty

TOP REALTOR CALLS FOR STAMP TAX 'REVERSAL'

A LEADING realtor is urging the Government to reverse its Stamp Tax increase on real property transactions, arguing that it is costing the Bahamas much-needed business and discouraging both local and foreign buyers. Mario Carey, head of Mario Carey Realty

TOP REALTOR CALLS FOR STAMP TAX 'REVERSAL'

A LEADING realtor is urging the Government to reverse its Stamp Tax increase on real property transactions, arguing that it is costing the Bahamas much-needed business and discouraging both local and foreign buyers. Mario Carey, head of Mario Carey Realty

Homes given out without mortgages by PLP ministry

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns

The PLP wedding crasher

The PLP wedding crasher WEDDING guests in Eleuthera are outraged after a Progressive Liberal Party candidate allegedly "crashed and campaigned" at a reception over the weekend. Bridal party members said they were shocked when Damien Gomez, PLP candidate

The PLP wedding crasher

The PLP wedding crasher WEDDING guests in Eleuthera are outraged after a Progressive Liberal Party candidate allegedly "crashed and campaigned" at a reception over the weekend. Bridal party members said they were shocked when Damien Gomez, PLP candidate

Customs halted

Customs halted By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CUSTOMS and Immigration workers were ordered by union officials to abandon their current shift schedule today amid claims there are no legal parameters governing the exis

Customs halted

Customs halted By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CUSTOMS and Immigration workers were ordered by union officials to abandon their current shift schedule today amid claims there are no legal parameters governing the exis

Customs halted

Customs halted By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CUSTOMS and Immigration workers were ordered by union officials to abandon their current shift schedule today amid claims there are no legal parameters governing the exis

'We don't know how to handle small business'

'We don't know how to handle small business' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian small and medium-sized business development agency should have been created 20 years ago, a local entrepreneur said yesterda

'We don't know how to handle small business'

'We don't know how to handle small business' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian small and medium-sized business development agency should have been created 20 years ago, a local entrepreneur said yesterda

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POLICE HAVE 'SIGNIFICANT' LEADS INTO MAN'S MURDER

By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they are following significant leads into the murder of a 27-year-old man who was shot dead on Fire Trail Road two days before the new year. Three me

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

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Texaco retailers to discover what new owner's 'all about'

LOCAL Texaco retailers are expected to meet with their new distributor today after RUBIS/Vitogaz completed its "nine-figure buyout" of Chevron's fuels marketing and aviation business in this nation, one independent dealer telling Tribune Business that the latter "was the worst dealer I had to deal with".