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'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

Union leaders hit out at government over lack of debate

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net UNION leaders yesterday hit out at the government's failure to engage in social dialogue with all stakeholders before passing legislation. Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas pre

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NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS

NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men, two charged with murder and the other attempted murder, are behind bars at Her Majesty's Prison waiting to be brought before the courts in the next three months. T

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless'

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net SANDALS union president Lynden Taylor last night dismissed the threats of legal action by resort management over staff intimidation claims as "gro

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless'

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net SANDALS union president Lynden Taylor last night dismissed the threats of legal action by resort management over staff intimidation claims as "gro

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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

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

Prison superintendent to explain late arrivals at court

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net SUPERINTENDENT of Prisons Dr Elliston Rahming will appear before three judges in two weeks to verify if his agency is at fault for the late arrival of prisoners to court. In yesterday's a

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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

Crime, overpayments and shoddy work blamed as construction costs triple

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CONSTRUCTION costs for a government complex skyrocketed to more than triple the initially contracted sum as a result of "defective work", overpayments, and suspected criminal activity, a

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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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

GASOLINE STATION CLOSURES 'SOONER RATHER THAN LATER'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday said rising oil prices have wiped out all benefits from the margin increase granted by the Government last year, one telling Tribune Business

RUSSELL DENIES ELECTION CLAIMS

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - High Rock MP Kenneth Russell said that he does not recall Deputy Leader Brent Symonette speaking to him about not running in the next general election. Mr Russell was respo

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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".

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