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Current contract holders will be allowed to bid again to run ankle bracelet monitoring

ICS SECURITY Concepts will not be excluded from submitting a new proposal for management of the ankle bracelet monitoring system, despite official criticism of the job they have done so far, National Security Minister Dr Bernard said yesterday.

Credit unions build $260m in savings

THE financial co-operative sector has savings of $260 million, and assets in excess of $325 million, the director of co-operatives development said yesterday.

Murder victim 'received multiple stab wounds'

A WOMAN murdered on her job at a resort in San Salvador received some 15 cuts and stab wounds, a Supreme Court jury was told by a pathologist yesterday.

The inner circle

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Auto industry fears taxation 'realignment'

The Bahamian automotive industry has warned that it will have to “realign” due to the combined impact of Business Licence fee increases and the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT), a development that could result in job losses and reductions in business size.

'FNM has no moral authority to criticise mortgage plan'

THE FNM lacks the moral authority to criticise to government on the Mortgage Relief Plan because it was their poor management of the economy that caused the mortgage crisis in the first place, PLP chairman Bradley Roberts claimed.

PM promotes 'close' Out Island projects

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that the Government was “very close” to granting final approval for the $8 million purchase of Exuma’s February Point development by Florida-based developer, John McGarvey.

Call to ditch training agency bill

LORETTA Butler-Turner, FNM deputy leader, wants the government to abandon moving ahead with its highly-touted National Training Agency (NTA) Bill.

Residents fear being sidelined in favour of PLPs

RESIDENTS in Bimini are concerned that they are being “sidelined” from certain opportunities for staunch PLPs, according to FNM deputy Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday.

Bran: I don't feel safe in the Bahamas any more

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance leader Branville McCartney says he does not feel safe as law enforcement battles the ongoing scourge of crime in the Bahamas. Describing the constant bloodshed as a travesty, Mr McCartney declared that the Christie administration simply lacks the political will to control criminal activity.

Call for removal of BTVI manager

MORE than a dozen employees of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) yesterday renewed their call for the removal of their manager, Dr Iva Dahl, as they protested in front of the school.

Miller has no concerns over probe into $100,000 payment

LESLIE Miller, Bahamas Electricity Corporation Executive chairman, says he has no concerns about the Financial Intelligence Unit probe into the way his family paid the money it owed BEC.

Vendors moved out of festival place - and worried about their future

VENDORS at Festival Place yesterday expressed fears of job security and suggested victimisation ahead of lengthy renovations to the roof and floor of the tourist attraction.

An embarrassing situation

It was a sad situation to see that E J Bowe came to Freeport to deal with VAT compliance only to find out that there were many items over priced in different stores in Freeport.

Atlantis seeks out the best young students

STUDENTS attending the College of The Bahamas’ Oakes Field campus recently got a close-up view of the career options offered at Atlantis, Paradise Island.

Poor work at The Pointe

THE Pointe Garage/Multi-floor parking area is finally being uncovered so we can see the ‘quality of construction’.

New appointments

I was sitting with my knitting as ordered so to do by the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs when my attention was drawn to the appointment of new envoys for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I was so struck by the announcement that I dropped a stitch in the scarf I was knitting for the Hon Minister.

Financial services meets Minister on language plan

Representatives from the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Association of International Banks and Trust Companies (AIBT) paid a courtesy call on Jeffrey Lloyd, minister of education, last Thursday.They discussed the Towards a Bilingual

Good luck, Baha Mar

I SAW in the newspapers that the Baha Mar sale has finally closed. The new owners are a company from Hong Kong.

NEMA: We wouldn’t have done anything differently

A NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency official yesterday said in hindsight, there was nothing NEMA could have done differently during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin despite mounting criticisms over NEMA’s handling of the storm and response time to the affected islands.

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