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Leniency plea - for 107lbs of marijuana

AN attorney was unsuccessful in her bid yesterday to have a magistrate impose a lighter sentence for drug possession on her Jamaican client because of the prime minister’s stance on decriminalising small amounts of marijuana.

Charisma, Sasha burn up track

Charisma Taylor and Sasha Wells, who could be headed for a collision course in the NCAA Division One Indoor Track and Field Championships, had some outstanding performances over the weekend for their respective colleges.Taylor, competing for Washingt

THE PRESS BOX: 'Fish tacos to go' as the Cowboys face Dolphins

IT has been a crazy week at the ranch as the Cowboys prepare to play the rancid Dolphins on Sunday. Here are the latest rumblings from around the ranch with some Cowboys coming and others going. FISH TACOS TO GO The Cowboys finally released defe

Construction projects will open 500 jobs

DR Robert Robertson, president of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, revealed that some 500 certified Bahamians are needed this summer for significant construction projects in the Family Islands.

Minister unhappy after gossip leads to walkout by teachers

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd has decried the demonstration by a small contingent of SC McPherson Junior High School teachers that occurred Friday morning, insisting this broke an industrial agreement with teachers and the public school system.

Bahamas ‘closer than ever’ to a sustainable NHI

The Bahamas “is as close as it has ever been to sustainable National Health Insurance (NHI)” with the Cabinet now awaiting the final report on recent stakeholder consultations.

Power restored after huge fire rips through BPL facility

AN assessment is underway at Bahamas Power & Lights’ Bimini power station after a fire ripped through the facility late Monday evening, plunging the entire island into darkness for the night.

EDITORIAL: ‘Only fools rush in where angels fear to tred’

PLP CHAIRMAN Bradley Roberts and his sidekick, PLP Senator Fred Mitchell, have gone out of their way to criticise the FNM government for at last telling the unvarnished truth —at least as far as the FNM knew it at the time – about the critical state of the economy. They laid it out in their first budget debate in parliament in June giving notice that the new government would have to borrow $323m to cover the deficit for the 2017-2018 fiscal year and an additional $400m to cover the fiscal overhang for 2016-2017.

BEC losses 'won't exceed $22m', its chairman pledges

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) accounts receivables currently stands at $120 million to-date, its executive chairman yesterday estimating that the utility monopoly would suffer a loss of $20-$22 million for its current financial year.

Record-breaking performances for Bastian, Evans

JOANNA Evans and Izaak Bastian produced new Bahamian and Bahamas Open national records to highlight the performances of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Final Time Trials for the CARIFTA Games at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend.

Are we really at a Mexican stand-off?

“VALUE added tax (VAT) is viable in the Bahamas,” according to Kendrick Christie, president of the Bahamas chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

$30m VAT redistribution shows tax’s ‘inefficiency’

A well-known businessman yesterday suggested that the Government’s plan to redistribute $30 million in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues to prevent it from increasing poverty levels exposed the “inefficiency” of its preferred tax reform option.

Back to court for bid to extradite drug suspect

THE EXTRADITION-case of accused drug lord Melvin Maycock Sr and others should go back to the Magistrate’s Court, the London-based Privy Council ruled yesterday.

Cuckoos win Heineken Bahamas Cup

FOR the second consecutive year, Cuckoos Rugby Club claimed the Bahamas Rugby Football Union Championship and the first edition of what is now known as the Heineken Bahamas Cup.

Moss is confident he will contest 2017 vote

MARCO City MP Greg Moss remains confident of a 2017 PLP general election nomination and is “unmoved” by criticisms he has received from colleagues over critical statements he has made about the government.

SMITH: OLD GUARD SHOULD LET THE NEXT GENERATION HAVE THEIR SAY

NASSAU Village Member of Parliament Dion Smith said he has a problem when young politicians are ridiculed by older members of their party for speaking their mind on certain issues, particularly when they are doing so in a respectful manner and for the betterment of the country.

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Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to hold conference in the Bahamas

THE Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will hold its ninth annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in New Providence on Monday.

Woman accused of killing friend is denied bail

A WOMAN was denied bail yesterday after a judge determined that there was no unreasonable delay in her trial concerning the murder of a female friend.

SOS - Save Our South: Tribune Media Group launches hurricane relief campaign to raise $500,000

THE Tribune Media Group is partnering with SuperValue, Furniture Plus, New Oriental Laundry and Cleaners, Bahamasair, Island Cellular, Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace and other corporate and private entities to launch a national campaign to raise $500,000 for food and other essential supplies for those so adversely affected by Hurricane Joaquin.

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