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BTC privatisation chair confident in ‘best deal’

The chair of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) privatisation committee yesterday expressed confidence that a Parliamentary probe would find the sale was “the best deal that could be done”, provided its inquiry was conducted properly.

'Be sensitive over $465m Gov't borrowing'

The Government and private sector must be “sensitive” to prevent the former’s planned $465 million borrowing over the next 12 months from ‘crowding out’ other capital markets fund raisings, a top investment banker has warned.

Murdered teacher’s family may get chance to speak at trial

A JUDGE may consider a victim impact statement of a murder victim’s relative before sentencing a man who admitted responsibility for the second time in a decade for the throat-slashing murder of a Spanish teacher.

Why the fuss over Minnis?

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Minister contradicts press secretary on Village Road completion

DAYS after press secretary Clint Watson announced that work on Village Road should be completed by December 12, Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said paving of the road is actually expected to last through the end of next month, but should be “substantially” completed before the start of the new year.

Developer’s fear of ‘housing shortage’

A Bahamian developer has warned that a looming shortage of quality housing in western New Providence could impact the ability of projects such as Baha Mar to attract essential expatriate management.

831 COVID citations issued so far this year

COVID-19 ambassadors and police officers have issued 831 citations so far this year for breaking COVID-19 emergency rules, a number that corresponds to $551,800 in fines.

Pair found with stolen goods get nine months

Two men who were found with an assortment of stolen tools and electronics were sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday.

Clean up our streets

GARBAGE - seems the never end to it and a horrific costs to the Treasury to clean up and then be faced in days with further littering.

‘Cheaper items are being bought up quickly’

ITEMS like bread, meat, milk and some canned goods were flying off supermarket shelves yesterday as people flocked to stores.

Roberts hits back at D’Aguilar over CTFE

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday challenged former Baha Mar Director Dionisio D’Aguilar to explain his objection to Baha Mar bidder Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) when its subsidiary, the Rosewood Hotel brand, was formerly engaged by the resort.

Baha Mar exceeds local award promise by $39m

BAHA MAR executives revealed yesterday that nearly $39 million more than their $400 million pledge had been awarded to Bahamian contractors to-date, adding that $715 million in bids had been tendered up to mid-March.

Gala awards ceremony honours exceptional sandals workers

SANDALS Royal Bahamian celebrated its exceptional colleagues Tuesday night in a gala awards ceremony that saw winners praised for their service by resort executives.

Pilot gets bail in $1m drug seizure case

By LAMECH JOHNSON

Swimming Nationals will have some international flavour

THE Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2016 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships has added some international flavour.

No one is above the law, no matter their political persuasion

BASED on the amount of tax dodging we have seen recently it appears that only the poor, the unfortunate and – in some cases – the middle class, are saddled with paying much needed taxes, which would go a long way towards settling the country’s skyrocketing debt and underwriting capital works and essential services.

Bran: No Baha Mar until 2017

The $3.5 billion Baha Mar project is unlikely to open before the next general election in 2017, the Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader warned yesterday.

What of the future? A Pandora’s Box has been opened

WE do not agree with Bishop Simeon Hall that there should be no reaction from those Bahamians, yet to receive government’s promised assistance for their financial losses when CLICO (Bahamas) collapsed, on learning that the government has paid the salaries of more than 2,000 Baha Mar employees who are now jobless.

Clubs and Societies - March 20, 2015

Anglican Church Men. - The Anglican Church Men “Sons of Thunder” Choir will celebrate ten years as a group this coming Sunday March 22nd at 6:30 p.m at St. George Anglich Church. All are invited to attend.

Seymour: ‘I knew that my time to shine was coming’

HAVING survived the ordeal of a heartbreaking family loss to inking her name in the record books, Pedrya Seymour is hoping that she can be one of the catalysts to help turn things around in the resurgence of the Bahamas women’s track and field programme.

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