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Contractor: BAMSI work 80% complete

A CONTRACTOR for the government’s new agriculture and marine science school yesterday fired back at criticism over the institute’s construction schedule.

Verdict due Friday in attempted murder trial

A VERDICT is expected Friday in the attempted murder trial of a man accused of intentionally shooting another man who was moving around his property during his early morning devotions.

Chamber blasts union strike as 'unpatriotic'

Private sector executives yesterday blasted the Trade Union Congress (TUC) organised labour strikes as “unreasonable” and “unpatriotic”, given the weak economic environment.

Winners emerge at Cecil Cooke Memorial Sailing Championship

BENJAMIN Derbyshire, Luke Knowles, Noah Simmons, Paloma Cartwright, Connor Pinder and Paul de Souza emerged as the respective divisional winners of the Cecil Cooke Memorial Sailing Championship held in Montagu Bay over the weekend.

FNM Deputy wants help for 190 sacked workers

FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner is calling on the government to respond to the needs of the 190 Crystal Palace employees who were fired last Friday.

‘A special class’ of 2014 in our Sports Hall of Fame

The busy week of activities continued yesterday as the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture paid homage to the latest additions to the Bahamas Sports Hall of Fame. The Class of 2014, which includes 16 inductees, were special guests in the morning session of the House of Assembly on Wednesday and were treated to a luncheon by the Department of Sports.

A Taste of "Sweet Gems"

By ALESHA CADET

Price Control slammed by DNA

DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday accused Price Control Commission Chairman EJ Bowe of targeting “at least three companies owned by members of the DNA” and attempting to cast the entrepreneurs “unscrupulous price gougers”.

Baha Mar hopes to end dispute with Melia workers

BAHA Mar officials remain “hopeful” that an ongoing dispute between one of its hotels and the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union over gratuity payments will be “resolved” when the two parties meet in the Supreme Court this week.

Marathon Bahamas: Bank awards student relay winners

CONTINUING its effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer, Scotiabank awarded its student relay winners in the sixth annual Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend.

Rollins: I do not have any evidence of corruption

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins sought to distance himself yesterday from reports suggesting he would expose wrongdoing within the Christie administration if his friend Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells is fired as parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Works for signing a $650m letter of intent with a waste-to-energy company.

Mario's not yet charging VAT - and says 10 per cent tax on receipts is actually gratuity

MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace has not charged value added tax on its goods and services since the new tax was implemented on January 1 even though it is a VAT registrant.

Nearly 100 attend Millennials launch

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'Wonderful development' for workplace relations

A three-party meeting will today attempt to finalise legislation designed to create smoother labour relations in the Bahamas, a private sector representative describing it as “a wonderful development”.

Ryan Ingraham wins bronze in high jump

Ryan Ingraham finally broke the jinx for the Bahamas, winning the first medal in track and field, on Thursday to push the overall count to seven at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico. Team Bahamas, however, fell short of getting on the podium in tennis and the men’s volleyball remained winless as the two-week competition starts to wind down.

Touching down in Nassau? Then why adverts for Florida?

AN irate citizen criticised Bahamas Airport Advertising, the advertising company for the Lynden Pindling International Airport for opting to place a Miami, Florida advertisement in the arrivals section of the airport.

Business registry takeover labelled 'healthy approach'

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) believes the private sector will be better able to self-regulate and ensure greater tax compliance if it takes over as the Registrar of Businesses, its chairman said yesterday.

MARKETING REVOLUTION: Changing our inward looking mental block

A few years ago I was doing some consulting work for a large Bahamian retailer, and I ran into a technical problem that was beyond my capacity to solve. So I did some research and found some highly-qualified Bahamians to help me solve the problem. In talking to them I said how delighted I was to find this level of expertise in the Bahamas.

The deed is done

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Labour cost increase could make country 'less competitive'

Increasing the cost of labour in the country could make The Bahamas regionally “less competitive” , a private sector executive, stating that this nation must see its gross domestic product (GDP) at a rate of 5.5-6 per cent to affect unemployment levels and climb out of its current fiscal crisis.

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