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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.
NEMA conducts water rescue training on Long Island
THE National Emergency Management Agency conducted a Water Rescue Training and Equipment exercise on Long Island, in an effort to equip residents with survival skills in the event of an emergency at sea.
Union: Make worker severance benefits 'priority' creditor
A leading union body has called for changes to the Employment Act that would make employees, and their severance pay/benefits, priority or secured creditors of Bahamas-based companies that went into liquidation.
Coalition 'somewhat miffed' over Gov'ts payroll tax model
The Tax Coalition is “somewhat miffed” at the Government’ seemingly conducting ‘closed doors’ economic modelling to debunk its payroll tax proposal, its co-chair yesterday hitting back by arguing the was Jamaica’s “most efficient” form of taxation.
Praise for gay rights stance
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Lecturer launches writing workshop
ENCOURAGING students and the nation to view writing as an art and profession is one of a number of reasons behind a lecturer’s founding of a writing workshop.
Coalition co-chief queries Gov't's 16% payroll tax finding
The Tax Coalition’s co-chair yesterday queried how the Government had calculated that a 16 per cent payroll tax would be needed to match the revenues generated by a 10 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT), calling on it to share its findings with the public.
'Tremendously sad' if multi-billion opportunity missed
The Bahamian economy would receive a much-needed multi-billion dollar injection if international wreck salvaging companies were permitted to work in its waters, one operator yesterday warning it would be “tremendously sad” if this opportunity was not exploited.
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.
Look a true patriot in the eye
IF you ever doubt Mark Roberts’ patriotism, you only have to look in him the eye.
A reception fit for a 'Golden Knight'
SOUTH Eleuthera — ‘Golden Knight’ Chris “Fireman” Brown couldn’t ask for a better reception as he returned home draped with his silver medal from the men’s 400 metres at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland.
Abaco councilllor says destruction is 'heartbreaking'
ABACO’s Chief Councillor today labelled as “heartbreaking” the destruction of acres of wetlands, slashed by heavy equipment on a site being developed under expansion plans by a resort known as Treasure Sands despite a cease and desist order by government.
TOUGH CALL: Opportunity sailing away
FOLLOWING in the wake of Disney’s blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean movies, two new American television dramas have been produced based on the period when the Bahamas was a pirate republic.
Chinese ambassador meets Baha Mar executives
THE Chinese ambassador to The Bahamas has met executives from Baha Mar, the $3.5bn resort due to open in December.
Minnis: BTC cannot outsource without government permission
FNM LEADER Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday the Bahamas Telecommunications Company cannot outsource Bahamian jobs overseas without the current government’s permission.
Roberts denies BTC job cuts
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Bradley Roberts has “categorically” denied the Free National Movement’s claim that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company is set to begin a major outsourcing programme that could lead to job losses for Bahamians.
Legal challenge planned to Treasure Sands project
The Save the Bays environmental activist group is supporting the Abaco Defenders over its plans to launch a Judicial Review challenge in the courts to block the Treasure Sands resort development.
Blood drive for Doctors Hospital
the Lyford Cay school took part in Doctors Hospital’s Corporate Blood Drive programme for the second time this year.
National Outreach Conference hopes to 'Empower Change'
By ALESHA CADET