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Port Lucaya boost from cruise vessel

Port Lucaya Marketplace (PLM) was abuzz with tourists after a visiting cruise ship disembarked 80 per cent of its guests.

Money provider reveals payday lending product

A Bahamian money solutions provider has launched its “alternative” pay day loan, aiming to offer customers small credit sums at low cost.

'Tremendous' drop in crime in Grand Bahama

BY DENISE MAYCOCK

Bahamas takes lead role in UN Shark Coalition

NEW YORK – In a brief ceremony yesterday, the Bahamas assumed chairmanship of the United Nations Shark Coalition.

$250m expansion planned for Freeport Container Port

PRIME Minister Perry Christie announced that government is working on the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding for a $250m expansion at the Freeport Container Port.

VAT set to reduce tax fraud cases

The Government is confident that adopting Value-Added Tax (VAT) will lead to a significant reduction in cases of tax fraud, a legal expert in the Ministry of Finance affirmed.

Legal expert says VAT will significantly reduce fraud

THE government is confident that adopting Value Added Tax (VAT) will lead to a significant reduction in cases of tax fraud, a legal expert in the Ministry of Finance affirmed.

BAHA MAR 'LIGHTS IT UP' FOR WORLD AUTISM DAY

BAHA Mar, the new luxury resort destination in the Bahamas, will be bathed in blue light this evening in recognition of World Autism Day.

Marijuana issue not high on FNM agenda

THE issue as to whether or not medicinal marijuana should be legalised is not an issue in the “front and centre” of the Free National Movement, party chairman Darron Cash told The Tribune yesterday.

Standard national diploma announced

Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald yesterday announced the implementation of a standardised national high school diploma.

Hard Rock Café to reopen 'in the next few weeks'

Hard Rock Café (Nassau) is set to reopen at its former Charlotte Street location “in the next few weeks” the franchise’s parent company announced yesterday, revealing that the building’s landlord will be the new franchisee.

Undocumented migrants subject to exploitation

UNDOCUMENTED migrants remained vulnerable to forced labour and exploitation in the Bahamas, especially in the domestic and agriculture sectors, a newly released 2012 human rights report from the US Embassy alleges.

$200m hospital proponent concludes Bahamas visit

The president of a US-based health services exporter has concluded meetings in Nassau and Freeport, as it looks for the island that will be the ‘best fit’ for its proposed $200 million medical facility.

We want your views on the government's first 12 months

ON May 7, 2013, it will be one year since Perry Christie led the Progressive Liberal Party to victory in the 2012 General Election. One year on, how has the new government fared?

Ex-minister positive over US reform plans

PROPOSED US immigration reforms could have positive implications not only for Caribbean nationals living in the US but also their home countries, a former Bahamian Cabinet minister believes.   “The reforms that offer a pathway to citizenship might be applicable to thousands of Caribbean nationals who have spent years living and working in the US, and might be deemed entitled to regularisation as citizens,” said former minister of state for finance Zhivargo Laing.

Minnis hits out at PLP goals

OPPOSITION leader Dr Hubert Minnis has criticised Prime Minister Perry Christie for not leading his government toward accomplishing goals set during and after the 2012 election campaign.

Minnis: Come clean on crime

FNM Leader Hubert Minnis yesterday called on the government to “come clean” over dishonest campaign promises after a recent admission on violent crime.

Cash claims ‘PLP only’ job policy

FNM chairman Darron Cash is accusing the Christie Administration of having a “PLPs only need apply” philosophy following the appointment of Arinthia Komolafe as managing director of the Bahamas Development Bank.

Tearful Bran offers $50,000 reward

THE MCCARTNEY family is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of businessman Kurt McCartney.

Shipyard apprentices help to build special needs playground

APPRENTICES at Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) learned the true meaning of giving back by helping to build the newly-opened special needs playground at the Beacon School in Freeport. The improved playing area includes a track slide set, swing set, merry-go-round, two bocce ball courts and a basketball court. Most of the equipment is wheelchair accessible.

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