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Laing: Stop bashing, start governing

FNM Senator Zhivargo Laing yesterday urged the new PLP government to move forward with the country's business rather than use the House of Assembly as a forum to "bash" the previous Ingraham administration.

Bahamas for Bahamians

PLEASE allow me a little space in your column to express my views on a distasteful and rather unfair situation that was brought to my attention early in May.

Cassius Stuart backs out of deputy leader race

Cassius Stuart backs out of deputy leader race FORMER Free National Movement candidate Cassius Stuart has withdrawn his bid for the deputy leadership of the party, it was announced on his Facebook page yesterday. Giving a detailed explanation of why he o

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Prime Minister stands by plans for mortgage assistance

DURING his 2012/2013 budget communication, Prime Minister Perry Christie reaffirmed his government's commitment to assisting homeowners who may be facing foreclosure.

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Countdown to convention begins

THE countdown is on to the Free National convention slated for May 26, where the party will decide its future and who the leaders of the party will be going forward.

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Roadworks project to continue

THE government is not expected to stop or reverse current road works since the project is 90 per cent complete - but it is still under review according to the

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Government defends mortgage plan

MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday defended the government's proposed mortgage relief plan despite a negative and scathing review by a top Wall Street credit agency.

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Mitchell says PLP and FNM need to be disciplined in response to coronation attendance questions

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the Progressive Liberal Party and Free National Movement should show message discipline over matters like the cost and significance of the trip government officials took to the United Kingdom for the coronation of King Charles III.

Business Licences: 99% were approved ‘in time’

The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said 99 percent of Business Licence renewal applications were approved “in time” with those outstanding needing to “clarify” questions surrounding their reported turnover.

Pintard believes leadership is an entitlement

I read the letter in one of the dailies last week entitled, "Pintard's dictatorial approach to Minnis."

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Pair guilty over marijuana find

A MAGISTRATE yesterday fined two men who were found with a quantity of marijuana outside a home two months ago.

Partnership to give $400k boost for ‘blue economy’

THE Small Business Development Centre yesterday sealed a $400,000 tie up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for technical assistance.

ROYAL WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS

RBC Royal Bank welcomed more than 1,800 outstanding RBC employees and their guests to The Bahamas on Friday, providing a welcome boost to the local economy. The RBC group travelled to Nassau aboard the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship as part of an RBC pe

ROYAL WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS

RBC Royal Bank welcomed more than 1,800 outstanding RBC employees and their guests to The Bahamas on Friday, providing a welcome boost to the local economy. The RBC group travelled to Nassau aboard the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship as part of an RBC pe

OPPOSITION SNIPES AT GRAND BAHAMA PROMISE

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DESPITE promising to build a better future for Grand Bahamians, Prime Minster Hubert Ingraham and the FNM will only continue to "wreck, ignore and neglect" the nation's second city, accord

OPPOSITION SNIPES AT GRAND BAHAMA PROMISE

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DESPITE promising to build a better future for Grand Bahamians, Prime Minster Hubert Ingraham and the FNM will only continue to "wreck, ignore and neglect" the nation's second city, accord

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Court video link ‘a fool’s dream’

DNA CANDIDATE Wayne Munroe yesterday criticised live video link testimony in the Her Majesty’s Prison, calling it an “ineffective fool’s dream.”

Bran confident of election victory

Bran confident of election victory By CHESTER ROBARDS Tribune Senior Reporter crobards@tribunemedia.net LEADER of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), Branville McCartney, said following his official nomination as a candidate for Bamboo town yesterda

City beats Man United 1-0 in crunch derby

By MARK WALSH Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- With one thumping header, Vincent Kompany may well have tilted the balance of football power in Manchester from red to blue. Kompany's goal in first-half stoppage time was enough to give Mancheste

GUIDELINES FOR EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP

By Bishop V G Clarke IT is not so much what a leader thinks he is trying to do, but what the leader is thinking. To achieve a high quality of performance, certain ingredients must be present in a leader. The army sergeant who says "do what I say, not wh