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MEGA RESORT THREAT CLOSER
MEGA RESORT THREAT CLOSER By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net LEGISLATION to bring three Las Vegas-style casino mega resorts to South Florida - and in direct competition with Bahamian hotels - has been passed by a US Sena
NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS
NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men, two charged with murder and the other attempted murder, are behind bars at Her Majesty's Prison waiting to be brought before the courts in the next three months. T
Man convicted of unlawful sex faces sentence wait
Man convicted of unlawful sex faces sentence wait A MAN convicted in the Supreme Court in December of having sex with an 11-year-old girl will have to wait another month before he is sentenced. Alexander McPhee was brought down to Bank Lane yesterday, ho
PI resort settles over winding-up petition
PI resort settles over winding-up petition By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Paradise Island-based Club Land'Or resort has moved to settle a legal dispute with a former Bahamian employee creditor, Tribune Busi
MAN IN COURT OVER SHOOTING IN BALLS ALLEY
MAN IN COURT OVER SHOOTING IN BALLS ALLEY By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court Friday afternoon in connection with the country's second homicide for the year. Levardo Butler, 27, appeared before Deputy
$50,000 BAIL BOND AT RISK IF MAN CONVICTED
$50,000 BAIL BOND AT RISK IF MAN CONVICTED By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE persons who stood surety for a man who failed to appear at his drug trial more than two years ago are faced with having to pay his $50,000 bail bond if he is co
Electricity cut off at City Markets
Electricity cut off at City Markets CITY Market stores across New Providence had their electricity cut off yesterday for delinquent accounts, The Tribune can confirm. It was unclear how many stores were cut off, but BEC Chairman Michael Moss last night c
KFCs stay closed as row escalates
KFCs stay closed as row escalates By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net UNION chiefs yesterday accused KFC Nassau of intimidating workers and undermining labour laws as the fast-food chain remained closed for a second day
Policeman acquitted in trial
Policeman acquitted in trial By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN accused of abetting his colleague in the assault of a prisoner who died months later was acquitted in Supreme Court yesterday. Constable Tavares
Policeman acquitted in trial
Policeman acquitted in trial By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN accused of abetting his colleague in the assault of a prisoner who died months later was acquitted in Supreme Court yesterday. Constable Tavares
Policeman acquitted in trial
Policeman acquitted in trial By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN accused of abetting his colleague in the assault of a prisoner who died months later was acquitted in Supreme Court yesterday. Constable Tavares
Inventor: 'attorneys ripped me off'
Inventor: 'attorneys ripped me off' AFTER spending almost $1,000 in processing fees, a Bahamian inventor claims he was ripped off by American patent attorneys. Anthony Collie, a taxi driver and builder, said his patents for a hurricane and tornado roof t
ATTORNEY ALLEGES ROAD WORKERS 'OWED' $1M
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe told Tribune Business yesterday he was still proceeding with legal action against Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC) on behalf of disgruntl
ATTORNEY ALLEGES ROAD WORKERS 'OWED' $1M
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe told Tribune Business yesterday he was still proceeding with legal action against Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC) on behalf of disgruntl
ATTORNEY ALLEGES ROAD WORKERS 'OWED' $1M
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe told Tribune Business yesterday he was still proceeding with legal action against Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC) on behalf of disgruntl
SPEED WEEK AT 'TOP END' OF SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN sports tourism is expected to receive a 'significant boost' from the revival of Bahamas Speed Week, organisers said yesterday, with a number of high spending individuals ex
SPEED WEEK AT 'TOP END' OF SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN sports tourism is expected to receive a 'significant boost' from the revival of Bahamas Speed Week, organisers said yesterday, with a number of high spending individuals ex
TWO MEN FACE COURT OVER SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday on multiple armed robbery and stealing charges in separate cases. In the first of two arraignments, Kemel Blanc, 26, of 229 Ghana Circle, appeared before C
TWO MEN FACE COURT OVER SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday on multiple armed robbery and stealing charges in separate cases. In the first of two arraignments, Kemel Blanc, 26, of 229 Ghana Circle, appeared before C
TWO MEN FACE COURT OVER SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday on multiple armed robbery and stealing charges in separate cases. In the first of two arraignments, Kemel Blanc, 26, of 229 Ghana Circle, appeared before C
