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STAMP TAX RISE STILL 'DISCOURAGING' BUYERS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE 12 per cent decline in non-trade stamp taxes recorded in the Central Bank's quarterly report for the 2011 fourth quarter shows that the Stamp Duty increase continues to "discour
delay in ruling over change of plea
delay in ruling over change of plea By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court judge delayed her change-of-plea ruling in the case of disbarred attorney Ralph Jan Ward, who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2 mil
delay in ruling over change of plea
delay in ruling over change of plea By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court judge delayed her change-of-plea ruling in the case of disbarred attorney Ralph Jan Ward, who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2 mil
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with defrauding a local bank of cash, one of them ac
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with defrauding a local bank of cash, one of them ac
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with defrauding a local bank of cash, one of them ac
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with defrauding a local bank of cash, one of them ac
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail
Trio accused of accused of defrauding bank of cash are granted bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with defrauding a local bank of cash, one of them ac
Realtor backs Stamp tax rate reduction
Realtor backs Stamp tax rate reduction Bahamian realtor Mario Carey has applauded the Government's plans to roll back the one-time Stamp Duty on residential property transactions from 12 per cent to 10 per cent. Mr Carey cited the 12 per centStamp tax a
Sentencing for credit fraud
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A SOUTH American woman who pleaded guilty to more than two dozen credit fraud charges will return to Magistrate's Court tomorrow for sentencing. Lunaite Paulmerie, 28, will be sentenced in Court 10, Nassau Stre
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
Family safe and well
Family safe and well POLICE have stopped their search for a Millennium Gardens family of five who disappeared without a trace over the weekend. According to press liaison officer Insp Chrislyn Skippings, the missing mother and her four children have been
Homes given out without mortgages by PLP ministry
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
PM 'will not take 90 days for vote'
PM 'will not take 90 days for vote' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net PRIME MINISTER Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he does not plan to "take advantage" of the 90-day period available to him after the House of Assembly
PM 'will not take 90 days for vote'
PM 'will not take 90 days for vote' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net PRIME MINISTER Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he does not plan to "take advantage" of the 90-day period available to him after the House of Assembly
BTC unveils new mobile features
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is launching a new mobile feature that allows customers to carry out faster account transactions. The new mobile feature, Star 200 (*200#), allows pre-paid customers to top-up minutes, transfer minutes to anot
TOP REALTOR CALLS FOR STAMP TAX 'REVERSAL'
A LEADING realtor is urging the Government to reverse its Stamp Tax increase on real property transactions, arguing that it is costing the Bahamas much-needed business and discouraging both local and foreign buyers. Mario Carey, head of Mario Carey Realty
