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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

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

Guilty policeman awaits bail verdict

Guilty policeman awaits bail verdict By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net MANSLAUGHTER convict and ex-policeman Donovan Gardiner will learn tomorrow if a Supreme Court judge will grant him bail pending the outcome of a cons

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

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

Man accused of Raping woman

Man accused of Raping woman By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a woman last weekend was remanded to prison following his arraignment in Magistrate's Court yesterday. David Turnquest, 3

Charged over decade-old crime

Charged over decade-old crime By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN from the nation's second city was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection fraud crimes committed a decade ago. Leroy Bowe, 42, of Freep

Charged over decade-old crime

Charged over decade-old crime By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN from the nation's second city was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection fraud crimes committed a decade ago. Leroy Bowe, 42, of Freep

Master of Japanese flute to perform

GRAND Bahama will host world-reknowned traditional Japanese flutist Elizabeth Reian Bennett at the Garden of the Groves on Boxing Day. Reian Bennett is the first woman to play professionally as a Grand Master of the shakuhachi, a vertical bamboo flute, an

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