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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
What people on the street think ahead of election
What people on the street think ahead of election WITH the general election just weeks away, The Tribune hit the streets to find out which party people think will form the next government of the Bahamas. Shevette Black, 25, teacher I think the FNM will
Shipping firms to relocate today
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ALL shipping companies will have their operations relocated to the new container port at Arawak Cay as of today, Tribune Business has been informed. One shipping executive told Trib
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
Christie: PLP will be next govt
Christie: PLP will be next govt By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party is poised to become the next government of The Bahamas, according to leader Perry Christie as his entire slate of candidat
Police officer in rape claim
Police officer in rape claim A SENIOR police officer has been accused of raping a female officer, The Tribune can reveal. An official complaint against the officer was filed on Thursday according to sources, who said the accused man has now been placed o
Texaco retailers to discover what new owner's 'all about'
LOCAL Texaco retailers are expected to meet with their new distributor today after RUBIS/Vitogaz completed its "nine-figure buyout" of Chevron's fuels marketing and aviation business in this nation, one independent dealer telling Tribune Business that the latter "was the worst dealer I had to deal with".
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
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
HOUSING ACT CHANGES AHEAD?
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net REVISIONS to the Housing Act may be the next step in the government's bid to ensure the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation can meet debt obligations over the next two decades. As the corpora
BAHAMAS 'MUST FOCUS ON NEW PRODUCTS'
BAHAMAS 'MUST FOCUS ON NEW PRODUCTS' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE country must focus on generating new tourism products in a bid to remain competitive as more gaming facilities become available around the world
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
MAN 'OUT ON BAIL' SHOT IN THE FACE
MAN 'OUT ON BAIL' SHOT IN THE FACE A 25-year-old man, said to be out on bail, was killed when he was shot in the face behind a restaurant off East Street yesterday, according to reports. Police were said to be without many leads into the fatal shooting
HOUSING ACT CHANGES AHEAD?
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net REVISIONS to the Housing Act may be the next step in the government's bid to ensure the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation can meet debt obligations over the next two decades. As the corpora
DEDICATED TO FIGHTING CANCER
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CANCER advocate and survivor Stephanie Siegel will stop at nothing to lower the alarmingly high incidence of breast cancer in the Bahamas. The wife of former US Ambassador to the Bahamas
DEDICATED TO FIGHTING CANCER
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CANCER advocate and survivor Stephanie Siegel will stop at nothing to lower the alarmingly high incidence of breast cancer in the Bahamas. The wife of former US Ambassador to the Bahamas
SEIZED CASH WAS POKER WINNINGS
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE $26,000 that was confiscated from three Americans yesterday in Magistrate's Court was revealed to be a percentage of the more than $1 million overall winnings of a recent poker tournament at the Atlantis Re
$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
MAGISTRATE'S ABSENCE DELAYS SENTENCING OF CHILD RAPIST
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE punishment of a convicted child rapist who pleaded guilty to a robbery charge last November in Magistrate's Court was postponed for a week. Yesterday morning's adjournment in the sentencing of 38-year-old A
MAN FACES COURT OVER ATTEMPTED MURDER
A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with a recent shooting, which left the victim in critical condition in hospital. Derek Duphon, 29, of New Providence Isles, appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in Court
