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Realtor unveils its new recruit

Realtor unveils its new recruit MARIO Carey Realty team has announced a new addition to its team, real estate agent and architect Ashley Brown, who is following in her family's footsteps. Brown's great-grandfather, Ernest John Henry 'Harry' McPherson, so

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Apocalypto play parodies Bahamian society

BAHAMIAN social norms are uprooted and set to a Mayan apocalyptic backdrop in playwright Adrian Wildgoose's Judgment In Paradise.

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

ATTORNEY 'SETTLES' ALLEGED $40K DEBT TO MORLEY REALTY

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An attorney yesterday said she had settled an outstanding $40,000 debt owed to a Bahamian real estate company, alleging that the realtor had done "very little work" for its commissi

ATTORNEY 'SETTLES' ALLEGED $40K DEBT TO MORLEY REALTY

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An attorney yesterday said she had settled an outstanding $40,000 debt owed to a Bahamian real estate company, alleging that the realtor had done "very little work" for its commissi

ATTORNEY 'SETTLES' ALLEGED $40K DEBT TO MORLEY REALTY

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An attorney yesterday said she had settled an outstanding $40,000 debt owed to a Bahamian real estate company, alleging that the realtor had done "very little work" for its commissi

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

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

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

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Democratic National Alliance's Central and South Abaco candidate Roscoe Thompson says Abaco's latest infrastructural projects should have b

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco

DNA hits out over FNM priorities for Abaco By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Democratic National Alliance's Central and South Abaco candidate Roscoe Thompson says Abaco's latest infrastructural projects should have b

PM: FNM delivering on urban renewal

PM: FNM delivering on urban renewal By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham last night said the Free National Movement is delivering Bahamians a better new version of Urban Renewal than the upgra

Bishop Fraser launches appeal against conviction

Bishop Fraser launches appeal against conviction By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net BISHOP Randy Fraser's appeal against his unlawful sex conviction began yesterday in the Court of Appeal. Fraser, convicted last November

Bishop Fraser launches appeal against conviction

Bishop Fraser launches appeal against conviction By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net BISHOP Randy Fraser's appeal against his unlawful sex conviction began yesterday in the Court of Appeal. Fraser, convicted last November

Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed

Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal hearing of convicted paedophile Andre Birbal was delayed yesterday because defence counsel had not filed the written arguments c

Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed

Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal hearing of convicted paedophile Andre Birbal was delayed yesterday because defence counsel had not filed the written arguments c

Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed

Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal hearing of convicted paedophile Andre Birbal was delayed yesterday because defence counsel had not filed the written arguments c

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Christie: Governemnt will carry on with mortgage relief plan

THE government will move forward with its promised mortgage relief plan under "strict consultation", Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed yesterday.

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha