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Bailed Kemp Road man found shot dead in the street
THE country recorded another homicide on Wednesday night - the seventh of the new year according to The Tribune's records - after the lifeless body of a man was discovered near the intersection of Kingston and Denver streets, off southern Kemp Road, with multiple gunshot wounds.
01112017 EDITION
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017.
PM: Majority Rule was for all Bahamians
MORE than 1,000 people marched in solidarity with the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) yesterday morning, commemorating the 50th anniversary of a day Prime Minister Perry Christie described as “one of the most significant in the history of The Bahamas”.
'Enough is enough' says leader of We March protest
POINTING to the hundreds of protestors that flooded Bay Street chanting “enough is enough”, We March Bahamas lead organiser Ranard Henfield yesterday forecast that the movement was poised to “take over the government” at the election polls later this year.
'Black people breed too much' says Anglican Archdeacon
ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious said on Tuesday that “black people breed too much”, adding that Bahamian women “should stop having babies” they cannot afford.
Man dies after being struck by vehicle on TWD Highway
A PEDESTRIAN was struck by a vehicle and killed on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway on Tuesday night, police have reported.
TECH TALK
• Ethiopia says it will launch a civilian satellite into orbit in three to five years to better predict weather conditions and for remote sensing activities inside the country.
10 YEARS OF THE iPHONE: Apple proved a phone can change the world
Few people realised it at the time, but the world shifted fundamentally a decade ago when Steve Jobs pulled the first iPhone from Apple’s bag of technological tricks.
SPORTS NOTES
THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that they will open their 28th regular season this week with some 28 baseball teams for boys and five softball teams for girls competing. The season will run until May.
Net 4,500 public service increase since May 2012
An estimated 2,500 persons in the public service stand to be regularised, according to Labour Minister Shane Gibson, with some workers having been kept in ‘temporary’ status for 23 years.
Legal challenge brewing on Baha Mar VAT break
A group of Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees are “taking advice” on whether the Baha Mar ‘VAT exemption’ breaches the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, thereby giving them grounds to challenge it legally.
Bostwick and sawyer urge Bahamians to stand against injustice
AGAINST the backdrop of state-sponsored 50th anniversary Majority Rule celebrations, two historic Bahamian women yesterday urged Bahamians to stand with the We March movement against injustices that have persisted in the country since the hard-fought milestone.
EDITORIAL: Murders continue, but the PLP has a plan
NATIONAL Security Minister Bernard Nottage must have been carried away with the wild beat of the junkanoo drums during New Year Day’s Junkanoo Parade when he told our reporter that Bahamians would agree that the PLP government has the best policies to fight crime and improve people’s lives.
Baha Mar and VAT exemption
I read in the press lately that China Construction America (CCA) informed their subcontractors by email that the work done at Baha Mar Ltd is Value-Added Tax (VAT) exempt, which has provoked comments from different politicians due to the secrecy of the Government’s agreements.
LGBT rights and US foreign policy
I READ the shock and awe on the recent UN Resolution but it seems it has missed your readers that it has been an “official Foreign policy position” of the outgoing Obama Administration to promote and cause acceptance of the LGBT Agenda globally - there is a full ranking Ambassador travelling the world promoting this.
Securities Commission
Re: A Bahamian broker/dealer has admitted to using almost $4 million in client monies, without permission, to fund its own operating costs and business development initiatives, with regulators now moving to finally shut it down. Tribune Business January 3rd.
Crazy rules at RBC
HAVE no fear, the ridiculous is alive and well and it lives within the Royal Bank of Canada! Recently, the firm I work for decided to update their signatories (of which I am one) for their company accounts.
Port wants end to web shop ‘Wild West’ by March
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is aiming to bring order to Freeport’s “Wild West web shop gambling show” by March 2017, its attorney has warned, with non-compliant operators facing legal action to shut their businesses down.
Consumer Commission challenge to Central Bank on fee regulation
The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has contradicted the Central Bank over the regulation of commercial bank fees, arguing that it was “maybe time” that they be controlled.
Private sector ‘anxiety’ rising over five-fold property tax increases
Private sector “anxiety” is rising over property tax assessments that have in some cases increased almost five-fold, the Chamber’s chief executive has revealed, coupled with the reduced VAT payment ‘window’ and due Business Licence fees.
Web shop: Port does not ‘have leg to stand on’
A web shop operator’s attorney yesterday argued that the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) does not “have a leg to stand on”, as it bids to strike out a legal action to determine the sector’s regulator in Freeport.
House Speaker disappointed as boundary report still not completed
HOUSE Speaker Dr Kendal Major, who is also chairman of the Constituencies Commission, is “disappointed” that the group has not completed its report, while revealing that several factors, including low voter registration numbers and “contention” among members, delayed its progress.
Sears: Best chance of PLP victory is with me as leader
FORMER Attorney General and Progressive Liberal Party candidate for Fort Charlotte Alfred Sears, QC, said the PLP’s greatest chance at winning the next election is with him as leader.
$3.5m in contracts issued for hurricane repairs
CONTRACTS valued at some $3.5m have been issued for labour and material to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew last year, Labour Minister and Hurricane Czar Shane Gibson told Parliament on Monday.
Volvo gets real with self-driving
Volvo Cars is putting real people into its self-driving cars to better learn how they’re used.
Fund launched to help former marine contest attempted murder conviction
FRIENDS of a former US marine they believe was unfairly tried and convicted for attempted murder are raising funds to cover the legal costs that would allow the ex-soldier to contest his conviction in the Court of Appeal.
Public Hospital Authority deficit rises under the PLP
THE Public Hospitals Authority’s deficit increased between 2011 and 2014, according to financial statements tabled in the House of Assembly.
Miami Dolphins help out Grand Bahama children’s home
THE Grand Bahama Children’s Home has received several generators and toys as a result of separate donations from the Miami Dolphins and the Bahamas Tourist Office in Plantation, Florida.
Hurricane Relief concert success in Port Lucaya
THE Still Standing After the Storm Hurricane Relief Concert and Food Drive at Port Lucaya was a success and food items collected benefitted the local Salvation Army and Red Cross organisations in Grand Bahama.
Philip Major to fill Baker’s shoes in the Davis Cup tie
Due to their commitments to school, top seed Baker Newman and No.4 seed Kevin ‘KJ’ Major won’t be able to represent the Bahamas when the first round of the American Zone II Davis Cup tie is played against Venezuela next month.
Bahamas blanks Barbados 5-0 to win IC opener
THE Bahamas, in its bid to improve on his runner-up position last year, blanked Barbados 5-0 to win their opening match in the Bahamas IC International Doubles Week on Majority Rule Day.
Crachad Laing: ‘Baseball saved my life’
ONE of the many Bahamian prospects to acquire opportunities and education through baseball, Crachad Laing delivered an inspiring message to others looking to follow a similar career path.
Long Island boats dominate King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta
THE third annual King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta over the weekend in Montagu Bay was dominated by the boats from Long Island in all three catergories.
Political ‘punch lines’ no ‘quagmire’ escape
The Bahamas needs to see “tangible results” from Baha Mar and other major developments in the pipeline, the Chamber’s chairman again bemoaning the absence of detailed policy statements on how to rescue the country from the “quagmire” it is in.
