British PM’s father avoided taxes ‘by moving fund to the Bahamas’
THE country’s financial services sector is in the spotlight after it was revealed that British Prime Minister David Cameron’s father avoided taxes for his investment fund by moving it to the Bahamas and employing scores of Bahamians - including a lay bishop.
BROKEN PROMISES: Minnis blasts PLP on crime
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday chided the “do nothing” Christie administration for allowing crime to skyrocket to a combined 491 killings over the last four years, according to The Tribune’s records.
Fred Smith files libel suit against Fred Mitchell
A QUEEN’S counsel filed a civil suit for libel against Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday over the latter’s statement on a pending judicial review that implied that the high-profile lawyer was dishonest and a liar.
Verdict expected today in alleged chain snatching case
A JURY is expected to deliberate on a verdict today in the case of a man alleged to have a role in a gunpoint chain snatching.
Government defends financial service industry after ‘disconcerting’ leak
THE government yesterday defended its financial service industry after the country was indentified as a popular tax haven in a major international data leak that documented the offshore dealings of the world’s wealthy elite.
Man held over alleged rape of American tourist
POLICE have one man in custody in connection with the alleged rape of an American tourist early Sunday morning and are on the hunt for another suspect who sexually assaulted a woman during an armed robbery in western New Providence Saturday night.
Sidney Collie nominated for FNM chairman position
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson expects the next Free National Movement chairman to be someone favoured by FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.
3,000 homes to be repaired thanks to Urban renewal
THE Urban Renewal Commission intends to repair over 3,000 homes in New Providence in 2017 via its Small Homes Repair (SHR) programme, the organisation’s Co-Chair Algernon Allen said on Friday.
Police ‘have not talked to Save the Bays directors’
ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, yesterday questioned why police have not interviewed him or any other members of Save The Bays in reference to an alleged murder for hire plot.
Foreign leader ‘hid money in the Bahamas’
THE Bahamas has been named a key tax haven for some of the world’s wealthiest people who sometimes seek to launder money, dodge sanctions and evade tax, according to a recent leak of confidential documents that reveal how some international power-players hide their wealth.
Island Luck is quick on the draw with new three-ball lottery
ISLAND Luck launched its three-ball lottery on Friday, attracting hundreds to its South West Plaza event, most of whom hoped to win prizes that ranged from trips to Las Vegas to 40 inch TVs.
Renowned sailor Ian Bruce dies age 82
IAN Bruce, an internationally renowned sailor, boat designer and builder who spent periods of his life in the Bahamas, died last month from cancer aged 82.
UPDATED: Three in custody over murder of Customs officer
THREE people are in custody for questioning by police in connection with the murder of Kevin Hanna, a senior revenue officer with the Department of Customs in Grand Bahama.
Two dead, two in hospital after weekend shootings
TWO men are dead and two others are in hospital after a series of shootings in Nassau and Grand Bahama.
Grand Bahama police find man, 22, with fatal shot wounds in van in Hanna Hill
POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in Hanna Hill, Eight Mile Rock, in the early hours of Sunday.
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