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28-year-old shot dead in year's 89th murder

28-year-old shot dead in year's 89th murder

Fri, Jul 31st 2015, 07:33 PM

A 28-year-old resident of Miami Street became the country's 89th murder victim of the year on Friday afternoon - just three days after he celebrated his birthday.

Baha Mar: winding up process abusive and oppressive

Baha Mar: winding up process abusive and oppressive

Fri, Jul 31st 2015, 02:43 PM

BAHA MAR issued a statement following the adjournment of the Supreme Court hearing on the government's petition to wind up the resort on Friday, calling the application "misguided" with fatal flaws and the process "abusive, oppressive and in bad faith".

BELL: RULING ON POLICE OVERTIME A 'HOLLOW JUDGMENT'

BELL: RULING ON POLICE OVERTIME A 'HOLLOW JUDGMENT'

Fri, Jul 31st 2015, 12:01 PM

 

STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell yesterday branded the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that mandates police officers be compensated for overtime pay a “hollow judgment”. While Mr Bell would not comment on whether he supported the court’s ruling, he told The Tribune that officers were not entitled to overtime pay...

STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell yesterday branded the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that mandates police officers be compensated for overtime pay a “hollow judgment”.

While Mr Bell would not comment on whether he supported the court’s ruling, he told The Tribune that officers were not entitled to overtime pay...

 

Deputy Prime Minister dismisses Sarkis criticism of Christie

Deputy Prime Minister dismisses Sarkis criticism of Christie

Fri, Jul 31st 2015, 12:00 PM

DEPUTY Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has dismissed Sarkis Izmirlian’s criticism that Prime Minister Perry Christie is not acting in the best interest of the Bahamian people with respect to Baha Mar.

His statement came as State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez told The Tribune that the government will decide at the next Cabinet meeting whether it will continue to pay the salaries of Baha Mar’s Bahamian employees...