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Callenders Law Firm Youngest Partner Achieve Firsts
December 11, 2013
Callenders Law Firm Youngest Partner Achieve Firsts
In what not long ago was a male-dominated area of law, asset recovery, Courtney Pearce is demonstrating that tracing hidden assets and delivering justice is not a gender or age-specific art, it?s just a whole lot of hard work and Sherlock Holmes-like detective skills...
Haiti and the concept of chaos
November 20, 2013
Haiti and the concept of chaos
I took recently the red-eye flight from New York's Kennedy Airport, not to Los Angeles but the other way around to Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, en route to Haiti. The flight was uneventful. There were few passengers on the plane; as such I could take a whole row of seats to make a comfortable bed for myself to sleep over the entire journey until we landed in sleeping Santiago at...
The PLP: Party of the people
October 24, 2013
The PLP: Party of the people
Dear Editor,
In a few days the iconic Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) will be celebrating 60 years since it was founded in 1953. It is the oldest formal political party in the nation, and rightly so.
Back in the 1940s and early 1950s, the economic and political aspirations of average black and so-called conchy joe Bahamians were extremely limited and in most cases unattainable. They had no natio...
The power of now
September 13, 2013
The power of now
The Free National Movement (FNM) is in a good position to exploit the apparent mistakes, gaffes and ineptness of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). But does it realize this? ...
September 06, 2013
A response to Philip Galanis on 'The PLP at 60', pt. 1
Philip Galanis picked the wrong day to publish his piece on the Progressive Liberal Party's 60th anniversary. Its publication in The Nassau Guardian coincided with the publication of Rupert Missick Jr.'s thoughtful article in The Tribune entitled "The Cuban Detainees and the Long Awaited Revolution"...
Call for reforms in QC selection process
August 26, 2013
Call for reforms in QC selection process
Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson has called for the reform of the selection process for Queen's Counsels (QCs).
Section 15 of the Legal Professions Act gives the prime minister the ultimate authority in determining who is awarded the prestigious title.
According to Johnson, the selection process is often based on political patronage and should be changed to a more transparent and...
TEENAGER IS YOUNGEST TO BE CALLED TO THE BAR
July 31, 2013
TEENAGER IS YOUNGEST TO BE CALLED TO THE BAR
A TEENAGER whose parents are from the Bahamas became the youngest person called to the Bar of England and Wales through the Honourable Society of Lincoln?s Inn.
Gabrielle Turnquest has passed her examinations and qualified as a barrister at 18 years old, a feat not normally accomplish until the late 20s...
June 17, 2013
Magistrate gives commencement address at Bahamas Academy graduation
A magistrate urged the 2013 graduating class of Bahamas Academy to "rekindle the values upon which our forefathers built this nation".
During her commencement address at the Loyola Hall, Gun Court Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt told the high school students that they could change the direction of the country in the same the founding fathers did.
Ferguson-Pratt said, "Let me suggest that the ol...
Necessity for a national dialogue
May 28, 2013
Necessity for a national dialogue
Dear Editor,
While it is true that the iconic Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was elected to govern the country during the general election of May 2012, the stark reality of the scope of those national issues which are plaguing The Bahamas requires that there be participatory dialogue between all stakeholders, bar none.
The National Institute for Public Policy and Common Cause, nongovernmental a...
A Tribute to the Iron Lady
April 09, 2013
A Tribute to the Iron Lady
Today, Great Britain, Europe and the world mourns the loss of a great stateswoman, former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher of Kesteven. Former colonies of the British Empire and members of the British Commonwealth will no doubt pay their respects over the ensuing days to...
A Young Man To Emulate
April 03, 2013
A Young Man To Emulate
Barry Griffin Jr. had no reason not to excel academically. He is naturally ambitious with a go-getter personality. That coupled with his upbringing in a home with parents who were focused on education and gave him all the support he needed translated into a young man who was an honor student for the duration of his academic life.
February 18, 2013
Hon. John Bostwick II sworn in replacing Laing as new FNM Senator
Nassau, Bahamas - The Hon. John Bostwick was sworn in as the newest Free National Movement Senator, February 15, replacing the Hon. Zhivargo Laing, who resigned December 31, 2012. Senator Bostwick was the FNM's Bain and Grants Town candidate during the May 2012 general election.
Distractions, smoke screens and mirrors
January 16, 2013
Distractions, smoke screens and mirrors
Dear Editor,
There are two major deliberate distractions which are being played out in The Bahamas by the Christie administration. One is the ballyhooed referendum on wagering and a national lottery, and the other is the patently bogus attempt by the gold rush to retrieve an additional two percent of the shares in BTC.
With over 110 admitted alleged homicides in 2012 and with unemployment continu...
Killer Sante Kimes' Representatives Welcome Book
November 20, 2012
Killer Sante Kimes' Representatives Welcome Book
Representatives of killer Sante Kimes, who allegedly drowned a banker in her bath at her Cable Beach home, have given a new book about her life of crime a rave review on their social media website.
A Tribute To Paul Adderley
September 20, 2012
A Tribute To Paul Adderley
Dear Editor,
The Honorable Paul Lawrence Adderley, was one of the two children of A.F. Adderley, a well-known and highly esteemed Bahamian lawyer.
September 05, 2012
Death of IOC Honorary Member Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was saddened to learn of the death of IOC Honorary Member Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah, yesterday at the age of 88.
An IOC member since 1978, Abu Samah was a member of the IOC?s Juridical (1984-1985), Cultural (1984-1987) and Eligibility (1989-1998) commissions before becoming an IOC Honorary Member in 2004.
July 20, 2012
OECD enhances scope of assistance in cross-border tax information exchange
The OECD cites two primary authoritative sources for the standards for tax information exchange. They are Article 26 of its Model Tax Convention and its 2002 Model Exchange of Information Agreement on Tax Matters ("Model EOI").
The OECD recently released an update to Article 26 of the Model Tax Convention and its Commentary which includes several noteworthy developments -
o it updates the wording ...
Seabreeze Constituencies and Candidates
May 02, 2012
Bamboo Town Constituencies and Candidates
April 27, 2012
April 27, 2012
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