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April 22, 2015
BTC Milestone- Near 100% LTE Coverage Nationwide

With the recent major milestone of the completion of the roll-out of 4G LTE throughout 99% of The Bahamas, BTC customers are likely to become even more attached to their mobile devices. The 4G LTE network allows you to surf, stream and share using the fastest available speeds...

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April 17, 2015
Bang, bang, bang - the devil is busy

Dear Editor,
Don't question, don't change, don't' speak unless you are spoken to, don't ask any official why he did whatever he did.

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March 04, 2015
Court denies bail for drug smuggling pilot

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday refused to allow a pilot convicted of drug trafficking to remain free while his appeal is pending.

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February 25, 2015
Pilots convicted of drug trafficking

Two Bahamian pilots were convicted yesterday in connection with a plot to smuggle drugs from Montreal, Canada to The Bahamas.

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January 21, 2015
Pilots deny being DEA informants

Two pilots yesterday denied that they worked as informants for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), although they admitted they communicated with an officer from the law enforcement agency.
Darry Bartlett Jr. and Murrillo Sullivan took the witness stand and denied they knew that marijuana, hashish and ecstasy were on a Hawker Jet that they piloted from Montreal, Canada, on April 7, 2014.
Whe...

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January 19, 2015
FATCA may have unintended consequences

The Bahamas has signed a Model 1B intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the U.S. about the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and continues to make itself ready for a new global tax transparency regime, but at least one observer has suggested that the FATCA regime may have what he called "unintended consequences for financial systems."
FATCA was enacted in 2010 to target non-compliance b...

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January 16, 2015
Pilots have case to answer in drug matter

Two pilots will take the witness stand next week to defend themselves against allegations of drug trafficking.
Darryl Bartlett Jr., the son of the assistant director of legal affairs in the Office of the Attorney General, and Murillo Sullivan, elected to give sworn testimony yesterday after Magistrate Andrew Forbes ruled that they had a case to answer on charges of drug possession with intent to s...

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October 28, 2014
Magistrate to decide whether Bartlett drug case will continue

A magistrate on Monday fixed January 6 as the date to rule on a no-case submission on behalf of two pilots accused of drug trafficking.
The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Darryl Bartlett Jr., the son of the assistant director of legal affairs in the Office of the Attorney General, and Murillo Sullivan.
They are on trial before Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with drug possession wi...

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Lead by example
News Article
September 04, 2014
Lead by example

In a society where children are rebelling and rising up against their elders, it may seem that now, more than ever, is the right time for the church to preach sermons encouraging children to obey their parents as mandated in the Bible. However some ministers say it is just as timely to remind parents of a corresponding scripture as they expect obedience and perfection from their children: "And, ye...

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July 24, 2014
VAT is added to BEC bills

THE government tabled the anticipated value added tax (VAT) bill in the House of Assembly yesterday while releasing a list of proposed changes to tariff and excise duty rates and disclosing a "pared down" list of VAT exempt services that does not include electricity...

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