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BTC Milestone- Near 100% LTE Coverage Nationwide
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...
Bang, bang, bang - the devil is busy
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.
Court denies bail for drug smuggling pilot
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.
Pilots convicted of drug trafficking
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.
Pilots deny being DEA informants
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...
FATCA may have unintended consequences
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...
Pilots have case to answer in drug matter
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...
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...
Lead by example
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...
VAT is added to BEC bills
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...