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April 26, 2010
Marley Resort manager quits over owner's claims

The General Manager of the Marley Resort and Spa quit in protest yesterday over comments from the company's owner Stephanie Marley.

Barbara Hanna Cox walked out after Ms Marley - daughter of reggae legend, Bob - blamed the former Bahamas Hotel Association President, along with other managers and staff, for causing the resort to operate at a loss.

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April 26, 2010
Millionairess Leaves Daughters 90p Each

A millionaire socialite has left her daughters less than a pound each because she believed they conspired in her mother's death.

Australian Valmai Roche, who died last year aged 81, bequeathed her children and ex-husband $1.5 AUD "blood money" - worth 90p - from her estate, which is reported to be worth around ?2.1m.

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May 03, 2010
Pilots worry Bahamasair is heading backwards

Airline pilots yesterday criticized Bahamasair's proposed fleet restructuring as taking the airline "back to 1991" and converting it into a "regional turbo prop carrier", suggesting to Tribune Business that the plans were incompatible with the Board's intention to increase market share in the tourism travel category.

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May 03, 2010
Bahamians excel in North Carolina baseball

Two Bahamians are making waves in high school baseball in the state of North Carolina. They both play for the Christ School Greenies in Arden, North Carolina.

After 13 games, freshman Theodore 'Trae' Sweeting is on pace to break the underclassmen record of the Western North Carolina Region for high school baseball with a batting average of .553.

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May 03, 2010
BTC to stop charges on incoming cell phone calls

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will give up $2-$3 million in revenue per annum when it eliminates charges imposed on its cellular customers for receiving incoming calls, a company executive telling Tribune Business that the change would occur "in a matter of weeks".

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May 04, 2010
'Definitive' BTC position 'soon enough'

The Government will "make a definitive statement soon enough" on the status of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) privatization according to a minister denying Standard & Poor's (S&P) claim that the process had been "postponed yet again".

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May 05, 2010
Street character Potcake rests after being struck by car

Street philosopher and mobile hub cap vendor Potcake is being forced to take a rest after being struck by a swerving car.

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May 14, 2010
Butler inherits New York fortune

The beloved butler for a prominent New York family, who grew up in a mud hut in Nepal, has joined the city's elite by inheriting more than $8 million, including two units at the legendary Dakota apartment building off Central Park.

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May 14, 2010
'Sweeping' Customs Act reforms set for mid-2011 enactment

Sweeping" reforms to the Customs Management Act, which the Government hopes to enact by next year, are designed to simplify procedures and make the department more efficient, the Comptroller telling Tribune Business that increasing Customs revenues - which are down $50 million year-to-date - was also a key objective.

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May 19, 2010
Animal Control Bill Debate Contribution - Minister Larry Cartwright

I am delighted to be afforded the opportunity to propose the second reading of a

BILL FOR AN ACT TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE DOG LICENSE

ACT;

TO REPEAL CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PENAL CODE IN

CONNECTION WITH THE CONTROL AND REGULATION OF DOGS,

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