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Marley Resort manager quits over owner's claims
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.
Millionairess Leaves Daughters 90p Each
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.
Pilots worry Bahamasair is heading backwards
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.
Bahamians excel in North Carolina baseball
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.
BTC to stop charges on incoming cell phone calls
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".
'Definitive' BTC position 'soon enough'
'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".
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.
Butler inherits New York fortune
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.
'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.
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,