Month: December 2010

December 14, 2010

Minister of Finance meets with New Tax Reform Committee in preparation for new tax system in 2012.

Minister of Finance Hiro Shigemoto met on Monday with the soon to be…

December 14, 2010

Ministry Launches Suicide Hotline in the Bahamas

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development and the accounting firm, Grant Thornton Bahamas have partnered to launch a hotline during the months of December and January, to provide counselling and support to those experiencing difficulties…

December 14, 2010

Police had Busy Weekend Investigating Armed Robberies.

The Police Special Robbery Unit over the weekend have been quite busy investigating several armed robberies and at least one attempted armed robbery.A man with initials S.H.P. filed an official report with detectives stating that on Friday…

December 14, 2010

Baby’s Death Under Investigation & Murder rate rises in Bahamas

Police received a call around 10:30 a.m. Saturday that a male infant was unresponsive. The baby was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) via EMS personnel where he was pronounced dead. Police said an autopsy will be performed sometime this…

December 14, 2010

Black Eyed Peas samples ‘Here I come’ by Barrington Levy

Reggae/dancehall veteran Barrington Levy’s hit single ‘Here I Come’ was sampled pop mega pop group Black Eyed Peas. Here I come is featured on the deluxe edition of the the platinum selling band album The Beginning, which was released late last…

December 14, 2010

Ja Rule gets two years in jail

Veteran Rapper Ja Rule hip-hop career took a slump after he appeared in a New York court room today and pleaded guilty to a 2007 gun possession charge. Although he will not be officially sentenced until February, Rule is expected to serve two…

December 14, 2010

Beenie Man manager Blue addresses tension between Kartel & Beenie man.

In light of the new Beenie Man Track that surfaced over this weekend aimed at dancehall Prodigy Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man manager Blue has step forward to address the the brewing tension. In an interview with the Jamaica Star, Blue explained…

December 14, 2010

Civil Recoveries of Emerald Cay by TCIG

    On 3 December, the Turks & Caicos Islands Government issued…

December 14, 2010

Early Christmas Salaries & Loans says PS Finance

Christmas Pay and Loan Scheme Agreed For Public Servants With Christmas approaching, the Ministry of Finance has agreed to pay more than 2,400 public sector employees and pensioners a week early, to help them plan for the festive season. The…

December 14, 2010

Officers foiled an attempt of Contraband thrown over Her Majesty Prison

Officers foiled an attempt of Contraband thrown over Her Majesty Prison walls from reaching the hands of Prisoners. RTC News has gotten it on good authority that contraband is making its way inside the walls of Her Majesty's Prison. A reliable…