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Volume: 120 No.141, July 26, 2023
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‘ERRORS’ ON PAYROLL COST GOVT $120M ‘Some had salary paid for decades without records’ By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net PAYROLL errors could be costing the government as much as $120m a year, Financial Secretary Simon Wilson said yesterday. He said some employees received a salary for decades even though the government could not account for them or their
LEWIS CHARGED IN NY WITH ‘brazen insider trading’ SCHEME
One mangrove planted, a million more to go
work. It is the kind of irregularity he hopes to solve with a new digital system. The Ministry of Finance hosted a training workshop at the National Training Agency yesterday to introduce finance officers to the Oracle ERP Fusion system. “Our payroll accounts for 60 per cent of the government’s budget,” Mr Wilson
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas-based billionaire who spearheaded Albany’s development was yesterday charged with orchestrating a “brazen insider trading scheme” that allegedly netted millions of dollars in illicit profits for his closest associates.
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MITCHELL TELLS BELL NOT TO RESPOND ON IMMIGRATION By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said he told Immigration Minister Keith Bell not to respond to recent immigration controversies because it would not be beneficial to do so. He also suggested someone at the Department of
CORONERS INQUEST INTO evans’ death BEGINS AGAIN
Immigration –– “a wellknown ingrate who was disciplined before” –– is behind recent leaks about Mr Bell’s actions. His comments came after the Office of the Prime Minister said it is examining claims about Mr Bell’s actions and will provide a detailed response. SEE PAGE FIVE
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A VOLUNTEER plants a mangrove as Bahamas Mangrove Alliance has announced a goal of putting “millions of mangroves in the ground” by the end of 2025. (See PAGE TWO for story).
SHACK FOR GUESTS ONLY UNTIL 5PM By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net SHAKE Shack, Atlantis’ newest restaurant, will not open to non-Aquaventure guests until 5pm daily. According to a press statement from the resort, only Aquaventure guests can access breakfast and lunch services.
ATLANTIS, PARADISE ISLAND
This news comes after several social media users claimed the restaurant
does not welcome Bahamians before 5pm. Atlantis said the Shake Shack restaurant is among several major developments within the resort’s dining collection, the opening of which is tied to the 25th anniversary of the Royal Towers. “Shake Shack Atlantis is the first Shack to open in a resort location
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THE Coroners Court inquest into the death of Deangelo Evans began yesterday –– five years after his police-involved killing sparked a firestorm in Masons Addition, prompting hundreds to attend a vigil where they mourned his death and demanded answers. SEE PAGE SEVEN
ALICIA WALLACE
ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE THROUGH EDUCATION
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