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CCA pledges hotels in izmirlian appeal Hope of end to confusion over $200 fee to extend stay
Margaritaville and British Colonial put up for collateral By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Baha Mar’s contractor yesterday asserted it is “willing to pledge” its two Nassau resorts, which have a combined value of up to $355m, as security for its appeal against Sarkis Izmirlian’s $1.642bn damages award. China Construction America (CCA) and its two Bahamian affiliates, in
filings with the New York State Supreme Court’s appeal division, effectively accepted the challenge from Baha Mar’s original developer and agreed to use both the British Colonial Hilton and its office complex, plus the Margaritaville Beach Resort and The Pointe, as collateral to enable them to pursue overturning the original verdict.
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net marinas Bahamian yesterday voiced optimism that the Deputy Prime Minister and Immigration have cleared up the “confusion” over the $200 ‘stay extension’ fee ahead of the peak winter boating season. Peter Maury, ABM president, says he has been using all available social media channels to share a Ministry of Immigration announcement that “passengers and crew aboard pleasure vessels”, as well as “regular winter residents” and second homeowners, will receive “special consideration” regarding the fees.
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‘High alert’ on security firms illegally hiring foreigners By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net THE Ministry of National Security is on high alert over suspicions that private security firms are illegally hiring non-Bahamians as security guards, violating the law. Chief Counsel of the ministry, Paul Jones, announced yesterday that a seminar
would be held on Friday to emphasise compliance with the Inquiry Agents and Security Guards Act and Regulations. The event will also discuss allowing security guards to carry firearms while on duty. Under the law, only Bahamian citizens are eligible for employment as security guards or inquiry
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One dead, two injured in boat accident in North Andros
SEE page five Jonquel Jones receives a sports award from Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg at a welcome held at the Kendal G L Issacs Gym yesterday. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
Welcome was ‘second-to-none’ in spite of discourse over fiancée, says Jones By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net JONQUEL Jones, WNBA champion and MVP, said she and her fiancée received a “second-to-none” reception throughout her homecoming tour.
Her comment came after she made a series of tweets on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, in which she addressed public discourse about the presence of her fiancée at various events during her tour. “I would say that the reception has been extremely welcoming and I
think that was probably the only thing that I was worried about when I tweeted what I did tweet is that I didn’t want it to be overshadowed by all of the great receptions and the way that we have been received,” she said during a press
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By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net ONE young man is dead, and two others are getting medical treatment following a boating accident at sea in North Andros. Beverley Laramore, Island Administrator for Andros, confirmed the tragedy, reporting that three young men were aboard the vessel when it capsized at sea. The ages of the victims are unknown, but they are SEE page seven