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In CIPSMDY ieIok t. HIGH 85F LOW 71F LOW Mostly -my 1and ireezy The Tribune Volume: 104 No.154 MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 PRICE 750 Hzrford Hanmei~o t.ne S~ S S~(;1 1 ppurssededs dreams 3 3PARAIS SE ISIH N'A Ce ebaionof HUNT'S LIFE' ^^^^^&PAG NINEw~~u^^ denies conspir Former PLP chairman refutes suggestion he is orchestrating takeover - with Wilchcombe * By PAUL G TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter pturnquest@tribunemedia.net FORMER Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Raynard Rigby denied that he, and deputy leader hopeful, Obie Wilch- combe, were orchestrating a take-over from within the PLP. Mr Rigby, as the guest of the radio programme Parliament Street, replied to questions from hosts Steve McKinney and Fayne Thompson on his criticism of the party, and his political future with- SEE page 11 Supermarket hold-up * By MEGAN REYNOLDS Tribune Staff Reporter MASKED gunmen held up supermarket staff at the new City Market store in Cable Beach on Saturday night and got away with thousands of dol- lars. The supermarket had closed for business when the two gun- men, whose faces were covered, broke into the store just after 10pm and threatened staff at gunpoint. They" also threatened the store manager at gunpoint, forc- ing him to open the safe before they got away with cash in the region of $5,000 to $6,000. The full amount has not yet been determined. SEE page 11 NEARLY $600,000 worth of mari- juana were seized by officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit when they raided a home on Winder's Terrace, near East Street south. According to Assistant Superinten- dent of Police Walter Evans, around 10.30 am yesterday officers discovered 11 crocus sacks, and four taped pack- ages of marijuana. The drugs have a weight of 576 pounds. As a result, four men were arrested and are currently in Police custody. ASP Evans added, that the police were only able to make this significant arrest due to the continued cooperation of the public. "The public has supported the police significantly in the past and we contin- SEE page 12 'Holding only a deputy leadership race absurd' 0 By PAUL G: TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter ptumquest@tribunemedia.net THE idea of holding only a deputy leadership race for the Progressive Liberal Patty is "absurd", according to former chair- man Raynard Rigby yres- terday. Speaking as the guest on the radio programme Par- lianient Street, Mr Rigby said the PLP needs to have a franki, and honest dis- cussion" about its leadership hinting at the possi- ble removal of Perry Christie from the post. Mr Rigby has for sometime been quite critical of the leadership of the former Prime Minister. l[ifact, his outspokenness has led to reports that factions within the party were seeking to have him "expelled." However, Mr Rigby quickly brushed these threats SEE page 12 Drowning victims brought asho"l e B By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT: The bodies of four persons who drowned at sea were recovered off West End on Sunday evening, acc .:. a senior police offi- cial. Their bodies _, e brought ashore at Old Bahama Bay. Chief Supt Basil Rahming said police were dis- patched to West End around 7.45pm Sunday after receiving reports that a number of bodies were dis- covered in waters off West End. Grand Bahama police are investigating. THE MOTHER of Khodee Davis, Sonia Dill, places a rose on the coffin of her son on Saturday at St. Mark's Native Baptist Church, Fox Hill. *Mnutder aibir Mm Polo-I faM<'7 * By MEGAN REYNOLDS Relatives, friends and neigh- Tribune Staff Reporter hours of the grade 11 student lined the streets as Khodee's HUNDREDS of mourners coffin was carried from Prince said a final farewell to murdered Charles Road to St Mark's teenager Khodee Davis in a Native Baptist Church in Fox funeral procession through Fox Hill in a procession led by a Hill on Saturday. marching band. The community was left in Mourners wore T-shirts and shock after the popular 16 year badges bearing Khodee's pho- old was fatally stabbed in the tograph, the dates of his birth heart as he walked onto Cab- bage Beach with his friends on Whit Monday, May 12. SEE page six i..X PRIME RIB " M EL If dPkl uznos SSu m ;qM mm.-T, : i3x -S -,I pepper jack cheese, peF*Me m e lsH fire-oasted Pobano Peppers and tangy Chipote Mayo Fm .& Br 1%a .5- .p f e A ASA AI AN S A ..... ANY TIE..sANY PLACE, WE'RE #1 BAAMAS EDITION BAHAMAS EDITION ,r tr 4~1'i -T gb PAGEH 2, MONDAY MA 2, 00C8HERBUN 0 4w *"6 A, 'oe- THE UPGRADED infrastructure will bring about a replacement of BTC's fixed voice network with the ultra-moder IP based core network. BTC invests $55 million in new network TELECOMMUNICATIONS in The Bahamas is set to become faster, more flexible, more reli- able and more secure with a $55 million investment in the Next Generation Network. The upgraded infrastructure to be delivered by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTC) in agreement with Socus Networks and partnering firm Calix will bring about a replacement of BTCs fixed voice network with the ultra-modem IP based core network. "We at BTC take very seri- ously our corporate responsibil- ity to the entire populace of The Bahamas to provide the most modern, most reliable service delivery platforms," said BTC's executive vice president Kirk Griffin. ."In moving towards an IP based infrastructure, we are establishing the most ultra mod- ern operating platform that will allow residential and commer- cial customers.to onnect in ways that could not.have been imag- ined just a.few years ago." This NGN is yet a further step "The new network will certainly keep the Bahamas on the cutting edge of technology." Kirk Griffin towards modernising national communications infrastructure that will enable BTC and The Bahamas to keep up with the needs of sophisticated consumers and enterprises. Bandwidth will increase in vol- umes not reached before in The Bahamas, connections will be more secure and a range of hew packages will be available to DSL subscribers; VoIP cus- tomers and over 300,0088' - lar customers. -.... . And extreme weather should not affect services as it has in the past, Mr Griffin said. "NGN is designed with a dis- aster communications recovery site in Miami, Florida to assist in times of natural disasters," he said. "The IP based network is built and managed to swiftly commu- nicate so that services are restored. This provides greater assurance to the company's resi- dential and enterprise cus- tomers." He added: "The new network will certainly keep the Bahamas on the cutting edge of technolo- gy, a characteristic that is looked upon strongly by foreign investors. Investors in islands as far south as Inagua will have access to world renowned telecommunications services. This keeps the country on par with the rest of the hemisphere." BTC also announced this weekend that it will merge its i~ills with Cerillon Technologies to eliminate the need for sepa- rate bills for fixed voice and wire- less customers. 2W ; '. ., PAGE 2, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE '" ip ; 0 1 THE TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008,CAPAGEWS S-T 0 In brief Man hurt after shots fired from passing car GUNSHOTS were fired from a passing car hitting a man in the back as another man fled. The two men were standing in Walnut Street, Pinewood Gardens, at around 7pm on Fri- day when a gold coloured Nis- san Maxima pulled up and a gunman fired. The injured man was taken to hospital by ambulance. He is reported to be in stable con- dition. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crime. Witnesses are urged to call the Royal Bahamas Police Force at 322-4444. Police seize firearms In separate searches FIREARMS were seized by police on Friday in two sepa- rate incidents in Nassau. Drug Enforcement Unit offi- cers recovered a .45 handgun with one round of ammunition and a small quantity of mari- juana when searching a home in Windsor Lane on Friday morning. Three men, a male juvenile and a woman were arrested and remain in police custody. Just an hour later, police on patrol in Bellot Road and Faith Avenue, spotted a group of men in a bushy area who fled as offi- cers approached. Officers searched the area and found a large Ziplock bag containing a .380 handgun, 23 live rounds of ammunition for a .762 assault rifle, 32 shotgun shells, and 14 live rounds of anmmuiptioqn pr, 5.56,weapaa, .Police arse pekingthm .nn believed to have dropped the weaponry. Anyone with any information is urged to call the Royal Bahamas Police Force on 322- a444. Officers issue 37 traffic citations EXUMA Police issued 37 traffic citations and made one arrest during a two-hour oper- ation in Farmers Hill. In Operation Sunset officers apprehended the 37 drivers for driving either unlicensed or uninsured vehicles, or for driving at excessive speed in the area between 4pm and 6pm on Friday. Police also made one arrest for a drug offence. Four illegal immigrants were seized in the operation. New president of Retired Police Officers Association FORMER Police Assistant Commissioner Grafton Ifill was elected president of the Retired Police Officers Asso- ciation in elections held on Friday, May 2, at police head- quarters, East Street. Contesting the position was former police officer Erring- ton Watkins. The count was 61 votes for Mr Ifill; 15 for Mr Watkins. rI I DEATH OF KHODEE DAVIS Murder strikes fear in heart of the Fox Hill community THE murder of teenager Khodee Davis struck fear in the heart of the Fox Hill community, which is now calling on Government to give them more protec- tion. Losing yet another young life in such a public place as Cabbage Beach in Par- adise Island led Rodney Moncur, a rela- tive of the deceased, to speak out about a need for change at Khodee's funeral in St Mark's Native Baptist Church, fol- lowing a speech by Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell. He said: "The blood of my cousin Khodee Davis is partly on my head and partly on the head of Fred Mitchell because we have defended the * Call for return of capital punishment human rights of convicted murderers while ignoring the human rights of mur- dered victims." Mr Moncur, first cousin of Khodee's father Derek Davis, called on Mr Mitchell and Government to take action by making significant changes to protect young people who are so often falling victim to crime. He made a case for the return of cap- ital punishment and called on the people of Fox Hill to demand that Fred Mitchell does something to ensure convicted mur- derers are executed. Mr Moncur said: "For the last 32 years I have opposed capital punishment but now I have dis- covered that young men have been train- ing how to stab their victim to ensure death. The problem in our country is the young men have no fear and we have a duty to put fear in their hearts." Releasing accused murderers on bail is causing witnesses and families in Fox Hill to live in fear of being apprehended and they feel they have no protection from crime, said Mr Moncur. In his funeral speech Mr Mitchell said: "The authorities need to do their part to seek to stamp out crime. "Our country cries out for a vigorous social intervention to put stop to the death of our young people in these cir- cumstances. The authorities cannot sit idly by and do nothing." Two men have been charged with the murder of Khodee Davis on May 12. They are Andy Francis, 20, of Adder- ley Street, and a 16-year-old boy from Step Street, Fox Hill, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. They are due to appear at Magistrate's Court 11, Nassau Street, on June 3. Iia -I -e BAHAMAS High Commissioner in London Paul Farquharson (right) presents his BAHAMAS High Commissioner in London Paul Farquharson (right) chats with Secretary General of credentials as Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organisa- the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) E Mitropoulos at IMO Headquarters, London on May tion (IMO) to IMO Secretary General E Mitropoulos at IMO Headquarters, 4 Albert 6. Mr Farquharson presented his credentials as Permanent Representative to the IMO to Mr Mitropou- Embankment, London on May 6. los. FREE Fashion Advice, Help and Inspiration BAHAMAS High Commissioner in Lon- don Paul Farquharson presented his credentials as Permanent Representa- tive to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to IMO Secretary General E Mitropoulos at IMO Head- quarters, London on May 6. 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Partnering with the College of the Bahamas and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration, which spe- cialises in transforming and modernising the public sector, a serious attempt to trans- form the public service is to be made. Recognising that "effective public ser- vice is essential to good governance", Prime Minister Ingraham now hopes that the ser- vice can be transformed into an organisa- tion that will be "effective and responsive" to the needs of the general public. "Anecdotal evidence from around our country, and indeed from around our region, suggests that the public is general- ly of the view that government depart- ments and agencies are failing to deliver acceptable levels of service," he said. Today the largest portion of our nation's budget goes to pay for an organi- sation that does not justify the financial outlay. We believe that before anything can be done, strict ground rules should be set for hiring staff for the public service. The service has been destroyed by politi- cians who have used it as a general dump- ing ground to provide jobs for their con- stituents, regardless of their ability to fill the positions for which they have been employed. Also regardless of whether the various departments to which they have been assigned need them. Several years ago a certain ministry demanded salary increases. Government said it could not afford the demands. A spokesman for the group told The Tri- bune that the reason government could not afford the increases was because politi- cians had landed too many unemployables on them. 2.& 4 Door Trucks Aitmdwtk,AC,.iB -si aRL edak rrwith Sie lps,l ar Step ape Pawar Ww0,DOlr L AdtC d& De Mir lr & Stan] w a~ teSd Cno GDSaN&e Riviera's Court, Bernard Rd. (opp. Poinciana Inn) SALES PARTS SERVICE " MONDAY. FRIDAY 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 'IT: 394-2604 Fax: 394-2612 All NEW 2008 Moddls with Factory Warranty up to 2 Years Includes all regular services 5 Yar Warranty Against Rusting service These persons were not only not needed, but could not do the job. They were resented by the qualified members of the department, who had lost interest in their own production because of their presence. These outsiders were seen as depriving deserving public servants from their just due. It was the age old story of the prodigal son. The fatted calf was being sacrificed for the son who had made no contribution, while the work of the son who had ploughed the fields in his absence was not rewarded. Of course, he, and like him the complaining civil servants, were not happy. This country cannot afford persons like former PLP cabinet minister Philip Bethel, once Bahamasair chairman, who had to admit that the failing airline could not afford to pay its staff. He was also forced to admit that his own hiring practices had turned the airline into "almost a social service." A statement made by Fred Mitchell, who was public service minister at the time, indicated that he also felt that government had a social obligation to provide jobs for 'young persons who had no academic qual- ifications. He felt the PLP was foolish to follow the Ingraham government's 2001 policy that put a moratorium on civil service hiring. According to Mr Mitchell this is what cost the PLP the 2007 election. It is this attitude that over the years has undermined the integrity and quality of the public service. There should be qualification rules, which should be strictly met. No person should be hired on a politi- cian's letter alone without the necessary qualifications. Nor should they be hired if their services are not required. Until the politicians and their misleading letters are banned from the hiring prac- tices of the public service, no matter how hard governmenttries, it will fail. The public service will just be filled with persons, whose main ability will be to mark an X at election time against the name of the politician who got him the job. This is the main virus killing the service. The Tribune Limited NULLIUS ADDICTS JURARE IN VERBA MAGISTRI Being Bound to Swear to The Dogmas of No Master LEONE. H. DUPUCH, Publisher/Editor 1903-1914 SIR ETIENNE DUPUCH, Kt., O.B.E., K.M., K.C.S.G., (Hon.) LL.D., D.Litt. Publisher/Editor 1919-1972 Contributing Editor 1972-1991 EILEEN DUPUCH CARRON, C.M.G., M.S., B.A., LL.B. Publisher/Editor 1972- Published Daily Monday to Saturday Shirley Street, P.O. Box N-3207, Nassau, Bahamas Insurance Management Building., P.O. F-485, Freeport, Grand Bahama TELEPHONES Switchboard (News, Circulation and Advertising) 322-1986 Advertising Manager (242) 502-2352 Circulation Department (242) 502-2387 Nassau'Fax: (242) 328-2398 Freeport, Grand Bahama: 1-(242)-352-6608 Freeportfax. (242) 352-9348 EDITOR, The Tribune. THIS matter has weighed heavily on my mind for months as I awaited direction from the good Lord. I refer to two of our public institutions: The Simpson Penn Centre for Boys and the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls (commonly known to many of us as the Boys' and Girls' Industrial Schools). These institutions are main- tained by the Government of The Bahamas and are the beneficiaries of their own bud- gets under Head 41 Simp- son Penn and Head 42 - Willie Mae Pratt. I thought it important to ask the following questions prior to the impending budget - p +Don Stainton (Protection) Ltd. 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Do we simply 'hold' them, and then return them to the wider community with the same behavioral problems-or, God forbid, even more? My people, the time has come, starting with this upcoming budget, to include provision for the engagement of a practising Clinical Psy- chologist who would establish a regimen of visits by these wards of the State. Assuming there are about fifty-three to sixty young per- sons, they should all be able to see the Psychologist possibly once every two weeks, but at a minimum once a month. Visits should also continue for a period after their discharge. I believe that the Hon Loretta Butler-Turner, the current Minister of State with responsibility for these cen- tres, cares about the well being of her wards as did the for- mer Minister, the Hon Melanie Griffin. I implore us to further demonstrate our care for these young persons (and our com- munities) by providing ade- quate fundingin the upcoming 2008-2009 budget to imple- ment post haste this pro- gramme. Only those who have seen it will understand the conse- quences of not doing so! For the children... BERNADETTE A GARDINER A Bahamian Taxpayer "Nothing Is Accomplished Without Effort." Nassau, May 21, 2008. PLP still blaming everyone else for their problems EDITOR The Tribune. He has disgraced their party and he has disgraced parlia- When Glenys Hanna Mar- ment. tin took over as Chairman of Furthermore, his threat is the PLP it was a sign of hope an idle one since it would be that the opposition party clearly out of order for him to might have been on a self-cor- ers whose names and identi- table the results of his sordid reacting course after their dis- ties are well known. Peeping Tom activities in the mal scandal-studded five years She should start with her House. in office and their defeat last fellow MP Shane Gibson who And if he attempted to do year. made one of the sleaziest rev- so he would be liable to legal But that hope was dimmed relations and most outlandish proceedings. last week when Mrs. Martin threats ever heard in any rep- The rules of parliamentary demonstrated that the PLP is utable parliament anywhere, privilege do not cover any filth still not prepared to look in the world. that a member may attempt inward where the problem is, Shane Gibson announced, to desecrate the table of the but prefers to play the same apparently with no shame at House with. game of lashing out wildly at all, that he had been spying That's how ignorant he is of others and blaming everybody on the private lives of his par- the rules and conventions of under the sun for the sorry liamentary colleagues! the honourable chamber in state in which they find them- Not only should Mrs. Mar- which he unfortunately sits. selves.tin have rebuked him, but her Mrs. Martin should also put Mrs. Martin called on the tin have rebuked him, but her distance in the case of a very Leader Perry Christie should well known mudslinger who governing party to distance eadone so as we ll.well known mudslinger who itself from some statements have done so as well. used to sit in the House and published in the press and In fact, every Member of who is still at it with, the attributed to unnamed Parliament, FNM and PLP, approval and connivance of sourcesshould express their outrage the party leadership. Why in heaven's name that they have amongst them a She should put distance as should the FNM waste time man who spies on them! well in the case of a particu- repudiatingIf he spies on members of larly vulgar and vicious web- repudiating evetributed to anony the Government whom he site which every week peddles mous sources? blames for his self-inflicted a torrent of lies and defama- For all we know, those misfortunes, then he is proba- tory muck on the internet. reports could have been plant- bly spying on those of his col- Everybody knows the iden- ed by people in the PLP who leagues who were also dis- tity of this church-going hyp- are itching to expose the activ- gusted with his behaviour ocrite and misogynist muck- ities of a certain group in their before the last election. raker. party. That's where Mrs. Martin What Mrs. Hanna should should put distance. concern herself with is trying In fact, all of them from FORMER to impose some kind of decen- now on should put distance MP cy code on some of her own between them and Mr. Gib- Nassau, PLP colleagues and support- son. May 24, 2008. 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"It is true that effective Public Service is essential to good gov- ernance and to the effective and responsive delivery of services to the general public," the Prime Minister said. "Anecdotal evidence from around our country, and indeed from around our region, suggests that the public is generally of the view that government depart- ments and agencies are failing to deliver acceptable levels of ser- vice." He said he was pleased to learn that The Bahamas is among pio- neers in the region in taking a sci- entific, measured approach to improving public services deliv- ery. "We commit to advance the pace of modernisation in the Pub- lic Service," the Prime Minister said. "We recognize the inherent pitfalls in mandating a public agency to transform itself and also to oversee the transformation of other public agencies." In this vein, the Government is partnering with the College of the Bahamas and the Caribbean Centre for Development Admin- istration (CARICAD), a region- al inter-governmental organisa- tion specialising in transforming and moderni'sing the public sector of Caribbean states in'the con- duct of pilot programmes. The public will engage in an evaluation of public sector cus- tomer satisfaction, the Prime Min- ister said. Additionally, the Col- lege of The Bahamas will con- duct a series of customer satis- faction surveys so as to establish a scientific baseline from which the Government will seek to measure improvement in service delivery over time. "We will also canvass public officers responsible for the deliv- ery of service to the public to determine attitudes, behaviours and values which impact their performance," the Prime Minister said. "We will seek to explore the extent to which the organisation- al culture of the public sector impacts performances and atti- tudes in the delivery of service to the public." Information gathered from the public and from public officers will inform the design of targeted improvements in the government system, the Prime Minister explained. The results of the sur- veys are likely to be used to change the way the public ser- vants work. At the Eighth Annual Public Service Week Awards Ceremo- ny in October 2007. the Prime Minister reaffirmed his "long- standing commitment" to cause improved customer service in the public sector. This commitment was repeated in his 2008 New Year's Address to the Nation at which time he :nnounccd the service improve- ment pilot project to be launched in six public agencies, namely: The Department of Public Service The Registrar General's Office The Building Control Divi- sion Road Traffic Department The Department of Physical Planning. and The Passport Office "Change is always difficult; individuals accustomed to behav- ing in a certain fashion tend to resist change," the Prime Minister said. "So as to win support for the programme and to gain buy- in from stakeholders, each of the pilot agencies will have a Service Improvement Team, comprising focal points." The focal points will be respon- sible for keeping the aims and objectives of the project in the forefront by galvanising support for the project among public offi- cers in and outside the pilot agen- cies. / I TROPICA L - Defence Force arrest ten poaching suspects Dominicans charged before the courts THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended 10 Dominicans suspected of poaching in waters in the southeastern Bahamas. According to a statement from the Defence Force, while on routine patrol they discov- ered a 45-ft Dominican regis- tered vessel, "Mas o Mefios" on the Cochino Banks. The vessel was boarded and upon further investigation a large quantity of scaled fish were found on board. The for- eign fishermen and their ves- sel were arrested. The patrol craft, HMBS P- 42, was assisted in bringing the vessel into the Defence Force Base early Saturday morning. SThe Dominican fishermen were turned over to the Police for further investigation. "This marks the second apprehension of Dominican fishermen for the year. On March 10, a 100-foot Domini- can registered vessel was apprehended with,11 foregn- ers. "They have since been charged before the courts," the statement read. SUSPECTED Dominican poachers being escorted into the Defence Force Base early Saturday morning by HMBS P-42. The Dominican poachers with their catch and their vessel were apprehended last Thursday in the south- eastern Bahamas for alleged poaching. SUSPECTED DOMINICAN poachers at the Defence Force Base early Sat- urday morning after being apprehended for alleged poaching. They were later turned over to the Police. Autoff& mieted "r.n- I -. ," Harold Road just West of City Market Tel:(242) 341-0449/(242] 341-2249 Fax: (242] 361-1136 "In House Financing / -fAvoailable" / 2003\ 71 HondaAccords) T Nqh vearrived! T yReg 1 1 dy \ f Nssanjeti-p SOME of the fishing catch made by the alleged Dominican poachers at the Defence Force Base early Saturday morning. 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PAGE 8, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE FUNERAL: HUNTINGTON HARTFORD Remembering a 'creative and fascinating' person k, 4 t 1, * By PAUL G TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter pturnquest@tribunemedia.net HUNTINGTON Hartford, the once ex-playboy who was noted for squandering a lavish fortune, was laid to rest Saturday in a small service at St Christopher's Church, Lyford Cay. With only a handful of close friends and relatives attending, the simple and elegant service was referred to by Archdeacon Keith Cartwright not as a funeral, but "a celebration of Hunt's life.. Most notable was the repeated praise for Hart- ford's daughter, Juliet, who cared for him during his final years in the Bahamas. As his nurse Pearl McKenzie recalled during her dedication that Mr /m THE BODY of Hunt- -Iington Hartford is laid out at St. Christopher Angli- can Church, Lyford Cay. He was dressed in a simple black shirt with the initial "H". Hartford never complained, but rather "always boasted of his love for Juliet." "If she walked into the room a thousand times, he would smile," Ms McKenzie said. Also paying their respects were Mr Charlie Dana, and Minnie Winn, both close friends of.Hartford. Mr Dana noted of how a quick check on the internet revealed that during Hartford's life, he dated some of the world's most notable women, including Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe to name a few. "But he was always someone who was fascinating, and terribly creative," he said. Following the short service, Mr Hartford's body was taken by Bethel Brothers Mortuary to the Lake- view cemetery where it was interred. CHARLIE DANA, Huntington Hart- ford's best friend, pays tribute. .Your. radi-. rg -.ean _. : ' V ,:^- .* 5 -'. t : . ; , annoudcer a vehie kt4 a and dynamicpn at and dynanric persoMty. Tyreflex Star Motors . Wqtff Road. P. O, Box N 9123. Nassau. 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Sometimes I get down and excited at the same time. This is the reason I love newspaper stories!" Teacher and librarian Judy Moncur said the stories are S--:(:"-' great for children aged eight to eleven or older, and she is looking forward to more great stories in The Tribune. "Orphan Journey Home is an excellent story for teach- ers' read aloud collection. I recommend it very highly as a story that can captivate and hold students attention from the beginning to the end. "It is good for those moments when your class just needs to settle down quietly, after lunch or in the morning. It can also be used. for class discussion. "I am looking forward to some more great stories in the future." Mrs Moncur has been com- piling stories published in The Tribune for the past three years and has made two 'big books', Reading the Sky and The Secret School. She is cur- rently putting together a col- lection of The Orphan Jour- ney home. 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Mr Casper, a father-of-three, was just metres away from the former Prime Minister's house in Cable Beach when he was accosted by gunmen on his way to the Cable Beach casino. However, police superinten- dent Glen Miller warns resi- dents all over Nassau to remain vigilant as armed robberies are extremely sporadic across the island. Hubert Winters, 63, was killed when a gunman attempt- ed to rob the Subway sandwich shop in Palmdale at lunchtime on Saturday, April 26. Mr Miller said: "Whenever these incidents occur we are concerned and we ask people to be alert," he said. "If you see people acting sus- piciously, or vehicles lurking suspiciously call police imme- diately on 919." Mr Miller said police are working with City Market to improve technical security in the Cable Beach store, and warns business owners they should be particularly careful. He said: "We have had reports of robbers coming in as regular customers and then putting their masks on to hold up the place. "And then there are other incidents when the robbers storm in wearing masks. "In the supermarket it may not be simple to stay safe because there are so many peo- ple going in and out. "But it is important to call police as soon as you see any- thing suspicious." The Central Detective 'Onit is based in Cable Beach and mobile units carry out regular patrols of the area in addition to officers from local police sta- tions observing the area, Mr Miller said. Anyone with any information related to Saturday's armed robbery is "urged to -'afll' Bahamlas Police'on 322-4444. Former PLP chairman Raynard Rigby denies conspiracy FROM page one in the PLP. "There is no conspiracy." Mr Rigby said, "there is no joint effort here. There is no joint ventureship there by us." Mr Wilchcombe has publicly stated his desire to run for the deputy leadership of the party whenever the post is vacated by the MP for St Cecilia. Cynthia Pratt. However. since this announcement. PLP commen- tators have questioned the motives behind Mr Rigby, and other members within the party who were also critical of the leader following the party's loss at the polls. In fact, when Mr Wilchcombe defended some of Mr Rigby's more controversial remarks, insiders believed that the pair along with others - were a part of a grand scheme to wrestle control of the party away from the Christie faction. "Wilchcombe he's a for- mer national chairman of the party and I think being a for- mer national chairman of the party, he understands some things that unless you hold the position, you would not under- stand about our party," Mr Rig- by continued. "And I think he recognizes that when I speak publicly, critically sometimes about the party, that I speak because I want to see the best out of the party. "And obviously he knows the party well enough to know that there will be some out there who will say, 'well what is he doing, I wonder if he is still with us?' I guess by him coming out publicly and supporting me is his way of demonstrating that there are more in our party who are not as immature, who believes that you are anti-PLP. And I take it in that vein," Mr Rigby said. Hopefully, Mr Rigby contin- ued, this will be the beginning of a culture, where the party demonstrates that there are per- sons within the party who are willing to speak "honestly" with the people even if it means to be critical of the party itself. "Remember now, there are some people in this country who believe, that to do what I'm doing is clearly a 'no, no' in the PLP, that this would have caused you to be expelled. But the party has grown, and we have to show the country the level of our party's maturity. And by doing that is by indi- cating to the public that you can be a PLP, you can have a dif- ferent view from that of the leadership, you can criticize the leadership publicly, and you can still be one of us, marching with us, shoulder-to-shoulder as we regain the government. That's what I'm all about," he said. Bahamas Bus & Truck Co., Ltd. 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The police say the gunman had been hired by a disgruntled federal police officer who worked for a drug cartel in Sinaloa state, and the inside nature of the killing under- scored just how difficult it is for President Felipe Calderon to keep his vow to clean up police corruption and end the drug- related violence racking Mexi- co. Since coming to office in December 2006. Calderon has sought to revamp and profes- sionalize the federal police force, using it. with the arm,. to mount huge interventions in cities and states once controlled by drug traffickers. The result has been mayhem: a street war in which no target has been too big, no attack too brazen for the gangs. Opposition politicians and even some police officials have begun to question whether the president's ambition has exceeded his grasp, with dan- drugs 1 gerous and destabilizing conse- quences for a country that shares a 2.000-mile border with the United States. Bush admin- istra-tion officials have said Calderon's efforts might founder unless the U.S. Con- gress approves a S1.4 billion package of equipment and training over three years for Mexico's police. Top security officials who were once thought untouchable have been gunned down in Mexico City, four in the last month alone. Drug dealers WEBSITE: WWW.PRICERITEFURNITURE.COM HOLIDAY SALE ON NO1W!!! * flIlAflCG AVAILABLE* FREE LAY-AIWAY *WE EX PORT TO AIL ISLRDSJf3lonth lagwa Available II II M E I I I I 'I 'I t Packa e No ii * I b-*- Best Buz asio, .......me.Dpot, etc ills its police killed another seven federal agents this year in retaliation for drug busts in border towns. Others have died in shootouts. Drug traffickers have killed at least 170 local police officers as well, among them at least a score of municipal police com- manders, since Calderon took office. Some were believed to have been corrupt officers who had sold out to drug gangs and were killed by rival gangsters. investigators say. Others were slain for doing their jobs. The president has vowed to stay the course, portraying the violence among gangs and attacks on the police as a sign of success rather than failure. The government has smashed the cartels, he says, forcing a war among the splinter groups. The killing of Millan, he has said, marked "a desperate act to weaken the federal police." "What it signifies is a strategy of some criminal organizations who seek to terrorize society and paralyze the government," he said last week. "The ques- tion is, should we persevere and go forward or simply hide in our offices and duck our heads? No way is the Mexican govern- ment going to back down in such a fight." The violence between drug cartels that Calderon has sought to end has only worsened over .the past year and a half. The death toll has jumped 47 per- cent to 1,378 so far this year, prosecutors say. All told, 4,125 people have been killed in drug violence since Calderon took office. But the steady drumbeat of police killings has caused more shock here. On Wednesday, for instance, the second in com- mand of the police in Morelos state and his driver were found dead in the trunk of a car. A placard on the bodies warned against joining the Sinaloa Car- tel. Several terrified local police chiefs have resigned, the most recent being Guillermo Prieto, the chief in Ciudad Juarez, who stepped down last week after his second in command was killed a few days earlier. "It is not just happening in LOCAL NEWS Ciudad Juarez." Mayor Jose Reves Ferriz said at the funeral for the deputy commander, Juan Antonio Roman Garcia. "It's happening in Nuevo Lare- do, in Tijuana, in this entire region. They are attacking top commanders to destabilize the police." One reason for the surge in violence is that Calderon and his public security minister, Genaro Garcia Luna, have upset longstanding arrange- ments between the police and drug traffickers at every level of government, several experts on crime in Mexico said. Last year, Garcia Luna removed 284 federal police commanders across the coun- try, replacing them with his own handpicked officers, many from outside the force, who had been trained at a new academy and who had been closely vetted for signs of corruption. He has also restructured the department, demoting dozens of career officers and putting in command people he trusts a small circle of highly educated outsiders, most with a back- ground in the military or in Mexico's espionage service. Most of these commanders also served under Garcia Luna in the previous administration of President Vicente Fox as part of the Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, an elite force modeled on the FBI. The agency showed results. Fox's government arrested sev- eral of the country's most noto- rious drug kingpins, among them Osiel Cardenas, leader of the Gulf Cartel, and Benjamin Arellano Felix, who controlled Tijuana. The arrests caused tur- moil inside the cartels and turf wars among them. When he took office, Calderon merged the investiga- tive agency with the existing federal police force and put Garcia Luna in charge. Over the past 18 months, the new force has recruited heavily among college students and for- mer soldiers. The government has raised the starting.pay for officers and greatly improved training. 'Holding only a deputy leadership race absurd' FROM page one aside yesterday. "The PLP can do whatever they want to do with Raynard Rigby, I am going nowhere. They are going to have to deal with me. "We have to stop this per- sonality cult, which is gripping and destroying the essence of independence, the essence of free thought, and the essence of political creativity. And what I mean by that is, there is a cul- ture in the PLP, that unless you Remicade" INFLIXIMAB I ** A a A A g*A A A* A DO YO AVHEMTODARHITS PSORATICARTRTIADUTCOH ISAE PEDIATRIC CROHN'S I SEASE, PLAQUE PS* ORIASISUITIS O* * *; Al s a a s**: *. ** *~O Sa. 5. RE IA D S is abiloictratmnttht aslben ued t5tr at mrethn-2400 pA pe ordwde DitrbuedbyLoes hoesle-Slie0Rad Nssu Tl 337112 Fx 9304 ld~~~l l. i :n..uND]oll are in line with the view of the leader, or the view of the main- stream of the party, you are somehow anti-PLP if you oppose that position that they take. Now that is foolish. It is immature, it is political imma- turity at its highest level. "Because all political organi- zations have groups of people in there, one who have a particular view on a subject matter, and others who would have a dif- ferent view on a subject mat- ter. "Now the responsibility of the leadership of that party, is to find a way to bring these two conflicting and opposing views together to find the common group. "That creates a stronger par- ty. What if you only have a par- ty where the membership are allowed to hold the view of one, or the view of a few? Then what happens to those who have the independence, who can think for themselves? "What happens to them? Are they to be left out of the main- stream of your political organi- zation?" he asked. Mr Rigby said that if change is to truly come to the PLP, it must come full force not halfway. "It makes no political sense. That issue, is an issue of tim- ing. When I said I was not run- ning again, I said why, because I felt that as National Chairman after the party's defeat (at the polls), you do the honourable thing and resign," he said. Marijuana haul FROM page one ue to look forward to their sup- port in the future to making this country a better country for all citizens," Mr Evans added. It is unknown at this time if the four men in custody have .any previous drug arrests or outstanding warrants. PAGE 12, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 , THE TRIBUNE ~rL TO THE STAFF AT THE WALK-IN MEDICAL CLINIC CELEBRATE OF EXCEPTIONAL i SERVICE IN ALTHCARE "T f^ A D T7 ~e a:4~ * '' c~me7 r4~flZP ,4 44 KeTre ailing Begins With A Smile!" ' 135 COLLINS AE. 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Apart from homecoming time and occasional visits from central government offi- BTU cials who come for work, few yD | Bahamians visit the island, said br Preston Cunningham, island administrator. For the most part, the lack of Bahamian visitors to this southern jewel has a lot to do with the fact that few Bahamians know about the island, Dr Cunningham believes. ' ,- Also contributing to the ,-,"' .< * :. .,. i. ,, L, "I"TAGIE ;. 08MODELS '"'rP: ia r " i;.. T r .. . S CD .. POWER *#P T Y .;.. "* co A*oo$ Lom$wR " ROOFR : wa' A= * LEATHER SEAS LUGGAGE COVER * A1SBRAKES "FOG UQHS * WOOD GRAIN ITRTOR TRIM oA M LAt"AGS QOBR~EI~II ...... ON TiH POI i IHANCING AVAILABLE WiTH (OMMONWrAI IH BANK INSURANCE AVAILABLE WItH ANVANTAGE INSURANCE BlOKFRS & ACGFNTS iTO. Exactly what makes Inagua the Bahamas' best kept secret? "Well, if I tell you, it wouldn't be a secret any- more. We have to keep the secret you know," Dr Cun- ningham said with a laugh. However, he did reveal that location makes Inagua among the Bahamas' best kept secrets. try, and a quaint island GREAT INAGUA ,sidents crave. The third largest island in the Bahamas at 596 square dearth of visitors is the steep miles, Great Inagua lies about price of getting to the island 55 miles from the eastern tip ($256 on Bahamasair), which of Cuba. The island is about is perceived to be the main 55 x 19 miles in length, the reason why Bahamians do highest point being 108 ft on not consider Inagua as a East Hill. It encloses several place to visit. lakes, most notably the 12- Vying for the number one mile long Lake Windsor (also reason however, Dr Cun- called Lake Rosa) which ningham believes that occupies nearly one fourth of unavailability of flights to the the interior, making room for island is more to blame than Inagua to have a teeming the cost of the flight. There ecosystem. are three Bahamasair flights "I often brag that I am one to Inagua per week, and of the few people in the those flights are shared with Baha ma.who can get up on MagaUana. ......'%, ,. Mayagu ana. anvy ~ giv morning and enjoy "Iiare foi ar fror niat;: he sounds of the Bahamian ties when I flel, Bah4roa' .parrot right from my porch," salrdis full. So there is diffi- Dr Cunningham told Tribune culty getting on the flight. Travel. And when you do manage to And while the island of get on, you're so limited with Inagua has a lot of potential respect to what you can bring as a vacation venue, currently with you. there is insufficient accom- "It has been my experience modation on the island. quite a number of times with Rather than bringing in major my arrival to Inagua that my international investors, Dr piece didn't arrive. And that Cunningham believes it is far is very discouraging especial- more beneficial to have ly for the person who comes Inaguans themselves invest in down on the Monday flight their own island. to return on Wednesday. So "What I would like to see by the time his bag gets here happen is for a number of the on Wednesday, he is already residents to get together in on his way back," Dr Cun- little groups and build small ningham said. guest houses on the beach. The challenge with air trav- One of the things I observed el aside, Dr Cunningham in Long Island is where the maintains that Inagua is still a residents invested in their place to visit. In fact, it is tru- island which is good to sus- ly the best kept secret in the, tain the economics of the Bahamas. island. I' I 'At "The foreign guy can come here with a big hotel and any minute he can pull up and he's gone. Where does that leave us? But the Bahamians have got no place to go," Dr Cunningham explained. And though there may have been Inaguans who were interested in building guest houses on the island, Dr Cun- ningham said that they may have been discouraged by the fact that Inagua was neglected for far too long. "We've been left behind all this time. Suppose I'd invest- ed my money ten years ago, where would that have left me at this time? "So I figure that right now somebody must be able to convince the minds of the people here that they should forget about 50 or 70 years ago when nothing was hap- pening. We're moving Inagua forward at this time," he said explained. Dr Cunningham also applauded the Ministry of Tourism for its renewed inter- est in the island. Since he came to Inagua, the Bahama- host programme was brought in, and shortly after that there was a programme for restau- rant operators. "It was all to promote qual- ity service. Inagua is so far away for a person to come and find out that the service isn't the best. That could be horrible. So we want to make sure that when these visitors come, they can be enjoying Al services," Dr Cunningham added. Born in Crooked Island, Dr Cunningham came to Inagua in June 2007. However, this is his 38th year in public ser- vice' the first 20 spent in edu- cation and the last 18 years serving in various islands. "And trust me, every island has its merit," Dr Cunning- ham noted. Quality for a high-paying job as an office as- sistant in just a few short weeks. Enroll in a certificate course at Success Training College. Day, evening and weekend courses are avail- able. New classes are forming now. Call for registration and program details. 324-7770 Spectacular Beach front Properties for sale in beautiful Winding Bay Eleuthera. Four individual 2 acre lots on an impeccable pink sand beach, where the view is blue for miles.....where oceanfront living takes your breath away and serenity will be your best friend. Call us today.............. be one of the lucky few and treat yourself. SANPIN MOTORS iMliED o 24. . '' "-. . THE TRIBUNE i ~bx MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 15 . BUILDERS MAL G COMING SOON! E0 I00 --b - 1I ,ifi Liii u . r u8h' I1 4.. 1 .' ~ar*JI*J~' ' ;" . F ~Qsri i~~P -. z.S.. @ 1VE &"ORS WHI TE0 0 Ia as ntrlsl od rvd 4 '58 00 0 ~ s,4 a stble conmy fr gneraion BEGINNING as sea water 6 months to one year earlier, salt finds its way on piles at Morton Bahamas Limited. By PETURA BURROWS Tribune Feature Writer pburrows@tribunemedia.net B WITH a climate of low rainfall and tradewinds that has created the perfect environment, Inagua has natural salt ponds which Morton Bahamas Limited, the largest employer on the island hiring close to 80 per cent of the working population mines through a modernized process. In a nutshell, the salt is pro- duced through evaporation of sea water. However, from the point where the sea water is pumped into deep trenches to the final manufacturing stage where it finds a home in mounds with oth- er salt crystals of the same grade (the company produces three grades of salt; coarse, chemical and fishery), there are acres upon acres of land to cover and much patience required at each stage of production. Between six to twelve months of good weather (that is, no rain) the sea water becomes salt. Sea water is pumped inland at two stations. During a recent tour of the salt factory, our visit began at the lighthouse pumping station in the southern part of the island where 50,000 gallons of water is pumped per minute, 24 hours per day and every day of the year. And while you might be con- cerned that sea life also passes through this pump, that is virtu- ally impossible since a large pro- peller, which revolves at a rate of 2,000 RPM, allows nothing solid to pass through. However, eggs can easily get through which makes it easy to understand how the salt plant has created a large ecosystem of its own. At the time of our visit, local fishermen had their nets ready at the opening of the lighthouse sta- tion to catch fish. "This plant has been in opera- tion since the late 1930s and ear- ly 1940s so it actually created a whole new ecosystem of fish and crab and crawfish, and birds feed- ing, and natural mangroves grow- ing in the plant now. In fact, the northern system has just been labeled a migrant bird stop. "Right here at the lighthouse pumping station, we allow peo- ple to fish freely. This is the sea- son when the fish are spawning, when you begin to get broad chads, snappers, bonefish, bar- racuda. They catch an abundance of fish here and send it to family in Nassau and other islands," Vivian Moultrie, manager of administrative services at Mor- ton Bahamas, explained during a recent tour of the facility. The salt water makes its way from the south of Inagua, through a reservoir system and travels approximately 14.miles eventu- ally ending up at the northern part the island. "As the water moves, it will be controlled by gates and reservoirs which are large holding areas which can be anywhere from 18 to 20 acres to as much as a few hundred. It is bounded around by limestone and mud and we hold water in those large areas and constantly measure the den- sity,' Mr Moultrie said. When the sea water reaches the density that Morton is looking for to make salt, it is moved along to salt pan systems where, through a continuation of natural evaporation, the salt water is crys- tallized into rock salt. This process takes between six months to one year with good weather (no rain). The salt is then harvested, processed and ready for shipment. Morton Bahamas Limited is a branch of'a larger international company, Morton Salt Compa- ny, which is based in the United States. In 1936 $he Erickson brothers, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, revived the salt industry in Inagua into a successful operation in the southern portion of the island m .a = r-.. .- a"-_- .___.-- _._. -. -r - .- m. j which they called "West Indian Chemical". However, when the Morton Salt Company bought the plant from the Ericksons in 1954, the new owners realized that the plant needed to be expanded in order to meet the demands in the United States for road salt (to be used for de-icing in the winter months). "The Morton Salt Company created a totally new company in the northern part of the island. So you see how much more expansive the facility is now to meet the demands of salt," Mr Moultrie said. The new system, which covers both the northern and southern areas of the company (over 12,000 acres), easily produces 1.2 million tons of salt per year. Mr Moul- trie noted that the old southern system alone produced less than 200,000 tons per year. "So you're talking about a 300 to 400 per cent increase. The southern system was designed ini- tially for manual labour where people went in and raked the salt with rakes and shovels and piled it onto carts drawn by mules, then in the 1950s came the locomo- tives which replaced the mules," Mr Moultrie said. Though the factory does employ nearly 80 per cent of the population, a tour of the facility reveals that times have definitely changed. Like any big business today, technology at Morton has lightened the load. Ergonomical- ly altered tractors are used to break up the brine in the salt ponds and loads of salt are carted off. The salt arrives at the wash and deposit plants where it is washed and passed through an automated sorting system that separates the various grades of salt. A large machine acts as the sifter, separating the fine fishery grade salt, the slightly larger chemical grade salt, and the large salt crystals or x-coarse grade salt. Each grade moves up a different Conveyor belt that piles the salt according to grade. At the time of our visit, there were only a few piles of salt - which is in contrast to pictures I've seen of the salt mounds in Inagua. However, it all speaks to the unpredictability of any busi- ness. Mr Moultrie said that unprecedented rainfall in Inagua over the past three years is to "~.- ." ''' blame. The company found itself having to cut off some interna- tional sales. The salt produced at Morton Bahamas is packaged for different purposes and exported to cus- tomers in the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Puerto Rico and Jamaica to be used as rock salt for many differ- ent applications. X-coarse grade salt for example, is used to pro- duce rust remover and water salt softener. Eighty per cent of the chemical salt is used for highway safety or de-icing snow. Fishery grade is shipped mostly to Nor- way, Canada, Iceland and Argentina for the preservation of fish. 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Their breakout hit, "Lawn- mower" is a seductive ditty which is open to interpreta- tion. It's typical of other pop- ular Bahamian songs that have obvious innuendoes. Howev- er, songwriter Donavan Roker, lead singer of the band, isn't admitting to any undertones. "At home you always have women making you do this and that and they always want to get catered to. They want you to go outside and cut the grass. So I just decided to come up with this song about women wanting you to be their lawn- mower," he said. "But like KB says, every- body puts their own meaning to a song, so it's whatever to them," he said. While performing their hit song at the regatta grounds in Inagua, the band had the small crowd very much entertained. Some onlookers even attempt- ed to try the dance for the song. There were actually three different dances going on. "See what I'm saying, every-, body has their own dance and the song has its own meaning to them," Mr Roker said. The true lawnmower dance, however, begins with the per- son starting up the lawnmower by pulling the string and then moving along as if pushing an actual lawnmower. But one resident's version of the dance - which was some sort of down- ward whining motion seemed to be the most popular. She was busy teaching several members of the Nassuvian del- egation her version. No stranger to entertain- ment, Mr Roker and his band know how to get a crowd hyped. Mr Roker began as a singer in church, he then start- ed up the Contact Band. And they would back up Avvy and Stiletto whenever they per- formed. When it comes to Inagua producing Bahamian singers like Avvy, Stiletto or even Bassie, who sings "The Num- ber Man", Mr Roker believes that Bahamians should watch out for the islanders. "We have a lot of stuff going on in the community. So peo- ple just look and write what they see. So basically what you're hearing is exactly what is going on in the island. We had a lot of bands, but nobody really broke out nationally in those days," Mr Roker said of Iriagua's musical background. He credits Avvy with putting Inagua's artists on the map, and also helping to mold the band. "Avvy got the young people back into the music and he really pushed it. He always used to work with us and said we got to keep practicing PRE-OWNED CARS & TRUCKS For the best deal in town on pre-owned cars, with warranty! NOW IN STOCK '00 HYUNDAI ACCENT '01 HYUNDAI COUPE '04 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Very low mileage, very clean '06 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Very clean '06 HYUNDAI TUSCON GLS '99 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 3dr '02 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 5dr '03 SUZUKI BALENO / '95 TOYOTA AVALON ' QUALITY: o t 1 AUTO DEALER IN THE BAHAMAAS EAST SHIRLEY STiRET OW1-3775 325-3079 z 't>:CV-9 ,4 o) Ci N NocK4, V I3 .2 .TY3?9.6 cause he said we were good. 'So we said since Avvy is ing something, we need to Snm th;nn ton WP ;t it Uo something I ooJll e JUOL couldn't have a band without having a song out there," he added. The band's first song, "Island Girl: Bahamian Soca" was put on ZNS. After a while howev- er, it was dropped from rota- tion. Now, "Lawnmower" is enjoying serious popularity. Fans can also listen out for upcoming hot ones like "Nosey iIn-Law", "Mi Cha Cha" and "Go Gal". An album will drop this summer. Considering all of the music that Inagua is presenting, Mr Roker said that Contact is not lacking local support. During homecoming, rather than bringing in bands Avvy, and other stars, even persons like KB who hails from another island, use the Contact Band. They've played for Terez Davis, Geno D, Ira Storr, and travel to the Turks & Caicos on a regular basis. "People can look out for some big, big things coming out of Inagua," Mr Roker boasts. NEW AD as of FEB 18, 2008 Great Guana Cay. 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During our trip to Inagua, (the Ministry of Tourism hosted a media familiarization trip) she cooked up the infamous wild hog as Bahamas @ Sunrise cameras looked on. She is also known for making a mean steamed wild donkey, which she cooked just in time before I was scheduled to leave the island. Truth is, wild meat isn't the easiest to prepare. The wild hog is hunted, then cleaned.-..to some degree. When the meat is purchased from hunters, Ms ieneby npted, cooks still have' togo .gver the meat with a razor in order to thoroughly clean it for cooking. The meat is then chopped up and seasoned, just like you would any pork product. The meat is then boiled depending on how thick the hog's bran (skin) is. Usually, this boiling process takes one hour. After boiling, some of the water is preserved, and, the meat is simmered down with chopped onions, celery, sweet peppers and other veg- etables, tomato paste and/or barbecue sauce, and a little bit of browning. It is then seasoned with thyme and hot pepper. "That's a real popular dish around here in.Inagua, so we do it in homecoming time or sometimes you cook it at home for a Sunday dish. It's many ways you can cook the meat. Some people souse it. You can curry it, put it in the baker and barbecue it down - do it anyway you want to do it," she added. Inaguans swear that this wild hog has a far better flavour than the regular pork. After the hog is killed and cleaned, hunters swingee" it over the fire. "That gives like a smoked taste," Ms Beneby said. When it comes to the wild donkey, which is competing with the hog meat for popu- larity, Ms Beneby said that it is difficult to tell the dif- ference between Inaguan wild donkey meat and prime beef. "If they put that in the shop, you'll think that's the real beef you get out the store. The meat is very good and tender. It doesn't take long to done. You can bar- becue that down, you can steam it, curry it or make souse. Some people slice it up like pork chops or cut it up like ribs and cook that. Some people say it tastes like beef," she noted. Although she champions the wild donkey meat, ironi- cally, Ms Beneby said that she doesn't eat it herself. "I just don't have the nerve to eat it, I see them running round. But I cook it a lot," she added with a laugh. Historically speaking, no one on the island actually knows exactly when and how Inaguans first caine to eat wild donkey arid hog meat. HoWever, :Ms 'Beleby- told tasty Tribune Travel that for some time people didn't eat it. Then, in recent years, the young people began cooking the meat again during a par- ty or after a wedding. "People even ship it out to Freeport and other islands when they're having a big party or a wedding. So don- key meat is in the midst. When you go to Nassau to,a party you never know;'you may be eating donkey meat and don't know," Ms Beneby said. I seriously doubt it. Ms Beneby said that she was able to fool an unsus- pecting Morton Salt worker into eating donkey meat. She cooked up a nice pot of don- key meat and took it to the salt factory and gave it to the workers on their lunch break. One of the men, who swore that he would never eat wild donkey meat, ended up eat- ing the meal and askingfor seconds. When it was revealed that the meat was a wild donkey, the man wanted to vomit. "But by then it was too late. The meat was already down," Ms Beneby recalled. All of the other workers were in on the ruse, and they also found it to be very funny. Another cook on the island, 73 year old Geraldine Pyfrom, doesn't bother with the wild meat. In fact, you will never find wild donkey or hog in her pot, she said with a laugh. "Now they say the wild meat is better than any roast beef, but I never put my hand on it. A lot of people are crazy about it though. They come up here and they go crazy over wild boar and wild donkey, oh my good- ness. 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AP opens exhibit of photojournalism Workshop also organised for photographers * HAVANA The Associated Press opened an exhibit of his- toric and current photojournalism on Saturday, to be followed by a three-day workshop for promis- ing local photographers. The three-month exhibition was mounted at the San Francisco Convent in Old Havana, across a plaza from the AP's Cuba bureau. A parallel workshop for 16 Cuban students and working photographers aimed to foster quality news pho- tography on the island. The exhibit features dozens of historic images from AP's photo archive, focusing on coverage of conflicts in places such as Vietnam, Iraq and oth- er parts of the Middle East. It also includes stand- out images from Latin America. AP's director of-photography, Santiago Lyon, opened the exhibit at a gathering of about 200 journalists, artists and officials. "We look forward to showing some of the AP's best photojournalism to the Cuban public and professionals as well as working with Cuban pho- tographers to demonstrate and explain best prac- tices and techniques fpr effective visual commu- nication," he said. The exhibition was edited by Enric Marti, the AP's regional photo editor for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Dario Lopez, the AP's chief photographer for Mexico and Central Amer- ica. The workshop was organized by Ricardo Maza- lan, AP's chief photographer for Colombia, and was being conducted by Mazalan, Marti, Lopez and AP's chief photographer for Cuba, Javier Galeano. ql S st t 'V * Ki~~~ 2 ... .l U. .... 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GEE GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip The fish are no longer safe to eat, beaches are empty, and an expanding sewage crisis in the Gaza Strip threatens Israel's shores, according to Cox News Service. Shortages of fuel and spare parts have crippled Palestinian sewage treatment facilities, already strained by the fast- growing population, forcing offi- cials to divert constant streams of raw and semi-treated sewage into the Mediterranean Sea. "It's a matter of regional con- cern, not just a Gaza concern," said Mahmoud Daher, head of the Gaza office of the United Nations World Health Organi- zation. "Because the sea cur- rent is going to the north, what is done to the Gaza beach will certainly reach Ashkelon and Tel Aviv, or Haifa even," he said, referring to Israeli coastal cities. A recent United Nations report cites Israel's blockade on the territory part of an ongo- ing effort to isolate Hamas, the Islamist organization that seized power last summer and is pledged to Israel's destruction - as the primary factor in the sewage dumping. Israel claims that Gaza receives ample fuel for human- itarian needs, including the operation of sewage treatment plants, but that Hamas hordes fuel for its own use. Hamas has denied this. Stepping Out Fashion Show Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:00 pm Mall Center Court Tune into Island FM from 10am 3 pm. Come see a Mini Step performance by the National Pan-ilellenic Council's Unity Step Team. 'Rubins is C-eleting Brand New Summer BIt UY ONE et ONE 250 STORE WIDE SHOE Harbour IgPm Pz .170 Cg4 COaC ~ a wft Water quality tests conducted in late April by the World Health Organization at 13 points along Gaza's coast found that four sites three in Gaza SCity and one in Rafah, in the south are contaminated with dangerous levels of bacteria associated with feces. The findings, to be published in an upcoming report warning of health risks in Gaza and Israel, revealed high concentra- tions of fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci, which indicate the possible presence of disease- causing bacteria and viruses. Palestinian health officials have recommended that beach- es near the contaminated water be closed for the season and have urged fishermen not to fish close to the coastline. Since January, between 13.2 million and 16.9 million gallons of partially treated and untreat- ed sewage from the Gaza Strip have been flowing daily into the Mediterranean Sea, according to Palestinian water authority officials and a report issued by the United Nations humanitar- ian office in Gaza. Gaza sewage has long flowed into the Mediterranean, some- times in open streams, the result of long-term neglect, but the problem has sharply worsened in recent months, Palestinian officials said. Last October, Israel declared Gaza a "hostile territory" and reduced electricity, fuel and oth- er supplies into Gaza as sanc- tions against Hamas, which con- tinues to fire rockets into south- ern Israel. This month, rocket strikes killed two Israelis and seriously injured three others. Frequent, hours-long cuts to the territory's electricity have forced officials to increasingly rely on generators to power the sewage treatment network, but Gaza's water authority has received only one-third of the fuel it ieeds t0orifi the geinera- tors, the U.N. report said. Two weeks ago,. Israel "There is a political will to punish Gaza. We are polluting our sea, but Israelis are paying their own price." Monther Shoblak responded to a months-old request for spare parts for Gaza's sewage system. Thirteen of 25 shipment requests were approved and are awaiting delivery, eight remain under review and four were rejected because they included pipes that could be used to make rockets, said Peter Lerner, spokesman for Israel's Defense Ministry. Of all the consequences of Israel's blockade rising unemployment and poverty, a greater reliance on food hand- outs, and a beleaguered health care system the sewage dumping affects a shared resource for both Palestinians and Israelis. "We are concerned about the sewage being pumped into the sea. Of course it doesn't stop at the border," Lerner said. A spokesman for Israel's environment ministry said the ministry was not aware of sewage polluting the Mediter- ranean. The general director of the Ashkelon Desalination Plant, which is located three miles north of Gaza and produces 13 percent of Israel's domestic con- sumer demand, confirmed that seawater processed by the plant is polluted by sewage believed to be from Gaza. according to the U.N. report. The plant did not respond to questions regarding additional costs the facility may be incur- ring to treat the polluted water. Roughly one-third of the sewage being dumped into the sea comes from pumping sta- tions in Beach Camp, a refugee camp of 80,000 people. Gener- ators lack the fuel to pump sewage to Gaza City's treat- ment plant, so most of the sewage from the camp flows directly into the sea without any treatment at all, according to top officials with Gaza's water authority. The sewage that does make it to the main treatment facility can only be partially treated because its generator is running at 40 percent efficiency. Gaza's sewage woes gained international attention last year when a lagoon of human waste breached a sand embankment and inundated a village. Five Palestinians drowned. A $74 million project admin- istered by the World Bank meant to expand the limited sewage treatment network that led to the tragedy has been delayed by violence and poli- tics. Israel has approved the project, but Israeli military incursions, Palestinian infight- ing, fuel shortages, and most recently a strike by Palestinian fuel distributors, has slowed progress. Other international projects to rehabilitate the sewage sys- tem are on hold after Western countries restricted aid money to Gaza because Hamas is wide- ly labeled a terrorist group. "There is a political willing- ness to punish Gaza," said Mon- ther Shoblak, director of the Gaza Emergency Water Project of the Palestinian water utility. "We are polluting our sea, but (Israelis) are paying their own price." LEBANON: Back from the brink of civil war ta o MEMBERS of Hezbollah plant flowers in a flowerbed as they restore the site of the opposition protest camp to its former state, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 23, 2008. Normal life continued to return to the area of the former protest camp after protesters removed their tents and authorities took away barricades, razor wire, and concrete roadblocks from the downtown area of Beirut. -a- styles with a %oOFF o VSALE ""d 5E ^ LEBANESE take a stroll past a mural in the Hamra street shopping district of downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, May 24, 2008. A the eve of its long delayed presidential election, Beirut was in a festive mood as war- S 327,.7072 weary Lebanese were cautiously jubilant that their country has stepped back from the brink of an all-out civil war. PAGE 22, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE I Mn I MIUic ... . EUROPE Italy embraces nuclear power * By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL ROME Italy announced that within five years it planned to resume building nuclear energy plants, two decades after a public refer- endum resoundingly banned nuclear power and deactivated all its reactors, according to the New York Times News Service. "By the end of this legislature, we will put down the foundation stone for the construction in our country of a group of new-gen- eration nuclear plants," said Claudio Scajola, minister of econom- ic development. "An action plan to go back to nuclear power can- not be ueiayed anymore." The change is a striking sign of the times, reflecting growing concern in many European countries over the skyrocketing price of oil and energy security, and the warming effects of carbon emissions from fossil fuels. All have combined to make this once-scorned form of energy far more palatable. "Italy has had the most dramatic, the most public turnaround, but the sentiments against nuclear are reversing very quickly all across Europe Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Germany and more," said Ian Hore-Lacey, spokesman for the World Nuclear Association, an industry group based in London. The rehabilitation of nuclear power was underscored in January when John Hutton, the British business secretary, grouped it with "other low-carbon sources of energy" like biofuels. It was barely mentioned in the government action plan on energy three years ear- lier. Echoing the sentiment on Thursday, Scajola said, "Only nuclear plants safely produce energy on a vast scale with competitive costs, respecting the environment." A number of European countries have banned or restricted nuclear power in the last 20 years, including Italy, which closed all its plants. Germany and Belgium have long prohibited the building of reactors, although existing ones were allowed to run their natural lifespan. France was one of the few countries that'continued to rely heavily on nuclear power. Environmental groups in Italy immediately attacked any plan to bring back nuclear power. Giuseppe Onufrio, a director of Green- peace Italy, called the announcement "a declaration of war." Emma Bonino, an opposition politician and vice president of the Italian Senate, said building nuclear plants made no economic sense because they would not be ready for at least 20 years. "We should be investing more in solar and wind," she said. "We should be moving much more quickly to improve energy efficien- cy, of buildings, for example. That's something Italy has never done anything with." But conditions were very different in the 1980s, when Euro- pean countries turned away from nuclear power. Oil cost less than 50 a barrel, global warming was a fringe science and climate change had not been linked to manmade emissions. Perhaps more important for the public psyche, almost all of Europe's nuclear bans and restrictions were enacted after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union in which radioactivity was released into the envi- ronment. The equation has changed. Today, with oil approaching $150 a barrel, most European countries, which generally have no oil and gas resources, have been forced by finances to consider new forms of energy and fast. New nuclear plants take 20 years to build. Also, Europeans watched in horror in 2006 as President Vladimir V. Putin of Rus- sia cut off the natural gas supply to Ukraine in a price dispute, leav- ing that country in darkness. New green technologies, like solar power, wind and biofuel, cannot yet form the backbone of a country's energy strategy, and it is not clear that they will ever achieve that level. Italy is the largest net energy importer in Europe, but nearly all European countries rely heavily on imported energy particularly oil and gas. ENEL, Italy's leading energy provider, announced this year that it would close its oil-fired power plants because the fuel had become unaffordable. Italians pay the highest energy prices in Europe. ENEL has been building coal plants to fill the void left by oil, a move that created controversy. Coal plants are cheaper but create relatively high levels of carbon emissions, even using the type of new "clean coal" technology that ENEL had planned. A few European countries, like Germany and Poland, could likewise fall back on their abundant coal reserves if they rejected oil and gas but most of the coal mined in each country is of low grade and pollutes highly. After the government announcement opening Italy to nuclear power, ENEL's managing director, Fulvio Conti, said, "We are ready." But he added that "new regulation and strong agreement on the plan within the country" would be needed. ENEL, which operates power plants in. several European coun- tries, already has at least one nuclear plant, in Bulgaria, and has been researching so-called fourth-generation nuclear reactors, which are intended to be safer and to minimize waste and the use of natural resources. Italy's old reactors still exist, but are too out- dated to be reopened. New ones would have to be built. Teen actor in upcoming 'Harry Potter' film stabbed to death in London brawl ~1t 0 : UNDATED image released Saturday May 24, 2008, by Britain's Metropolitan Police, showing murdered actor who stared in a Harry Potter movie, teenager Robert Knox, right, with his mother Sally and 17-year old brother Jamie. Ron Knox was stabbed to death in a fight outside a bar in Sid- cup, England on Saturday May, 24, 2008. Four other men were hurt in the fight, and one man is arrested on suspicion of the murder. Knox played Marcus Belby in the movie "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince". * LONDON A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in Lon- don on Saturday, police saic, according to the Associated Press. Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed after he got caught up in a fight outside a bar in south- west London early Saturday, London's Met- ropolitan Police said in a statement. Knox plays Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in the upcoming film "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," the sixth installment of the popular series set for release in November. Warner Bros., the studio that is producing the film, said it was shocked by the news. Knox was one of five young men taken to various hospitals after the brawl, police said. Among them was a 21-year-old who has since been arrested on suspicion of mur- der. The fight did not appear to be gang-relat- ed, police added, but it puts the number of violent teenage deaths in London at 14 so far this year. ~1. In Just One Day! Our DuraBath SSP Bathtubs & Wall Systems are custom made to cover worn-out bathtubs and out-of-date wall tiles... 0ANo Mess. No Stress, No Inconvenience. RE*BATH BAHAMAS (Manufacturer's Lifetime Warranty). 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E GASAN, son of Jalal Kassan Thabit who was released from detention by U.S. troops, looks for his father, as the released people swear on the holy Quran to obey the laws of Iraq, at a U.S. base inside Baghdad's Sunni neigh- bourhood of Azamiyah, Saturday, May, 24, 2008. U.S. troops released 21 men from detention Saturday. US spending in Iraq is in shambles, audit finds * By JAMES GLANZ S.,, Much re, .ore . SMuc~oe, n C-IBIfBI H ; Purchase a ticket for the upcoming Marlin Nomination Concert and receive a CBS Special Value certificate for future purchase. Sale Excludes: Robes/Clergy Accessories, Bulletins, Communion Ware and already sale priced items Weneda ay28h- atrdyMa 3s A Pentagon audit of $8.2 bil- lion in American taxpayer mon- ey spent by the U.S. Army on contractors in Iraq has found That almost none of the pay- ments followed federal rules and that in some cases, con- tracts worth millions of dollars were paid for despite little or no record of what, if anything, was received, according to the New York Times News Service. The audit also found a some- times stunning lack of account- ability in the way the U.S. mili- tary spent some $1.8 billion in seized or frozen Iraqi assets, which in the early phases of the conflict were often doled out in stacks or pallets of cash. The audit was released on Thursday in tandem with a congressional hearing on the payments. In one case, according to doc- uments displayed by Pentagon auditors at the hearing before the House Committee on Over- sight and Government Reform, .a cash payment of $320.8 mil- lion in Iraqi q9pq y was autho- rized on the basis of a ingle sig- nature and the words "Iraqi Salary Payment" on an invoice. In another, $11.1 million of tax- payermoney was paid to IAP, an American contractor, on the basis of a voucher with no indi- cation of what was delivered. Mary L. Ugone, the Pen- tagon's deputy inspector gen- eral for auditing, told members of the committee that the absence of anything beyond a voucher meant that "we were giving or providing a payment without any basis for the pay- ment." "We don't know what we got," Ugone said in response to questions by the committee chairman, Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif. The new report is espe- cially significant because while other federal auditors have severely criticized the way the United States has handled pay- ments to contractors in Iraq, this is the first time that the Pen- tagon itself has acknowledged the mismanagement on any- thing resembling this scale. The disclosure that $1.8 bil- lion in Iraqi assets was mishan- "The report is further documentation of the fact that the United States had absolutely no preparation to use contracting on the scale that it needed either at the military or aid level in going to war in Iraq." Anthony H. Cordesman died comes on top of an earlier finding by an independent fed- eral oversight agency, the Spe- cial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, that U.S. occu- pation authorities early in the conflict could not account for the disbursement of $8.8 billion in Iraqi oil money and seized assets. "This report is further docu- mentation of the fact that the United States had absolutely no preparation to use contracting on the scale that it needed either at the military or aid lev- el in going to war in Iraq," said Anthony H. Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and Inter- national Studies in Washington. "We had really allowed our- selves to become more and more dependent on contractors in peacetime," said Cordesman, who spoke in a telephone inter- view on Thursday. "We were unprepared to use contractors in wartime, and all of this had an immense impact." The Pentagon report, titled "Internal Controls Over Pay- ments Made in Iraq, Kuwait and Egypt," also notes that auditors were unable to find a comprehensible set of records to explain $134.8 million in pay- ments by the American military to its allies in the Iraq war. 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The amend- ment, which was accepted by voice vote, would institute a number of reforms including new whistleblower protections and requirements on competi- tive bidding. The audit was carried out by the Defense Department Office of the Inspector General, which is led by Claude M. Kicklighter, a retired lieutenant general. Kicklighter was not at the Thursday hearing because of a scheduling conflict. Many of the previous investi- gations of payments to contrac- tors in Iraq have focused on the flawed effort to rebuild the country's decrepit electricity grid, oil infrastructure, trans- portation network and public institutions. The feeble account- ability and spotty paperwork of the contracts examined by Kick- lighter's office make it difficult to say what many of them were for, but the report indicates that many appeared to be for things as mundane as bottles of water, truck rentals and food deliver- ies. According to the report, the Army made 183,486 "commer- cial and miscellaneous pay- ments" from April 2001 to June 2006 from field offices in Iraq, Kuwait and Egypt, for a total of $10.7 billion in taxpayer mon- ey. The auditors focused on $8.2 billion in so-called commercial payments to contractors - American, Iraqi and probably other foreign citizens - although the report does not give details on the roster of companies. Because the contracts were too numerous to be examined one by one, the auditors said they took a standard approach and examined 702 statistically representative contracts, then extrapolated the results to the full set. When the results were com- piled, they revealed a lack of accountability notable even by the shaky standards detailed in earlier examinations of con- tracting in Iraq. The report said that about $1.4 billion in pay- ments lacked even minimal doc- umentation "such as certified vouchers, proper receiving reports and invoices," to explain what had been purchased and why. Another $6.3 billion in pay- ments did contain information explaining the expenditures but lacked other information required by federal regulations governing the use of taxpayer money things like payment terms, proper identification .numbers and contact informa- tion for the agents involved in the transaction, Taken together, those results meant tha(almost 95 percent of the payments had 'not been properly documented. SlDIS3 JONEI &C PAGE 24, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE r Intelligent. Creative. 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The government's theory is that recent arrests and seizures have created a power vac- uum, and lower-level groups are fighting for turf. "Evidently when they are cornered and weakened, they have to respond with violence," Medina Mora said. Not all the dead have been gangsters. The cartels have also struck at the police. At least 450 law enforcement officials are among the 4,152 people who have died over the year and half since the Calderon administration bzgan pressing the drug gangs with major fed- eral intervention in states and cities they once controlled, Medina Mora said. Among the dead were several federal and state police com- manders. Even as the prosecutor released the figures, a rare glimpse in a country where crime statistics are seldom made public, newspapers reported Friday that an additional 15 people had been executed in gangland-style killings across five states. Among them were five peo- ple whose heads were found in a cooler in Durango state, the newspapers said. 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Marulanda, whose real name is Pedro Antonio Marin, has led the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for more than 40 years. Colombi- a's government has announced his death various times over the past 15 years, but each time proof that he was alive cropped up months later. Marulanda, who is believed to be about 80, may have been replaced as FARC leader by a rebel ideologue known as Alfonso Cano, Santos said. 'The army has for months said it has Cano cornered in the south- west Colombian jungle and that his death or capture is imminent. FARC statements have denied Cano is in the area. The FARC has suffered a num- ber of blows this year, including the killing of its chief spokesman and a senior commander, and the defection of a female leader well regarded inside the rebel group. Born to a poor peasant family, Marulanda was radicalized by the vicious civil wars that ravaged Colombia in the middle of the last century, pitting Liberals against Conservatives. He and other survivors of a 1964 army attack on a peasant community escaped to the moun- tains and formed the FARC, which grew over the decades to include a reputed 15.000 fighters. Marulanda's deadly aim in combat against the army earned him the name "Sureshot." Notoriously reclusive, he is said to have never set foot in Colom- bia's capital, giving just a handful of interviews over the course of his life. Even senior commanders within the FARC speak of Maru- landa with awe, and he is known to have the final word over any major decision taken by the FARC. The guerrillas remain strong in many parts of Colombia, especially in the countryside, but many accuse them of having lost their Marxist ideology. Ashworth UNIVERSITY Prepare to lead the way! 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'moviif i'm lovin' if ~____ - *yft! THE TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 27 EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH Chinese wonder why schools crumbled * DUJIANGYAN, China The earthquake's destruction of Xinjian Primary School was swift and complete. Hundreds of chil- dren were crushed as the floors collapsed in a deluge of falling bricks and concrete. Days later, as curiosity seekers came with video cameras and as parents came to grieve, the four-story school was no more than rubble, according to the New York Times News Ser- vice. In contrast, none of the nearby buildings were badly damaged. A separate kindergarten less than 20 feet away survived with barely a crack. An adjacent 10-story hotel stood largely undisturbed. And another local primary school, Beijie, a "key" school catering to children of the elite, was in such good condition that local officials were using it as a refugee center r. "This is noti a natural disaster," said Ren Ycngchang, whose 9- year-old son died inside the destroyed school. His hands were covered in plaster dust as he stood beside: the rubble, shouting and weeping as he grabbed the exposed steel rebar of a broken concrete column. "This is not good steel. It doesn't meet stan- dards. They stole our children." There is no official figure on how many children died at Xin- jian Primary School, nor on how many died at scores of other schools that collapsed in the pow- erful May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province. But the num- ber of student deaths seems like- ly to exceed 10,000, possibly much higher, a staggering figure that has become a simmering contro- versy int China as grieving par- ents say their children might have lived hard the schools been better built. The Chinese government has enjoyed broad public support for its handling of the earthquake. But as 'parents at different schools begin l;o speak out, the question of whether official negligence, and possibly corruption, con- tributed to the student deaths could turn public opinion. The government has launched an investigation, but censors, wary, of the public mood, are trying to suppress the issue in state-run media and online. An examination of the collapse of )(injian Primary School offers a disturbing picture of a calamity that might have been avoided. Many parents say they were told the school was unsafe. Xinjian was poorly built when it opened it,; doors in 1992, they say, and never got its share of government funds for reconstruction because of its low ranking in the local edu- cation bureaucracy and the low social status of its students. A decade ago, a detached wing of the school was torn down and rebuilt because of safety concerns. But the main building remained unimproved. Engineers and earthquake experts who exam- ined photographs of the wreck- age concluded that the structure had many failings and one critical flaw: inadequate iron reinforcing rods running up the school's ver- tical columns. One expert described the unstable.concrete floor structure as "a time bomb." Xinjian also was ill-equipped for a crisis. A bulldozer, an ambu- lance and other rescue vehicles that responded after the earth- quake could not fit through the small entrance into the school's courtyard. The bulldozer finally dug up the ground beneath the front gate to create enough over- head clearance. Parents say they believe several hundred of the school's 660 pupils died. "It is impossible to describe," said a nurse standing on the rub- ble of the Xinjian site. "There is death everywhere." Schools are vulnerable to earthquakes, especially in devel- oping countries where less atten- tion is paid to building codes. The quake in Sichuan province has already claimed more than 55.000 lives, and some of the flattened schools, especially those buried under landslides, could not have stood under any circumstances. The government has not yet pro- vided a public list of those schools, but one early estimate concluded that more than 7.00(0 "schoolrooms" were destroyed. China has national building codes intended to ensure that major structures withstand earth- quakes. The government also has made upgrading or replacing sub- standard schools a priority as part of a broader effort to improve and expand education. Yet codes are spottily enforced and educa- tional goals are far from realized. In March 2006. Sichuan province issued a notice that local govern- ments must inspect schools because too many remained unsafe, according to one official Web site. Nothing is more central to the social contract in China than schools. Parents sacrifice and "eat bitter" so their children can get educations that lead to better lives. In turn, children care for their parents in old age. Affluent Chinese fight to gain entrance to top schools from kindergarten onward. But the families who sent their children to Xinjian are nei- ther wealthy nor well connected. They are among the hundreds of millions still struggling to benefit from China's economic rise. "This is not good steel It doesn't meet standards. They stole our children." Ren Yongchang Many lost their jobs when a local cement plant shut down. Some sought work in more prosperous parts of China, leaving their chil- dren behind to attend school. Angry parents at several destroyed schools are beginning to stage small demonstrations. On Wednesday, more than 200 Xin- jian parents demonstrated at the temporary tents used by Dujiangyan's education bureau, demanding an investigation and accusing officials of corruption and negligence. One of the par- ents, Li Wei, said his 11-year-old son was one of 54 students who died in a class of 60 fifth-graders. He said education officials told the demonstrating parents that the bureau had reported safety concerns to municipal leaders in the past. But their complaints were ignored. "We want to bring justice for our children," one father said the day before the protest. "We want the local officials to pay the price." C' a- CL A MAN looks at a car being half flattened by a huge rock as motorists ride through a damaged road head to Hongkao in Dujiangyan, in southwest Chi- na's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 24, 2008. China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area. THIS IS ONE NETWORK HACKERS CAN'T BREAK INTO. 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Robert Pritchard, of wholesaler Asa H Pritchard, which distributes the Mahatma rice brand in the Bahamas, confirmed to this newspa- per that the firm had "to hold back" on a rice shipment because it would have made a loss on it without having * Wholesaler unable to import scheduled shipment because to do so would have caused loss without government-approved increase Rice prices set to increase by 17 per cent between May- June 2008, taking it to 30 per cent increase for year Flour, corn beef also up in price by one-third Think-tank calls for price control abolition ................. ---------- --------------- -- ------------------------- .. .. .... -- -- ---- -- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- prior price control approval. "We had to hold back from order- ing rice," Mr Pritchard told The Tri- bune. "It had to sit in a warehouse until they [the Price Control Depart- ment] approved it, because you never know how long it's going to take. "We've had to limit it to so many bales per customer with rice, and increasingly it's all sold out now." Asa H Pritchard's dilemma with the Mahatma rice brand is the first real-life illustration of the warning Dionisio D'Aguilar, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's president, gave to The Tribune last week, in which he warned that the Price Con- trol Department's failure to respond in a timely manner to increase requests for price-controlled items could cause food shortages and supply chain interruptions in the Bahamas. Asa H Pritchard's decision to delay importing a scheduled rice shipment until the Price Control approval was SEE page 9B $200m recurrent surplus needed to eliminate deficit By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor PUBLIC infrastructure demands throughout the Bahamas mean the Government will not elimi- nate the fiscal deficit "in the V foreseeable future", a minis- ter explaining that to do so * Unlikely to happen in 'foreseeable future' it would have to currently achieve a recurrent Budget surplus of around $200 mil- lion. Zhivargo Laing, minister of state for finance, said the SEE page 6B Doctors sees cost challenges despite 46% profits increase * By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor DOCTORS Hospital Health Systems (DHHS) today unveils a 46 per cent rise in net income to $3.403 million for the year ended on January 31, 2008, although its chief financial officer said it expects this year to be "more difficult" on cost contain- ment. SEE page 2B * Main tenant for Western Medical Plaza falls through after no government approval * BISX-listed healthcare provider sees $75,000 electricity bill rise in first quarter * Average accounts receivables drop to 56 days from 66 Commission fees create 'barrier' to capital markets * By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor REGISTRATION and prospectus filing costs with the Securities Commission should be revised because they provide a barrier to entry that discourages small Bahamian businesses from coming to the capital mar- kets for financing, the Bahamas International Secu- rities Exchange's (BISX) chief executive has urged. BISX chief: Consutnerist culture inhibits our entrepreneurs Keith Davies. addressing the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services (BIFS) week, said a Bahamian entre- preneur seeking $250,000 SEE page 10B Bahamas First suffers a $2.453m first quarter hit * By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor BAHAMAS First Holdings suffered a $2.453 million first quarter hit due to the decline in value of its Commonwealth Bank shareholding, an invest- ment that accounted for 68 per cent of the income increase that allowed the company to report that 2007 net profits more than tripled to $14.36 million. The Bahamas First General Insurance parent, in its 2007 annual report, warned share- holders that as at April 14, 2008, its Commonwealth Bank stake had declined in price by $1.15 per'share from the year- * General insurer's 2007 profits more than triple to over $14m, with 68 per cent of increase accounted for by Commonwealth Bank stock appreciation end date value of $8.37, reduc- ing the carrying value of its investment by-$2.453 million. Bahamas First Holdings books the unrealized gain/loss on its securities investments in its annual income statement, ,meaning the majority of that $2.453 million decline is likely to have been felt during the 2008 first quarter. 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Err Doctors-sees cost challenges despite American Advantage 46%/o profits increase A P A a __ FROM page 1B A lease agreement with DHHS main prospective ten- ant for the Western Medical Plaza also fell through after government approval for that company was not forthcoming. Joanne Lowe, the BISX-list- ed healthcare provider's chief financial officer, said patient service revenues "seem to be holding their own" for the cur- rent fiscal year to date, being slightly up on last year.- Yet she predicted that "this year is going to be more diffi- cult" when it came to DHHS controlling its cosj.' and expenses, due to thq.siaring costs of energy andarans- portation, the latter of which had increased the cost of med- ical supply imports. Mrs Lowe pointed to; DHHS' electricity costs, which had increased by $75,000 for the fiscal 2009 first quarter - the three months to April 30, 2008 compared to last year. She told The Tribune: "Last, year, we did very well control- ling expenses. They were what was expected, and as a per- centage of revenues, lower than the previous year. "This year is going to be another story. This is the year we're now going to start get- ting bit by more than we were last year. Everybody has pret- ty much upped their shipping prices. It's not the onep.little place that's feeling it; it's every- where that it's trickling down." In his report .touDHHS shareholders, chairman fJoseph Krukowski said the'tbdipany produced its second hitst net income in history in fiscal 2008, with total expenses increasing by $2.1 million or 5.8 percent to $38.098 million,. This com- pared to $36.012 million the Previous year. .. .i. -, . Warning that business:0sts continued "to rise amidst an increasingly complex and unstable economic environ- ment", Mr Krukowski said increased productivity and cost controls, while maintaining ser- vice quality, were key objec- tives in fiscal 2009. Meanwhile, Mrs Lowe told The Tribune that Western Medical Plaza, the Blake Road complex owned by DHHS, was "still up for lease" by a major tenant. She explained: "The major tenant we had for it has fallen through, but we still have the tenants we had previously. The person that wanted to rent the whole place, they're gone." Mrs Lowe said DHHS had been in negotiations with a company interested in using Western Medical Plaza as a rehabilitation centre for a busi- ness involving oigan donations and transplants. "They didn'i'ge-t-NEC [National Economic Council] approval for their company, so they finally gave up," she explained The failure to obtain gov- ernment approval is likely to have given DHHS a sense of deja vu, given that a previous deal to sell Western Nfedical Plaza to a combinatipn'of Med-Link and the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) fell through because the Gov- ernment did not approve the foreign ownership element. Buyer interest in Western Medical Plaza remains strong, though, Mrs Lowe telling The Tribune: "We get the phone calls all the time. They're most- ly foreign companies,so.we let them know what they have to go through if they're serious. "The phone calls don't stop coming, but unfortunately there's not been any local interest." Total patient services rev- enues showed a net 8 percent. increase in fiscal 2008, increas- ing from $38.098 million to $40.889 million, due largely to a combination of increased patient activity, total admis- sions, surgical procedures, newborn deliveries and emer- gency room visits. All showed "record increases". DHHS total revenues for the year ended on January. 31, 2008, also rose by 8 per cent to $42.097 million, compared to $39.08 million the year before. In his report to sharehold- ers, Mr Krukowski said DHHS served 4,577 patients in fiscal 2008, an increase of 3.6 per cent upon the previous year, with surgical cases and ambu- latory admissions up by 6.7 per cent. Mrs Lowe said accounts receivables days had dropped in 2008, with DHHS making progress in reducing the debts owed by third-party payers, such as insurers, and patients. She added that the company's Meditech system "seems to be paying off" when it came to monitoring accounts. She described the average 56 days in accounts receivables achieved last year as a "signif- icant" reduction on the 2007 figure of 66. and 2006's 74. Overall, accounts receivables owed by patients had fallen to $1.27 million as at January 31, 2008, compared to $1.378 mil- lion the year before, while sums owed by third-party pay- ers had declined to $4.787 mil- lion from $5.094 million over the same timeframe. "We still no longer accept the BPSU [as a third-party insurer] because they're still paying down on their debt," Mrs Lowe said. "We're also working with the National Insurance Board to bnng them into line. They've built up extra days in accounts receivables. but we're in negotiations with them to work that out. The majority of insurance compa- nies have all improved." 0 on new/ 0 nannulSies j during the I o month of May! 242-4611000 www.babfinancial.com .t i Freptrt 242-352-7208 Exuma 242-336-3835 Abace 242-387-6501 F I N A N C I A L Financial Solutions for Life! MORTGAGES MUTUAL FUIDS LIFE IISURAICE HEALTH IBSURAICE AIIUITIES & PEISIOI PLAIS FIIAICIAL PLAIIIIG & INVESTMENTS F - THE TRIBUNE PAGE 2B, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 3B * By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor THE Government has "committed" to mobilizing the main contractor for the New Providence Road Improve- ment Project before the cur- rent Budget period ends on June 30,2008, with the project set to cost taxpayers almost $110 million more than the ini- tial projections. The Inter-American Devel- opment Bank (IDB), in announcing that it had approved a 25-year, $100 mil- lion loan to the Government to finance the remainder of the project, said the total estimat- ed cost had increased to around $162 million. The IDB blamed the increased price on "escalating costs in recent years", caused by high demand for construc- tion services, equipment mate- rials and labour in the Bahamas. Dr Earl Deveaux, minister of works and transport, told The Tribune that "the original cost price" for the New Provi- dence Road Improvement Pro- ject's 18 corridors had been pegged at $52.2 million when it was first conceived around 2000-2001. The project was put on hold after Associated Asphalt, the main UK-based contractor, went bankrupt in 2001. When the PLP government took office in 2002, they broke up the New Providence Road Improvement Project into smaller components, in a bid to give Bahamian contractors more work. Yet to date, only two com- ponents the Charles W Saun- ders High- way, complet- ed under the first Ingra- ham adminis- tration, and work at the B 1 u e Hills/Tonique Williams- Darling Highway - have been completed. Explaining how the pro- ject's estimat- ed total costs had risen by almost $110 million over a sev- en to eight-year period, Dr Deveaux told The Tribune: "The same thing that hap- pened to the price of oil. "Oil has gone from $20 to $137 a barrel, which means asphalt, concrete and all the things that help you build roads have increased by the same margin as oil." He added: "To date, the Bahamas has spent approxi- mately $41 million in this work. The current contract with Knowles Construction for Sir Milo Butler Highway is just under $10 million. When you take the bid price for the cor- ridors to be completed, that number [the $162 million fig- ure by the IDB] will not be too far off the mark." The New Providence Road Improvement Project will, according to the IDB, involve constructing 15 kilometres of new roads and the improve- ment of 23 kilometres of exist- ing roads. The IDB added that with 69 per cent of the Bahamas' total population living on New Prov- idence, the island's 1,600 kilo- metres of roads were mostly paved and in adequate condi- tion, but insufficient to accom- modate growing traffic vol- umes in Nassau. With the IDB loan in place, Dr Deveaux, describing the next steps, told The Tribune: "We have to give the contrac- tor notice, and then they have 28 days to respond with the delivery schedule, terms of the contract and conditions con- tained in the contract. Then we have to mobilize the con- tractor. "All of that we are sched- uled to do before the close of this fiscal period. That's not a hope. That's a commitment." Dr Deveaux said current work on the East-West High- way and Prince Charles Drive was being done specifically to prepare for the New Provi- dence Road Improvement Pro- ject, whose main contractor is Argentine firm, Jose Cartel- lone Construcciones Civiles (JCC) the lowest bidder at $88 million. "There is much that the Government of the Bahamas has to do; there is much that the utility companies have to do" in preparation for the con- tract, Dr Deveaux added. "The project is over three years. It's 1,000 days, plus or minus 11 days. That's from the start," Dr Deveaux said. "It's one of the significant steps in improving the traffic congestion. Improving the pub- lic transport system is another. Improving the traffic flow by reducing the vehicles on the road and making them flow more efficiently is another. These are all important parts." Roads project to cost $110m more than first estimate Tel.: 364-0695 I U U,' El The American Embassy is presently considering applications for the following position: CUSTODIAN Performs a wide range of janitorial duties throughout the Embassy. Works alone, or as a part of a group, under the Facilities Management Supervisor. Assist with other trades as required. This position is open to candidates with the following qualifications: Completion of elementary and secondary schools is required. At least one year experience in the janitorial field is required. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: Must have basic knowledge of the janitorial field and of products used in the cleaning of buildings. Must have the ability to use all machinery and tools connected with the job function. Must have a friendly, pleasant personality. BENEFITS PROVIDED INCLUDE: The successful candidate will be offered an excellent compensation package including performance-baseo incentives, medical and dental insurance, life insurance, pension and opportunities for training and development. Applicants must be Bahamian citizens or U.S. citizens who are eligible for employment under Bahamian laws and regulations. Application forms are available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday at the security area of the American Embassy, Queen Street. Completed applications should be returned to the United States Embassy: addressed to the Human Resources Office no later than, June 5, 2008. 'Telephone calls will not be accepted. o EXPLORE A NEW CAREER IN THE MEDICAL FIELD THE BAHAMAS BAPTIST COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAREER STEP, LLC, UTAH Introduces Persons interested in learning more about the program are invited to attend an OPEN HOUSE at The Bahamas Baptist Community College, Room 7, June 11lth, 2008 at 6:00p.m. SPEAK DIRECTLY with REPRESENTATIVES from CAREER STEP Refreshments will be served For more information contact our Admissions Office NOTICE OF VACANCY A vacancy exists at The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited Building and Development Services Department for one (1) Projects Manager. The successful candidate will be required to manage vertical and horizontal construction projects as initiated by The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited or affiliated Companies. Technical support and guidance in the areas of super-structure and infrastructure development including roadways, rehabilitation works and civil.engineering capital projects are included. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE * BSc. in Building, Structural or Civil Engineering * Minimum of Ten (10) years relevant engineering experience * Minimum of Five (5) years relevant supervisory experience * Professional registration a plus SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED * Sound knowledge in construction techniques and safety parameters. * Sound knowledge in engineering design and the governing code, internationally accepted standards. * Sound knowledge of established construction practices and related statutory regulations. * Sound knowledge of Contract Administration. REQUIRED SKILLS AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES * Competence in the application of project management techniques. * Good coordinating skills. * Good human relations skills. * Ability to communicate effectively. * Computer literacy as evidenced by full working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Auto Cad and Microsoft Projects. Resumes with supporting documentation should be submitted to: The Personnel Department The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited P.O. Box F-42666 Freeport, Grand Bahama BAHAMAS OR Email: personnel@gbpa.com On or before July 31, 2008 11 r,.f THE TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 3B NOTICE Public Utilities Commission LAND AND BUILDING FOR SALE Land Shark Divers Resort Hotel (In Receivership) is for sale PUBLIC NOTICEisforale PUBLIC CONSULTATION BAHAMAS NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hereby invites comments '''. from licensees, other stakeholders and the general public on , its consultation document on the National Numbering Plan for - The Bahamas. -C The goals of this consultation are to: a) inform licensees, other stakeholders and the general public of the - PUC's intention to develop a National Numbering Plan to administer and manage numbering resources for current and All that piece of parcel or lot of land located on West Bay Street having an future needs; and area of 23,400 sq.ft being lot numbers 6, 7 and 8. Block #2 situated in the b) invite comments from licensees, other stakeholders and the subdivision known as Westward Villas, the said subdivision situated in the general public. western district of the Island of New Providence, Bahamas. This two storey structure is comprised of 40 rooms, kitchen, open dining area, bar and Section 6(4) of the Telecommunications Act, 1999 requires the PUC swimmingpoolwithabuildingsizeofapproximately12,280sq.ft.Thisbuildingis to act in a timely, transparent, objective and non-discriminatory equipped with air conditioning units and is elevated to prevent the manner and consistent with the objectives of the Act. While possibility of flooding under normal weather condition, including annual section 6(5) of the Act requires the Commission to publish its heavy rainy periods. proposals on any general instruction intended to be issued under any part of the Act and allow a reasonable period of consultation. Serious prospective purchasers who would like to tour the property prior to bidding should contactthe Hotel Manager at (242) 327-6364 between 9:00am Copies of this document can be obtained from the PUC's office located and 12:00 noon, Monday through Friday. at 4h Terrace East, Collins Avenue or downloaded from the PUC's website at www.pucbahamas.gov.bs. Written comments should All offers should be made in writing in a sealed envelope addressed to: be submitted by August 15, 2008 via post, hand delivery, Mr. John S.Bain, Receiver & Manager facsimile or e-mail to: HLB Galanis Bain, Shirlaw House, Shirley Street P.O. Box N-3205 Nassau, Bahamas Mr. Barrett Russell, Marked:"Tender-Land Shark Dive Resort in Receivership." Executive Director Public Utilities Commission Offers must be received by 4:00pm on Friday, May 30th, 2008. P.O. Box N-4860 Fourth Terrace East Each bid should be considered a bonifide offer to purchase and shall be Collins Avenue binding upon the bidder after submission to us Nassau, Bahamas Fax: 242 323-7288 The Receivers reserve the right to reject any and all offers. Fax: 242 323-7288 Email: info(@pucbahamas. gov.bs. THE BAHAMAS SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND TRAINING BH-L1003 MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BTVI The Government of The Bahamas (GOB) has secured a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance the Support Programme for Transforming Education & Training. The project will support the development and implementation of activities aimed at improving the quality and competitiveness of the Bahamian labour force. Part proceeds of this loan is being used to Restructure, Reposition, and Reorganize BTVI into a recognized institute for technical and career educational development. In support of this initiative, and the direction of the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture, BTVI requires the services of a Manager, Information Technology. , The Manager, Information Technology is a senior position and integral part of the administrative team. This position will be responsible for assisting in the development of goals, operating plans and objectives of the Institute/College as it relates to information technology. This position reports directly to the Manager/President of BTVI. Qualified persons interested in fulfilling the role detailed below are invited to apply: 1. Assist in the planning and implementation of additions, deletions and major i modifications to the supporting regional infrastructure 2. Implement network security. - 3. Oversee the administration and maintenance of the Institute's IT infrastructure . 4. Manage and develop all changes and upgrades to the telephone system including = routing for seating assignments 5. Oversee the administration and maintenance of computer stations and software programs of the Student Success Learning Centre and provide additional support if necessary. i ' 6. Oversee administration and maintenance of 'Empower' administration software. 7. Collaborate with internal clients on all levels to resolve any IT-related issues.. 8. Build and maintain vendor relationships and the procurement of both hardware and - software products. 9. Ensure accurate inventory of all IT assets maintained. ' 10. Remain current with emerging industry practices. 11. Responsible for other special tasks, projects or assignments as assigned by the Manager/ President. 12. Position Ireports directly to the President/Manager, BTV1. .- - 13. Serve as industry liaison with Business Community, Board of Trustees. ' 14. Work closely with the President of the Institute in assuring that the development goals of the institute/college are met. --- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Minimum Bachelor degree in Information Technology. Master's degree preferred with "BHinz informed about local news, sports, Business Management experience. Certifications in MCSE, CCNA, MSSQL, Oracdeand JavaScriptarebeneficial. entertainment and w rld events is important to At least Five years programming, system analysis and project leadership experience. me. The Tribune is my choice for news and information. The Tribune is my newspaper." All interested persons must submit Curriculum Vitae/Resumes so as to arrive no later than May 30,2008 and addressed to: JASON RAHMING The Permanent Secretary CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture P. O. Box N3913/14 Purchase The Tribune from your Thompson Boulevard local store or street vendor. Nassau, The Bahamas Attention: John Haughton IDB PROJECT EXECUTION UNIT T Telephone: (22) 3255204748 T he une Fax: (242) 325-4660 Email: ihaughtonidbproiect@yahoo.com tPL0 K/ /'./i I __ PAGE 4B, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE THE TRIBUNE Bank in 21 per cent profits growth BANK of The Bahamas International's 2008 third quar- ter net income increased by 21.14 per cent to $10.3 million, with assets topping the $700 million mark. Boosted by a $43 million increase in deposits during the last quarter, total assets jumped from $683 million in the second quarter to $716 mil- lion by March 31, 2008. The bank reported a 8.23 per cent increase in deposits, and an increase in earnings per share from $0.49 to $0.60. Record earnings and growth represented significant sus- tainability in what managing director Paul McWeeney called the bank's "growth momentum". "The bank's performance over the past three quarters of our fiscal year from July 1, 2007, to March 31, 2008, was very strong," said Mr McWeeney. "While it is always gratifying to report positive results for our 4,000 share- holders, what gives us even greater confidence going for- ward is to know that the strate- gies and the business plan we are implementing have allowed us to experience sustained per- formance as we transition into a full financial enterprise and become a recognized Bahami- an franchise." Mr McWeeney said the bank's interest income growth remained strong at 19.97 per cent, despite a slight curtailing of credit growth in response to a softening of the global econ- omy. In addition to external conditions, Mr McWeeney said the bank deliberately managed its rate of expansion to main- tain satisfactory performance with present resources, as it handled dramatic growth over the past three years. "Bank of the Bahamas has experienced 58 per cent growth in less than three years," he said, "and that is tremendous by any standard in any indus- try. Thus, it is incumbent upon us to manage that and handle the volume of business that accompanies those figures without sacrificing what our BAHAMAS " LIMITED Bahamas Supermarkets Limited operates a leading supermarket chain in The Bahamas. As a market leader, the Company prides itself on delivering premier service through its City Market supermarkets, having a strong commitment t9 its customers, associates and community. An opportunity for a Chief Accountant to join this market leader has arisen. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the successful applicant will need to hold a professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or CMA) and have previously led a high-performing accounting team in a diverse accounting environment. Key selection criteria include: Sound technical and practical experience in financial accounting, and financial management controls and systems Strong business acumen with the ability to creatively solve problems Ability to manage, with a strategic focus, all aspects of a high-volume accounting environment while providing quality and meaningful financial information Manage relationships within the business encompassing budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation and analysis of all operational accounts, cash flow and asset management Ability to lead and motivate a dynamic financial team Ability to identify system, control and process improvements' Have superior communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to mentor a team Solid functional computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft applications and automated financial hnd distribution reporting systems If you have what it takes to succeed in this challenging role, forward your resume and cover letter to: Humari Resources Director Bahamas Supermarkets Limited East-West Highway P. O. Box N 3738 Nassau, Bahamas Or e-mail to: humanresources@bahamassupermarkets.com No telephone inquiries please clients, employees and share- holders expect. That being said, despite prevailing market indicators signalling a softening in economic growth and reduced credit demand, the bank's outlook continues to be positive." Mr McWeeney predicted similar results for year-end as the 2007 results, in which the bank reported $10.8 million in net income. It was during the last quarter that the bank became the first Bahamian retail financial insti- tution to open a service cen- tre abroad. That centre, locat- ed in the high-end Coral Gables district of Miracle Mile, opened a new chapter in Bahamian banking history and launched what the bank Expects to announce in com- ing yeays in further interna- tional expansion. In 2007, it also established a relationship with a Caribbean bank, and that along with the Miami operation are intended to facil- itate trade as new trade agree- ments are signed. The bank's performance and innovation has led to both local and international recognition. It was last year's winner of the prestigious "Best Bank in the Country" Euromoney Award, presented bi-annually to a handful of the world's leaders in banking and finance, and was named the winner of the 2007 Bahamas Financial-Ser- vices Board award for the financial institution that had done the most to develop and promote financial services in the Bahamas. KIRILUS INVESTMENTS LTD. (Company number 110,130) An International Business Company (In Voluntary Liquidation) I, Jean-Francois Rochette Liquidator of KIRILUS INVESTMENTS LTD. hereby certify that the winding up and dissolution of KURILUS INVESTMENTS LTD. has been completed in accordance with the Articles of Dissolution and that KIRILUS INVESTMENTS LTD. has been dissolved as of the 30th day of April, 2008. Dated this 21st day of May, 2008 Jean-Francois Rochette Liquidator ROBERTS, ISAACS & WARD (incorporating the previous firm known Isaacs &'Co.), Counsel & Attorneys-at-Law, The Rigarno Building, Bay Street & Victoria Avenue, P. O. Box N-4755, Nassau, Bahamas. Partners: S. Oswald A. Isaacs Isaacs W. Scott Ward Firm Manager: Gregory D. Roberts Tel:(242)322-1751-4 Fax:(242)322-3861 E-mail:info@riwlawfirm.com as Roberts, For Sale Lot 3D 23,000 square feet for Sale at Airport Industrial Park Cost: $235,000 Contract: 424-4960 / 394-9396 email: mturnuest@coralwave.com N.C.S Nassau Courier Service & Purchasing Agent "14 Move Cargo" Servicing the Family Island for over ten years! We do Pick-ups from all your Favorite Stores. ^E^;nTct ~iTn ii~~in Have your orders shipped to or dropped of at: Nassau Courier & Purchasing Agent 850 S.W. 34th Street Ft. Lauderdale Zip 33315 (with your name or your company's name) WE SHOP iE LWWHOLESALE! CLOSED FOR STOCKTAKING Nassau Motor Company's Parts Department will be closed for stocktaking... MAY 2008 25 26 27 28 29 30 31: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 JUNE2008 We will be closed from 5:00pm Wednesday, May 28 through Sunday, June 1. We will re-open on Monday, June 2. We regret any inconvenience to our valued customers. SNMo- Share your news The Tribune wants to hear' from people who are making news in their neighborhoods. Perhaps you are raising funds for a good cause, campaigning for improvements in the area or have won an award. If so, call us on 322-1986 and share your story. Fop thestopie 4TH Business &Education Development Seminar Tuesday May 27th, 2008 8am 5pm British Colonial Hilton Bahamas US Embassy Bahamas Chamber of Deveopment Commerce Bank RSVP: [242] 322-2145 info(thebahamaschamber.com SeminarCost* $100 ANNOUNCEMENT .... 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FROM page 1B pressing need for roads, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure across the Bahamas, and especially in the Family Islands, meant the Government was always likely to run a substantial Budgetary deficit on the capital side. For the 2007-2008 Budget year, which ends in June, Mr Laing said the Government had projected that it would earn just $5 million in capital revenues, but incur capital spending of $225 million. This translated into a $220 million deficit, he added, explaining that to eliminate this would require the Gov- ernment to generate an equiv- alent $220 million surplus on the recurrent side of its Bud- get. This is the side that deals with revenue and spending- related to the Government's fixed costs, such as public ser- vice salaries and rents. The Bahamian government, though, has never come close to generating a $200 million recurrent Budget surplus, although Mr Laing said it had produced minor surpluses of around $20 million "in recent -times". "When are we going to be able to have a recurrent sur- plus like that," Mr Laing asked, referring to the $220 million figure. "I can't foresee that in the foreseeable future. "We have had recurrent sur- pluses of $20 million in recent times. But you're talking about enormous changes in revenue collection or expenditure to overcome a capital deficit in that regard." Mr Laing said this explained why, whenever a government talked about a 'Balanced Bud- get', they were referring only to the recurrent side. He added that he did not know of any country that generated sub- stantial revenues on the capital side of a government's Bud- get. The preliminary figures for the 2006-2007 Budgetary year highlight the difficulties explained by Mr Laing. In that year, the final one of the Christie government, the fis- cal deficit increased year-on- year by $76.4 million or 72.1 per cent, jumping from $106.08 million the previous year to $182.511.million. The latter fig- ure was some $57.2 million or 45.6 per cent greater than pre- Budget forecasts. Yet total government rev- enues of $1.338 billion were slightly ahead of recurrent spending estimates of $1.286 billion, indicating that a recur- rent surplus may have been achieved in 2006-2007. It was capital spending of $166 mil- lion, plus lending to the public corporations of $69 million, that pushed the Government finances into deficit yet again. Mr Laing told The Tribune that despite the national debt pushing past the $3 billion mark, the total debt level was not the main factor. The key determinant in assessing the Bahamas' national debt, and public finances performance, was whether this nation was able to service its debt levels. "The Government of the Bahamas has had no difficulty in servicing its debt," Mr Laing said. "Like personal and household incomes, the level of indebtedness is not the thing that concerns those who man- age the macroeconomic affairs of the country." He compared the Bahamas' ability to service its sovereign debt to that of a household with a mortgage. While the amount borrowed for the mortgage might be "signifi- cant" and three or four times' the household's total annual income, Mr Laing said what really mattered was their abil- ity to meet mortgage payments - in full and on time. When it came to the Gov- ernment's ability to repay, the minister said that while the national debt may have grown to just over $3 billion, the Bahamas' annual national income (Gross Domestic Prod- uct) had "grown to almost $7 billion". Mr Laing said this had to be factored into any assessments of the Bahamas' fiscal situa- tion, as rising national income - especially if it was growing at a faster rate than debt levels - meant this nation's debt/GDP ratio would be more favourable. Pointing out that the consis- tently high credit ratings on the Bahamas' short and long- term sovereign debt, provided by rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's (S&P), showed that Wall Street was comfortable with this nation's ability to service its debt, Mr Laing said this nation's debt/GDP ratio was among the Caribbean's best. He compared it to Jamaica's, where debt was around 150- 170 per cent, and Barbados, with an 80 per cent ratio. The Bahamas was around 35 per cent. "That's why you'll see our focus has been on having a debt/GDP level within a cer- tain limit, and bringing the debt/GDP ratio down to a cer- tain level," Mr Laing said. Mr Laing said the Govern- ment's target was to further reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio over its next four years in office to between 30-35 per cent, targeting the lower end of that range, depending on global economic develop- ments. Visit your nearest Scotiabank branch I Some cccfion.^ply. Ratu? !q cheno ,,,- ,.!,. . STrademat~= o The Bank of Noga Scoia. STradcnar!ts uq-, qpder kicenj.anc ntrol of The Bank of Nova Scotia, ; ,.,.., . | t .. r tlf| A r r i yt i-- ** Life. Mrony., Balance both: *1 - To All Hospital Health SHAREHOLDERS, The Board of Directors of Doctors Ibatinalrdp]tth below. summary financial the year ended January 31, 2008. Thef cfiip&tea~aeftatements will be con Company's annual report and posted on r waPR bsWthaaO..com Consolidated Statement of Income (Expressed in thousands of Bahamian dollars) Year em January 31, 2008 2007 Revenues 'Patient service revenue, net 40,8$9 38,098 Other revenue 1,208 982 Total revenues 42,097 39,080 Expenses Salaries and benefits 15,338 14,396 Medical supplies and services 10,423 9,393 Depreciation and amortization 2,642 2,202 Bad debt expense, netof recoveries 2,252 3,006 Other operating 1,869 1,633 Utilities 1,388 1,287 Government taxes and fees 948 947 Outside services 934 878 Insurance 693 695 Repairs and maintenance 535 543 Rent 368 362 Dietary expenses 362 319 Legal expenses 346 351 Total expenses 38,098 36,012 Income before interest 3,999 3,068 Interest expense (596) (738) NET INCOME $ 3,403 2,330 Earnings per common share: Basic and fully diluted (34 0.23 Selected Balance Sheet Data (Expressed in thousands of Bahamian dollars) January 31, 2008 2007 Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,630 $ 1, Accounts receivable-patients, net 1,270 1,378 Accounts receivable-third party payors, net 4,787 5,094 Total current assets 14,582 15,477 Property, plant and equipment 8,920 9,359 Total assets 31,255 29,019 Total current liabilities 4,385 9,115 Total non-current liabilities 7,066 3,302 Total liabilities 11,450 12,417 .otal..hareholders --7- --19.8--0.. Your interest rate increases twice during 'the term of your investment, so your money is guaranteed to grow faster! Plus you have access to your money at two set dates within the term of your deposit, giving you penalty free access toyour money.t NOTICE Doctors THE BAHAMAS SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND TRAINING BH-L1003 VICE PRESIDENT/CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION, BTVI The Government of The Bahamas (GOB) has secured a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance the Support Programme for Transforming Education & Training. The project will support the development and implementation of activities aimed at improving the quality and competitiveness of the Bahamian labour force. Part proceeds of this loan is being used to Restructure, Reposition, and Reorganize BTVI into a recognized institute for technical and career educational development. In support of this initiative, and the direction of the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture, BTVI requires the services of a VP, Career & Technical Education. The VP. Career & Technical Education is a senior and integral part of the administrative team. This position will be responsible for assisting in the development of goals, operating plans and objectives of the Institute/College and assist in coordinating and directing activities to achieve these objectives. Qualified persons interested in fulfilling the role detailed below are invited to apply: 1. Position reports directly to the President/Manager, BTVI. 2. Serve as industry liaison with Business Community, Board of Trustees. 3. Work closely with the President of the Institute in assuring that the development goals of the institute/college are met. 4. Serve as spokesperson for the institute to diverse audiences, including industry leader and partners, communication media, donor, community organizations, students and parents. 5. To assist in working consistently towards the growth, development and promotion of the institute. 6. To collaborate with industry to enhance the development of the Institute, staff, programmes and physical resources. 7. To assist with the guidance and motivation of staff in the performance of their duties. 8. To promote a positive image of Technical /Vocational education. 9. To assist with conducting meetings with administrators, general staff and students. 10. To assist with the coordination and preparation of the annual budget. 11. To represent the Manager/President where necessary. 12. Responsible for other special tasks, project or assignments as assigned by the Manager/President. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Doctorate in Education preferred, but minimum of a Master's degree in Educational Leadership, Business or related discipline considered. Five to Ten (5-10) years of leadership, supervision or management experience. Must possess strong leadership ability, supervisory experience and willingness to accept responsibility. Must have excellent Interpersonal and Communications skills. All interested persons must submit Curriculum Vitae/Resumes so as to arrive no later than Friday, May 30, 2008 and addressed to: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture P. O. Box N 3913/14 Thompson Boulevard Nassau, The Bahamas Attention: John Haughton IDB PROJECT EXECUTION UNIT Telephone: (242) 325-5200/4748 Fax: (242) 325-4660 Email: ihaughtonidbproiecKtiahoo.com PAGE 6B, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 16.61 I - Total shareholders' y 19.805 THE TRIBUNE THE TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 7B Bank moves to protect minority shareholders COMMONWEALTH Bank shareholders voted over- whelmingly to amend the bank's governing documents to allow minority shareholders to nominate directors and pro- pose resolutions, powers usu- ally reserved for directors. The vote that paves the way for the protection of minority investors came at the bank's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 21 at Super- Clubs Breezes. More than 200 shareholders attended the meeting. "Commonwealth Bank is unique in the Bahamian envi- ronment in that it has no one controlling shareholder, and has all of its shares in the hands of the Bahamian public," said director Larry Gibson, pre- senting the resolution that passed unanimously. "This is a major step forward in the protection of minority interests and I can now state proudly that Commonwealth Bank is not only the country's largest publicly-held company and the country's most suc- cessful publicly-held company, but the number one company in corporate governance." The proposals require pro- posed shareholder resolutions to have the backing of 10 per cent of the shareholders. A proposed resolution will then be included in the proxy mail- ing distributed by the bank, giving the shareholders a voice to reach every shareholder. Resolutions nominating directors require completed background forms on the nom- inees so that Commonwealth Bank cas prolvi.dehe 'appro-,- priat information' to The Cen-- . tral Bank of The Bahamas for the approval of elected direc- tors. "Among the few exceptions for the bank to refuse the res- olutions are where the resolu- tion is to pursue a personal grievance, is irrelevant to the business of the company, or the sole purpose of the reso- lution is to seek publicity," explained Mr Gibson. "As chairman of Common- wealth Bank, my goal has been for the bank to operate at the highest levels of corporate gov- ernance. Today, we have taken a significant step forward in advancing the rights of minor- ity shareholders in the Bahamas," said chairman T. B. Donaldson. Share your news The Tribune wants to hear from people who are making news in their neighborhoods. Perhaps you are raising funds for a good cause, campaigning for improvements in the area or have won an award. If so, call us on 322-1986 and share your story. I S HT: FoIte' toIe beh~indth I & fri~, run Saffrey Square Bay Street wRET ww.bahamasrealty.bs B EN* www.cbrichardellis.com PRIME OFFICE SUIT Ranging From 1,332 to 2,807 sq. ft. Finished Shell Ready For Immediate Occupancy Parking Facilities Available For More Information Call 396-0000 WANTED Applications for the position of Experience in managing people Must have excellent organizational skills, excellent customer service and sales skills Please mail SResume and photograph to: Assistant Manager Position, P.O. Box N-523, Nassau, Bahamas 'ES BAHAMAS REALTY LmD COMMERCIAL In asocation with: CBRE CB RICHARD ELLIS NAVIGATING A NEW WORLD Insurance Company of The Bahamas Insurance Company of The Bahamas Umited Balance Sheet Year ended Decernber 31, 2007, with corresponding figures for 2006 ASSETS Cash and bank balances (Notes 5.7) Term deposits (Noles 6,17) Reinsurance Recoveries (Notes4.12.17) Due from agent (Noles 7.17) Deferred commission reserve (Notes 7.17) ,- ,.pqldfe elqsijwranqe pfremlfmenx otes.s ?)' .. Jep'aymets.and other receivables . Investments in securities fair value through profit and loss (Notes 7, 817) held-to-maturity (Notes B.17) available for sale (Notes 8,17) Investment property (Notes 9,17) Property, plant and equipment (Notes 10.17) Expressed in Bohomian dollors $ 862,794 5,148,030 14,444,488 6.241.574 5,600,044 S ,-.20,0812,005 S... 42,370 3,605,515 6.835,381 2,212,500 536,917 1,361,687 243,578 3.536.870 13,323,554 9,953,548 5,680,650 i 20.127.4k+r.-.o .-.. '. 519,899. 2,286,797 5.418,724 2,000,000 536,917 1,394,156 Total assets $ 66,972,305 65,022,114 LIABILITIES General insurance funds: Unearned premium reserve (Notes 12.17) $ 24,628,586 24.885.954 Outstanding claims (Notes 12.17) 16,902,927 16,127,701 41.531,513 41,013,655 Other liabilities: Margin Loan 1,000,000 Unearned commission reserve (Note 17) 5,056,626 5,063,488 Due to reinsurers (Nole i,.l 7) 4.629,046 4.916,930. Accounts payable and accruals (Note 7.17) 377,190 1,027,394 Total liabilities. 51.594.375 53,021,467 NET ASSETS $ 15,377,930 12,000,647 Represented by: Share capital Authorized, issued and fully paid:- 3,000,000 ordinary shares of $1.00 each'. $ 3,000,000 3,000,000 General reserve (Note 14) 2,000,000 2,000,000 Retained earnings 10,377.930 7.000.647 $ 15.377,930 12,000,647 See accompanying notes to finonclot statements These financial statements were authorized for issue on behalf of the Board of Irectors on April 21, 2008 by: Director L{. Director /n Statement of Income Year ended Decembel 31, 2007, with corresponding figures for 2006 Expressed in Bohtaron aoFoas INCOME Gross written premiums (Note 7) Premium tax $ 51,793,130 (1,476,230) 2006 49,924,609 (1.379,945) 50,316.900 48,544.664 Ceded to reinsurers (40.975,310) (38,762,463) Net retained premiums 9,341.590 9,782,201 Decrease/(lncrease) In unearned premium reserve (Note 12) 210.952 (233,622) Portfolio transfer (Note 13) (373.786) (841,833) Net premiums earned 9.178,756 8.706,706 EXPENSES Net claims incurred (Note 12) 1,834.578 1,798.991 Net commissions incurred (Notes 7. 11 ) 1.179,010 1,499.675 Excess of loss reinsurance 4.287,271 3,823,171 7,300.859 7,121,837 Underwriting profit 1,877,897 1.584,869 OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES Interest income (Notes 5. 6. 8) 683.338 536,514 Net profit and loyalty commissions (Note 7) 876,703 578.015 Dividend and other income (Note 7) 507.614 563,141 Change in net unrealized gains on investments in securities (Note 8) 1.058.888 286,175 Net realized gain on investments in securities 102.408 5.004.440 3651.122 Personnel expenses (Notes 7. 16) (440.397) (389.346) Depreciation (Note 10) (60,626) (56,398) Interest expenses (1.750) (14,540) General and administrative expenses (Note 7) (374.384) (437,520) NET INCOME $ 4.127,283 2.753,318 Statement of Changes In Shareholders' Equity Year ended December 31, 2007, with corresponding figures tor 2006 Expressed in Bahamlan dollars Sh ar General Retained capital Reserve E0anings Toal 'B balance at December 31, 2005 ,$ 3,000,000 2,000,000 4,247,329 9.247,329 Net Income 2,753,318 2,753,318 Balance at December 31, 2006 $ 3,0000000. 2,000,000 7,000,647 12,000,647 Net Income 4,127,283 4,127,283 Dividends (70,000) (750,000) Balance at December 31,'2007 $ 3.000,000 2.000.000 10.377,930 15,377,930 Statement of Cash, Mows Year ended December 31, 2007; with corresponding figures for 2006 Expressed in Bahamian dollars CASH ROWS FROM OPERAIINO ACTIVIIES 2007 2006 Net Income $ 4,127.283 2,753.318 Adjustments for: Unearned premium reserve 210,952 (233.662) Interest income (683.338) (536,514) Dividend Income (276.270) (178.266) Interest expense 1,750 14.540 Change in net unrealized gains on investments in securities (1.058.888) (286,175) Depreciatioh 60.626 56.398 Loss on disposal of property,plant and equipment 14,271 Net realized gain on investments In securities (102.408) 2.382.115 1.501.502 (incese) deceae in asete Reinsurance recoveries (1.120.934) 2,707.702 Due from agent 3.711.974 (7.374.469) Deferred commission reserve 80,606 (66,5070) Prepaid reinsurance premiums 46.416 (934,646) Prepayments and other receivables (23,261) (195.460) Inceae (decrease) in iabiles: Unearned premium reserve (468.320) 1,401.970 Outstanding claims 775.226 (3.731.204) Unearned commission reserve (6,862) 720,555 Due to reinsurers (287.884) 3.995,963 Accounts payable and accruals (650,204) 279.926 Net cash (used In) provided by opallno aciMe 4438A,72 (2.1921 CASH LOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVIES Net maturity of term deposits (1,579,783) 1,545,567 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 1.677 Purchase of property, plant and equipment (28,157) (272.968) Purchase of Investments in securities (1,416.431) (3.916.324) Proceeds from sale of investments in securities 50.000 282,083 Interest received 630.195 631.151 Dividends received 276.270 178,266 NOet ci (Ued ln)/provded by Imwehing eo (067,90) (1O.U) CASH FLOWS FROM RNANCIN ACIVIES Didend paid (750,oo) Interest paid (1.750) (14.540) NO cash used in dancing oailsee (781,7s) (1d,4o4 Net (Odcrea )/icore ae in oash and cash equivsld*s 1,619,216 (1,79M19) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year (756A22) 3s001.897 Cash ando ash equdev aonlb ofyeard11a 4 8M2.794 (7IM 22) Cash and cash eshifaiss arep a pre med by. Cash and bank balances 862,794 243,578 Margin Loon (1.000000) S" ,7N (94 QM The full audited Financi including the ns wl Integral part of the 4 are available on theJ atwwwjbb -an- wr--, I BUSINESS~ t~i~s~L~~ PAGE 8B, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUI Bahamas First suffers a $2.453m first quarter hit\ FROM page 1B more than tripling to $8.959 million, compared to the $2.299 million.booked in 2006. Commonwealth Bank's stock appreciated markedly in value following its three-for- one stock split in late 2007, with investors running the price of the split shares up to more than $8, a price that would have valued the bank pre-split at over $25 per share. The $6.66 million gain accounted for 68 per cent or more than half the $9.874 mil- lion increase in Bahamas First Holdings' net profit for the 12 months to December 31. 2007. This more than tripled to $14.36 million, compared to $4.486 million in 2006. with the company and the whole Bahamian general insurance agency aided by the absence of claims incurred from a major hurricane. Strip out completely the $6.66 million unrealized invest- ment gain, which Bahamas PUBLIC NOTICE INTENT TO CHANGE NAME BY DEED POLL The Public is hereby advised that I, JADEN MATTHEW LARKIN of Golden Gates #2, Cedar Way, Nassau, Bahamas, intend to change my name to JADEN MATTHEW CLARKE. If there are any objections to this change of name by Deed Poll, you may write such objections to the Chief Passport Officer, PO.Box N-742, Nassau, Bahamas, no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN as follows: (a) RITTER KREUZ FUND LTD. is in dissolution under the provisions of the International Business Companies Act 2000. (b) The Dissolution of said Company commenced on May 23, 2008 when its Articles of Dissolution were submitted and registered by the Registrar General. (c) The Liquidator of the said company is Alisa Richardson of 2nd Terrace West, Centreville, Nassau, Bahamas. (d) All persons having Claims against the above-named Company are required on or before the 30th day of June, 2008 to send their names and addresses and particulars of their debts or claims to the Liquidator of the company or, in default thereof, they may be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved. May 26, 2008 ALISA RICHARDSON LIQUIDATOR OF THE ABOVE-NAMED COMPANY NOTICE iN THE EStATE OF JOAN ENICE ALBURY late of the City of Nassau on the Island of New Providence on of the Islands of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that all person having any claim or demand against the above Estate are required to send the same duly certified in writing to the Undersigned on or before the 13th day of June, A.D., 2008, after which date the Executors will proceed to distribute the assets having regard only to the claims of which they shall than have had notice. AND NOTICE is hereby given that all person indebted to the said Estate of JOAN EUNICE ALBURY are requested to make full settlement on or before the date hereinbefore mentioned. LEANDRA A. ESFAKIS Attorney for the Executors Chambers P.O. Box SS-19269 No. 16 Market Street Nassau, New Providence The Bahamas 1St ISA2. First Holdings largely attrib- uted to its Commonwealth Bank holdings, and the com- pany's net profits would only have increased by $3.215 mil- lion in its 2007 financial year. This would have taken Bahamas First Holdings' 2007 net income to $7.701 million, a 72 per cent increase upon the previous year. While still an impressive result, it is not quite as good as net profits more than tripling, with some ana- lysts and insurance industry insiders telling The Tribune that the performance of the Commonwealth Bank stake is a key factor in determining Bahamas First's annual finan- cial performance. Bahamas First management acknowledged to shareholders that the Commonwealth Bank investment was unlikely to per- form in "the immediate future" as well as it had done in 2007. What Commonwealth Bank did for Bahamas First Hold- ings' income statement, the lat- ter's sale of a 20 per cent stake to Canada's The Economical Insurance Group (EIG) did for the 2007 balance sheet. . The $10.75 million invest- ment, paying close to $1.50 per Bahamas First Holdings share, compared to a 2006 year-end value of about $1.24 per share according to figures derived by the KPMG accounting firm, on onay boosted the Bahamian insur- er's contributed surplus by S10.678 million. That. coupled, with a more than $11.6 million increase in retained earnings to $18.356 million, saw Bahamas First Holdings' total shareholder equity almost double at 2007 year-end to $46.489. compared to $23.251 million in 2006. There was no let-up in Bahamas First Holdings' strat- egy to grow by acquiring agents in 2007. the company purchasing a 30 per cent stake in General Brokers & Agents in return for writing off $500,000 from the latter's receivables balance. This added to the Carib Insurance Agency purchase concluded earlier in the year. Patrick Ward, Bahamas First's president and chief executive, told shareholders that the group's solvency ratio had increased to 120 per cent at 2007 year-end, compared to just 68 per cent the previous year, giving it a coverage level of 1.2 times net written premi- um. The combined operating ratio, Mr Ward added, fell from 98 per cent in 2006 to 89 per cent last year, as Bahamas First Holdings generated net underwriting income of $14.3 million. The latter figure was a 67 per cent increase upon the previous year's $8.562 million. For 2007, Bahamas First Holdings saw its gross written premiums increase by almost 10 per cent year-over-year to $108.498 million, compared to $98.91 million the year before. Net written premiums, though, which deduct the amount paid to reinsurers, rose by 12 per cent to $38.637 mil- FOR RENT Two Storey warehouse in Essex St. Ground Floor 4500 sq.ft. $3,000/month FirstFloor 4500 sq.ft. $2,500/month Te;;,L93-499J 35a93S50 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE BARKLEY DEVELOPMENT S.A. In Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, 2000, BARKLEY DEVELOPMENT S.A., is in dissolution as of May 22, 2008. International Liquidator Services Inc. situated at 35A Regent Street, P.O. Box 1777, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator. Liquidator lion, compared to $34.408 mil- lion in 2006. Bahamas First attributed the premium growth to "increased placements" with the company by its agents, saying that "in some cases the increases were substantial". However, the company not- ed that the Bahamian insur- ance market was now demand- ing lower premium pricing, adding that "underwriting dis- cipline" would be key. Bahamas First Holdings had maintained "technically sound pricing for the vast majority of our portfolio" in 2007. "Property rates in the Bahamas, particularly for cat- astrophe cover, were under pressure for most of the year and trended downward in com- parison to 2006," Bahamas First Holdings management said. "While the rise in the cost of reinsurance for catastrophe protections was abated in 2007, the fall in original gross rates was well ahead of the decline in some cases. In certain instances, we were obliged to forego renewals or new busi- ness prospects due to pricing considerations.' Bahamas First Holdings said the loss ratio for its property insurance portfolio finished 2007 below 15 per cent, gen- erating improved margins, despite experiencing its largest fire loss on record. This result- ed in a claim for more than $5 million, believed to be the fire that destroyed much of the shopping plaza at Top-of-the- Hill, Mackey Street. Gross written premiums for property insurance increased by 8 per cent, Bahamas First Holdings saying its net written premium grew "by more than twice this level of growth". On the motor and liability insurance side, Bahamas First Holdings said their 2007 loss ratios were "exceptional and produced the largest under- writing profit ever achieved by these lines of business in the history of the group". Bahamas First Holdings said it now insured more than 60,000 motor vehicles in the Bahamas. MACKADO CHARTER SERVICE Phone/Fax: (242) 327-5669/Cell No. 466-8201 P.O. Box N-9371 Email: lilymcdonald@hotmail.com Nassau, The Bahamas SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FROM THE WESTERN AREA This Information Is For All Parents/Guardians Living In The Western Area of New Providence All parents who are interested in having their children transported to. and from schools for the September 2008 term, from the Western areas to schools in the Eastern areas. Schools under consideration for round trip transportation are: Mount Carainel, Queen's College, Kingsway Academy, St Augustine's College. COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 2007 IN THE SUPREME COURT CLE/equ/ 1436 Equity Division IN THE MATTER OF all that piece parcel or lot of land situate on the Southeastern corner of Union Village and Wulff Road in the EasternDistrict of the Island of New Providence 'one of the Islands of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas being 9,424 sq.ft AND IN THE MATTER OF The Quieting Titles Act, 1959 AND IN THE MATTER OF The Petition of Betty Strachan NOTICE BETTY STRACHAN, the Petitioner claims to be the owner in fee simple possession of the piece parcel or lot of land hereinbefore described and has made application to the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas under Section 3 of the Quieting Titles Act to have the title to the said piece parcel or lot of land investigated and the nature and extent thereof determined and declared in a Certificate of Title to be granted by the Court in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Copies of a diagram or plan showing the position boundaries and shape marks and dimensions of the said pieces parcels and lots of land may be inspected during normal working hours at the following places: (a) The Registry of the Supreme Court, Ansbacher House, East Street in the City of Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas. (b) The Chambers of Davis & Co., British Colonial Hilton, Centre of Commerce, 4th Floor Suite 400, One Bay Street, Nassau, The Bahamas, Attorneys for the Petitioner. NOTICE is hereby given that any person or persons having a right of Dower or an adverse claim not recognized in the Petition shall within thirty (30) days after the appearance of the Notice herein file in the Registry of The Supreme Court in the City of Nassau aforesaid and serve on the Petitioners or the undersigned a statement of his claim in the prescribed form, verified by an Affidavit to be filed therewith. Failure of any such person to file and serve a statement of claim within thirty (30) days herein will operate as a bar to such claim. Dated this 7th day of May A.D., 2008 DAVIS & CO. Chambers 4th Floor, Suite 400 British Colonial Hilton Centre of Commerce One Bay Street Nassau, The Bahamas THE TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 9B P Price control delays cause rice shortage FROM page 1B -I in hand was simply rational > economic behaviour, as no - company wants to make a loss . in any product/line item. S The situation was highlight- ed in the latest missive pro- duced by the Nassau Institute, which detailed an e-mail r exchange between Mr L. Pritchard and a Bahamian 1; retailer that took place last r week on Tuesday, May 20. n Garnet Wong, of Meat Max & Groceries, placed an order for one pallet of five pound, long-grain Mahatma rice bags, S and another pallet of five pound Mahatma Gold rice bags. S In reply, Mr Pritchard informed him- "Thanks for your order Mr Wong, but until . Price Control gets new pricing i for us we cannot import the usual number of containers. "Since they have taken so long we have lost the supply From the plant in Houston...they have sold our allocation to non-price con- trolled countries. We realise that your customers will be complaining but the matter is beyond our control...sorry about this." Reductions Reductions in food supply can result in price increases. This is something Bahamian consumers can ill-afford at a time when they are grappling with across-the-board rises in the price of key food staples, not to mention soaring ener- gy costs. And more increases are on the way, Mr Pritchard telling The Tribune that rice prices are due to increase by 17 per cent between May and June 2008. With rice having increased by 15 per cent already since January 2008, he estimated that this key staple's costs will have grown by 30 per cent for the year to June. Mr Pritchard said other food items seeing major price increases included flour, with a similar 30 per cent rise year- to-date, while corn beef will have increased by 37 per cent when the cost per case rises by $10 in the next shipment. Apart from supply shortages caused by the increased use of corn to produce ethanol, cou- pled with droughts in key food producing countries, Mr Pritchard said other factors behind the increase in food prices this year included record global oil prices. This, he explained, had pushed up transport and shipping costs facing all Bahamas-based food importers. "I don't think the price increases have stopped yet," Mr Pritchard told The Tribune. "It's all around, and it's pretty bleak." Most price-controlled items in the Bahamas have their margins set at around 13 per cent for wholesalers, and 23 per cent for retailers. With the margins fixed, whenever import costs facing these Bahamian companies rise, they are forced to apply to the Price Control Department for an increase in the prices they can charge. Yet with the increased volatility in global prices of food staples, increasing num- bers of Bahamian wholesalers and retailers have complained that the Price Control Depart- ment is not responding in a timeframe to match, leaving them facing losses on ship- ments where price increases have not been approved. Once requests are submit- ted to the Price Control Department, which is part of the Ministry of Lands and Local Government, they then have to be forwarded to the Attorney-General's Office for approval. This is seen by many in the private sector as an unneces- sarily bureaucratic and time- consuming process, adding to the costs of doing business. In previous interviews with The Tribune, government officials acknowledged that the process was long, but said this was nec- essary. Commentary In its commentary, the Nas- sau Institute said it had learned of one episode where an unnamed wholesaler "had to place up to 50 calls to receive the correct price control sheets to price products to get goods to the shelves. A process that should take minutes to resolve took days to complete. "After exchanges to help the price control division correct their errors, the wholesaler finally gave up and collected the incorrect sheets. "To make matters worse, reports are that the Price Con- trol office has moved and has been without phones for some three weeks so far." Urging the Government to abolish price controls, the Nas- sau Institute said competition and free markets would work more effectively in keeping the prices faced by Bahamian con- sumers down. The Nassau Institute added: "Wholesalers have been sub- ject to price increases of up to 30 per cent, as a result of the world market, and our gov- ernment is not efficient enough to process their required paper work in time so goods can be ordered to stock the local store shelves. "It's a perfect example of government price controls causing food shortages. This 'process' is what frustrates business people, and inevitably the Bahamian consumer, because they cannot get the goods they require. And in this case it prevents them from get- ting basic food items." Report of IndepaMunt Audbmr To Dkiretor and StimkhohilM Banco ha0 BBA SAS 1 The accompin ba she hmi ban derkd kom im fnawM mIswIm O Banco Ia B SA for the yewr nded Dammber 31.2007 mad f 200Li. 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MI GOVERNMENT NOTICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORT & CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NOTICE Procurement of School Computers for the Districts Homework Centres/Study Hall programme 1.0 The Department of Education, (hereafter called the "Purchaser") now invites sealed bids, from Suppliers for the procurement of school computers, printers and LCD projectors for Ministry of Education School. 2.0 Interested Bidders may collect the bidding documents from the Purchasing/Supplies Section of the Ministry of Education, Science &Technology Headquarters, Thompson Blvd. from Friday, 23"d May, 2008,and obtain further information, at the second address given below. 3.0 Bids must be in English and shall be enclosed in duplicates in a sealed envelope bearing no identity of the bidder and endorsed with the subject bided on (e.g. "School Computers, Printers" ). 4.0 Bids must be deposited in the tender box provided, at the first address,on or before Friday, 13" June, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. (local time). It will not be necessary to submit bids in person since they may be sent by mail. Late bids will be rejected and returned unopened. 5.0 Bids will be opened at the public ceremony, in the presence of those Bidders or their representatives who choose to attend, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday 17th June, 2008 at the first address below. (1) The Chairman Tenders Board Ministry of Finance Cecil Wallace Whitfield Cable Beach P.O. Box N3017 Nassau, The Bahamas Tele: (242)327-1530 (2) Purchasing/Supplies Section Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture P.O. Box N-3913/4 Nassau, The Bahamas Tele: (242) 502-8571 The Department reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders -- ' ~' ' ~'I '''" ~~' ` ` " I - 2m --.---ru -- ---IE-. --AL ----1 M 17,1 -8 a3 (MUI~ Lo- PAGE lOB, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE CREDITSUISSE Credit Suisse Group, Bahamas Graduate Training Program Credit Suisse Group, Bahamas has operated an Apprenticeship Training Programme in The Bahamas since the early 1990's. Credit Suisse Group, Bahamas is now pleased to announce the launch of its Graduate Training Programme, with the first intake intended for July 1", 2008. Full details and an application form can be obtained from: The Graduate Training Program Administrator Credit Suisse, Nassau Branch The Bahamas Financial Centre, 40, Floor Shirley & Charlotte Streets P.O. Box N-4928 Nassau, Bahamas Fax No.: 242-356-8148 Application forms should be returned NO LATER THAN JUNE 9. 2008 AIM Credit Suisse Group, Bahamas is committed to identifying and developing the best young talent in The Bahamas. Credit Suisse Group, Bahamas is offering one (1) year Graduate Training Contracts to College of The Bahamas graduates or graduates returning to The Bahamas from accredited colleges abroad. The program will accommodate three (3) graduates. Successful applicants will be awarded a one year contract of employment during which time the graduates will rotate between or within different business units or departments of Credit Suisse Group entities. Permanent employment opportunities will be evaluated at the end of this period. CONDITIONS 1. The candidate is required to have a Bachelors Degree in one of the following or suitably similar disciplines: * Banking and Finance * Engineering * Mathematics * Finance * Economics SEconomics & Finance * Management * Accounting * Computer Information Systems 2. The candidate must have graduated with a minimum grade point average of 3.5. 3. The candidate cannot be an immediate family member of a person employed at the Bank. BENEFITS Competitive Salary; Health and Life Insurance GOVERNMENT NOTICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH, SPORT & CULTURE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NOTICE Procurement of School Computers, Printers & LCD Projectors 1.0 The Department of Education, (hereafter called the "Purchaser") now invites sealed bids, from Suppliers for the procurement of school computers, printers and LCD projectors for Ministry of Education School. 2.0 Interested Bidders may collect the bidding documents from the Purchasing/ Supplies Section of the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology Headquarters, Thompson Blvd. from Friday, 23" May, 2008, and obtain further information, at the second address given below. 3.0 Bids must be in English and shall be enclosed in duplicates in a sealed envelope bearing no identity of the bidder and endorsed with the subject bided on (e.g. "School Computers, Printers"). 4.0 Bids must be deposited in the tender box provided, at the first address, on or before Friday, 13' June, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. (local time). It will not be necessary to submit bids in person since they may be sent by mail. Late bids will be rejected and returned unopened. 5.0 Bids will be opened at the public ceremony, in the presence of those Bidders or their representatives who choose to attend, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday 17"' June, 2008 at the first address below. (1) The Chairman Tenders Board Ministry of Finance Cecil Wallace Whitfield Cable Beach P.O. Box N3017 FROM page 1B from the capital markets would incur costs equivalent to 8 per cent of that amount from filing and registration fees paid to the Securities Commission. Such entrepreneurs, Mr Davies added, would have to incur "significant legal and financial advisory costs" to produce a prospectus, then pay the Securities Commission a $1,000 filing fee and $20,000 minimum registration fee. Describing this as an "area of concern", the BISX chief executive said: "I have sug- gested, and I trust, that we look seriously at the cost of capital under the new securities leg- islation to ensure that the reg- ulatory environment does not create any unnecessary barriers to entry...... "Currently, the needs of entrepreneurs who need capi- tal to engage in new business ventures for relatively small amounts of capital, for exam- ple up to $1 million, are not being met in the capital mar- kets through the existing secu- rities exchange." Mr Davies said the Bahami- an capital markets were "one of the critical avenues for fund raising" by small businesses and entrepreneurs. They were not only for large companies I seeking to raise capital, he explained, given BISX's efforts to develop a listing tier for smaller Bahamian firms look- ing to 'test the water' before initiatives such as going public. Small businesses were the lifeblood of the Bahamian economy, Mr Davies said, with the Department of Statistics having found in 2004 that 3,249 out of a total of 3,607 compa- nies on New Providence and Grand Bahama some 90 per cent could be classified as such. Commercial bank financing remained the main way for small businesses and entrepre- neurs to access capital in the Bahamas, and Mr Davies said: "There is not an adequate or acceptable level of 'risk capital' in the market to properly ser- vice and foster an entrepre- neurial business environment." Given the reliance on com- mercial bank financing, and these institutions' preference to obtain physical security for the funds they lend, Mr Davies said a Bahamian entrepreneur with a $60,000 capital require- ment often had to find $20,000 in cash, a third of the money, themselves. Another way was to pledge real estate to the bank, mean- ing "there is going to be little risk exposure to the bank and the cost of failure to the indi- vidual is great, because a fail- ure in their business will prob- ably result in the loss of their property". Mr Davies blamed "finan- cial policies that ove;whelm- ingly lean in favour of con- sumerism" as a key reason why the Bahamas had failed to cre- ate an environment more favourable to entrepreneurs, with financial policies "dictat- ing that we consume rather than invest". "Our lending practices are designed to extend easy con- sumer credit and facilitate con- sumer spending, and a policy of direct foreign investment lends itself to a 'wait and see' attitude for persons who would otherwise have to be more pro- ductive and responsible for their own well-beings," Mr Davies said. "There is the problem of a culture of consumerism, which is stimulated and perpetuated at all levels of our society. And all parties are guilty of this, from our government policies down to our lending policies. "It makes no sense to me why you would risk $30,000 in a car to a new car owner, and not that same amount of mon- ey on a researched and well thought-out, but waiting to be executed, business plan." ME POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Ministry of Public Works and the Nassau Tourism & Development Board Through the Downtown Nassau Revitalization Task Force Seeks Two Highly Capable Individuals ,, r ..... All Candidates Must Possess: * Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; * Ability to work with diverse groups and individuals * Demonstrated record of superior managerial and administrative skills * Ability to utilize technology to maximize performance * A general understanding of business operations and government functions including: planning, administration, research, finance, marketing, and public relations * An intense desire to be part of a major transformation of the City of Nassau Managing Director Position The Downtown Revitalization'Task Force (DRTF) seeks a dynamic full-time Managing Director to manage its day to day activities and ensure the successful fulfillment of its mandate. The ideal candidate should have a strong management background with at least five years experience. Project management experience desirable. The Managing Director is responsible for: Organizing and Managing the fiscal and program activities of the DRTF; Supporting the DRTF in the development and Implementation of an action plan in accordance with its Objectives and Terms of Reference; Working with task force members, technical consultants, urban planners, architects, financial institutions and all relevant stakeholders; Coordinating various elements of the plan to ensure continuity and collaboration among all interdependent public and private entities; Research and collation of all project information; Ensuring the funding necessary to support the activities of the DRTF; Communicating the activities of the DRTF to all stakeholders and the general public; Liaising with the public and private sector and seeking consensus where necessary; Executive Administrator Exceptional administrative skills are required for: Oversight of the day-to-day operations of the DRTF; Coordination of meetings; Maintaining records and accounting for all meetings and project financial transactions; Maintenance of all financial records; accounts payables and accounts receivables; Bank reconciliation and preparation of periodic financial reports; Organizing and maintaining project databases, records and files, reports and relevant information; Supervision of project employees, and administrative coordination with consultants as may be required; Provide administrative support as necessary to the Managing Director The Downtown Revitalization Task Force (DRTF) is a public-private sector group comprised of representatives of the Nassau Tourism & Development Board and the Government of The Bahamas. The purpose of the task force is to advise and support on matters related to the immediate, interim and long-term steps which must be undertaken to improve, stimulate, revitalize and transform the city of Nassau, and the harbor; and to facilitate the implementation of key transformational activities. It is anticipated that the DRTF would cease operations at such time that a legal entity such as a Downtown Authority is formed and able to assume the management functions in support of the development of the city. The overall goal of the DRTF is: To transform the City of Nassau and the waterfront into one of the most attractive harbor cities in the hemisphere while ensuring development which is sustainable, economically viable and draws upon the rich history and traditions of The Bahamas. The DRTF's primary focus is in the following areas: 1. Produce a Master Plan for the City of Nassau and advise on initial revitalization activities; 2. Recommend the structure for the establishment of a Downtown Development Authority or management mechanisms) responsible for the ongoing management of the city, its economic development and enhancements; 3. Facilitate redevelopment of: (a) Woodes Rogers Wharf from Navy Lion Road to Victoria Avenue; and (b) the present predominant commercial shipping area from Victoria Avenue to Church Street; 4. Advise steps to address the transportation and parking needs of the city; 5. Support immediate enhancements to the city with emphasis on streetscaping, landscaping, paving, and addressing neglected and derelict properties. The Managing Director reports to the DRTF. Successful candidates will be engaged in a one-year contract, renewable up to two years, depending upon the needs of the DRTF Competitive salaries and benefits. Interested applicants may deliver responses to: Downtown Revitalization Task Force Per Hotels Centre S.G. Hambros Building, West Bay Street (South entrance, next to Cable Beach Golf Course) Fax: 242-502-4220 Email: bhahotels@bahamashotels.org manent Secretary Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Public Works & Transport Re: Downtown Revitalization Position John F. Kennedy Drive Fax: 242-326-6629 Email: colinhiggs@bahamas.gov.bs Applications should be received by Monday, June 2, 2008 Only applicants who have been short-listed will be contacted Nassau, The Bahamas Tele: (242)327-1530 (2) Purchasing/Supplies Section Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture P.O. Box N-3913/4 Nassau, The Bahamas Tele: (242) 502-8571 The Department reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders Commission fees create 'barrier' to capital markets PAGE 10B, MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 THE TRIBUNE I I ". THE TRIBUNE Legal Notice NOTICE SAMCOLE FAMILY HOLDING INC. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced on the 23rd day of April 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. 0 ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE SIROCCO VENTURES LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced on the 13th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE SANG INVESTMENTS LIMITED Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Sectidn 138.(8) of the International Business Companies Act 2000, the dissolution of SANG INVESTMENTS LIMITED has been completed; a Certificate of Dissolution has been issued and the Company has therefore been struck off the Register. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE MARBLESTONE INDUSTRIES INC. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced on the 4th day of April 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE BIG BOOM MANAGEMENT LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) ' Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced on the 13th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE TYNE-DALE CORPORATION -- . Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 138 (8) of the International Business Companies Act 2000, the dissolution of TYNE-DALE CORPORATION has been completed; a Certificate of Dissolution has been is- sued and the Company has therefore been struck off the Register. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE STABLE PREMIUM INVESTMENTS LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced on the 14th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal NQtice NOTICE LAPRIMROSE LTD. Notice is hereby given that in Accordance with Section 138 (8) of the International Business Companies Act 2000, the dissolution of LAPRIMROSE LTD. has been com- pleted; a Certificate of Dissolution has been issued and the Company has therefore been struck off the Register. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE EARTH TRIBE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced'on the 14th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice NOTICE KCP GROUP LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Legal Notice NOTICE E CHATERGOLD MA NAGEMENT LIMITED] D (In Voluntary Uqu idation) Notice is hereby given the it the above-named Company is in dissolution, w whichh commenced on the 4th day of April 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 N; assau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORF INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notio e NOTICI E FRILLINGDON INVE STMENTS LTD. (In Voluntary Liqu lidation) Notice is hereby given thE it the above-named Company is in dissolution, w whichh commenced on the 6th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 N, assau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORF INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notice * NOTICE] E SMOKY FIEI LD INC. Notice is hereby given that in a ccordance with Section 138 (8) of the International Busine :ss Companies Act 2000, the dissolution of SMOKY FIEI ,D INC. has been com- pleted; a Certificate of Dissolution i has been issued and the Company has therefore been struc k off the Register. ARGOSA COR P. INC. (Liquidator ) Legal Notic e NOTICI E SAUVIGNON HOL] DINGS LTD. (In Voluntary Liqu lidation) Notice is hereby given thE it the above-named Company is in dissolution, w rhich commenced on the 6th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 N assau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORF '. INC. (Liquidator) Legal Notio e NOTICI E TOYBRIDGE KEEL INVESTMENT 'S LTD. (In Voluntary Uqu idation) Notice is hereby given thi it the above-named Company is in dissolution, w whichh commenced on the 8th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 N assau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORF (Liquidator) ). INC. Notice is hereby given that the above-named Company is in dissolution, which commenced on the 6th day of May 2008. The Liquidator is Argosa Corp. Inc., P.O. Box N-7757 Nassau, Bahamas. ARGOSA CORP. INC. (Liquidator) I I I I ? i BUSINESS MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008, PAGE 11B THE WEATHER REP RT S I INSURANCE MANAGEMENT t (BAHAMAS) LIMITED. INSURANCE BROKERS & AGENTS My1 w*.'TODAYN T SWD D TUS'F13Y Mostly sunny and Partly cloudy. Breezy with clouds Periods of clouds and Mostly cloudy. Partly sunny with breezy and sun. sunshine. t-storms possible. High: 840 High: 870 High: 860 High: 860 High: 850 Low: 71 Low: 71 Low: 73" Low: 73 Low: 730 I 88Do- I r 79' r'""5'77F I 93-79. F I r -Tf'f I r 9I ? The exclusive ccuWeal er RealFeel Temperature* Is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure, and elevation on the human body-everything that effects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day. ABACO H:71'8F/2rC Linz71"F/22"C IT PALM BEACH IIc 83SF/28'C Lar73 F123'C t6 'F/f2"C S v KEYWEST Ms HIgh:84' F/298' C Low:.78 F/2"C C Shown Is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Tuesday W High Low F/C F/C a 87/30 58/14 s 67/19 43/6 S 84/28 65/18 s 79/26 58/14 S 82/27 57/13 pc 78/25 51/10 t ... .56/13 4t/5 s 85/29 66/18 t 58/14 42/5 t 63/17 44/6 pc 93/33 69/20 t 60/15 43/6 t 62/16- 40/4 s 86/30 73/22 s 92/33 72/22 Lo69*F/WI2 C -9i SNASSAU .gh:S'F/29rC W .r71'F/r22C a too" A75ROS Low:.75"F/24"C Today Tuesday High Low W High Low W F/C F/C F/C F/C 84/28;64/17. 't 6.. 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Santo Domingo 84/28 72/22 c 83/28 73/22 c SaoPauto"i- -~..~ -4 ,33.57/18'jiO ,; .. .-7a8/22. ,60/15 pc Seoul 82/27 55/12 s 77/25 59/15 pc OP- /J a 41-5 pc yoney o. owo 'wo pu; i w 'q010o bi Talp- .84128 75/23 r 90/32 76/24 c Tokyo 75/23 63/17 pc 75/23 63/17 s Toronto -77/25- 50/10 t 5 58/14 42/5 pc Trinidad 83/28 65/18 pc 84/28 65/18 pc Vancouver 67/19--56/13 sh 68/20 55/12 c Vienna 79/26 67/19 pc 87/30 70/21 pc Warsaw 6O20 48/8 pc 70/21 50/10 pc Winnipeg 52/11 32/0 s 62/16 41/5 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunder- - storms, r-rain, st-snow flurries, so-snow, i-ice, Prcp-precipitation, Tr-trace +4rrf~ I WORLDCITIS: WAVES 1-3 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 4-6 Feet VISIBILITY 4-7 Miles 6-7 Miles 4-7 Miles 6-7 Miles 4-7 Miles 6-7 Miles WATER TEMPS. 81 F 81* F 80* F 80 F 79* F 79 F ./ Today High Low F/C F/C 83/28 6/13 62/16 45/7 83/28 64/17 81/27 62/16 85/29 65/18 78/25 62/16 74/23 53/11 81/27 61/16 80/26 49/9 81/27 56/13 94/34 74/23 64/17 44/6 79/26. 53/11 86/30 73/22 90/32 -74/23 Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Boston Buffalo Charleston, SC Chcango w- Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis. Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Orlando Today Tuesday S. 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