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• NASA technology designed to protect spacecraft from heat and pressure when entering a planet’s atmosphere will be launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico as part of testing.

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CULTURE CLASH: We need leaders we can trust and who share what we want

Everyone is talking about leadership. While people battle for top positions in households, corporations, and countries we redefine and re-conceptualize leadership in response to community needs, mindset changes and shifts in power dynamics.

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Gov’t in talks over ‘interim’ jitney code

The Government yesterday said it was in discussions with jitney operators over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide an “interim code of operation” for the industry, until the public bus system’s unification is complete.

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Doctors Hospital awaiting final stem cell regulations

DOCTORS Hospital Health System (DHHS) said yesterday that it was anxiously awaiting the final regulations to govern stem cell therapy in the Bahamas, telling Tribune Business that once they are in place “we will go from there”.

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'Virtual' initiative will aid over-the-hill project

A “virtual bonded warehouse” concept is being “fine tuned” to facilitate the importation of duty free goods under the Over-the-Hill Economic Empowerment Zone initiative, the project’s lead executives have confirmed.Kemie Jones, project manager, told

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Call to end confusion over death penalty

ONE of the country’s top judges has called for an end to the confusion surrounding the imposition of the death penalty.

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FRONT PORCH: A fitting memorial for the Jubilee?

BUILDINGS and monuments are more than physical structures. They may also serve as memorials, as extensions of the soul, as commemorative landscapes recalling certain events and histories, summoning new generations to inscribe their stories on a living tradition or history.

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Bahamas bids to secure $9m in UK exports trade

The government yesterday said it was aiming to secure almost $9m worth of annual Bahamian exports to the United Kingdom (UK) by ratifying a trade deal before year end. Cabinet ministers and trade officials met with representatives from the British H

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Latest cruise ship sails into Nassau

THE port of Nassau yesterday welcomed the world’s newest mega ship, the Norwegian Escape, as a part of the luxury cruise liner’s maiden voyage, prompting tourism officials to credit the country as the best warm weather destination in the world.

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$1M cost of Carifta Games

ALTHOUGH the former government spent $600,000 to officially open the National Stadium, it took almost $1 million in public funds to carry out a series of corrective work in the lead up to Carifta, said Sports Minister Danny Johnson yesterday.

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‘Bank on something called NHI’ by April

A well-known physician yesterday said Bahamians can “bank on something called NHI” being rolled-out in the first week of April 2017, although he expressed serious doubt over the level of healthcare industry readiness.

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Transforming Spaces

IT IS a critical period for many artists, working non-stop for one of the biggest art tours on the local calendar.

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Ex-US embassy property targeted for 48-slip marina

A prominent Bahamian contractor is seeking approvals to dredge more than 40,000 cubic yards of fill to make way for a 48-slip marina located at the rear of a former US embassy property opposite Arawak Cay.

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Recovery strategy exposes 'lost years'

The Economic Recovery Committee's (ERC) report is an admission The Bahamas has "wasted three to four years" that may have given it a head-start on COVID-19 recovery, a top banker said yesterday.

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Govt 'committed' to equitable distribution of health services

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez on Friday said the Christie administration is "committed" to ensuring the equitable distribution of health services in the country, which he claimed "is another step towards achieving universal healthcare in the Bahamas".

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Activists demand BEC management deal’s disclosure

Environmental activists are seeking a Supreme Court Order that will force the Government to disclose the management agreement signed with PowerSecure International for Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).

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'Simple Moments' by Tyler Johnston

A NEW photography exhibition by Bahamian artist and filmmaker Tyler Johnston is now filling the upstairs dining space at Van Breugel’s restaurant on Charlotte Street.

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NHI will not be cancelled - but will change

MINISTER of Health Dr Duane Sands said yesterday the Free National Movement will not cancel National Health Insurance, however, he said, the new administration will take a more “practical and realistic” approach to the plan.

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Lloyd launches new curriculum guides

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday announced his ministry has revised curriculum guides for primary and high schools to ensure students are equipped with the practical skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.Speaking at a press