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Calsey Johnson, former diplomat and Senator, dies
FORMER diplomat and Senator Calsey Johnson died yesterday, prompting an outpouring of condolences. Former Prime Minister Perry Christie said news of Mr Johnson’s death left him deeply saddened. He remembered the former broadcaster as “a great patriot
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Tourism officials told to clean up downtown Nassau
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he has directed tourism officials to craft a short-term plan to clean up downtown Nassau as he discussed long-term plans to revitalise Bay Street during his national address last night, saying many Bahamians have complained to him about the appalling state of the area.
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Antoan back with the Giants
Antoan Richardson continues to receive opportunities in the front offices of Major League Baseball organisations and will re-join the club where he began his professional career.
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'Rassin Foundation' to raise money for medical scholarships
Hundreds of young Bahamians have realized their dreams of becoming healthcare professionals thanks to the financial support provided by the Doctors Hospital Dr Meyer Rassin Foundation.
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Proceeds of drug trafficking
The Tribune headline on the September 16, 2013; “US Loses $14m drug case ruling” has prompted me to write yet again about our failure to enforce the provisions of chapter 86 of the statute laws of The Bahamas.
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More than 100 pro golfers in LPGA Classic
THE Bahamas will play host to more than 100 professional women golfers competing in the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island.
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Reunion for TIA airline
ON March 15 of this year, former employees of Trans Island Airways will gather at Watlings Distillery in Nassau for a reunion of the charter airline with the distinctive yellow tail that served the Bahama Islands so effectively for around 20 years.
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MOXEY: STAFFORD SANDS BROKE THE STRANGLEHOLD OF WHITE RETAILERS
WHEN you enter the drawing-room of former parliamentarian Ed Moxey you know you’re entering into the space of a man who is at heart an archivist and a lover of history.
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Jones, Sun force game five to decide WNBA champions
The WNBA Finals will come down to the greatest thing in sports - a single elimination game to decide the title.
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Time for jobs, Dr Minnis
CONTROLLING corruption does not create jobs and jobs-jobs-jobs is what the people who want jobs want to hear - where are they, Mr Minnis?
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NPBA: Giants, buckets and stingers in win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night as the Commonwealth Bank Giants, Aliv Buckets and PJ Stingers all emerged victorious.The Giants held off
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Stranger danger
A short while back, a Supreme Court jury acquitted a grown man of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. The not guilty vote was a vote of six to three.
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Illegality of abortion is dangerous
Some 85 years ago, a doctor in England examined a 14-year-old girl and determined that she was sufficiently developed physically to carry her pregnancy to term.
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BISX-listed firm guarantees its broker’s solvency
A BISX-listed company has been forced to guarantee its main subsidiary’s financial solvency, after it failed to meet the Securities Commission’s minimum $300,000 capital requirements.
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PM: 40% of VAT money to deficit
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said 40 per cent of the $1.14 billion Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues has gone towards reducing the deficit, as he gave an accounting designed to end the “grave and nonsensical misconceptions that revenues were being squandered”.
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‘Tum Tum’ and Ayton atop NCAA rankings
A WEEK of upsets is expected to produce a shakeup atop the NCAA Division I college basketball polls and several Bahamian players should figure prominently in the new rankings.
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Sun beat Wings for 10th win in a row
Brionna Jones had 18 points, 10 rebounds and three steals and Connecticut beat the Dallas Wings 83-56 on Tuesday night for the Sun’s 10th win in a row.
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Air arrivals hit 85% of pre-COVID levels
Total air arrivals to The Bahamas rebounded to 85 percent of pre-COVID numbers during April, more than doubling prior year numbers for a period that included the peak Easter holiday weekend.
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SAMUEL SIMEON ADDERLEY
Funeral Service for age SAMUEL SIMEON ADDERLEY age 82 will be held on Saturday September 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at East Gospel Chapel # 83 East Street, Offacting will be Pastor Thomas Roberts assisted by other ministers . Internment …
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Massive drop in drug trade to US
By KHRISNA VIRGIL