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Pharmachem confirms Freeport job losses
PHARMACHEM Technologies has confirmed over 30 full-time workers and direct contractors were laid off at its facility in Freeport, but said the company will continue to inject over $20 million annually into the economy. In a statement issued yesterda
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PLP back in the running
With the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) securing only four seats in the 2017 general election, it seemed like a farfetched notion that the oldest political organisation in The Bahamas would be able to rebound and become a viable alternative to the incumbent Free National Movement (FNM) with its 35 seats.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: How a British war hero and a young Bahamian woman proved that love really can conquer all
On June 17, three generations of a low-profile Bahamian family boarded flights to a remote town in Wales where the man who was their father and ancestor would receive one of the highest honours ever accorded.
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Nesbitt signs with Paulista in Brazil
DAVID Nesbitt is on the move for the third time in as many years in Brazil’s pro basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).The veteran forward signed with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for the 2019-20 season.In 37 games for Flamengo Basketb
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'Thousands' expected to attend Regatta in Morgan's Bluff
THE All Andros and Berry Islands Regatta committee looks to galvanise support for July’s event as they expect thousands to patronise the upcoming 26th edition, July 5-7 in Morgan’s Bluff, Andros. Twenty sloops are expected to compete and highlight t
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'Buddy' Hield enjoys courtside with Jones and Sun
JONQUEL Jones continues to garner recognition from WNBA fans, international media on pace for an MVP season, and a fellow Bahamian basketball icon was on hand to take in her latest contest and the bond between the two.Buddy Hield was courtside as Jon
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‘Economic lifeblood’ threat from EU list
The “lifeblood of the Bahamian economy” will be threatened if this nation is unable to avoid a revised European “high risk” list, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned.
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ROSE MARIE SYLVIA GIBSON
MRS. ROSE MARIE SYLVIA GIBSON aged 80 years of #5 Pinta Close, Regency Park passed at her residence on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019. She is survived by her husband: Oral Gibson; children: Diane Gibson, Dwight Gibson daughter: Talva Shipp; sister: …
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Sister Verleta Davis
Funeral Service for Sister Verleta Davis age 91 of Dundas Town Abaco who died at her residence June 17th, will be held 11:00 a.m. Sunday June 30th 2019 at The Seventh Day Adventist Church Marsh Harbour Abaco. Pastor Paul Scavella …
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Joyce Victoria Lowe
Joyce Victoria Lowe, 88 of New Orleans, Louisiana and formerly of Hamiltons, Long Island, The Bahamas, who died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, on 14th June, 2019, will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Robinson and …
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Claims which can’t just be shrugged off
THERE were two shocking statements yesterday – both detailed in today’s Tribune.
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‘Police beat suspects? Ridiculous’
A FORMER police officer’s claim that for decades the Royal Bahamas Police Force has falsified reports, beaten suspects for confessions and sent innocent people to prison was denounced by National Security Minister Marvin Dames and Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson.
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Ambassadors represent us all
Successive governments have adopted the practice of appointing ambassadors plucked from the private sector who often have no formal training in diplomacy or even the public service.
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Dames sets target of fewer than 85 murder in 2019
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has his sights set on a murder count that is below 85 by the end of this year. The minister’s goal, outlined yesterday outside of Cabinet, is more ambitious than the one in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit r
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Bimini losing tourists ‘left, right and centre’
A major Bimini resort yesterday said it had lost a three-day block booking of all its rooms and marina as Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) energy crisis extended beyond New Providence.
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'Web shops will have a Christmas party but hate to pay their staff a decent salary'
MORE than 1,000 trade disputes were filed with the Department of Labour in 2018, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the Senate. In total, 1,207 disputes were filed. Labour Director John Pinder later told
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1,600 have found work through job fairs
ABOUT 1,600 job seekers have obtained employment through the government’s Labour on the Blocks job fairs, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday.The unemployment rate has remained persistently high over the last decade, with a rate of 10.7 perce
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‘Don’t waste billions’ on Andros as capital
A Freeport-based QC yesterday urged the government to “pull the trigger” on making his city The Bahamas’ future capital rather than waste “billions and billions” on moving it to Andros.
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Basketball Without Borders: Albury, Dean to represent Bahamas
DEYTON Albury and Romad Dean received the opportunity of a lifetime when they were selected to represent the Bahamas at the 10th Basketball Without Borders camp, hosted by the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federa
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RESULTS: Bahamas Swimming Federation Aliv National Swimming Championships
• RESULTS of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Aliv National Swimming Championships, held over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre, are as follows:Girls 13-14 800 LC Meter Freestyle1, Thompson *, Zaylie-Elizabeth P, AAC, 9:35.07. 2,
