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A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21
Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?
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Gibson: More labour reforms ahead under PLP
MINISTER of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson yesterday called the passage of the labour amendments by Parliament this week “a great place to start”, implying that if re-elected the Christie administration would expand on its labour reform actions.
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Labour reforms get ‘far greater balance’
The private sector was able to achieve “far greater balance” on the labour law reforms passed by the Senate yesterday, the Chamber’s chairman saying “all parties” had accepted its cost-related concerns.
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Bahamian players on wrong side of upsets in NCAA
IT was a weekend on the wrong side of upsets for several high profile Bahamian basketball players in NCAA Division I conference play.Charles Bain had one of his best shooting performances of the season, but it was not enough to prevent his Robert Mor
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Redundancy ‘cap’ raise by 2/3 to ‘cripple’ firms
Removing the Employment Act’s ‘cap’ on redundancy pay will “cripple and/or bankrupt most businesses” in the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce has warned, resulting in mass lay-offs and company closures.
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Evans says Aliv will not steal major market share from BTC
BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans yesterday dismissed assertions that newcomer Aliv will steal a significant market share from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, charging that the former’s initial success is merely the result of “restrictions” placed on BTC by regulators to give Aliv “some advantage” to “get in the game”.
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Nutrition policy to stop people 'dropping like flies'
THE government yesterday launched a national food and nutrition security policy (FNSP) and plan of action.The initiative seeks to combat the nutritional challenges facing the country. These include undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and hig
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'Zorro' Stubbs laid to rest
“THE most important thing to possess is our soul. Let us wash it clean and give it back to the one who gave it to us,” were the words penned by the late Prince ‘Zorro’ Stubbs in his obituary at his funeral service on Saturday.Rev Fr I Ranfurly Brown,
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MONEY MATTERS: Forget competition with the Joneses
THE surname most people probably know and remember is ‘The Joneses’. This is the family that everyone, anywhere is supposed to be competing with right now. The question that we really need to take a step back and ask, though, is who are the Joneses (
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Cruise line urged to build dock in Freeport
TWO environmental organisations are calling on Carnival Cruise Lines to dry-dock plans to build a $200m cruise port in East End, Grand Bahama, citing the area as “one of the most fragile and important ecological wonders of The Bahamas”.
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Aliv’s pay-per-second rates aim to cut customer costs
THE Bahamas’ second mobile operator yesterday promised to deliver superior customer service and “phenomenal” plans, as it outlined pay-per second call rates and “no contracts” as key components of its new mobile services offering.
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Wells under fire over grouper season comments
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Renward Wells is under fire for comments he made last week concerning the potential shortening of the Nassau grouper closed season, with local environmental groups and international advocates condemning the p
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Top basketball players eager to try out for Team Bahamas
The new format for the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and the Pre Olympic qualifier will begin later this month when the Bahamas Basketball Federation heads to Canada before coming home to host.The BBF’s first vice president Mario Bowleg,
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Bahamian players hit court in NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I basketball tipped off Friday night and several Bahamian players were hit the floor for their respective programmes in divisions across the United States.Some of the top performers included Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Lashann Higgs of th
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Urban Renewal centres approved as civilians take over operations
THE Minnis administration has approved the establishment of Urban Renewal community centres on all major Bahamian islands, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Lanisha Rolle said yesterday.Mrs Rolle made this statement while speaking at
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Freedom Farm champion boys!
GRAND Bahama — Back after a year’s absence, Freedom Farm clinched a 4-3 walk-off-the-field victory to secure the boys’ 14-under championship title over the Grand Bahama Little League yesterday in the Bahamas Baseball Association’s National Championsh
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Police responding ‘in kind’ to criminal violence
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames dismissed concerns yesterday over a spate of fatal police-involved shootings just hours after another suspect was gunned down.
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EDITORIAL: Imagination is first step to ‘fixing’ Grand Bahama
POWERFUL images of hundreds of hopefuls lined up for a government-led job fair in Grand Bahama over the weekend delivered an unmistakable message. Grand Bahama is hurting.
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Insurers ‘not oblivious’ to Bahamas sanctions threat
THE insurance industry “is not oblivious” to the need for the Bahamas to comply with global anti-financial crime standards and avoid sanctions, its chairman said yesterday.
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Bahamas tax structure raises 'trade war' threat
The Bahamas’ tax structure threatens to exacerbate any “cost of living increase” from a global trade war, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday branding it “a serious concern”.Michael Maura told Tribune Business that The Bahamas’ regressive, c
