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Call for National Youth Policy to be implemented

YOUNG people called for a National Youth Policy to be implemented, while raising concerns about crime and the government’s handling of it during an “Operation Cease Fire: Let Your Voice Be Heard” crime forum on Monday night.

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CBC launches the official website of Championship

WITH just over 80 days to go before the region’s best basketball teams square off in the elite FIBA qualifying event for Caribbean countries, the organisers are beginning to galvanise support through the Internet.

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MP: All natural resource earnings in sovereign fund

The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday backed the Government’s plan to create a sovereign wealth fund in principle, arguing that it should receive all royalty payments related to exploitation of this nation’s natural resources.

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BISX-listed firm's affiliate embroiled in '$140m fraud'

The head of a BISX-listed company yesterday told Tribune Business that it had “not been impacted at the moment” by its broker/dealer subsidiary becoming embroiled in an alleged $140 million investment fraud.

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Buddy Hield: ‘Not being my best on the biggest stage kind of hurts’

THE Oklahoma Sooners were on the wrong side of history. Saturday night’s Final Four produced the kind of gut- punching loss that could rattle a person or expose the negative aspects of one’s character.

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Jailed for robbing man, 74, as he took out trash

A MAN was sentenced to ten years in jail yesterday for the gunpoint robbery of a 74-year-old man who was taking out his trash at night.

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Minister: Sixfold rise in cases of incest last year

ALTHOUGH there was a reduction in the number of reported cases of child abuse in the country last year compared to 2013, the number of reported cases of incest increased six-fold in New Providence last year, according to data provided by Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin.

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Five critical dental years

PEOPLE aged 21 and older who missed seeing the dentist during the “five critical dental years” keep wondering thereafter “what has happened to my teeth?” They are wondering because their teeth, in many ways, have hit rock bottom early in life.

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Customs regulations changes to clamp down on gun smuggling into the Bahamas

NEW Customs regulations could clamp down on illegal smuggling of items like guns, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said on Friday.

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New Customs rules to 'clamp down on gun smuggling'

NEW customs regulations could clamp down on illegal smuggling of items like guns, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said on Friday.

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PI Open on par for Ocean Club Golf Course this Saturday

THE first event of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s “Cup Series” will aid the development of the organisation’s junior programme and the fight against breast cancer.

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‘PLP enriching friends while public suffers’

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis criticised the government yesterday for “enriching the lives of their friends, families and allies” while the public suffers.

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Cleaning up above and below water

The Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF) held an above and underwater beach clean-up in commemoration of World’s Ocean Day last weekend.

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IAN FERGUSON: Employers must wake up to staff discontent

The past two-and-a-half years have possibly seen the most dramatic shift in the labour market, and work environment, in Bahamian history. Unemployment rates during the pandemic hit unprecedented levels and now, two years later, as companies recover in leaps and bounds, frictional joblessness and mass resignation has become our new reality.

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Duke safety August Campbell out with 'upper body injury'

THE Duke football programme has been riddled with injuries this season, with August Campbell the latest casualty of an already depleted secondary.

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Kesmond Michael Farrington

Semi Military Funeral Service for Police Reservist # 647 Kesmond Michael Farrington, age 36 years, a resident of Swains, Mangrove Cay, Andros will be held on Friday September , 5th 2014, 1:45 p.m., at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, West Hill …

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Geraldine Darville

Funeral Service for Mrs. Geraldine Darville, age 95 years, of #44 McKinney Avenue, Stapleton Gardens and Freeport, Grand Bahama, and formerly of Stuart Manor, Exuma, will be held on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, 10:00 a.m., at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, …

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George Ebenezer Swann

Funeral Service George Ebenezer Swann, 95 a resident of Hawthorne Road, Oakes Field & formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks Island, will be held on Saturday, July 15th at 9:30 AM at Zion Baptist Church, East & Shirley Streets. Officiating will …

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Aremina Musgrove

Funeral Service for Aremina Musgrove, 95, affectionately called “Mar-Lou” of Moss Town Exuma who died October 1st at her residence, will be held on Friday 10:00 a.m. at E.C. McKenzie Auditorium Ramsey Exuma. Rev. Randy Morley and The Rev. Dr. …

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PLP reveals plan for government

THE PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party last night released its "Charter for Governance," a blueprint on how they will govern if victorious at the polls on May 7.