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I was a victim of police harassment
EDITOR, The Tribune.
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$4.5m hall to accommodate 80 students in Grand Bahama
THE opening of the $4.5m Hawksbill Hall at the University of The Bahamas’ northern campus marks the transition of the Grand Bahama institution from a commuter campus to a residential one, providing accommodations for over 80 student residents. Dep
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landfill agreement with bidder '85% complete'
ENVIRONMENT Minister Romauld Ferreira said the New Providence Sanitary Landfill’s investment and management contract between the government and the selected bidder is 80 to 85 percent completed.
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Instructor training held
MORE than 80 people participated in a certified craft instructor training course yesterday.
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Island Luck launches self starter grant funding programme
ISLAND Luck, the country's largest webshop chain, officially launched its new self starter grant funding programme, OWN Bahamas, at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel on Thursday night.
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Three-year ‘action plans’ to achieve energy objectives
The Government’s newly-released National Energy Policy aims to implement a series of three-year “action plans” to take it towards its goal of having 30 per cent of the Bahamas’ energy needs generated by renewable sources come 2013.
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BREA chief stands by 'pretty harsh' verdict over Canada warning
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president is standing by his assessment that the Canadian government’s property deals warning was “pretty harsh”, despite being told that the advisory was a year in the making.
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Grand Bahama fears there could be more
As COVID-19 cases rise in Grand Bahama, there is concern there could be more infected people in the community who do not know they have the disease.To date, there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the island, which has the second-highest popula
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‘Don’t scrap home construction programme’
FORMER Bahamas Contractors Association president Leonard Sands yesterday urged the government not to scrap its home construction programme as the sale of serviced lots was not a real solution to increase Bahamian home ownership.
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Businesses held hostage for unemployed
AT A time when local business owners need all the encouragement they can get to expand and create jobs, Immigration has announced a clampdown on work permits with its minister admitting that the department is so behind the times in both staff and equipment that it is unable to meet the needs of the business community.
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Guyana win rounds out Centrobasket challenge
By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Team Bahamas ended Centrobasket the way it began, with a lopsided win over Guyana, but ultimately a disappointing seventh place finish.The Bahamas scored the 91-63 win to conclude the
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Tech Talk: April 13
• WHATSAPP is using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more than a billion users around the globe.
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Atlantis staff asked to take unpaid leave
ATLANTIS has asked staff at the Paradise Island resort and casino to either take two weeks unpaid leave or take earned vacation days due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hurt the tourism and travel industry.
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YOU GO GIRL: Teen author inspires her peers to pursue writing
It was a simple but powerful message 15-year-old children’s books author Sierra Blair delivered to the Library Cadets Programme: Writing is something anybody can excel in.
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Is the press against the PLP?
Myths are very hard to dispel, especially if they are deeply entrenched in the Bahamian culture. One commonly held myth which has been around since time immemorial is the view that the Press is heavily slanted towards the Free National Movement (FNM).
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Downtown Act additions to boost 'living city'
THE Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP) is talking to the Prime Minister’s Office over additions to the City of Nassau Revitalisation Act, which would boost development along Nassau’s waterfront, its managing director saying: ”We want to create a living city”.
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Mitchell: Bill may let web shop owners launch banks
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell has questioned whether the new Banks and Trust Companies Regulations (Amendment) Bill will open the door for web shop owners to petition the Central Bank for permission to launch their own lending institutions.
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Finding what is lost
By Rev Angela C Bosfield Palacious
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Renetta Bastian
Funeral Service for the Late Renetta “Cossie” Bastian, 99 years of #15 Acklins Circle, Yamacraw Beach Estates, and formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, will be held on Friday November 15th, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at St. James Baptist Church, St. James …
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Woman charged with sexual assault 'to submit alibi'
A FRENCH-Canadian woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor said on Friday that she would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General within 21 days.