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Cruise ship to visit Bimini after damage to Freeport
RESORTS World Bimini (RWB) and Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL) announced yesterday that the line’s 1,800-passenger vessel, MS Grand Celebration, begins sailing to Bimini this week.
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Vernetta Ferguson Miller
Funeral Service for Vernetta “Sabby” Ferguson Miller, age 75 years of South Beach will be held on Saturday, July 13 2019 at 10:00a.m.at Transfiguration Baptist Church, Market and Vesey Streets. Officiating will be Rev. Cyril C. Sands assisted by Pastor …
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Concern over residences of Ambassadors
THE Bahamian Ambassador’s residence in London is in need of “substantial repairs,” as are the residences in New York and Washington, DC, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell.
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Red Ribbon Ball's 20th anniversary
THE Annual Red Ribbon Ball will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with organisers promising prizes ranging from a $10,000 shopping spree to five round-trip tickets to destinations around the world.
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Sports in brief
THE Silver Cay A Class Regatta, which was was postponed last week, is now scheduled to take place in Montagu Bay this weekend.
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Nassau hotels eye strong Easter peak
Major Nassau/Paradise Island hotels are reporting high occupancies for the Easter holiday period, one executive confirming to Tribune Business yesterday that it was seeing strong performance from its leisure business for the Spring Break/Easter period.
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by RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Free throw shooting proved to be the deciding, factor in a matchup of GSSSA Senior Boys powerhouses - the CR Walker Knights struggled for much of the game, and the CI Gibson Rattlers made the m
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52 samples sent to be tested for new strains
HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of 52 positive COVID-19 samples which were sent abroad to determine if any of the new coronavirus strains are present in The Bahamas.
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DEMOLITION GOES ON DESPITE SHANTY FIRE: No casualties reported but cause of blaze is still being investigated
DEMOLITION of the Kool Acres community will still proceed today despite the blaze that tore through the shanty town on Saturday engulfing more than 70 homes and destroying numerous belongings and personal items.
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BBF does not have proper training venue
ALREADY faced with the task of securing the funding to travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas Basketball Federation now finds itself without the proper venue to train in.
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Bowleg: ‘I still want to commend the players who were available. They went out there and played their hearts out’
BAHAMAS Basketball Federation President Mario Bowleg admitted that the men’s national team could have played better than they did against the United States of America and Puerto Rico in the bubble in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Liquidators silent over $5.5m Baha Mar salary source
Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators last night confirmed they had secured funding to pay the September salaries for the 2,400 non-Melia staff, while also pledging to meet all employee benefits due since their September 4 appointment.
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Rollins: Prime Minister’s persuasive capabilities have hindered country
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s persuasive capabilities have ensured him a lengthy political career, but have also hindered the growth and development of the country, according to Ft Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins.
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PM: Sears bid is no problem
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said he does not feel threatened by former Attorney General Alfred Sears’ bid to challenge him for the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party, despite rumblings within the organisation that young supporters and Bahamians want a new direction.
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Cooper elected Chamber chair
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has elected I. Chester Cooper, BAF Financial's president and chief executive, as its new chairman, and also chosen a new Board.
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‘Health experts needed on vaccine taskforce’
THE head of the Consultant Physician Staff Association believes more healthcare professionals should have been appointed to the government’s National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
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'We kept rise secret to avoid disruption'
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said the government withheld its intention to increase value added tax until last week because it did not want to influence the consumer behaviour of Bahamians.People everywhere have lamen
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Commission defends itself on failed broker
The Securities Commission has defended its handling of a collapsed investment adviser by saying it took “appropriate regulatory steps” while arguing that client assets are safe.
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Businesses fighting for survival
As the deadly coronavirus continues to impact nations all over the world, The Tribune spoke to citizens in the capital to find out how they were coping in the midst of the pandemic.