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Drug years are where the decay started
I have read many letters in the press recently, some of which I can fully subscribe to, hence I hesitated to write one of my own. But certain events have now compelled me to write.
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Sports news in brief
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has confirmed that Iesha Shephard has been seclected to represent the Bahamas at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 7th Regional Training Camp for players 13-and-under to be held in Tobago at the Shaw Park Tennis Facilities.
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Violet Delores Curry
Memorial Service for the late Violet Delores Curry age 77 years of Cox Street, Fox Hill will be held on Friday, December 5th, 2014 at 7:00pm at St. Anselm’s Romans Catholic Church, Bernard Road, Fox Hill. Officiating will be Deacon …
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Keith Oliver Dawkins
Funeral Service for the Late Keith Oliver Dawkins, aged 50 years of #17 Jerome Avenue, Pyfrom Addition, who died on Saturday, 14th May, 2016, will be held on Saturday, May 28th, 2016, 10:00 a.m. at Greater Bethel Cathedral, Faith United …
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GODFREY ALEXANDER FRANCIS
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR GODFREY ALEXANDER FRANCIS, 75 of Bullock’s Harbour, Berry Island, who died on Sunday, October 8th 2017, will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Church of God of Prophecy, East Street Tabernacle. Officiating will be Bishop …
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Rose Marie Butler
Funeral Service for Rose Marie Butler, age 77 years, of Ernest and York Streets, formerly of Andros, will be held at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shirley and Church Streets, on Monday January 20th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be …
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How free was speech in the Seventies?
A READER of this column on The Tribune's website - Tribune242.com - commented that although he was "not a supporter of the PLP, at least their members are able to voice dissent. To not be able to do so," he wrote, "leads one down the slippery slope to a de facto dictatorship, which is where we unfortunately are as a country -- a dangerous cross roads indeed."
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Winter tourism fears on union 'work-to-rule'
Unionised employees were yesterday placed on “work to rule” at most of Nassau’s major resorts in a move likely to raise fears for this week’s key Thanksgiving holiday weekend.Darrin Woods, pictured, the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Unio
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Judge steps aside from MP's civil trial
A SUPREME Court judge has recused himself from hearing Fox Hill MP Shonel Ferguson’s civil trial after revelations that Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis is due to swear an affidavit in the matter, The Tribune can confirm.
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Accountant opposed by own creditors committee
An accountant is facing opposition from his own liquidation committee as he bids to obtain over $1m in compensation for efforts to wind-up a collapsed Bahamian broker/dealer.
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Liquidator concern on $8m taken from collapsed broker
A Bahamian broker/dealer’s liquidator has voiced concern that its majority shareholder and then-senior management removed over $8m in the two-and-a-half years prior to its insolvency.
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Sebas’s Brickell in Govt PPP market
Sebas Bastian’s Brickell Management Group (BMG) has entered the public-private partnership (PPP) market through a contract to construct a new “multi-purpose” government office complex on Harbour Island.
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Second Baha Mar SPV asset transfer
Baha Mar’s receivers and liquidators have left “no stone unturned” in their hunt for assets, quietly transferring a second tranche to the project’s secured creditor in December 2016.
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Speaker prays Sir Arlie’s family end bitter feud
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday said he prayed for peace for the family of Sir Arlington Butler, a former teacher of his, whose loving spirit he hoped would reunite relatives.
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We’re ready to take a hit on sale price
THE government has given itself a little over a month to close bids for the sale of the Grand Lucayan, according to Hotel Corporation chairman Michael Scott.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Connect the dots on marijuana legislation
PRIME Minister Minnis seems to be in the zone these days, in regards to legalising and decriminalising marijuana, both medicinally and recreationally here in the Bahamas.
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Richardson: ‘It’s sad for the fans’
While he’s only suiting up as a first base coach nowadays, Antoan Richardson, the sixth of seven Bahamian professional baseball players to play in Major League Baseball, said he can’t wait for the return of the game, if only for the sake of the fans.
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Richardson and Giants set for ‘instant playoff classic’
No matter whether you’re a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Francisco Giants, first base coach Antoan Richardson said he’s hoping the Bahamian public will throw their support behind his Giants in one half of the National League Divisional Series.
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Don’t ‘reinvent the wheel’ over Abaco mega project
An Abaco realtor yesterday queried why the Government was “reinventing the wheel” with new multi-million dollar resort projects when existing ones were for sale at a fraction of these sums.
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With tourism, we're onto something positive
Several exciting things have been announced in the Bahamian tourism industry and more are in the pipe line, so to speak.
