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EDITORIAL: Focus on crime, Commissioner, not on yourself
THERE is a certain jarring difference between the topics that the Commissioner of Police, Clayton Fernander, is choosing to address and the issues on the street.
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IDB: Road overruns 'exceed expectations'
The size of the $239 million New Providence Road Improvement Project’s cost overruns “exceed usual expectations”, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has admitted, agreeing that Bahamian contractor capacity needs to be assessed when drawing up major infrastructure contracts.
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Gov't urged to 'look carefully' at manufacturing's survival
Gov't urged to 'look carefully' at manufacturing's survival By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A leading Bahamian bottled water manufacturer yesterday urged the Government to "look very carefully at how we can survi
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Pope breaks silence over Vatileaks scandal
Pope breaks silence over Vatileaks scandal By The Associated Press Pope Benedict XVI broke his silence Wednesday over the leaked documents scandal that has convulsed the Vatican, saying he was saddened by the betrayal but grateful to those aides who wor
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Sands urges caution over lifting COVID restrictions
WITH the emergence of new and more infectious COVID-19 strains, Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands says the government must not become overly eager when easing additional restrictions and instead take a more cautious approach.
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Simeon Alonzo Cox
Funeral Service for Simeon Alonzo Cox of Hanna Road, Kool Acres age 85 who died on October 27th , 2018 will be held on Saturday November 17, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Commonwealth Baptist Church, Commonwealth Blvd., Elizabeth Estates. Officiating …
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January visitor numbers up 166 percent over last year’s figures
NEARLY one million visitors arrived in The Bahamas in January, representing a 166 percent increase when compared to the same period last year, Tourism Minister Chester Cooper revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.
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Nassau/PI resorts enjoy 112% room revenue rise
Leading Nassau/Paradise Island resorts have revealed that 2022’s room revenue more than doubled year-over-year as the industry benefited from the post-COVID travel rebound.
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Maryanna Hepburn Stubbs
Funeral service for Sis. Maryanna "Mama" Hepburn Stubbs, 85 a resident of Orange Creek, Andros & formerly of Dumfries, Cat Island will be held at The Remnant Tabernacle of Praise, Carmichael Road, on Saturday 27th September, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. …
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Mariettha Maria Deveaux
Funeral Service for Mariettha Maria Deveaux age 85 of Talbot Street and formerly of Hard Hill, Acklins will be held on Saturday October 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Rev. …
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Mabel Elsie Cox-Ferguson
Funeral Service for Mabel Elsie Cox-Ferguson, age 85 of Lincoln Blvd., and formerly of Snug Corner, Acklins who died on August 7th 2016 will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating …
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Cruise port targeting 4.5m arrivals in 2024
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday predicted that the facility will receive around 4.5m passengers in 2024, representing around a 12.5 percent increase on arrivals projected for the upcoming year.
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SARAH FORBES nee BULLARD
Funeral Service for SARAH FORBES nee BULLARD, age 68 years of #85 Seahawk Cay, Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at The Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King, East Atlantic Drive and Pioneer’s …
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Businesses suffer 15-30% energy cost increases
MAJOR Bahamas-based businesses yesterday said that have seen electricity costs surge as much as 15-30 per cent year-over-year during 2012 to-date, one telling Tribune Business the issue was the "biggest deterrent" to getting into - and running - a company.
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Call for immediate ceasefire
JOINING the voices of non-governmental organisations, feminist movements, and activists all over the world, Equality Bahamas calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel.
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Crime has damaged reputation
The high crime rate, robberies, murders and rapes has ruined the international image and reputation of the Bahamas as a safe place for American, Canadian and European tourists to travel, because, in my opinion, of the failure of Prime Minister Philip Davis and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe to reduce crimes, robberies, murders and rapes in The Bahamas. My warnings, prophecy and predictions have now come true - on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the US State Department issued a warning to its American citizens about the Bahamas’ high crime rate, robberies, murders and rapes.
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Unrighteous Palacious
In the interest of fair play, the Venerable Archdeacon James Palacious needs to join Richard Lightbourn in the penalty box for his recent insensitive public outburst.
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EDITORIAL: Trump polls rise despite poor leadership
The image of American President Donald Trump that seems universal is of him with a self-satisfied, smug smirk on his face. But as he careens carelessly around issues about which he studiously refuses to inform himself, he continues to threaten America’s place and standing in the world.
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Minnis wants solar homes for everyone
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says his vision for The Bahamas is that every home becomes self-sustaining power stations with the use of solar technology.
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Tax breaks renewal ‘definition of insanity’
An ex-deputy prime minister yesterday likened the blanket five-year renewal of all tax breaks under the City of Nassau Revitalisation Act as akin to “the definition of insanity”.
