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LIFE LINES: Harnessing our thoughts
Why should we try to harness our thoughts, understand them or rein them in when we are frequently told to “think things through”. Certainly we need to “think things through” objectively and in a realistic way before taking certain actions which could be either physically dangerous, risky economically or emotionally hazardous. In other words, exercising some common sense in everyday situations.
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NEMA ‘strengthening systems’ to bring help to Bahamians
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it is strengthening its organisational structure and systems to effectively bring about assistance to Bahamians impacted by Hurricane Matthew in its latest progress report.
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Nassau is bloodier than New York
EDITOR, The Tribune.
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‘Don’t waste billions’ on Andros as capital
A Freeport-based QC yesterday urged the government to “pull the trigger” on making his city The Bahamas’ future capital rather than waste “billions and billions” on moving it to Andros.
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BEC targets GB expansion
THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) executive chairman yesterday revealed it was exploring the possibility of servicing East End in Grand Bahama, adding that there was “excess” generating capacity in Abaco to do so.
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Cecil Williams
Cecil Williams age 88 a resident of Bannerman Town Eleuthera, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital Tuesday April 17th, 2018. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME, and will be announced later.
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HSBC departure 'not jurisdiction driven'
HSBC's departure from this nation is 'not jurisdiction driven at all', although 12 Bahamian jobs will be lost through the global banking giant's decision to exit a 'non-core' business by 2014.
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Random thoughts
I read with interest the Ava Turnquest report "Number First Before Casinos" although it may appear very noble for Ed Fields and Robert Sands to have the opening up of the "Number Business" decided before determining if Bahamians can join the regular folks gambling in "our" country’s casinos, perhaps they should state the real reason that those hotel operators don't want the rank and file Bahamian in the casinos that may possibly upset the visiting gamblers.
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Shantz Colebrooke
Funeral Service for the late Shantz Colebrooke age 51 years of East Wood will be held on Saturday, August 8th, 2015 at 10:00am at Trinity City of Praise Assembly, off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway. Officiating will be Apostle Ed Watson. Interment …
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Public access stairs to Cabbage Beach restored
THE public access path to Cabbage Beach is now open after months of being closed due to a collapsed stairway. Atlantis senior vice-president of public affairs Ed Fields confirmed this information to The Tribune yesterday. In January, it was reporte
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Tribune trio win press club awards
The Bahamas’ leading journalists gathered at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday night to celebrate this year’s winners and nominees in the Bahamas Press Club’s fifth annual media awards.Special honour on the night was made to Ed Bethel who received The Eti
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Brajaxba Tennis Club Jr Spring Jamboree results
THE Brajaxba Tennis Club hosted its Junior Spring Jamboree at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows over the weekend. • The following results were posted: UTR Co-Ed singles round-robin - Patrick Mactaggart, the winner with a 4-0 win-loss record; Al
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S&P downgrade a ‘wake-up call’
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) August downgrade of the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating to one notch above ‘junk’ status was “a wake up call”, not a “seismic event”.
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First VAT filings: ‘Huge discrepancies’ unlikely
The Tax Coalition’s chairman is not expecting “huge material discrepancies” between the private sector and the Government over the first Value-Added Tax (VAT) filings, although he acknowledged: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
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$20-$30M INVESTMENT AT LAST HOTEL CORP HOTEL
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An Illinois-based investor is eyeing a $20-$30 million investment during the first two phases of its plans to transform the last Hotel Corporation-owned property into an upscale boutique resort, with talks aiming
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Govt ‘strained’ by first non-profit bill
The Government would have placed increased “financial strain” upon itself had it gone through with the initial Non-Profit Organisations Bill version, sector representatives warned.
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Bahamas faces recession if US falls over ‘fiscal cliff’
The US could tip the Bahamian economy back into recession within eight months unless Washington reaches a deal by tonight to avert its so-called ‘fiscal cliff’, a former finance minister has warned.
