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ROYAL WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS

RBC Royal Bank welcomed more than 1,800 outstanding RBC employees and their guests to The Bahamas on Friday, providing a welcome boost to the local economy. The RBC group travelled to Nassau aboard the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship as part of an RBC pe

Gun Point base to open later this year

THE new base being developed at Gun Point in Ragged Island will allow the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to maintain a constant presence on the Great Bahama Bank, Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said. The base is expected to become operational

Social media the key to business award win

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net DESPITE the struggling economy in Freeport, two businesses are enjoying outstanding success. The owners were both named Entrepreneur of the Year in recognition of their ability to buck

Murder jury ready

Murder jury ready BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A Supreme Court jury was empanelled on Monday in the murder trial of Coletor Johnson and Glinton Louis, but the matter was adjourned to allow defence

Santorum's near win

EDITOR, The Tribune. US Republican presidential nominee Rick Santorum is surging in the polls because he is militantly pro-life, morally consistent and politically courageous - just what America needs. The foundation of America's problems is not the econ

ROBBERS STRIKE AT FERRY BOAT

FREEPORT - Ferry Boat operators were robbed of cash by two armed masked men at the dock in McLean's Town in East End, Grand Bahama. The culprits fired a shot in the air as they escaped in a stolen getaway vehicle, which was later recovered by police in b

MARKETPLACE EVENT TO BRING EXTRA BUSINESS

MARKETPLACE EVENT TO BRING EXTRA BUSINESS AN "enormous" volume of tourism business will be done in the Bahamas when Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association hosts Marketplace 2012 in Nassau and Paradise Island. The annual conference, which begins on Janua

KIOSKS TO BE ADDED TO CHURCHILL SQUARE

KIOSKS TO BE ADDED TO CHURCHILL SQUARE FREEPORT - As the Downtown Revitalisation Project nears completion, the Grand Bahama Port Authority has announced it will introduce kiosks for the sale of indigenous Bahamian products as an added attraction to the n

UNOFFICIAL JUNKANOO RESULTS

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Superstar Rockers are the unofficial winners of the 2012 Anthony "Huck" Williams New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade, with the Swingers coming in second by a near margin

Blackout at yacht club

Blackout at yacht club By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - It appears that the cost of electricity is affecting a major marina facility in the Lucaya area. The Tribune learned on Wednesday that electrici

PLP candsidate hits out at lack of tourism investment

PLP candsidate hits out at lack of tourism investment By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - PLP candidate Gregory Moss says tourism is virtually dead on Grand Bahama and the FNM government has done nothing to

Education honour for veteran

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Veteran educator Donald McCartney has been named VIP Member of Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Education Administration and Public Service. This special distinction

Education honour for veteran

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Veteran educator Donald McCartney has been named VIP Member of Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Education Administration and Public Service. This special distinction

Rural businesses shown off at Expo

Rural businesses shown off at Expo By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Larry Cartwright opened the second Agribusiness Expo in Freeport at the Goombay Park on F

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama The Jubilee Sailing Trust, a registered charity that promotes the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge of tall ship sailing, is bringing its ship, the Tenacious, to Grand Bahama. For

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama The Jubilee Sailing Trust, a registered charity that promotes the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge of tall ship sailing, is bringing its ship, the Tenacious, to Grand Bahama. For

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama The Jubilee Sailing Trust, a registered charity that promotes the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge of tall ship sailing, is bringing its ship, the Tenacious, to Grand Bahama. For

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama The Jubilee Sailing Trust, a registered charity that promotes the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge of tall ship sailing, is bringing its ship, the Tenacious, to Grand Bahama. For

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama

Sailing ship to arrive in Grand Bahama The Jubilee Sailing Trust, a registered charity that promotes the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge of tall ship sailing, is bringing its ship, the Tenacious, to Grand Bahama. For

Workshop debates human trafficking

Workshop debates human trafficking NATIONAL Security and law enforcement officials from the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States of America took part in a three-day Trafficking in Persons Workshop over the weekend. They were joined by