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DEADLY OUTCOME WARNING OVER BAIL: ‘If I could turn back time, I wouldn’t let my brother get bail’, Monitor company details alert system for police, Carlos Reid – curfew stipulations not being enforced

IF Carlisa Davis could rewind time, she wouldn’t let her older brother get bail. Elvardo Deveaux was 19 when he allegedly killed a man on Maxwell Lane and 22 when he was fatally shot on Milton Street.

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Cyber security experts: BTC network vulnerable

Bahamas-based cyber security experts yesterday argued that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) outdated network equipment left it vulnerable to penetration by malign actors.

Seniors to take the spotlight at national schools golf tournament

THE playoff rounds in the primary division of the second annual National Schools Golf Tournament is complete.

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Country to move to next phase of re-opening

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday that the country will move today to the next phase of re-opening from the COVID-19 lockdown. He also announced that Family Islands will be gradually reopened according to zones, starting today with

Baha Mar expat staff suffer claims reverse

Baha Mar’s former expatriate staff are now at the China Export-Import Bank’s mercy, after the Supreme Court ruled their compensation claims rank below those of the project’s $2.45 billion secured creditor.Justice Ian Winder, in a June 6 verdict, rule

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NEMA accused of failing island

CROOKED Island Chief Councillor Timothy Thompson yesterday said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) “dropped the ball,” adding that the island is still awaiting rebuilding supplies like plywood and shingles nearly three weeks after Hurricane Joaquin.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Celebrating my year of mischief and mayhem in major leagues

TODAY is exactly one year that I started my new ‘big’ gig at Radio House and The Tribune.

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‘Disabled workers should keep benefit’

MEMBERS of the disabled community who can work should retain an invalidity benefit if hired to the workforce, said a member of the National Commission on Disabilities.

Surplus banking liquidity at $1.6bn

Excess liquidity in the Bahamian commercial banking system increased by $271.3 million in the year to end-July 2016, with the new $1.586 billion high illustrating the continuing difficulties in finding suitable borrowers.

NTA director fires back over $22m apprenticeship programme criticism

The National Training Agency’s (NTA) has shot down Opposition criticism that the Christie administration’s revamped $22m apprenticeship program is merely a retread of the Ingraham administration’s 52-week jobs programme, telling Tribune Business: “We have raised the standard.”

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Country’s first dengue death confirmed to be nine-year-old boy

HEALTH officials confirmed the country’s first dengue fever death since the virus’ re-emergence this year - a nine-year-old boy who died after showing symptoms of the disease.

Bain and Grants Town Cybots win title

THE Bain and Grants Town Cybots followed up their undefeated regular season with a Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) title win on Monday.

‘Challenge to survive’ even on $260 minimum wage

DESPITE the government raising the country’s minimum wage to $260, some yesterday argued that the challenge to survive remains.

FIBA Centrobasket: Team Bahamas in win column

After improving in each of their first three games played, the Bahamas junior boys’ team finally got in the win column at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships.

The Marxist Leninist neighbour

The month of June saw an uptick in the number of Cuban migrants being apprehended by Defence Force and US Coast Guard personnel.

Reflections on a tough and loving teacher

There are some people you cross paths with on your life's journey who make such an impact that it changes how you think, how you view things, how you make decisions. More times than not, those people are our teachers.

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Business destroyed by Dorian is ruined again by Nicole

MEDIOUS Edgecombe, the owner of Coopers Town Marine, is in good spirits despite his business being destroyed by Hurricane Nicole after barely recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

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‘Give a date for Straw Market’

STRAW vendors are once again calling for the government to provide a timeline on the re-opening of the Nassau Straw Market, saying it’s “unfair” that other tourism businesses are allowed to operate while their place of employment remains closed.

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‘Don’t blame the victims, blame the men who rape them’

A WOMEN’S rights advocate wants society to stop placing the blame on young vulnerable girls being lured out of their homes and becoming victims of statutory rape and hold the men responsible accountable for their actions.

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Former NBA star Fox raises concerns over oil drilling

FORMER NBA player Rick Fox has raised concerns over Bahamas Petroleum Company’s proposed oil exploration project.