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Customs staf trying blackmail

Customs staf trying blackmail EDITOR, The Tribune. I listened with keen interest to remarks made by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in Exuma over the weekend (March 3-4) concerning the industrial unrest in the Customs and Immigration Departments at the

Customs staf trying blackmail

Customs staf trying blackmail EDITOR, The Tribune. I listened with keen interest to remarks made by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in Exuma over the weekend (March 3-4) concerning the industrial unrest in the Customs and Immigration Departments at the

Customs staf trying blackmail

Customs staf trying blackmail EDITOR, The Tribune. I listened with keen interest to remarks made by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in Exuma over the weekend (March 3-4) concerning the industrial unrest in the Customs and Immigration Departments at the

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Bahamas ends Rio Olympics on the podium

RIO de Janeiro, Brazil: The team of Alonzo Russell, Michael Mathieu, Steven Gardiner and Chris 'Fireman' Brown held on to nip Belgium for the bronze medal behind the United States' gold and Jamaica's silver in the final of the men's 4 x 400 metre relay on Saturday night.

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Bahamian men terrified of the dreaded finger

Dr Greggory Pinto, a Bahamian urologist and laparoscopic surgeon from the Surgical Suite, answers the question of a concerned potential patient. Q: “Dr Pinto, I am a semi-retired, 62-year-old Bahamian male and I must admit that fear has kept me from

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'Bank refused to serve me because I wore a cap'

A veteran police officer claims he was denied service and not allowed to access his pension at the Bank of The Bahamas (BOB) in Freeport for refusing to take off his cap when asked by a teller. Retired Superintendent James Blatch said he was told at

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Hitmen walk away with title

SOME things are worth waiting for. Just ask Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen manager Darren Stevens and his ace pitcher Alcott Forbes.

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Thomas back in 'tip-top shape'

Former world champion Donald Thomas is back in tip-top shape.

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Senior officer speaks out after policeman is shot

A DETAINEE hell bent on escaping police custody will attack a policeman if he stands in the way of his liberty, a senior policeman said yesterday.

Miller: Baha Mar 'no problem' for BEC when it comes on stream

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) will have “no problem at all” meeting electricity demand once the Baha Mar mega resort comes on stream, its executive chairman telling The Tribune that it was “not probable or possible” for any firm to reduce the cost of energy in the country by 50-60 per cent.

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Wilson: 'It was a good year to grow'

COACH Ronald Cartwright feels that if Jamal Wilson can improve on his approach to the bar, he can become a legitimate global high jumper. Wilson, the 31-year-old national champion, has been one of the Bahamas’ premier jumpers and is coming off a dis

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Union chief claims BPL hired 50 foreign workers

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard claimed yesterday that around 50 non-Bahamians were set to be brought on at Bahamas Power and Light in the aftermath of 314 workers receiving voluntary separation packages.Expressing his anger a

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A COMIC'S VIEW: What a time to be alive

The year 2018 is turning out to be quite an eye opening experience for Bahamian voters who overwhelmingly brought the current Minnis administration to power in 2017. It’s a time to witness the same leaders in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Depu

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Will Debbie go for another sprint double?

LONDON, England — Every year as she approaches another Olympic Games, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie indicates that she’s only going to concentrate on her specialty, the women’s 200 metres.

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Comets flying high

They fell short of stopping St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine’s bid to regain their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) junior boys’ basketball title, but the Queen’s College Comets made sure that the St John’s Giants didn’t ruin their parade as they retained their senior boys’ title.

Delay over $100 millionfraud ruling

Delay over $100 millionfraud ruling By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAGISTRATE delayed her ruling in a $100 million attempted fraud case yesterday to inquire from Supt Elliston Rahming why prison officers disobeyed

Don't get too excited, Andros residents told

A CHAMBER of Commerce president is urging Andros residents to wait for more definitive details surrounding the proposed North Andros “free trade zone” project before coming to a conclusion on the potential development, which promises thousands of job

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BOWLINGCITY BOWLING LEAGUEDerrick Burrows of the Asurewin Pocket Pleasers was the most valuable player of the City Bowling League with a 648 high three game set on Monday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre.David Slat

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Arthur Clarke 'loved and accepted' for who he was

ARTHUR Clarke, self proclaimed as “the greatest” Bahamian boxer, was considered a “no-nonsense”, pompous, arrogant and confident person, whom you “loved and accepted” for who he was.Clarke, 60, was funeralised on Saturday at The Voice of Deliverance

SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei