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THE BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE... THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

By Rev. Sebastian Campbell

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GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% net access

GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said

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Wall Street: Bahamas off 2.5% growth target

Wall Street believes the Bahamas has failed to meet projected economic growth targets for 2012, a leading rating agency finding that GDP expansion is set com

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Port to be Bahamas’ ‘Sydney Opera House’

The winning Nassau cruise port bidder yesterday said it aims to increase passenger spending by more than 100 percent and transform the entire city into a “worldwide brand”.

CAJGC: Bahamas looks to improve on 6th place

THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s team at the 2017 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships teed off competition yesterday at the St Andrews Golf Club in Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago and looks to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish.

Bahamian banker’s life ban on $17m collapse

A well-known Bahamian banker has been barred for life from the securities industry over the “conflicts of interest” and client losses involved in his broker/dealer’s $17m collapse.

EDITORIAL: Nothing should be kept from the Bahamian people

WE agree with a statement made by Dioniso D’Aguilar last year that CTFE was an “unsuitable investment for the Bahamas.” In fact, we would go so far as to say that no touristic investment — particularly with casinos attached and having the remotest connection with Macau — should be considered desirable for the Bahamas.

BISX micro tier ‘not necessarily money making’

THE Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has admitted its planned micro-listing tier will be a loss-maker during its infant years, but believes the facility is essential to “bring the entrepreneurial spirit” into this nation.

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Jones and Liberty beat Aces 94-85

New York tightens up race for top seed in the WNBA playoffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 25 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 94-85 last night in the final regular-season meeting between the teams.

Sports in brief

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Bell concerned by rapes spike

STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell yesterday stood by his earlier comments that there has been a recent spike in rapes, but insisted that Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade was correct when he told reporters that the overall reported cases of the crime are down.

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‘Structural vulnerabilities’ weigh on robust growth

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) yesterday forecast Bahamian economic growth for 2024 will fall back to historical trends at 1.8 percent as it warned that such levels, together with “structural vulnerabilities”, weigh on improved credit ratings.

BPL hikes ‘blow up’ Abaco living costs

Abaco business owners yesterday revealed their electricity costs more than doubled in just one month as Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel cost recovery strategy consumes an ever-increasing share of corporate cash flows.

Probe found 'no wrong doing' on $5m water deal

A probe into complaints over a $5m contract awarded to BHM Company (Bahamas Hot Mix) found “no wrong doing”, a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) executive said yesterday. Daniel Best, its director of projects, defended the $28.5m Water Supply Improve

EDITORIAL: Don’t blame your foolish decisions on God

IN OUR March 13 editorial we made an error that our readers – always on the ball– were quick to let us know about!

'Common sense prevails' over GB Power approval

INVESTMENT bankers yesterday hailed the Government’s approval of the Grand Bahama Power Company buy-out as “common sense prevailing” to the wider capital markets’ benefit.Anthony Ferguson, CFAL’s principal, told Tribune Business it was vital for this

Prayer for the nation

The great I am that I am, we the people of this Bahamaland exalt and lift up your name on high. We magnify and glorify your name above all names.Yahweh, our lord, you are our rock and fortress and deliverer; our only God, our strength, in whom we wil

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500 remain in shanty towns ahead of demolition

AS the July 31 eviction deadline approaches, some 500 residents are believed to remain in shanty towns set for demolition in the capital, The Tribune was told.

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Baha Mar Cup to feature Gauff and Roddick

LEGENDARY retired tennis player Mark Knowles has announced plans for the first of the Baha Mar Cup at Baha Mar that will feature some of the top-notch players including American rising young star Coco Gauff and veteran Andy Roddick.

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Illnesses in children being monitored after signs rare disease could be linked to coronavirus

HEALTH officials are “actively” searching for signs of inflammatory illnesses among children who tested positive for COVID-19 after international reports have revealed that a rare disease found in children could be linked to the virus. The New York