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Team named for CONCACAF girls' U-15 championship

THE Bahamas Football Association has released the names of the players selected to represent the Bahamas at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football 2018 CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship.The tournament, sche

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Business advice is a free gift

While studying for my MBA at the University of Liverpool, I was introduced to a variety of celebrated business names.

Super Value chief eyes 2/3 VAT collection slash

Super Value’s owner yesterday predicted that the supermarket chain’s VAT take will be slashed by two-thirds once the “breadbasket” food exemptions take effect on August 1.Rupert Roberts, pictured, told Tribune Business that the government will have t

Gov't in 'tug of war' with freight, cruise industries

The Government’s plan to introduce a “mandatory tug boat fee” has been met with furious opposition from commercial shippers and cruise lines, amid fears it will further undermine Nassau’s competitiveness.Michele Paige, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise As

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RESULTS: Barracuda Swim Club/Atlantic Medical Invitational

• Here’s a look at the individual performances of the Barracuda Swim Club’s Atlantic Medical Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend:

THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Retain clients based on what's right for them

Whether you are a freelancer or part of a company, convincing and keeping clients is an art all by itself. But sometimes it is hard to make clients approve a design based on goals, not their personal opinion or taste.

Over-the-Hill revival to aid 'informal economy' shrink

The Government’s proposed Over-the-Hill revitalisation could have the “unintended consequence” of regularising many firms operating in the informal economy, a top official said yesterday. Dr Nicola Virgill-Rolle, head of the government’s economic pla

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OFFICIAL RESULTS: Gunite/Swift Swimming Heptathlon

• Here’s a look at the results of the Swift Swimming’s 2017 Gunite Pools/Swift Swimming Heptathlon Meet held on Friday and Saturday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex:

The virtue of full circle economics

The article today is not sales related as in selling a product or service, but how buying locally vs. foreign affects ALL of us.

Web shops: Banks 'fell down big time'

WEB shops have filled the money transfer void because commercial banks “fell down big time”, a Chamber of Commerce director is arguing. Roderick Simms, chair of the Chamber’s Family Island division, told Tribune Business that the banks failed to pro

David Beckham leads LA Galaxy to MLS title

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, California (AP) -- David Beckham thrust the shiny silver trophy above his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates' heads, and a sold-out stadium roared for its hometown team through a blizzard of confetti. Although Beckham's

New quarantine rules 'will deter everybody'

Bahamian marina and private aviation operators yesterday warned that imposing a 14-day mandatory quarantine on their clients will “hurt a lot when they cancel and don’t show up”.Peter Maury, the Association of Bahamas Marinas’ (ABM) president, told T

MICHELLE MILLER: How's Your Relationship With Money?

STRONG, healthy relationship skills are a potent currency for personal effectiveness. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you find yourself, having quality relationship skills are essential to a fulfilling life experience.

'We really came together as a team'

'We really came together as a team' By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net It's hard to fathom that, at the age of 41, Mark Knowles is still finding a way to win men's doubles titles on the ATP tour. But teaming up with Xavier M

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Arianna defends 100 free title

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net Just as she went in during her freshman year, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace will leave Auburn University as a senior having made a lasting impression on the Tige

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Thomas, Wilson 6th and 9th in high jump

It wasn’t what was expected for Donald Thomas and Jamal Wilson as they finished in ties for sixth and ninth respectively in the men’s high jump during the first day of competition at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.Competing as the first two of t

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Design your lifestyle - Friendship

Victoria Sarne continues her examination of life-changing moments and daily challenges. I was thinking about the nature of friendship, the different forms it takes and what it has meant to me in my life. I have a woman friend who lives in Canada and

Copyright woes 'soon dealt with'

The Copyright Royalties Tribunal’s chairman yesterday said the issue of outstanding payments owed to foreign rights holders would “not be outstanding for very much longer”, with Tribune Business obtaining documents showing his predecessor sought to use URCA to “pressure” Cable Bahamas over the issue.

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'Can URCA approve Cable's 27% price rise in Freeport?'

Questions were yesterday raised over whether the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) could approve a 27 per cent rise in Cable Bahamas’ SuperBasic price in Freeport, given that a 2011 Supreme Court ruling found the regulator could not levy fees on the company’s Internet earnings in that city.

Don't underestimate those US presidents

Richard Coulson in his Business Bites opinion piece said that only two US presidents were chronic womanisers: Bill Clinton and Jack Kennedy.