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'Public must stop hiding criminals'

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday, crime and murders would be significantly lower if "members of the public would stop cloaking criminals".

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Bahamian firms urged to exploit US funding

SMALL business loans represented 87 per cent of the US Export-Import Bank's $33 billion credit portfolio last year, a senior US embassy official said yesterday, urging Bahamian companies to take advantage of its programmes to access additional capital for their enterprises.

Restaurant crowdfunder targeting $2.4m in sales

A restaurant entrepreneur yesterday said he is targeting $2.4m in total sales for 2023 as he mulls opening a third location on Carmichael Road.

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3PA Stallions’ Jasmine Mackey in games’ limelight

COACH Cedricka Rolle feels now that quarter-miler Jasmine Mackey has broken the mantle as the first 3PA Stallions Track and Field Club member to make the CARIFTA Games team, she envisions that others will be inspired to follow suit.

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Unlawful detention cases reduced to zero says AG

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said he met the government on the hook for $1m damages for unlawful immigration detention practices arising from “eight to ten” lawsuits when he took office.

Donation to help buy septic tanks for Sweeting’s Cay

THE Grand Bahama Rotary Disaster Relief Committee received a donation from the Bahamas Real Estate Association to help acquire septic tanks for rebuilt and renovated homes on Sweeting’s Cay.

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Golden Eagles vs Bruins in Battle 4 Atlantis finale

The championship game for the 2022 Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis will feature a pair of undefeated teams and a tournament filled with upsets sets the stage for an exciting finish this afternoon at the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena.

Fighting back nematodes

Fighting back nematodes By Gardener Jack Perhaps as you are reading this someone who has been gardening for a year or two is discovering that one of his promising tomato plants is wilting. This is puzzling because the plants were watered well. The gard

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How to begin working on your dream (Part 2)

Most of us are conditioned to believe that hard work is the key to surviving the week. If we do not sweat, make up our faces or run around like a lost chicken day after day, we do not feel as though we have put in a good day's work.

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BTC to complete Abaco cell overhaul in mid-May

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is set to complete its wireless system overhaul on Abaco and the northern Bahamas by mid-May, giving customers improved cellular service, including faster speeds for downloads and browsing on smart phones.

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'Arawak Cay scandal? Clifton would have cost more'

THE FNM branded PLP leader Perry Christie's comments on the container port relocation unfounded and "hypocritical".

PM says FNM support saved tourism in Grand Bahama

PM says FNM support saved tourism in Grand Bahama By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said Grand Bahama's tourism industry would have collapsed in 2010 without the support of t

SAFA: FIFA TO LOOK AT WORLD CUP WARMUP FIX CLAIMS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- FIFA will move quickly to investigate allegations that international friendlies in South Africa were fixed in the buildup to the 2010 World Cup, the country's football association said yesterday. One of the suspicious games is believed

Ashton Butler in cross-state rivalry

Ashton Butler in cross-state rivalry BAHAMIAN baseball standout Ashton Butler bypassed his spring break trip home this week to participate in a cross-state rivalry with several top high school baseball contenders in Tampa. The Tampa play started with B

Ashton Butler in cross-state rivalry

Ashton Butler in cross-state rivalry BAHAMIAN baseball standout Ashton Butler bypassed his spring break trip home this week to participate in a cross-state rivalry with several top high school baseball contenders in Tampa. The Tampa play started with B

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Three Cubans escape from detention

THREE Cuban men escaped from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre early Saturday morning, leading Director of Immigration William Pratt to warn the public of fines up to $10,000 and a maximum prison term of five years for anyone found harbouring illegal immigrants.

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Bodybuilders bring home hardware

A three-man team of Jimmy Norius, Paul Wilson and Alberto Armbrister returned from the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Diamond Cup Caribe in the Dominican Republic on Monday with three medals.

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IDB joins with university to focus on early education

AS part of an ongoing collaboration, the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the University of The Bahamas (UB) hosted the launch of ‘Development in the Americas’ on Thursday at UB’s Harry C Moore Library Auditorium.

Nassau/PI resorts in New Year sell-out 

MAJOR Nassau/Paradise Island resorts are predicting traditionally strong occupancies over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period.

Retailers: COVID vaccine not mandatory for workers

Bahamian retailers yesterday said they will not make it mandatory for employees to become vaccinated against COVID-19 as some voiced scepticism over the merits of becoming inoculated.