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'Charge parents for child's crimes'

PARENTS should be charged before the courts and held responsible for their children's illegal activities, DNA Leader Branville McCartney said yester

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New Year's Day goal for vacation rental taxation

THE Government plans to tax the vacation rental business from New Year’s Day 2019, with Airbnb having agreed to collect and remit levies on properties it markets to the Treasury.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured (top), minister of tourism and aviation, to

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Men's national volleyball team needs about $7,000

THE Bahamas Volleyball Federation men’s national team, still basking in their success as the champions of the Caribbean Volleyball Championships in the US Virgin Islands earlier this year, are in desperate need of about $7,000 to travel to the first round of the 2014 World Qualifying Tournament.

Online platform to eliminate 'job gaps'

A TOP private sector representative yesterday hailed an online platform to match employers with job seekers as helping to reducing unemployment by eliminating information gaps between the two.Edison Sumner, pictured, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce a

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Midnight 10k fun run/walk charityroad race winners take the spotlight

FOR the second consecutive year, the Roadmasters Running Club showed its support for a local charity by hosting its Midnight 10-kilometre fun run/walk charity road race.The event got started at Arawak Cay at midnight on Thursday, travelled to the rou

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Ethan transforms overweight body into competitive body building machine

STRUGGLING with being overweight for many years, Ethan Quant was uncomfortable in his skin and unhappy with his body.

Bimini businesses hit by new Resorts World cruising schedule

Several Bimini business owners yesterday said Resorts World’s new cruising schedule, which has seen its vessel pull out of Port Everglades and revert to sailing from Miami, in what the company has called a “repositioning” to two-night cruises, has caused a fall-off in business levels.

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'Fireman' postpones meet until next April

INSTEAD of going to Grand Bahama, Chris 'Fireman' Brown has decided to holf off his initial Invitational Track and Field Classic and is now expected to stage it at the new Thomas A Robinson Stadium next year.

Local bars to become 'foreign cities' as part of beer promotion

“CHEERS, Heineken for one year!” – Those were the words read by three lucky men as they popped the bottle cap.

SCOTT FARRINGTON: Targeted hirings give better sales

Systems check, countdown for launch begins in T minus eight steps. Last week I wrote about maintaining a high level of service, and promised I would then drill down and outline some basic steps to implementation.

Strikers boxing club officially opens

Ronn Rodgers, a product of the Champion Amateur Boxing Club, has returned home and decided to make his contribution to the development of the sport by opening his own boxing club.

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Debbie takes assistant coach job with Golden Eagles

FOR the past 26 years, sprinter Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie has enjoyed her role as a representative for the Bahamas, winning a medal in just about every international track and field meet that she has competed in.

Freeport failing to reach full potential

FREEPORT is failing to reach its potential in attracting a “full spectrum” of businesses in its bid become a true logistics/distribution hub, a Nassau businessman and leading private sector executive said yesterday, urging the Government and the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) to “put your money where your mouth is”.

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Sands hired as assistant track and field coach

Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands, preparing for the completion of his athletic career, is now the latest Bahamian to secure a track and field coaching job in the United States. Sands, the most decorated Bahamian triple jumper, has been named as an assistant c

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Port's confidence boost in COVID-19 'darkest stages'

The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday said the $250m cruise port developer’s decision to push ahead will provide a major confidence boost in “the darkest stages” of COVID-19.Charles Klonaris told Tribune Business that despite the

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PLP: Hospital changes a step in the right direction

PLANS by the government to have the “legacy challenges” of the Accident and Emergency Department at Princess Margaret Hospital addressed this term were applauded yesterday by Shadow Minister of Health Dr Michael Darville, who called it “a step in the

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Art and sole: 12-year-old girl finds creative way to recycle flip flops

When 10-year-old Naima Nixon picked up a pair of discarded flip flops off the beach in Exuma, she found a way to do more than clean up her surroundings – she found a new and unique canvas to paint her world.“I was walking on the beach about three ye

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Justin eager to shine at Junior Olympics

Justin Roberts is fast becoming a household name on the International Tennis Federation’s junior circuit.

Shaunae speeds into final

By BRENT STUBBS

Gov't urged to 'look carefully' at manufacturing's survival

Gov't urged to 'look carefully' at manufacturing's survival By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A leading Bahamian bottled water manufacturer yesterday urged the Government to "look very carefully at how we can survi