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Darrell Sears Showcase highlights our best talent

THE Darrell Sears Showcase continues to be a staple on the Bahamas’ basketball calendar and gains recognition by showcasing the best talent the country has to offer.

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Grand Bahama pig farm being held up over bureaucratic process

THE developer behind a major pig farm project in Grand Bahama says it is being held up by bureaucratic licensing and registration.

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Halkitis: We don't yet know size of the country's deficit

DESPITE comments by the chairman of the PLP, the government has yet to determine a "ball-park figure" of the country's budget deficit, State Finance Minister Michael Halkitis said yesterday.

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Clubs & Societies July 7th, 2023

There will a fun run walk on Saturday, July 15. This event is part of a series of events for the Dr Moses C Norman Jr Leadership conference for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. The conference is being held in Nassau from July 13-16.

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Cuban men climbed wall at detention centre

IMMIGRATION Director William Pratt yesterday called Saturday’s escape of three Cuban men from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre an “eye opener” and said his department is now looking into ways to “better secure the facility” to prevent future incidents.

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Day three with no new cases

DESPITE increased testing for COVID-19, the country has not recorded new cases of the disease for three days in a row.

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35 doctors get warm welcome into their new lives

ELIZABETH Turner, daughter of attorney Edward Turner and former leader of the opposition Loretta Butler-Turner, has successfully completed her course of study in medicine. She graduated this past weekend from the University of the West Indies School

A perfect storm fuelled by a game of dare on oil prices

The coronavirus is now infecting and killing a growing number of people across the globe, with an increasing number of countries imposing draconian containment measures that are severely impacting the economic growth prospects of the world’s economy.

Time to celebrate life of Bahamian cultural icon Moxey

A WEEK-LONG cultural festival is set for next month to honour the memory of Bahamian icon and politician Edmund Moxey.Shanendon Cartwright, executive chairman of the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority, said Moxey was a “cultural icon”

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Under-40s slow to get vaccine

THERE is a low uptake in vaccinations among people under 40 compared to the older population, according to health data.

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Boat show sparks '10 times' 2012 interest

A BAHAMIAN boat/yacht broker expects the “fantastic” turnout at the weekend’s PalmCay Boat Show will translate into significant sales over the next few months, telling Tribune Business the 2013 version generated ‘10 times’ the amount of interest compared to last year.

Fat melting fruit - a help to weight loss

THERE are countless weight loss products, systems and fad diets on the market, making the one claim boasting quick weight loss.

Eco-fishing camp signs up as a new partner with Save the Bays

THE advocacy group Save The Bays has gained another partner.

Politics as monarch changes

Such a short time ago we lost our Sovereign Queen - Queen of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas - monarchists will mourn anti-monarchists will see an opportunity to lobby - push for the removal of the Sovereign as Head of State to a Democratic Republic like the majority of the Commonwealth of Nations.

GB ‘is famous for pipeline projects’

A Grand Bahama businessman yesterday said the island is “famous for having things in the pipeline” and he will believe the Grand Lucayan has been sold when he sees it.

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Pitch your tourism idea

THE government will extend an invitation for Bahamians to pitch new tourism products to the cruise industry next month, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday.

Mexicans group front runner for GB casino

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday the Government was viewing a Mexican group as the front-runner to become the new casino operator at the Memories Grand Bahama Beach and Casino Resort.

Palm Cay adds 20 jobs with eatery

Palm Cay, the real estate development on New Providence’s southeastern coast, has added 20 jobs through completion of its Marina & Beach Club.

Freeport call centre eyes up to 600 jobs

A Freeport-based call centre set to open this fall yesterday suggested it could createup to 600 jobs, although it will start with 100 or one-sixth of that amount.

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Tourism’s ‘perfect storm’ closing on pre-COVID

Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to be enjoying “the perfect storm” via a record booking pace that will see it exceed pre-COVID business levels by 2023 at latest, with one hotelier saying: “I think we’re back.”