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Eric Wiberg – PBM Mariner seaplane sinks near Royal Island

ON the night of Wednesday, July 19, 1944, at Royal Island, North Eleuthera, Lt (jg) HL Hayes crashed while landing in a turbulent sea. No injuries to the personnel occurred, but both wing floats were torn off the plane and the starboard wing tip bounced on the bottom and finally sank in 20 feet of water. The plane was damaged beyond repair and was later surveyed.

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Just one SOE ‘can throw everything’

The Government yesterday unveiled policies to govern a near-$800m portfolio of loans and guarantees to state-owned entities, a senior official saying: “One transaction could throw everything awry.”

$500m cruise port’s ‘strict preference’ for Bahamians

The US contractor managing landside construction for Carnival’s $500m Grand Bahama cruise port has pledged to give “strict preference” to Bahamians on all work that is put out to bid.

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STATESIDE: Mike Pence’s withdrawal not likely to cause a ripple for GOP

MIKE Pence “suspended” his candidacy for next year’s presidential race over the weekend. When the former vice president exited the current GOP presidential race, Pence was in some danger of missing the cut for the next Republican debate which is set for next week. His withdrawal hardly caused a ripple.

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Top sailor Spencer making some waves

Cartwright joins coaching staff at Brown University

Top sailor Spencer Cartwright has made a name for himself on the waters and will now look to make his mark as an assistant coach for the Brown University sailing team.

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PM told that BPL fuel hedge ‘in the money’

The Prime Minister was told Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge, which his administration has sought to discredit, was “in the money” even though fuel woes “substantially ate into the benefits”.

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Softball Games prelude to Public Service Week

PUBLIC service workers enjoyed softball games at the Blue Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday morning in their leadup to full launch of their commemorative week.

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WORLD VIEW: Venezuela’s dangerous referendum - threatening peace and international law

FOR sixty years, from their entry into school, Venezuelans have been trained into believing that the Essequibo region of Guyana belongs to Venezuela. Consequently, regardless of the facts, this belief is ingrained in the Venezuelan psyche.

Elite Girls Basketball League heats up

THE action is starting to heat up in the Elite Girls Basketball League.

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PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones earns honours for October

Grand Bahama native Jonquel “JJ” Jones is The Tribune Sports’ Player of the Month for October.

Protect our access to our beaches

I thank you in advance for the space to address two issues that have dominated the headlines recently, that if not handled carefully can have devastating social consequences for this tiny island on which sits the capital of the country, financial and tourist-wise.

'Giant boost' as $600m transformational project launched at Grand Bahama Shipyard

A $600m transformational project, which will include two of the largest dry docks in the world, was launched at the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Friday, and was said to be a “giant boost” to the island’s economy, tourism and employment.

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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Regenerative agriculture - it’s a win-win situation

IN our day and age, we look around the world and see so many environmental problems, many of which seem unsolvable. It is rare to find a solution as simple and as impactful as the practice of Regenerative Agriculture.

Attorney loses appeal on ‘forged’ bank drafts

A Bahamian attorney yesterday failed to overturn the rejection of his “gross negligence” claim against Scotiabank (Bahamas) after two “fraudulent” bank drafts left his account overdrawn by $165,000.

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Elite Girls Basketball League back in action on Saturday

IN an effort to provide more opportunities for the high school players to improve their level of play before they head into international competition, Ryan Turnquest and a group of coaches have formed the Elite Girls Basketball League.

Illegality of abortion is dangerous

Some 85 years ago, a doctor in England examined a 14-year-old girl and determined that she was sufficiently developed physically to carry her pregnancy to term.

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School monitors find boy, aged 12, living in car alone

SCHOOL attendance monitors tasked with getting drop-outs back in school recently found a 12-year-old boy living alone in a car.

Govt spending over $1m to modernise and revamp website

MORE than $1m will be spent to revamp and modernise the government website, according to Wayde Watson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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Nygard to take stand in his defence in sex assault trial

FORMER fashion mogul and Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard is expected to testify in his own defence as his sex crime trial continues in Toronto, Canada.

Tribute to a good mother

My Mother and Father migrated to Canada in 1956, refugees escaping the Soviet’s punishments allotted to those who oppose Soviet tyranny wherever it may be, Russia, Eastern Europe and in their case Hungary.