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Let's talk about Arawak, why not Clifton?

Let's talk about Arawak, why not Clifton? "LET'S TALK about the new container port at Arawak Cay," was Opposition leader Perry Christie's invitation to his supporters at Clifford Park Friday night. In this column today, we shall take Mr Christie up on hi

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Ole Miss Rebels set for trip to Bahamas

After coming off a 10-point loss in their last game, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin hopes to get her Ole Miss Lady Rebels back on track tonight before they make their return trek to The Bahamas for another Thanksgiving tournament.

Gov’t yet to decide over Abaco ports

A CABINET minister yesterday said the Government has yet to make a final decision on the two proposals it received to operate and manage North Abaco’s port.

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‘FOOD AID VITAL FOR SIX MORE MONTHS’: Network boss warns thousands still need help as cut-off nears

BAHAMAS Feeding Network Executive Director Phillip Smith said he hopes the government will invest another $26m in the National Food Distribution Task Force’s programme so that the initiative could be extended to the end of September.

Mobile data usage up 30% pts in 2017

Mobile broadband penetration jumped by 30 percentage points inside one year, it was revealed yesterday, with four out of every five Bahamians using the product by year-end 2017.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), unveiling its

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Bastian invited to showcase

After missing out on his first opportunity to secure a major division one basketball scholarship, Lathaniel Bastian is hoping that his dream comes true this time around.

‘Serious money’ need for renewable energy

The Bahamas needs “serious money” to reverse a “less than mediocre” renewable energy performance that has been “trumpted as ‘big strides’”, an industry executive is arguing.

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INSIGHT: What do Bahamians know about cllimate change?

INTERNATIONAL experts consider The Bahamas to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, but what do Bahamians know about this issue?

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'Web shops will have a Christmas party but hate to pay their staff a decent salary'

MORE than 1,000 trade disputes were filed with the Department of Labour in 2018, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the Senate. In total, 1,207 disputes were filed. Labour Director John Pinder later told

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Jones posts double in Foxes’ victory

FOLLOWING a break in competition for national team play at the FIBA Eurobasket 2021 Qualifiers, Jonquel Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes began FIBA Euroleague play this week and continued their dominance in the region.

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San Salvador and Rum Cay residents learn from Joaquin and head for shelters

THE devastation caused by Hurricane Joaquin last year has given residents in San Salvador and Rum Cay all the motivation they need to evacuate homes, according to the administrator for both islands, Gilbert Kemp, who told The Tribune on Wednesday afternoon there has been very good response to relocating to shelters to ride out Hurricane Matthew.

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Jones posts 6th double-double of season

(AP) – BAHAMIAN WNBA star Jonquel Jones scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and five steals but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 yesterday.

At least 30 illegal immigrants detained

OFFICIALS on Abaco apprehended at least 30 illegal Haitian immigrants after their vessel ran aground on the island yesterday, Immigration Director William Pratt said.

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Super Value chief's 'not given up' on Harbour Bay lease

Super Value's president has "not given up hope" that he could yet take over the former City Markets' lease at the Harbour Bay Shopping Centre, telling

THE OFFICIAL RESULTS: GSSSA’s 24th Annual Senior Track & Field Meet

• RESULTS of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s 24th Annual Senior Track & Field Meet are as follows:

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New faces, same story

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The re-elected Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, wanted to calm the markets and settle the Turkish currency crisis with the new finance minister, Mehmet Şimşek. But the plan did not work, and the lira hit a new record low on Friday last week.

Greed and double dipping

Last week, my friends came to visit me from the USA for a week of fun in The Bahamas.

Minister's $90m fish exports double 'goal'

A CABINET minister yesterday said he had set himself the “goal” of doubling the Bahamas’ annual $90 million fisheries exports.Renward Wells, minister of agriculture and marine resources, said fisheries exports - $70 million of which are spiny lobster

Start of JBLN season postponed until Jan 20

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that they will postpone the start of their 2018 season on Saturday until Saturday, January 20 due to the extenuating circumstances and anticipated weather issues.League commissioner Jeff Albury has a

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Two arrested over drugs, gun

TWO men were arrested after they were found with an illegal gun and marijuana, police said. Shortly before 11pm, officers from Operation Team, acting on information, searched a home at Lewis Street, off Market Street and found a 20 gauge shotgun wit