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EXTRA HOMES AT LOW PRICE

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The government is actively pursuing development of an additional 100 low-income housing lots at a Freeport subdivision, Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell announced. He

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Harbour Island gallery opens exhibit with long-time friend

VISUAL ARTIST Elizabeth Berry returned to the Princess Street Gallery in Habour Island, last Wednesday, where she’s been showcasing her work for the past sixteen years.

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Carifta 'glitches' lead to some major changes for Martinique 2014

FROM media coverage, to logistics, to the format of the games themselves, a myriad of issues surrounded the Bahamas’ hosting of the 2013 BTC CARIFTA Games, causing some major changes for the meet moving forward to Martinique in 2014.

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Defence Force officer handed prestigious British scholarship

A DEFENCE Force officer has been named a recipient of a prestigious British scholarship.

$200m project in building ramp-up

Construction activity is ramping up at the $200 million Palm Cay project, whose first condominium offering is close to being 100 per cent sold.

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Cans for kids launches 'Spring Bash Collection Competition'

THE non-profit organisation Cans for Kids is announcing its first “Spring Bash Collection Competition”.

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Hilton bids put Bahamas 'back in play' on FDI

THE MINISTER of State for Investments has confirmed “multiple offers” have been made to acquire downtown Nassau’s British Colonial Hilton hotel, proving that the Bahamas was “back in play” in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).

Travelling a downhill path

Please help me with this, where do Bahamians get 400 million dollars to gamble with in the webshops? Is this money coming from tourism? Or foreign investors? Or is this money already in the country? If it is already here, then government has already got their cut.

What to know about parkinson's disease

MANY countries around the world, including the Bahamas, are celebrating Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month in April.

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'One Love Getaway' brings gospel hip hop show to the Bahamas

ALTHOUGH hip hop music tends to get a bad rap, the genre was used to promote all that is good and positive during the Holy Hip Hop show held last week.

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WORLD OF SHARKS HOLDS NO FEAR FOR STUDENTS

At CV Bethel High School, HO Nash, Aquinas and Thelma Gibson, a marine scientist from Stony Brook University and Marcia Musgrove, BREEF’s Outreach Manager and National Eco-Schools Coordinator - a position made possible by The Moore Charitable Foundation - opened students’ eyes to the world of sharks. The first task: diminishing their fear of the large marine predator.

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P.S.A. lawyer drafting letter to government asking for payment

THE Police Staff Association is asking the government for $16.4m in overtime pay for officers who worked the extended 12-hour shift in late 2013 and early 2014, The Tribune has learned.

Junior basketball stars take on Panama challenge

The senior men and women national basketball teams have dominated the country’s focus recently at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships, but the best junior basketball players in the Bahamas are set to take centre stage next week against international competition.

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A new home at last

A YEAR after losing everything to Hurricane Dorian, Abaco resident Bernice Brown can now live comfortably in her new home thanks to Good Samaritans.

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NPSA to 'play ball' with new and improved teams, facilities

THE sound of "play ball" will ring out Saturday night as the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) kicks off its 2012 season under new management with an improvement to the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

Consumers urged: Take charge of energy reform

Renewable energy advocates are urging Bahamian consumers to “take charge” of their consumption and become more “independent” if they are to lower costs and be more environmentally-friendly. Philip Feller, general manager of SuperGreen Solutions, spea

Drogba takes Chelsea into Champions League last 16

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With Chelsea's Champions League progress secured with a ruthless victory over Valencia, Andre Villas-Boas had the confidence -- after weeks of pent-up frustration -- to take on his critics. The manager declared

Drogba takes Chelsea into Champions League last 16

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With Chelsea's Champions League progress secured with a ruthless victory over Valencia, Andre Villas-Boas had the confidence -- after weeks of pent-up frustration -- to take on his critics. The manager declared

Drogba takes Chelsea into Champions League last 16

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- With Chelsea's Champions League progress secured with a ruthless victory over Valencia, Andre Villas-Boas had the confidence -- after weeks of pent-up frustration -- to take on his critics. The manager declared