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Bahamas through to final as No. 1 seed

LONDON, England — One day after getting disqualified with a false start in the semifinal of the men’s 200 metres, Michael Mathieu joined Ramon Miller, Demetrius Pinder and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown in qualifying for the final of the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay tonight. Now all four men can get a chance to team up to win a medal that has eluded them in their individual events at the 2012 Olympic Games.

VAT forces dry cleaner switch to prepayment

A Bahamian dry cleaning chain yesterday said Value-Added Tax (VAT) will force it to move to a prepayment system, as it urged other businesses to start preparations and “not wait until January to figure it out”.

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Bahamian filmmaker gets behind-the-scenes glimpse of Ride Along 2

BAHAMIAN filmmaker Moya Thompson took full advantage of an opportunity to observe production of the big budget movie, Ride Along 2, and hopes one day to incorporate some of the techniques and concepts she learned on set into her own films.

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Oil price crash 'once in lifetime opportunity'

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the global oil market crash has presented The Bahamas with a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to ease the pain of the deep COVID-19 recession.Desmond Bannister, minister of works, told Tribune Business that if Bahama

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Business broker 'turns down more than I can take on'

Business broker 'turns down more than I can take on' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A Bahamas-based business broker said yesterday he had turned down more business than he was prepared to take on, telling Tribun

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Mackey: 'I always felt I was a clean athlete'

He was sidelined by a doping violation that prevented him from making his initial trip to the IAAF World Championships last year.

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No money? No problem

Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.

$2,000 prize is a sweet deal

$2,000 prize is a sweet deal IT doesn't get much sweeter than this for the grand prize winner of the Domino's Pizza and Coca Cola Sweet Deals Promotion, Bebiane Guerrier, who has walked away with $2,000 in a grand prize draw. "I thought someone was play

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DC Pratt to train in Thailand

As he continues to blaze a trail for Muay Thai in the Bahamas, DC Pratt’s path will take him to the country of the sport’s origin.

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Singers shine at festival

AS the 2014 E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival completes its first week, parents on the island of New Providence applauded the festival and the artistic opportunities it affords their children.

Haitian president's 'address'

Haitian president's 'address' EDITOR, The Tribune. I have no doubt that your paper will be bombarded with letters and comments regarding the Haitian President's recent "rally" held in Nassau reportedly with hundreds/thousands of Haitians in attendance.

Haitian president's 'address'

Haitian president's 'address' EDITOR, The Tribune. I have no doubt that your paper will be bombarded with letters and comments regarding the Haitian President's recent "rally" held in Nassau reportedly with hundreds/thousands of Haitians in attendance.

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Gibson advances to 400m hurdles final

GOLD Coast, Australia — National record holder Jeffery Gibson said he didn’t anticipate running as slow as he did, but he’s grateful that it was good enough to get him into the final of the men’s 400 metre hurdles at the XXI Commonwealth Games.As he

A 'peeps' into staff motivation

Do you wish to know how to motivate yanna peeps? I love using Bahamian slang terms; my spell check goes bonkers.

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Grand Lucayan's buyer: 'We've secured liquidity'

The joint venture purchaser/developer of Freeport’s Grand Lucayan resort last night said it has “secured the required liquidity” for its planned $300m project and will shortly discuss “timelines” with the government. Robert Shamosh, Holistica Destin

Answers sought on City Markets

Answers sought on City Markets By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The trade union representing City Markets' line staff is urgently seeking clarification from the Finlayson family over claims that the embattled fiv

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ZNS hit by $542,000 satellite breach claim

ZNS has been hit with a $542,000 damages claim for terminating a satellite leasing contract two years' early, Tribune Business can reveal.

Vendors have mixed views on government's call to pay rent

THE government’s call for Potters Cay and Arawak Cay vendors to pay rent or face a shut-down has met with mixed reaction – some vendors calling it “bullying” and others praising the government for being firm.

MARGIN RELIEF A 'SLOW PROCESS' FOR RETAILERS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net IT has been a "slow process" for the margin increase petroleum retailers received back in October to start showing itself, the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association (BPRA) preside

MARGIN RELIEF A 'SLOW PROCESS' FOR RETAILERS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net IT has been a "slow process" for the margin increase petroleum retailers received back in October to start showing itself, the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association (BPRA) preside