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EDITORIAL: Groundhog Day again at BPL

REPORTING on Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) sometimes feels like being trapped in the movie Groundhog Day.

Men's Health Talk forum to address both taboo and common issues

WHEN Dr Greggory Pinto decided to become a urologist he did so with the aim of improving the quality of lives of Bahamian men.According to Dr Pinto, Bahamian men are unfortunately “notoriously poor at addressing their own health needs.” This is also

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Brookfield 'not interested' in selling Atlantis

The Brookfield Asset Management executive directly responsible for the Atlantis and One & Only Ocean Club resorts yesterday moved to end speculation it was seeking an exit route, saying the company was “not interested in selling” the flagship Paradise Island resorts.

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Ballin' By Da Beach basketball camp for girls now open

WITH summer basketball camps around the country in full swing, one of the few camps dedicated to female players opened yesterday for its highly anticipated third edition.

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Why can't I give blood?

Giving blood is a potentially life saving procedure that almost everyone can take part in...

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Swift Justice scheme to be a key part of crackdown on crime

THE reimplementation of Swift Justice is a significant plank in the government's "Safe Bahamas" anti-crime plan, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said.

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Ashton Butler making an impact with the Bulldogs

DESPITE his team coming up short in the 2012 Florida Boys State Baseball playoff bracket, Ashton Butler made an impact playing with a top-tier

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Summer Sports Camp to expose youth to COB life

FOR the third consecutive year, the College of the Bahamas' Athletic Department will provide an avenue for young Bahamians to participate in w

CHAMBER VOICE: Attracting 'Angels' to business rescue

For many years, the business community has had one consistent cry: We need greater access to finance.

EDITORIAL: Court ruling shows up process flaws

THE government has won the right to demolish a grand total of two shanty town homes. Two. Not two hundred. Not two thousand. Just two.

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BAHAMAS 2ND WITH 41 MEDALS: Nine gold, 12 silver and 20 bronze

As the curtain came down on Team Bahamas’ hosting of the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Monday night, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg was delighted to welcome home the five-peat CARIFTA swimming team.

A tribute to Anita Doherty

Imagine being a naïve 13-year-old new student of a new school, not knowing anyone there. That’s what I experienced on my first day at the then Freeport Anglican High School – the day I met then Vice Principal Anita Doherty.

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The economic war

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RUSSIA’S invasion of Ukraine is not going as Vladimir Putin expected. After more than a month of fighting, Moscow’s ‘special operation’ has stalled. Despite almost 200,000 soldiers, supported by large numbers of armoured vehicles and sophisticated weaponry, Russian forces have been held back by poor planning and logistics, a fierce Ukrainian resistance, and an unusually united West, whose weapon supplies and intelligence sharing proved decisive in the unfolding of events on the ground.

Grand Lucayan sale failure gives investors bad signal

GRAND Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday voiced fears that the repeated failures to sell the Grand Lucayan resort will discourage other investors from coming to the island.

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Great Commission Ministries to break ground for $3m shelter in January

GREAT Commission Ministries expects to break ground for the construction of a $3m shelter in January, with an estimated $30,000 saved so far for the venture.

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'ERRATIC'

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'Erratic' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A FAILING and "erratic" air traffic control radar system has been plaguing Lynden Pindling International Airport for years and poses a "serious" problem, it was claimed last night. Roscoe

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'ERRATIC'

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'Erratic' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A FAILING and "erratic" air traffic control radar system has been plaguing Lynden Pindling International Airport for years and poses a "serious" problem, it was claimed last night. Roscoe

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'ERRATIC'

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'Erratic' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A FAILING and "erratic" air traffic control radar system has been plaguing Lynden Pindling International Airport for years and poses a "serious" problem, it was claimed last night. Roscoe

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'ERRATIC'

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'Erratic' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A FAILING and "erratic" air traffic control radar system has been plaguing Lynden Pindling International Airport for years and poses a "serious" problem, it was claimed last night. Roscoe

Severance pay for City Markets 'moot'

A RECENT Supreme Court decision involving a group of former City Markets employees in Freeport has made the issue of severance pay for former Nassau staff a "moot point," according to an attorney involved in the matter.