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Shanty town census – majority have status

AN “OVERWHELMING” 70 percent of shanty town residents surveyed in New Providence have a legal right to reside in the country, according to the preliminary findings of a recent government survey.

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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions

THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.

FINCO chief: 95% of local transactions done digitally

RBC FINCO’s top executive says Bahamians are beginning to embrace a digital future with 95 percent now conducting their financial transactions electronically.

Regis first Bahamian boxer to be eliminated in Olympic qualifier

RUDOLPH Regis was the first Bahamian boxer to be eliminated from the AIBA 2016 World Qualification Event for the Olympic Games.

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Power back on in more than half of homes

BAHAMAS Power and Light Ltd (BPL) has restored electricity to just over 50 per cent of its customers in New Providence and has “substantially completed restoration” in the Family Islands, however officials said last night that given the level of damage from Hurricane Matthew they are unable to give an exact date for full restoration.

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Body found after blaze hits building

POLICE in Grand Bahama found human remains in a wooden structure that was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.Shortly after 1am, police from the Fire Department were called to a building fire in Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock on I-95 corner where they met

JBLN stun Freedom Farm

In one of the most dramatic comebacks at this year’s Bahamas Baseball Association’s G-Ball National Baseball Championships, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau stunned Freedom Farm to clinch the 14-and-under divisional title.

Zane Knowles, Dwight Coleby dominate

ZANE Knowles and Dwight Coleby delivered dominant performances for their respective teams as the Turkish Basketball First League concludes its regular season and teams jostle for playoff positioning.

Who to run for office?

I think Ed Fields would be an outstanding contributor and/ or possible candidate to help us ‘save’ this Bahamaland.

Correction

Tribune Business, in a January 23, 2020, article entitled Downtown chief pledges area’s transformation, reported that the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) managing director, Ed Fields, would be leaving his post to join Global Ports Holding as an i

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WNBA: Jones and Sun lose opener

GRAND Bahamian native Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun suffered a heart-breaking loss to the New York Liberty as they opened their Women’s National Basketball Association 2022 season on Saturday.

The reason behind the wall

Re: The Unwanted Wall EDITOR, The Tribune. In a recent conversation with the owner of the unwanted wall on East Bay Street, I was given the following explanation for the construction. Homeowners and business persons in the immediate area have been plagu

The reason behind the wall

Re: The Unwanted Wall EDITOR, The Tribune. In a recent conversation with the owner of the unwanted wall on East Bay Street, I was given the following explanation for the construction. Homeowners and business persons in the immediate area have been plagu

The reason behind the wall

Re: The Unwanted Wall EDITOR, The Tribune. In a recent conversation with the owner of the unwanted wall on East Bay Street, I was given the following explanation for the construction. Homeowners and business persons in the immediate area have been plagu

Turning up the Heat on the Raptors

MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James wants some rest. He also wants to play. For now, the desire to play seems to be stronger. And his MVP candidacy may be a beneficiary of that decision. James scored 28 points before taking the fourth quarter off, Mike Miller added

Police call to resolve conflicts following latest murder

AFTER the country’s latest homicide on Thursday, press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings urged residents to seek help in resolving conflicts so that fewer lives are lost this Christmas.

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‘Seek help to resolve conflicts’

AFTER the country’s latest homicide on Thursday, press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings urged residents to seek help in resolving conflicts so that fewer lives are lost this Christmas.

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Three Bahamians get set for Major League Baseball action

Major League Baseball’s opening week of the 2022 season has arrived and three Bahamians are expected to be in action with their respective clubs.

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NEMA evacuates 3,500

MORE than 3,000 people have been evacuated to New Providence in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

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Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93

SIR Godfrey Kelly, KCMG, 93, died at his Eastern Road home at about 10.30am yesterday shortly after eating breakfast.