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Tobacco toxin

THERE can be little doubt that the great benefit to 20/50 being employed by Wind River Tobacco Company far outweighs the damage done to hundreds of thousands of people whose life will be forever changed by their product.

Clarification

A FRONT page article in yesterday’s Tribune revealing that only one in 20 murders ends in conviction contained the subtitle: “Report contradicts police claims on ‘solved’ crimes”.

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VAT ‘outlier’ status in up to 25% marina fall

Marinas are warning the “hesitancy” of foreign yacht charters to consider The Bahamas because of its status as a VAT “outlier” has caused a 20-25 percent business drop-off for some properties.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 11

Romo is back, I’ll be there . . . so Cowboys to win in Miami

OKAY, last week was bad for me (6-8) but others were worse! Including Sannie, previously ‘untouchable’, who went an unusually ‘unlucky’ 5-9.

Less than 1/4 of NIB pension recipients come from poorest 20%

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Fewer than one in four Bahamians receiving a National Insurance Board (NIB) non-contributory pension come from the poorest 20 per cent of society, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report disclosing that pl

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Hitting the mark

WITH the focus on the IAAF World Junior Championships in Pampere, Finland, next month, sprinters Adrian Curry, Jaida Knowles and Joel Johnson led the performances as they attained the qualifying standards over the weekend at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Junior National Championships at the original Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

Clubs and Societies: 02122016

Bahamas Human Resources Association. - On Thursday, January 28, the Paul H. Farquharson Conference Center was all abuzz with excitement, laughter and talk as the Bahamas Human Resources Association (BHRA), under the theme “Grow. Achieve. Lead,” installed seven HR professionals to the 2016 executive board. At the helm of this board is President Villiemae Black, HR manager at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC).

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Athletes qualify for CARIFTA at annual track classic

AT least three athletes attained the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games on Saturday during the 10th Annual Road Runners Dianne Lynn Thompson Track Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Dealer's 'double whammy' via 20% used car decline

A Bahamian auto dealer yesterday told Tribune Business he was facing a ‘double whammy’, with a 15-20 per cent drop in year-over-year used car sales meaning they were unable to compensate for new model woes.

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Under-20 boys win silver and bronze in pole vault

St George’s, Grenada — Neither Douvankiylin Rolle or Ramel Poitier performed as well as they expected, but they are still happy to leave the Grenada National Athletics Stadium as silver and bronze medallists in the boys under-20 pole vault.

Xmas charity donations decrease by nearly 20%

MAJOR charitable organisations saw a decrease in donations of up to 20 per cent this past Christmas, with Hurricane Joaquin relief efforts thought to have already strained the pockets of potential donors.

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Bahamas' medal haul at the CAC Juniors

Going into Sunday's final session of the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, Team Bahamas was sitting in sixth place in the medal table. At the meet in El Salvador, the Bahamas had accumulated 29 me

There's gold in Haiti's hills

There's gold in Haiti's hills By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net A MASS exodus of Haitians from the Bahamas has been predicted after $20 billion of precious metals was discovered in the impoverished country. The prediction

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Crackdown coming on national symbols usage

AUTHORITIES are seeing an increase in the unlicensed use of national symbols, with National Security Minister Wayne Munroe warning that unsanctioned use of symbols could prompt a $250 fine or a six months prison sentence.

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Bahari gets $20 national symbols usage permit

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Bahari Bahamas applied and received a permit on Wednesday to feature Bahamian national symbols on their merchandise.

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LCIS celebrates largest graduating class in its history

ON Thursday June 8, Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) celebrated its largest graduating class in history at the British Colonial Hilton.The 20 International Baccalaureate (IB) graduates have received over $648,000 in scholarships to attend top u

Family Islands enjoy ‘whopping’ 20% rise

The Ministry of Tourism believes its strategy of marketing The Bahamas as a 16-island destination helped spur a "whopping" 20 percent increase in Family Island visitors through August 2018.

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20-year-old fined for marijuana

A 20-year-old man who was found with more than two ounces of marijuana was fined $300 in court yesterday.

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Man charged with murder of mother on Peardale Road

A 20-YEAR-OLD man, charged with the murder of a mother of three and the attempted murder of two other men as they stood on a porch in the area of Peardale Road last week, was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Godfrey McKinney, of Johnson Alle

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Three years in jail for gun offence

A 20-year-old man was sentenced to three years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the seizure of a firearm and three rounds of ammunition, allegedly used to commit a serious offence.Teniro Minnis, 20, init