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Cleveland Eneas’ track and field title victory ‘was bitter sweet’

CLEVELAND Eneas successfully defended their title, winning their 5th New Providence Primary Schools Sports Association Track and Field Championships by a landslide.

Web shop slams GBPA taxation as ‘extortionate’

A web shop chain yesterday blasted its rivals for remaining “impotent” in the battle over who has regulatory responsibility for the industry in Freeport, while also slamming the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) “extortionate taxation” demands.

Tourism ‘weakens’ as LPIA traffic off 6.5%

The Central Bank believes Bahamian tourism industry performance in the 2017 first quarter “weakened” compared to last year, with passenger traffic at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) down 6.5 per cent.

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Culture Clash: A matter of policy - how the parties compare

With the general election one week away, the last debate organised by University of The Bahamas’ School of Social Sciences held last night and all plans of the three major parties published on their websites, it’s decision time.

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Elizabeth constituents undecided as election countdown continues

SOME traditional supporters of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM) in the Elizabeth constituency see no reason to change their preference when they vote in eight days, they told The Tribune yesterday.

Insurer 16-17% ahead of target if no Matthew

A Bahamian general insurer yesterday said it would have beaten 2016 profit forecasts “by 16-17 per cent” had it not been for Hurricane Matthew, which blew gross claims 69.4 per cent higher than its previous record.

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Crown requests delay in voter fraud case

THE trial of an Eleuthera resident accused of alleged voter fraud was further delayed at the request of the Crown yesterday.

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BBF ‘has not done anything’ for development of women’s basketball

WHILE the Bahamas Basketball Federation crowned its men’s division 1 and II champions over the weekend in Abaco, the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association champions were disappointed once again as they were not included.

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REGULATORS, HIGH FLYERS WIN TITLE IN BASKETBALL NATIONALS

MR Ship It Freight Regulators and Breezes High Flyers represented the New Providence Basketball Association very well at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament.

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FNM chairman criticises Prime Minister’s silence over controversies

FREE National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie has again hit out at Prime Minister Perry Christie’s silence over controversies ensnaring several of his Cabinet ministers, specifically the drama surrounding Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.

RoyalStar: 15% of profits from ‘bad mortgage’ link

RoyalStar is aiming to “diversify” by building a closer relationship with its mortgage restructuring affiliate, its top executive yesterday revealing this will generate 10-15 per cent of its profits within the next three years.

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Grand Bahama charter celebration for university

IT was a special day for students and faculty at the University of The Bahamas’ (UB) Northern Bahamas Campus, which held a charter celebration and plaque unveiling ceremony yesterday at the institution in East Grand Bahama.

‘Fluff contracts’ would face FNM Govt review

The FNM’s deputy leader has dismissed Government claims his party will ‘stop, review and cancel’ all agreements if elected to office, although “fluff contracts” would face close scrutiny.

History of Bahamian rights

I GOT home from the FNM Tsunami Rally about 11 last night.  I hurriedly tuned into ZNS TV13 to see what the PLP rally looked like.  

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Gray finding favour despite island infrastructure problems

DESPITE evident neglect and infrastructural needs throughout their community, voters in Acklins appear apprehensive about a potential future without incumbent MP V Alfred Gray.

Music star Lou Adams dies, aged 94

LOU ADAMS, a legendary figure whose contributions to Bahamian music and cultural development are indelible, has died aged 94.

THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Advertising your message correctly

What is it that makes a good advertisement? Is it the pictures and video? Is it what is written or said? Is it the creative elements that cause you to feel something after you have been exposed to it?

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Petition launched for Cabinet members to be fired

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has urged Bahamians to sign an online petition circulated by his party that calls on Prime Minister Perry Christie to fire Cabinet ministers Jerome Fitzgerald, Allyson Maynard-Gibson and Shane Gibson.

Confidence ‘baby steps’ key to GDP growth cure

Confidence-building “baby steps” are required to break the Bahamian private sector out of its “entrenched status quo” following a decade of growth “flat-lining”, an international economist argued yesterday.

Justice Bain has her tenure extended for another year

SUPREME Court judge Justice Rhonda Bain, who reached retirement age last week, had her tenure extended for another year, The Tribune understands.