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Govt needs people who ‘understand business’

Negotiations over the Employment Act reforms went into last night, with one employer warning it would be “difficult to stay in business” until persons who understand the private sector enter Government.

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FNM blasts landfill ‘false hope’

AS the government continues its search for resolutions at the New Providence dump site, Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday dismissed indications that the administration was now exploring a request for proposal (RFP) process, blasting the move as “empty rhetoric” presented as means to “inspire false hope” to those that have suffered through the “calamity” of fires.

Dermatologist debunks top five skincare misconceptions

(BPT) - Figuring out what’s best for your skin can feel like solving a difficult mystery – everyone’s condition is unique, there are countless treatment options and people will do almost anything for a clear complexion.“When it comes to your skin, th

EDITORIAL: PMH – Rx is painful medicine but it is all that will cure the patient

LAST week’s front page shocker that Princess Margaret Hospital had such a critical bed shortage it was cancelling all elective surgery indefinitely should have come as no surprise.

IAN FERGUSON: Shedding 'dead weight' to boost sales efficiency

“The ability to sell is the number one skill in business.” So says Robert Kiyosaski, who argues that those who have not mastered this art should reconsider business ownership and entrepreneurship. Every sales executive seeks the ‘Midas Touch’, where

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Via Caffe owner is gunned down

SHOCKWAVES rippled through the fitness community yesterday after the bullet-riddled body of former bodybuilder and restaurateur Albert Rahming was found in his car on the Montagu foreshore yesterday morning.

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Concern over alleged mistreatment of detainees

RIGHTS Bahamas (RB) yesterday renewed criticisms over the illegality of detention at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre (CRDC), raising alarm over recent allegations of mistreatment by guards.

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THE FINISH LINE: Sir Durward Knowles 'was an extraordinary Bahamian who excelled to the highest order'

ACCOLADES continue to pour in for the late Sir Durward Knowles, better known as the “Sea Wolf,” who passed away on Saturday, February 24 at Doctor’s Hospital. Knowles, who turned 100 on November 2, was celebrated as the oldest living Olympic gold me

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Student’s beating: Police to investigate

POLICE and the Ministry of Education are investigating an incident at a public school where a boy was allegedly beaten by an administrator.

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Transforming the national stadium

THE Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium is being transformed to accommodate the 26 visiting countries as they come to the Bahamas for the eighth hosting of the Carifta Games this weekend.While the cosmetic work was being done on the inside, patrons w

Bahamas urged: ‘Make the case’ for extra airlift

The Bahamas must be “savvy” and “make the case” for extra post-Irma airlift that could fill the new capacity created by Baha Mar, the Minister of Tourism revealed yesterday.

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Sleep deprivation and low testosterone

A lack of sleep and low testosterone levels are strongly linked. Sleep deprivation can lead to lower testosterone and low testosterone can lead to poor sleep. This vicious cycle has many men feeling fatigued throughout the day, with difficulty in concentrating and falling asleep very easily, even at dangerous times such as when driving.

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THE PRESS BOX: In the NFL, it's the battle of wounded knee in the Big 'D'

DALLAS Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper underwent an MRI on his injured knee Wednesday and missed practice yesterday, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport also added that the MRI was precautionary

First $60m tax credit approvals this week

The Ministry of Finance’s top official says the first approvals for companies qualifying for the government’s $60m tax credit/deferral relief initiative should be issued this week.Marlon Johnson, the acting financial secretary, told Tribune Business

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Bahamas holding off debt cost pressures

The Bahamas was the only Caribbean nation in early April to escape pressure on its bond yields amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report revealed yesterday. The IDB, in its 2020 first quarter “bulletin” on the regio

Exuma regatta cancelled for first time in 67 years

THIS weekend would have been the hosting of the prestigious National Family Island Regatta for sloop sailing boats in picturesque Elizabeth Harbour in George Town, Exuma.

Melinda keeps helping residents in Abaco

DESPITE having lost everything to Hurricane Dorian in early September, Abaco resident Melinda Pinder has never backed down when it comes to helping those in need within her community. The mother-of-two, who is no stranger to charity work, had been a

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INSIGHT: A long road to travel on which we need to tread carefully

NEARLY six months after Hurricane Dorian and we are still in a sobering transition period. Two islands – one on the brink of rediscovering its magic and the other comfortably thriving and contributing healthily to the Bahamian economy – both tied together by one storm’s singularly unmatched devastation.

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'Many will die if we don't take this seriously'

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands warned yesterday if the country does not take the COVID-19 threat seriously, “many of us will die,” adding health officials are not certain when the fast-spreading pandemic will end.

GB Shipyard cuts further 65 workers

Grand Bahama Shipyard was last said to have laid-off a further 65 workers in what sources described as a third round of cuts as Tribune Business went to press. The company was not available for comment last night, but a well-placed source - speaking