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How to account for everything

FEW business owners look forward to the monthly accounting task, even if it is just a question of handing over a shoebox stuffed with receipts to the accountant. We begrudge the time required, and that's a pity. Because it is accounting that tells us where we are heading, and where the money has gone.

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Rattlers, Cobras not eligible for playoffs, championship

WHENEVER the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association resumes its senior boys basketball season in the new year, they will have to do it with both powerhouses – CI Gibson Rattlers and CC Sweeting Cobras – on the sidelines.

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CARIFTA GAMES: Bahamas lands six medals on day one

ST. George's, Grenada: The BTC Bahamas Team closed out day one of the 45th Carifta Games on Saturday with six medals, including two silver and four bronze, while there were a couple of close four place finishes at the Grenada National Athletics Stadium.

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Too expensive to join the gym? That's just a cop out

We have all heard the saying: “the best investment you can make is in yourself”. Oddly enough, that normally is put in the context of education and personal and professional development. Still, I don’t quite understand why people have a hard time in

Minister: 'No free lunch' on tug boats

A Cabinet minister yesterday defended the imposition of a mandatory tug boat fee for cruise and commercial vessels using Nassau Harbour, saying: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”Frankie Campbell, pictured, minister of transport, told Tribune B

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Roberts and Major Jr reuniting for Davis Cup

THEY haven’t played against each other since they were juniors. But now that they are all grown up and playing on the professional circuit, Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr are reuniting to play together for the first time as members of the Bahamas’

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Making her mark at the top of the trade

A YOUNG Bahamian woman has made history by being the first Bahamian to work for one of the world’s most prestigious insurance brokers.

Why govt 'hell bent' on reviving Oban?

An ex-tourism minister yesterday questioned why the Government appears “hell-bent” on the Oban Energies deal, suggesting it instead focus on Carnival’s planned cruise port to revive tourism.Obie Wilchcombe, pictured, told Tribune Business: “I do beli

Latoy Williams rides out hurricane in attic

IT was probably quarter-miler LaToy Williams’ worst nightmare as he was forced to ride out most of the passage of Hurricane Dorian in his uncle’s attic - in the home of island administrator Don Cornish - on Grand Bahama. Said Williams, a former memb

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‘Lockdown directive left us in chaos'

Super Value's principal yesterday said inadequate warning of the weekend lockdown caused late Friday "chaos" at food stores with police officers even threatening to shoot unless persons went home.

Philip Phillips seizes American Idol title

AFTER months of competition on American Idol, a winner was finally crowed. Contestant Jessica Sanchez gave a jaw dropping performance with legendary singer Jennifer Holiday, but it was not enough to steal the crown from Philip Phillips, who was officially named the winner.

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National Track and Field Championships: Gardiner sets new national record in 400m

Young rising star Steven Gardiner of Abaco achieved a new national record in the men's 400 metres to highlight Saturday's final day of competition at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations' National Open Track and Field Championships.

Church of God of Prophecy to host National Evangelism Conference

This year’s Church of God of Prophecy’s holistic evangelism conference is designed to provide a platform for networking in ministry, to educate, inspire and equip believers for effective ministry.Over the past two decades, under the direction of Mini

Long Island slows despite re-opening

Long Island businesses yesterday said the economy remains slow due to the absence of international visitors even though it has been released from the latest COVID-19 lockdown. Jennifer Cartwright-Butler, owner/operator of Jen C Collection, told Trib

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Scared of crime, tired of secret deals: protesters voice their frustrations

FRUSTRATED residents occupied Parliament Square on Friday afternoon as a part of the 'We March' protest against the performance of government in its handling of the internal and external affairs of the country.

Shattering the designer myths

Use Art of Graphix logo from Business logos. Byline ‘By Deidre M. Bastian’, and use Pic of Deidre Bastian as e-mailed

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Police hand out meal vouchers

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle and a team of officers distributed 200 meal vouchers to residents in the Nassau Village and Montell Heights communities yesterday.The initiative, according to the police chief, is a part of the Royal Bahamas Police Forc

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A voter's manifesto

WITH elections three weeks away and three political parties that apparently have yet to formulate, much less articulate, any new or credible plan for Bahamian development or growth in 21st century (and no, planning to beg more rich people for more money to buy up more of our precious archipelago does not count), I think it's time for the average Bahamian, the voter, to exercise her democratic right and put down in print what will or will not get her vote.

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Gas retailer: 'I'm down, not dead'

A Texaco petroleum retailer yesterday vowed to lead the charge in lobbying for the sector's protection from big oil companies, telling Tribune Bu

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A COMIC'S VIEW: The best things in life . . . are they free?

A funny thing happened on the way to calming my sons down after an afternoon playing baseball. They said they were hungry, and being the (guilty) fast food parent I am when I’m pressed for time, I immediately bribed him with a trip to the nearest Dr