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Mouth Full - New Bahamian show goes on a taste adventure

TAKING the Bahamas on an adventure in taste, the new online entertainment show “A Mouth Full” is giving viewers an updated look into their favourite restaurants and kitchens across New Providence.

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WORLD VIEW: 1.5°C is upon us - are we prepared?

THE report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years should have sent all Caribbean institutions, such as the CARICOM Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, into overdrive to explore further ways in which the region could accelerate efforts to avert this calamity.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: How did the future get here so fast?

There is a phobia for just about everything. Fear of heights, fear of open spaces, fear of looking ridiculous, no just made that up. But the fear I find most relevant to all of us in The Bahamas is something I just learned the name of. It’s called Chronophobia and it is a fear of the future.

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More awareness needed to battle prostate cancer in the Bahamas

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The Bahamas as a nation is trying to deal with a natural disaster of epic proportions.Sadly, prostate cancer continues to be a national health disaster, with hundreds of Bahamian men being diagnosed ever

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Save the Bays backs GB activist group

SAVE The Bays (STB) has pledged its full support behind the Grand Bahama Environmental Association (GBEA) for the relocation of residents affected by industrial pollution and to raise awareness of its association with health-related illnesses and deaths in Grand Bahama.

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Debunking the myths surrounding vasectomies

Every year in the United States at the time of March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament, there is usually a tremendous increase in the number of elective vasectomies performed. Vasectomies are historically heavily promoted before and during March Madness.

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Making the CARIFTA mark

Versatile sprinter/ hurdler Antoine Andrews qualified in his second event for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, while Leonardo Taylor and Leon Williams joined a list of throwers reaching the qualifying mark for the trip to Kingston, Jamaica, over the Easter holiday weekend.

Bahamas exports drop 40% in 2020

Bahamian goods exports declined by 40 percent in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been revealed, with those entering the US under trade preference regimes hitting a ten-year low.

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Vasectomy: A great family planning choice

Vasectomies are the subject of many unfounded myths and plagued by numerous negative connotations. Many Bahamian men, like men everywhere, have a fear of the unknown regarding vasectomies.All children are a blessing, but once you have completed your

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VIDEO: Inside the new world of Port Nassau

GLOBAL Ports Holding’s goal for Prince George Wharf is to transform the area into a “state-of-the-art port and waterfront destination” that will feature a Junkanoo museum, open air amphitheatre, and laser light shows.

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Aspiring local models thrive

PARTICIPATING in this year’s Fash|Art festivities, three young aspiring models were lucky enough to walk away with contracts with the PTG Modelling Agency.

Inaugural Top 50 Basketball Camp all set

AFTER months of anticipation, the complete list of the Bahamas’ top high school and collegiate basketball prospects were finally revealed to the public. The players will have an opportunity to showcase their skills before international scouts and coaches.

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Jonquel leads her team to brink of FIBA qualification

Jonquel Jones has led Bosnia and Herzegovina to the brink of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 qualification after another pair of dominant performances in the latest window.

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COB survey says Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival made positive impression

A COLLEGE of the Bahamas survey into May’s inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival events concluded that most participants had a positive impression of the event.

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Lucius Fox and Biscuits eliminated in semi-finals

LUCIUS Fox’s debut season in Double A baseball came to an end after his Montgomery Biscuits were eliminated in a decisive game five of the Southern League semi-finals.

Fishers Alliance makes conch protect proposals

A BAN on conch exports could stem the Bahamas’ conch population decline, the Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) president yesterday disputing the reported 80 per cent fall. Adrian LaRoda told Tribune Business that such a ban was one of several prop

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DPM pledges 80% slash over building permit turnaround

The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged to slash building permit turnaround times by up to 80 percent with the implementation of Building Control’s long-awaited digital approval system.

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Hield fined $25,000 by NBA for kicking ball into stands

NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento guard Buddy Hield has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking the ball into the stands following the Kings’ victory over Boston.

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J R Cadot a force on the glass for Horned Frogs

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Early into the 2011 season, it appeared as if his senior season and second in NCAA Division I basketball would be a breakout year for J R Cadot - he has slowed since with recent setbacks - but

SANDALS SAYS $84-$85M SPENT ON EMERALD BAY

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net SANDALS has invested between $84-85 million in its Emerald Bay property on Exuma to date, its chairman telling Tribune Business the resort's occupancy levels were in the 70 per cent