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Reflections on Majority Rule: Part 2

By Rev. Canon S. Sebastian Campbell

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TUC president hits back at private sector on work permits

THE private sector’s uproar over the government’s work permit policies were described yesterday as “strange” and “regressive”, a union leader emphasising that Bahamians must be considered first for all available jobs.

The trouble with pain

Suffering is one of the most difficult subject to teach, let alone to anticipate as a Christian. Much to the chagrin of the majority of Believers, we don’t want to go through anything as Christians in this life!There’s an erroneous philosophical ideo

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THE PRESS BOX: 'LA-Bron' move could be far from a slam dunk for Lakers

MUCH to my chagrin the inevitable finally happened, LeBron James is a Laker. DIE HARD LAKER Everybody knows I don’t do hypocrisy at all. So I most certainly am not one of these in the moment euphoric Laker fans. I understand their exuberance, m

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GOLDEN MOMENT: 'I'm a bit sore'

DOHA, Qatar — It was a sleepless Friday night for Steven Gardiner, the newest Bahamian world track and field champion at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s 17th World Championships. That night, Gardiner noted that he only got about one

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Hoyte, Slatter national bowling champions

While David Slatter continued his stranglehold of the men’s title of the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s National Championships, Janice Hoyte finally broke a string of victories by Driskell Rolle, avenging last year’s defeat, to capture her first ladies

Mortgage market 'in very bad shape'

THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said the “very low” number of qualifiers for the government’s low-cost serviced lot initiative was likely “not a true indicator” of the market.Leonard Sands argued that there would be a

We need financial independence

When I was pursuing my math education training with the University of the West Indies in the 1990's, I was taught that developed economics dealt more in manufacturing than the developing economies. For example we would sell them pineapples. They would can it and sell us back for a higher price. It is call adding value to the product.

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Tiger Woods putts into a bunker and loses ground, Spieth and Scheffler share lead in Hero World Challenge

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods opened with four birdies in seven holes. The closing stretch was another struggle Friday in the Hero World Challenge, which included a putt that went off the green and into the bunker.

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Auto dealer: 'Level the playing field'

A Bahamian auto dealer is urging the government to “level the playing field” as he voiced concerns that competitors are being allowed to open in-store more frequently than his own business.Ben Albury, Bahamas Bus and Truck’s general manager, told Tri

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'I'm ready to fight' - Carl Hield to square off with Scotsman today without head gear

AFTER spending the past two weeks in a training camp, Carl Hield said he’s ready to step in the ring today to compete at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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We are the champions

Akhepran Academy completed a perfect run through the junior boys division as they successfully defended their title in the fifth annual Freedom Baptist Academy Majority Day Rule Basketball Tournament yesterday at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium.Saving t

Realtor 'bombed' by buyer interest surge

A prominent Bahamian realtor yesterday said he is “getting bombed” by a surge in buyer interest and visits that has taken him by surprise since the borders opened.Peter Dupuch, founder and president of ERA Dupuch Real Estate, told Tribune Business th

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Shoppers flock to buy as hardware stores reopen

SCORES of shoppers made their way to Kelly’s Mall at the Marathon location as hardware and home stores reopened yesterday.When The Tribune canvassed the area, a line of about 60 customers trailed along the pavement and stretched to the mall’s entranc

Suppliers able to restock retailers

Food retailers yesterday confirmed that major wholesale suppliers have been allowed to restock their stores on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s amid the latest COVID-19 lockdown. Cyril Carey, general manager of Kenneth’s Food Store on Prince Charles Drive,

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Athletes shine on the track

A number of exciting match-ups between local and international competitors took place on Saturday as the Star Trackers Club hosted their 10th annual Star Performers Track Classic at the new Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Minus doesn't feel election was duly constituted

Was the Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas’ election duly constituted?One of the potential candidates, Michelle Minus, doesn’t feel so. That’s one of the reasons why she wasn’t present during the annual general meeting at the Thomas A Robinson

Weeks later - and still no answer on pitbull killings

MORE than two weeks after police allegedly killed several pitbulls at a private residence, Bahamas Humane Society President Kim Aranha said she is still awaiting answers about what happened and why. Between three and five pitbulls were reportedly ki

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PM's 'teachable moment' admission is a 'cop-out'

PRIME Minister Perry Christie's admission that Hurricane Joaquin has provided the government with a "teachable moment" is a "cop-out", Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said on Friday.

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Mother and baby forced to ride out storm in car

A MOTHER and her one-year-old daughter were forced to seek refuge in their car after Dorian’s furious gusts blew off the roof of their Spring City, Abaco, home and the walls caved in all around them. Ostina Dean, who spoke with The Tribune after bein