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Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy'

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net HAITI'S president Michel Martelly did not intend to interfere in Bahamian politics when he told Haitian-Bahamians to identify "who is on their side" in the upcoming general elections, H

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy'

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net HAITI'S president Michel Martelly did not intend to interfere in Bahamian politics when he told Haitian-Bahamians to identify "who is on their side" in the upcoming general elections, H

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy'

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net HAITI'S president Michel Martelly did not intend to interfere in Bahamian politics when he told Haitian-Bahamians to identify "who is on their side" in the upcoming general elections, H

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy'

Haiti denies FNM 'vote ploy' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net HAITI'S president Michel Martelly did not intend to interfere in Bahamian politics when he told Haitian-Bahamians to identify "who is on their side" in the upcoming general elections, H

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CARTWRIGHT LOOKING FORWARD TO MLB CAMP

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net HE was looking to make his breakthrough in Major League Baseball last year, but an Achilles injury prevented Albert Cartwright from rising through the ranks in the Philadelphia Phillies orga

Blackburn relegated with 1-0 home loss to Wigan

BLACKBURN, England (AP) -- Blackburn was relegated from the Premier League, with Wigan ensuring its survival in a 1-0 victory Monday night on Antolin Alcaraz's goal in the 87th minute. Blackburn, the 1995 champion, is 19th at 8-22-7 and will go down to nex

TOUGH CALL: The botched referendum

THE internet arrived in the Bahamas in 1995.

Chamber to lobby for auto duty reduction

The Tax Coalition will lobby the Government for a 5-7.5 percentage point reduction in auto industry duty rates, its co-chair arguing: “We can’t afford for that industry to fall apart.”

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Who you think will win the vote

AFTER the drama of Tuesday's election date announcement, Tribune242 readers were quick to give their predictions for May 7.

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Business goes on 'defensive' over URCA dispute

A GRAND Bahama businessman said yesterday that he was going on the "defensive", after the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) issued an order prohbiting the use of his assigned radio spectrum. He told Tribune Business he would wait for the communications regulator to take him to court.

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Gov't expanding online services

Cabinet ministers and officials from Customs, Labour, Finance and other government departments will be present when the Ministry of Finance hosts its first E-Government and Business Forum today at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort.

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Super Value eyes 6am start to beat lost COVID hours

Super Value's principal says he plans to open the supermarket chain at 6am from today in a bid to reclaim some of the shopping hours lost to the new COVID-19 restrictions.

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Jeffery Gibson wins silver in 400m hurdles

GOLD Coast, Australia: National men's 400 metre hurdles record holder Jeffery Gibson added a little bit of history for himself at the XXI Commonwealth Games. He became the first Bahamian male athlete on the track and just the second to repeat as a medalist in the same event at the four-yearly games.

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Armbrister wins the doubles title, Clarke falls short

IT wasn't what Sydney Clarke, nursing a thumb injury, anticipated after she fell short of winning another title in the finals of both singles and doubles at the International Tennis Federation's Trinidad Summer Bowl.

Minister 'not thinking' of tourism fall-out from boat tragedy

The Minister of Tourism last night said he “doesn’t want to believe” that the weekend’s boating tragedy in Exuma will result in any negative fall-out for The Bahamas’ main industry.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured, told Tribune Business that he was “not

Isn't it time to stand up for yourself?

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realisation that some things are more important than fear. Standing up for yourself is most certainly one of those things. And by standing up for yourself, I mean standing up for your own sense of self, for

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Pros seek second consecutive Boil Fish Bowl title

THE Orry J Sands Pros are looking to continue their control of the Commonwealth American Football League when they go after their second consecutive Boil Fish championship title on Saturday.

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'Give paperless Haitians temporary asylum'

HAITIAN Chargé d’Affaires Dorval Darlier wants the Bahamas government to grant temporary asylum to undocumented migrants affected by Hurricane Dorian. This, he asserted yesterday, was the best way to assist devastated Haitians living in Grand Bahama

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Antoan and Albert 'just waiting for phone to ring'

FROM the time they ventured into the professional ranks, it was always the dream of good friends and training partners Antoan Richardson and Albert Cartwright to either team up or compete against each other.

Bank warns on provisions rise

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bank of the Bahamas International has warned investors it may have to increase loan loss provisions further during its financial year's second half, its managing director telling Tribune Business it was "grappling