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Lineman Christopher Ferguson chooses to redshirt freshman season

WHILE the coaching staff on both sides of the ball vied for the services of lineman Christopher Ferguson, the Bahamian native chose to redshirt his true freshman season to better prepare himself for next year.

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The runaway bride . . .

CALIFORNIA bride-to-be, Sheri Smith will tie the knot in Inagua on January 16, two days before she will tie her laces and run in Marathon Bahamas.

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Texaco retailer: 'The war was just getting started'

A TEXACO retailer said yesterday that while he had no intentions of resisting a court order which paved the way for his forced exit from the petroleum retail business after 23 years, "the war was just getting started."

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Glitz brings Broadway to Bahamas

THE DANCERS aged 50 to 70 years, who shaked their romps to "I'm Sexy and I Know It", stole the show at the Jubilee Dance Studio's "GLITZ: A Broadway Production".

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Minnis dismisses 'purge of Ingrahamites' claim

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis on Friday brushed off claims by former FNM Cabinet minister Phenton Neymour of an attempt to purge the party of those individuals who served under the previous Ingraham administration. 

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Davis warns Oban saga is nowhere near a conclusion

OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday forecast the Oban Energies saga will drag on with little yield, and questioned whether the government’s “exposed” position was premeditated.Mr Davis said there was no doubt the government wanted out of the con

Pro boxer Williams hoping to close year with bang

HE has only had two fights since turning pro in February, but Rashield Williams is hoping to close out the year with a bang next month. After losing his last fight to Javaune James on March 22 at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida

IT firms: We'll 'stress' business resiliency

Information technology (IT) firms yesterday said their will “heavily stress” the importance of business resiliency to every client once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Philip Darville, SolveIT Bahamas’ managing director, told Tribune Business yester

Tourism workshop to visit out islands

Officials are planning to take the Tourist Money Never Done workshop to several Family Islands after last week’s inaugural event at the British Colonial Hilton was oversubscribed.The initiative was developed by the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, i

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Grand Lucayan sale will 'happen when it happens'

The tourism minister yesterday declined to predict that the Grand Lucayan’s sale will close by year-end, but remains “optimistic” it will happen. Dionisio D’Aguilar, speaking to reporters outside the Cabinet Office, said of the talks with the Royal

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Minister considers independent auditor over NIB allegations

LABOUR and National Insurance Minister, Shane Gibson, yesterday said any decision on the fate of National Insurance Board (NIB) director Algernon Cargill was “not a Cabinet issue at this time”, adding that he wss considering whether an independent auditor be brought in to investigate the allegations against him.

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PM's birthday prediction is a safer, richer Bahamas

AS he marks his 70th birthday today, Prime Minister Perry Christie is predicting the Bahamas will reap “significant” results on key issues like crime and the economy by the end of his term in office.

Gov’t promises to ‘end fiscal insanity’

The Davis administration last night admitted that the decades-old “structural imbalance” in the Government’s finances is a recipe for “economic calamity”, and pledged: “This fiscal insanity must end.”

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INSIGHT: Cry for Haiti but UN is start throwing stones at us

Every other week there’s some demand from the UN – this time, from the High Commissioner for Refugees - so what should The Bahamas, a nation still reeling from the devastation suffered at the merciless hands of Hurricane Dorian, do as it relates to upholding our immigration policies? Considering the disastrous state Haiti is in right now - its democracy threatened daily through violent protests demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise - it is absolutely understandable that no sensible person will want to go there.

Aviation has 'reason to Celebrate' on VAT U-turn

Bahamian-owned airlines had “reason to celebrate” yesterday after the Government reversed plans to charge its passengers 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT), something one operator said would have increased air fare costs by 17-20 per cent.

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Arianna misses out on medal, men impress in 400m & 100m

LONDON, England: She gave it a gallant effort, but Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace's bid for a medal in the Bahamas' first Olympic Games final in swimming ended up with an eighth place finish in the Women's 50m Freestyle.

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COLELOQUIAL: The cheating Bahamian husband - whose fault is it really?

HARDLY a week goes by that I am not approached by a married Bahamian man, with an invitation to step into the fantasy he clings to when his reality is no longer appealing or sufficient. The way it seems to me, he is looking for something else to define or entertain himself, because his marriage no longer does it in a way that reminds him he’s desired or needed, at least not in the way he cares to be. Perhaps it never did.

IAN FERGUSON: How business can help combat crime’s roots

As we begin the festive season, our hopes and desires for a joyous holiday bring with them a heightened sense of fear of the lurking criminal element.

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Roberts says FNM is in chaos, Minnis ‘woefully wanting’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts launched a verbal assault against Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night, saying he is still “woefully wanting” three years after assuming the post.

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Bahamian singer Franklyn 'Count Bernadino' Ellis dies

BAHAMIAN singer Franklyn Ellis, better known as “Count Bernadino” died on Thursday after a long battle with heart and thyroid issues, The Tribune has learned.