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A COMIC'S VIEW: Ferreira’s story is one for the birds

AS hard as I try not to point the deserved finger at certain entities and a particular administration in these trying times, post Hurricane Dorian, this week the MP for Marathon and Minister for the Environment Romauld Ferreira, really got my goat! (Pun intended).

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Cooper says Minnis should ‘enjoy his retirement’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should “enjoy his retirement”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, while dismissing the Killarney MP’s criticisms of the discontinuation of the travel health visa for Bahamian citizens and residents returning home from abroad.

We need to avoid general ignorance

Your Editorial of Saturday February 23 featured a headline (“The Complexity of Bahamian Unemployment”) that was encouraging to anyone who tires of the oversimplified and just plain ignorant presentation of facts and statistics in Bahamian media. It then dove headlong into one of the worst examples of both genres.

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Archdeacon says PLP is fighting for its life

ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious said yesterday that the Progressive Liberal Party appears to be “fighting for its life” and predicted that neither the governing party nor the Free National Movement will win 30 seats in next month’s general election.

Pastors call for Carnival event in Holy Week to be scrapped

SAVE Our Bahamas has called for the cancellation of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival’s “kick off” festivities scheduled for today in downtown Nassau on the grounds that the event coincides with Maundy Thursday - the religious observance of the Last Supper.

Gospel musician champions 'No VAT' campaign

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

Bimini concern

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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MAJOR UPSET IN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS

FOR the second consecutive year, a Bahamian player will appear in the Battle 4 Atlantis final.

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A Bahamian abroad shines at MTSU

WHEN he graduated from Highbury High School (now R M Bailey Senior High) in Nassau in 1973, Sidney McPhee had a deep love for music and his career goal at the time was to be a high school band instructor.

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Dr Duane Sands votes 'Yes' but expects 'No' votes to win

ALTHOUGH he voted in support of all four questions, Free National Movement (FNM) Senator Dr Duane Sands said he does not expect today's gender equality referendum will be successful.

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Brown's two touchdowns lead UAB past Miami (OH) 24-20 in Bahamas Bowl

NASSAU Bahamas (AP) — Jermaine Brown Jr. rushed for 116 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Trea Shropshire had 183 yards receiving and a score, and UAB held off Miami (Ohio) 24-20 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.

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'Trevor takes on the world by storm'

LONDON, England — This is Trevorvano Mackey’s coming put party and he doesn’t intend to let anything spoil it.

Successful or Mediocre: What kind of designer are you?

Being creative and producing fab designs is just a small portion of what makes a designer successful.

Cable urged to reduce costs before fee rises

CABLE Bahamas has been urged by consumers to reduce its internal costs before seeking a 27 per cent increase in the price of its basic cable TV service.

Phil's: 'Enough to go around' in food retail

THERE'S "enough to go around" in the food retail business for everyone to turn a profit, according to Phil Lightbourne, owner of the Gladstone Road-based food retailer/wholesaler Ph

Retailer expands on to Bay Street

A Bahamian retail entrepreneur yesterday revealed he is expanding to Bay Street through a $700,000 investment that will create 20 jobs, adding: "There's always opportunity in the midst of crisis." Andrew Wilson, the Quality Business Centre (QBC) and

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Miller-Uibo and Wilson in win column

It was a double dose of victory for quarter-miler Shaunae Miller-Uibo and high jumper Jamal Wilson at the third annual JN Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday. But there was a scare for quarter-miler Steven Gardiner in the men’s 200m a

Healthy Van Hutchinson Jr eager for Knights return

After playing much of last season recovering from an injured ankle, Van Hutchinson Jr is healthy and eager to return his Niagara Knights to the top of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.Despite the injury setback, the 6’5” guard averaged 16.9

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JONQUEL JONES STEALS SHOW IN ALL-STAR GAME

AMONG the shining stars of the WNBA, Jonquel Jones solidified herself as one of the top talents in the league by stealing the show at the 2017 All-Star Game.The Connecticut Sun forward finished with 24 points (three three-pointers), nine rebounds and

Fitzgerald: schools facing union threat will open as scheduled

FOLLOWING a union threat to pull teachers and shut down two schools if the principals are not removed, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said the schools will open as scheduled.