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Is BPL abiding by the rules?

BP&L’s RFP to replace the current standby generator supplier - AGGREGO was it complaint to the Electricity act of 2015?

Full house at Humane Society

BAHAMAS Humane Society Shelter Manager Percy Grant said yesterday the rescue organisation’s shelter facilities have reached maximum capacity as the country braces for the effects of Hurricane Irma.

Govt key to poultry production ramp up

An Abaco-based producer yesterday said government “definitely has a role to play” if The Bahamas is to increase its poultry output.Lance Pinder, operations manager at Abaco Big Bird Poultry Farm, told Tribune Business: “I think the biggest thing, lik

Attorney gravely ill in hospital

PROMINENT Freeport attorney Rawle Maynard is gravely ill in the Intensive Care Unit at Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama.The attorney reportedly took ill at his home on Saturday after attending a funeral and was transported to RMH.The Tribune co

Law has to keep up with banned drugs

The topic “Synthetic” Marijuana was timely and very interesting. It was held at Wesley Methodist, Blue Hill Road and Chapel Street. The presenter was Dr Kirk Christie; Clinical Director of Female and Substance Abuse Services.

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BPL | SKYGuard Tropical Depress Fred Update & Invest 95L Long Range Projected Track

Tropical Depression Fred Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

Lack of dredging sees return of the seahorse

The discovery of a seahorse in North Bimini Bay may very well be the sign that, with the temporary stoppage of dredging within the mangroves, these unique treasures may be returning to the area. It was a juvenile seahorse, which indicates the possible presence of adults in the area.

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Tourist victim of PI sex assault

POLICE are investigating the reported sexual assault of a female tourist at a Paradise Island beach on Saturday.

‘Dramatic brain drain’ hampers health policy

The “dramatic brain drain” in nursing has meant Bahamian healthcare’s human resources have not kept pace with public policy creation, a Cabinet minister is arguing.

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Chopra to speak at wellness event at Atlantis

ATLANTIC Medical will host a free wellness event, “A morning with Deepak Chopra,” on Saturday, October 8, at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis, Paradise Island.

Environment groups raise objections to Andros plans

TWO leading environmental groups have joined the chorus of those expressing reactions ranging from disbelief to outrage upon learning that the government has authorised negotiations with China for 10,000 acres of Crown land in Andros, farming and fishing rights, and 4,500 acres of Crown land for timber harvesting.

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Foulkes: Urban Renewal workers still not paid

TWO days after a top government official promised to deal with the lack of salary payments to Urban Renewal workers on Grand Bahama, the issue has still not been resolved according to Dion Foulkes.

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Pros get 20-18 win over The Hurricanes

AFTER a long wait, Grand Bahama returned to the Commonwealth American Football League (CAFL) this weekend.

GB Chamber invited to explore Haiti

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) has been updated on Haiti’s progress since the devastating earthquake by its Ambassador to the Bahamas, Antonio Rodrigue. “We are honoured today to welcome his Excellency to our chamber,” said Barry Malcolm, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president.

Gymnasts to battle for title at Atlantis

A GROUP of 416 female gymnasts between the ages of 16 and 18 and representing five countries will compete at the 2013 Atlantis Crown Invitational Women’s Gymnastics Competition, to take place December 12-15.

Sandals training 1,000 to handle emergencies

Sandals is training more than 1,000 staff to become Emergency First Response (EFR) certified in case of emergencies on and off the resort campus.

Suggestion on crime prevention

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: There really is no place like home - shame we don’t go out and see it

It began with a thin piece of paper that fell out of an old folder. I can’t explain why I kept it for more than 40 years or why I kept any of the stuff in that folder, for that matter. Instinct, maybe, but back to the slip of paper. It was a small 4.5”x 8.5” flyer, now yellowed with age, with the name and photograph of Earl Nightingale, the legendary author and radio personality who ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and ‘60s.

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Sports notes

THE Mail Boat Cybots were the first team to advance out of the New Providence Basketball Association’s first round playoffs.

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Kai Jones wants more playing time with Texas Longhorns

AFTER playing sparingly through the first few games of his freshman season with the Texas Longhorns, Kai Jones inquired about the best way forward for him to receive more playing time from head coach Shaka Smart.