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Ayton posts double double in loss to Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 20 points and led the Phoenix Suns with 12 rebounds on Saturday night. But they were defeated by the New Orleans Pelicans 119-99. It was the eighth double-double for the rookie No. 1 draft choice. He shot 9-12

Christie's 'Bridge' nonsense

Christie's 'Bridge' nonsense EDITOR, The Tribune. Perry Gladstone Christie seems to be proud of his new slogan; "I am the bridge from Sir Lynden to the future" Really? What does he really mean? Well, maybe we should revisit the past. When the PLP won th

Christie's 'Bridge' nonsense

Christie's 'Bridge' nonsense EDITOR, The Tribune. Perry Gladstone Christie seems to be proud of his new slogan; "I am the bridge from Sir Lynden to the future" Really? What does he really mean? Well, maybe we should revisit the past. When the PLP won th

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Mayaguana residents tackle post-hurricane flooding as relief supplies arrive

ALTHOUGH there was minimum structural damage, many of the 200-plus residents of Mayaguana are hoping that they can get though the flooding in the majority of their three settlements so that they can quickly complete the restoration process in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.

Gov't urged: Tackle GB airport's costs if you buy

A prominent Freeport hotelier is warning the Government that it must tackle Grand Bahama International Airport's (GBIA) high costs if its prospective purchase is to "grow the destination".

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'Enact laws to save Bimini's environment'

TWO prominent environmental activists were yesterday up in arms over plans for the further expansion of a key development in Bimini, as they called for the Minnis administration to enact legislation to legally protect that island’s marine habitats.Fr

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'Fabric of society' threatened from no accountability

The Road Traffic Department’s driver licence woes demonstrate how the absence of public sector accountability threatens the “fabric of society”, a governance reformer argued yesterday.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s princi

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Three former football coaches honoured at Father's Day special

ASK Ronald Major, Robert Gilbert or Jack Knowles and neither one of them will tell you that they got into coaching softball for their own gratification. They were all glad to be awarded for their efforts, but they indicated that it was only for the betterment of the sport.

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Hurdler Ivanique Kemp doesn't advance

LONDON, England — Ivanique Kemp didn’t have a technically sound race and wasn’t able to catch the field as she failed to get out of the semifinal of the women’s 100 metres hurdles during another packed session in the Olympic Stadium last night.

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Davis: I would not have let govt buy Grand Lucayan

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said if he were the country’s leader, he would not let the government buy the Grand Lucayan hotel properties, likening Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ intention to do so to his ridiculed pre-election promise to

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'Tank' to face heavyweight champion of New Zealand

FOLLOWING the disappointment of another cancelled fight, Sherman “Tank” Williams will step into the ring for the first time this year as he challenges the heavyweight champion of New Zealand.

Roadwork hit firms: 'It's never too late to do the right thing'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Government's plans to provide assistance to businesses impacted by the New Providence Road Improvement Project was hailed as a good move yesterday, with Coconut Grove Business L

Roadwork hit firms: 'It's never too late to do the right thing'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Government's plans to provide assistance to businesses impacted by the New Providence Road Improvement Project was hailed as a good move yesterday, with Coconut Grove Business L

Smash hit "Sarah's Wedding" comes to Nassau

IT WAS just last year when Bahamian entrepreneur Kerel Pinder was sitting in her sister’s North Carolina apartment writing down all the thoughts that came to her mind. These thoughts quickly turned into the script for her now successful romantic comedy play called “Sarah’s Wedding”.

No-one has solution to society's ills

As I look at the news and see murder continuously occurring, it supports my hypothesis that social structure change is needed. If you only treat the symptoms of societal ills, you have to keep medicating indefinitely, as is the Bahamas’ present trajectory.

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Sandals closing leaves Exuma 'eerily quiet'

Sandals Emerald Bay’s closure will have “a devastating impact” on an Exuma economy that has “more to lose” from the COVID-19 pandemic than other islands, Tribune Business was told yesterday.Pedro Rolle, Exuma’s Chamber of Commerce president, describe

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Lady Nathalie sinks, 'Sailing Barber' happy boat salvaged

Eleazor ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson can now breath a sigh of relief.Johnson was upset over the weekend after his B class Lady in Red Lady Nathalie sunk in the waters in Montagu Bay during the second race of the Sir Durward Knowles 100 Regatta.After

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Stuart Cove: 'I'm no quitter'

A leading Bahamian excursion provider expects to resume business today with less than 10 percent of pre-COVID volumes, as he pledged: “I’m no quitter.” Stuart Cove, principal of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, told Tribune Business “we should probably n

Gov't VAT error slammed as 'downright ignorance'

The Government was yesterday accused of being “downright ignorant” on Freeport’s business environment, after a Value-Added Tax (VAT)-related blunder caused “widespread panic” among the city’s private sector.

FNM deputy sets benchmark for women

HE CRUSADE for gender equality will see a renewed political thrust with deputy leader-elect Loretta Butler-Turner at the helm of the Free National