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Charlton wins 60m final, UB athletes in Fred Wilt Open

THE Purdue Boilermakers, led by Devynne Charlton, had a rare treat on Saturday as they welcomed the University of the Bahamas to West Lafayette, In- diana, for their first indoor track and field meet at Lambert Field- house.

BTC in $100m EBITDA earnings forecast

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is forecast to generate $100 million in operating income this current financial year, a 9.9 per cent year-over-year increase, one London-based analyst yesterday saying its majority shareholder believed it had sufficient “legal protection” to guard against the Government’s attempts to claim a 51 per cent stake.

Davis’ hands clean on water projects

CAT Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip “Brave” Davis did not authorise controversial payments to Nassau Island Development (NID), the contractor for the multi-million dollar Gladstone Road Waste Water Treatment Plant (GRWWTP) that is unfinished despite a 91 percent cost overrun, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Board delayed water contract for 14 months

A master plan to solve New Providence’s wastewater woes was delayed for 14 months after the then-Water & Sewerage Corporation Board sought a “sole-source award” of the contract, Tribune Business can reveal.

$35m GB Power buyout 'win-win for all'

A Canadian utility has branded its near-$35 million offer to buy-out all Bahamian shareholders and acquire 100 per cent of Grand Bahama Power Company as “a win-win for all”. Emera, responding to Tribune Business’s questions, said the proposal was ta

It’s a French renaissance for players

Bahamian basketball players at various levels in France continue to experience early success with their teams.

SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: PART 1

• THE first part of Tribune Sports’ year in review series will explore the greatest Team Performances of 2012

ingraham pays tribute to ‘proud son of the Bahamas’

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham also gave condolences in the wake of Sir Sidney Poitier’s death.

Eric Wiberg – New Providence: 60 land accidents

WHETHER planes touched wingtips, men walked into propellers, bombers collided, planes were lost in microbursts, or had training gunnery mishaps, Nassau, Windsor and Oakes air fields and adjacent waters claimed many lives. More than half of all accidents in the colony – 80 of 150 – took place at or near the air fields and New Providence. This article deals with the 55 accidents that happened or ended up on land. In the three years from January 1943 131 aviators and a Bahamian family of three were killed by military aircraft in New Providence and its waters, with 83 rescued, and those fatalities recovered buried on Farrington Road. Pre-existing Oakes Field, used for training, saw nine crashes and most of the 25 unallocated, and Windsor Field, still in use, had 21.

Bahamian beauty blogger on the rise

ONLINE fashion gurus and beauty bloggers have become celebrities in their own right over the last few years. Some make millions of dollars in revenue and appear at fan conventions and in magazines, and some even have their own book and television deals.

‘Red letter day’ for Bahamian aviation

The Bahamian aviation industry enjoyed “a red letter day” yesterday, after the Government finally introduced legislation to bring its regulatory and safety functions into line with international standards.

Exuma developer hits ‘warp speed’

A major Exuma project yesterday said it is hitting “warp speed” with its development plans, amid talks likely to result in it handing 150 acres to the Government for Georgetown’s redevelopment.

Mouth Full - New Bahamian show goes on a taste adventure

TAKING the Bahamas on an adventure in taste, the new online entertainment show “A Mouth Full” is giving viewers an updated look into their favourite restaurants and kitchens across New Providence.

WORLD VIEW: 1.5°C is upon us - are we prepared?

THE report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years should have sent all Caribbean institutions, such as the CARICOM Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, into overdrive to explore further ways in which the region could accelerate efforts to avert this calamity.

Bahamas First cools over BISX listing

Bahamas First cools over BISX listing By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business First Bahamas First Holdings, the general insurance holding entity, has yet to take "a hard and fast decision" on whether to list its ordinary shares on the Bahamas International Se

Gov’t wage bill’s $68m jump ‘not annual norm’

The Ministry of Finance's top official last night said the $68m year-over-year increase in compensation for government employees during the 2022-2023 fiscal year is "not an annual norm".

DIANE PHILLIPS: How did the future get here so fast?

There is a phobia for just about everything. Fear of heights, fear of open spaces, fear of looking ridiculous, no just made that up. But the fear I find most relevant to all of us in The Bahamas is something I just learned the name of. It’s called Chronophobia and it is a fear of the future.

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