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Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on the National Prescription Drug Plan (audio)
Among commitments contained in the Free National Movement?s Manifesto ?07 was a commitment to act so as to shape our society to permit those with the greatest need to receive the greatest assistance.
Civil Aviation denies Marsh Harbour airport was closed
Civil Aviation Captain Patrick Rolle.
"I'm kind of confused as to where this is coming from," said Rolle, in response to a report in The Tribune newspaper that the airport had been closed to incoming flights from the United States after a Federal Aviation Authority official found there were inadequate fire services on site.
Rolle said that was not the case. He said that an FAA inspector was ...
BTC offer sparks competition fear
BTC offer sparks competition fear
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Rival telecoms operators are expressing concerns over the draft Reference Access and Interconnection Offer (RAIO) submitted by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), industry sources have informed Tribune Business, fearing that relatively high interconnection rates and transparency issues surrounding who pays for a call could squeeze out new market ...
Have you tried our DAILY DOSE
Have you tried our DAILY DOSE
Perhaps you read us via out weekly news update mailer that we send to you via email each Friday? This allowing you time to catch up on the news of the past week. Super!
But
do you know that many people view us daily? Our website is updated as news comes in, and additions are being made at any time of the day or night by our News Team.
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set us as your Home Page and try a Daily Dose...
Final witness called in cop murder trial
Final witness called in cop murder trial
The prosecution yesterday called its final witnesses in the trial against four men accused of the murder of a policeman.
Mario Flowers, Shawn Feaster, Raymond Thompson, and Sylvester Aritis are on trial for the December 27, 2009 murder of Constable Ramos Williams and the attempted murder of Antoine Curry, who allegedly got into a shoot-out with suspects on Shirley Street near The Tribune newspape...
Letter: Disgusted by state of beaches
Letter: Disgusted by state of beaches
EDITOR, The Tribune.
I wish your newspaper would do an article with photographs on the terrible way the public beaches are left, especially after a holiday weekend.
I was disgusted this morning when I went for a swim at the Cable Beach (Sandals Beach) to find it strewn with plastic knives and forks, baby's diapers, condom packets, K.F.C packages, soda cans, glass (broken beer bottles). I picked ...
Former Tribune reporter obtains Journalism Degree
Former Tribune reporter obtains Journalism Degree
By CARA BRENNEN-BETHEL
Tribune Features Editor
Tiffany Lavette Grant, a former Tribune Staff Reporter, graduated in May of this year with a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) Degree from the University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
In 2004, Tiffany graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications with credit from The College of The Bahamas before...
BTC privatisation committee 'working' with Cable Wireless
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.net
CABLE & Wireless Communications could be the new name in Bahamas telecommunications by the end of the year.
Industry sources told Tribune Business yesterday that high-level government officials have recently, and frequently, engaged the regional telco which has operations in 13 other Caribbean countries.
A deal could possibly be s...
Letter: The black bonnet situation
Letter: The black bonnet situation
EDITOR, The Tribune.
On a daily basis, we all read insightful, intriguing, uproarious letters that comment on crime, politics and the like submitted to our local newspapers. While I agree it is an age-old forum for such opinions I do believe there is space for social commentary that does not fall in-between the lines of the aforementioned topics.
As such, I submit my comments regarding the black...
Profile-Mark Turnquest
Profile-Mark Turnquest
By THEA RUTHERFORD
Guardian National Correspondent
thea@nasguard.com
Everybody's talking about small businesses. But few people believe in their potential for a bigger slice of the market as Mark A. Turnquest does. With last year's summit, a slew of newspaper articles and a conceptual Act to his credit, the omnipresent consultant turned advocate has made the future of small businesses his mission...