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October 02, 2023
Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe

"If life has taught us anything, it is that death is brutally final." - Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin Monday, September 25, 2023, began like an ordinary, sunny Autumn day for most Bahamians. It rapidly became apparent that it would be nothing like an ordinary sunny Autumn day for the nation. Many of us were either at ...
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September 04, 2023
The plight of women and children in this nation 

Dear Editor, How long has the abuse of women and children existed on this planet? Hundreds of years? Thousands? Since the beginning? But now, transparency is beginning to happen.

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December 17, 2011
Gov't to borrow 50 million to conclude road project

The government will borrow another $50 million to conclude the already over budget New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP), Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham revealed yesterday.
Recently, The Guardian reported exclusively that the project was running behind schedule and over budget by more than $40 million.
"The newspapers have been carrying a story that was leaked to it by members of the Pub...

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August 28, 2023
Steve Haughey, former chief operating officer of The Tribune, dies

STEVE Haughey, The Tribune's former chief operating officer, and ex-controller at the 100 Jamz radio station, passed away yesterday morning following a short illness.

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March 12, 2021
The unfairness of the fisheries legislation

Bahamian businesses have in the past been protected by legislation from foreign entities setting up shop in The Bahamas. Over the years, locally-owned wholesale, newspaper and retail businesses have all thrived due to such protection. However, as of late, Bay Street has seen a shift where Bahamian retailers and wholesalers are being replaced with an ...
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March 16, 2021
All govt contracts will be made public

ALL government contract awards will be published online and in newspapers when a Public Procurement Bill being debated in the House of Assembly is passed and comes into force, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.

The bill is among a compendium of finance bills that Dr Minnis said will boost transparency and accountability in government operations.

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August 21, 2023
Four awarded Chevening Scholarships

What does a former newspaper copy editor, a firearm examiner, a person with an interest in waste management challenges in small island developing states (SIDS) like The Bahamas, and an environmental educator have in common? They can now all call themselves Chevening Scholars. The four Bahamian women have been given awards to pursue studies in ...
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October 14, 2010
Letter: Offended by 'The Bad Girls Club'

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Please print the following letter that I have sent to:

Mr. David Burrows,

Cable Bahamas

Freeport, Grand Bahama

Dear Mr. Burrows,

My intention is to write to the local and national newspapers, but in fairness to Cable Bahamas, I was asked to write to you first.

Kindly accept this letter as a formal complaint to Cable Bahamas regarding its programming.

I refer to the Oxy...

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October 14, 2010
Letter: Bahamian straw work could start fashion trend

EDITOR, The Tribune.

It is amazing to see the number of letters written to your newspaper regarding the saga of the "knock off" bags being sold in the present Straw Market.

Frankly, let me say that the Gucchi, Fendi, Prada and all the other big names in handbags that are sold in the legitimate stores on Bay Street are not the bags that most people could afford. If they didn't have those famous n...

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October 13, 2010
Sandals eyes new resort purchase

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

Sandals is eyeing the purchase of another Exuma-based resort from receivership, this time the $110 million Grand Isle Villas Resort, Tribune Business can reveal, the situation having caused "immediate panic" and a "total sense of shock" on the island.

The all-inclusive resort chain would be an obvious purchaser of the 78-unit property, given that it sits...

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