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Aviation ‘didn’t cut off our nose to spite face’ in fire
The Bahamian aviation industry worked feverishly to ensure “we didn’t cut off our nose to spite our face” amid yesterday’s temporary fire-enforced fight suspension at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).
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ALICIA WALLACE: You are not alone, reach out for help
MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month and it meets us at a time of frequent suicide and attempted suicide reports.
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Heartbreaking rise in suicides and attempts
A SERIES of stories about suspected suicides have featured in The Tribune recently – and each is genuinely heartbreaking.
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Praise for the rescue - but why did it take so long?
IT is very welcome indeed to see a happy ending to the story about the dolphins of Blackbeard’s Cay.
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INSIGHT: Earth Day 2024, another squandered opportunity
EVERY year, on April 22, the world marks Earth Day – to some extent or another. The day is a US creation – way back in 1970 organisers wanted to throw a spotlight on the environmental problems facing the country. It has expanded far and beyond since. Here in The Bahamas, you would be forgiven if you had not noticed much about the day.
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Bahamian in New York City among millions to feel earthquake Friday
CHET KINCAID, a Bahamian living in New York City, said he thought he was going to be buried alive in his apartment when an earthquake rocked the Big Apple.
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Strategies for resolving customer service failure
Dealing with customer service failure is an inevitable part of running a business. It is how you handle these situations that can make all the difference in maintaining customer satisfaction.
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BTC blames rival utility on east Nassau fibre cut
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday blamed a rival utility for cutting its fibre optic cable and depriving customers in the Eastern Road area of landline, mobile and Internet services.
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BTC outage ‘due to trenching by another utility provider’
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company said customers in the Eastern Road and Johnson Road corridors had experienced a landline, mobile, and internet outage due to trenching, which led to BTC’s fibre being cut by another utility provider.
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EDITORIAL: Implementing crime crackdown not easy
THE hurdles faced in implementing any crackdown in crime are challenging – and in today’s Tribune we see a glimpse of the difficulty, and a hint of the price people may be asked to pay.
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Is our law enforcement impotent?
In many churches over the air waves we are hearing the words of Christmas Carols proclaiming Peace On Earth, but doubt we will hear those sentiments on our streets — nearly 100 murders this year. We are no longer shocked...almost a daily occurrence and seems Law Enforcement totally impotent.
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Rained off? Burna Boy postponed
PROMOTERS of a concert starring Burna Boy announced the event’s postponement yesterday, citing inclement weather.
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Ministry of Energy and Transport says BPL responded ‘swiftly’ after criticism from Cartwright on Acklins and Eleuthera power outages
FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright ripped the government’s “unreliable” electricity and water supply to Eleuthera and Acklins yesterday, drawing a response from the Ministry of Energy and Transport, which said electricity issues have been quickly addressed.
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Briland ‘won’t have a product to sell’ if energy woes persist
Briland resorts and property managers yesterday warned “we won’t have a product to sell if this continues” after the high-end tourism destination was hit by a third successive week of power and utility outages.
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INSIGHT: A successful way forward not easily seen in Haiti
A US court charged a Haitian gang leader last week in what seems an exercise in futility. The accused wasn’t there – and there seems no likelihood he ever will see the inside of that court.
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Customs overreach
Please permit me to express my views on the recently introduced “customs exempt app” which I was required to upload and populate on my return to my country of citizenship.
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Addressing Sudden Death in Youth Sports: A Call for Vigilance and Preparedness
IN the wake of recent tragic events, including the devastating loss of a local student during basketball practice in the Bahamas and other similar incidents across the United States, it is imperative to shine a light on the sobering issue of sudden death in youth sports.
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EDITORIAL: Shifting tone on issues of concern
THIS week, there have been notable shifts in what ministers have said on issues that have arisen recently.
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FTX Bahamas demanding $9.15bn from US affiliates
FTX’s Bahamian liquidators are seeking to recover a total $9.15bn from the crypto exchange’s US entities with some 84 percent of this sum involving assets that were “misappropriated” prior to its late 2022 collapse.
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FRONT PORCH: Antidote to ambivalence
A beloved departed friend, a priest of 50 years before he died, recounts this modern parable. He travelled to the Cistercian monastery Mount Saint Bernard in rural Leicestershire, England, to meet a 93-year-old, who was 73 years a monk. The two settled in to share a pot of tea.
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