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DESPERATE - AND HEADING OUR WAY: Haitian crisis sees flood of refugees risking their lives to reach Bahamas
GRIM and dire circumstances in Haiti have forced citizens to migrate across treacherous seas in search of a better life, a local community leader told The Tribune yesterday.
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Immigration denies officer raped woman in detention
THE Department of Immigration has asserted that there is “no substance” to an allegation of inappropriate conduct by a male officer against a female migrant who was detained at the department’s safe house.
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THE KDK REPORT: Robbed of a lifetime’s memories, slowly slipping away
I’M OFTEN asked by friends, patients and family members alike what I consider the most frightening, the most difficult or the most agonizing of all medical conditions that I’ve seen throughout my career. In every case they were, as I assume you will be, surprised to hear my response.
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Sun Oil chair mum on ‘contaminated’ BPL fuel assertion
Sun Oil’s chairman yesterday refused to be drawn on assertions by the deputy prime minister that it had supplied “contaminated fuel” to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).
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UPDATED: Leon Griffin, husband of Melanie Griffin, shot dead in suspected robbery
LEON Griffin, the husband of former Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin, died last night after being shot in the head in a suspected robbery outside the family’s home.
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INSIGHT: Think we’ve learned the lessons of Dorian and are better prepared? Think again.
With all we have gone through since the start of the pandemic, the least we should hope for is that we emerge wiser from it. This is especially true when it comes to what we expect from government.
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NIB chair: We’ll recover $10.8m
The National Insurance Board’s (NIB) chairman yesterday reassured social security beneficiaries it will recover the $10.8m Ministry of Housing loan that was the subject of a scathing auditor’s report.
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THE KDK REPORT: Need for speed
A grilled chicken and bacon sandwich with spinach, spicy mayo and avocado. It did little to show his creativity but for the 26-year-old chef featured in today’s article, preparing that meal was a welcome relief.
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Cruise port chief: Extend tourism’s ‘peace of mind’
Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive yesterday urged the Government to swiftly extend a cruise passenger COVID-19 vaccination mandate that has brought “peace of mind” to the tourism industry.
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STAY ALIVE - PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS: Less than 5 percent of fully vaccinated are admitted to hospitals
LESS than five percent of people fully vaccinated in The Bahamas have been infected with COVID-19 and fewer than one percent of recovered patients have been re-infected with the disease, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen has said.
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HUBERT EDWARDS: Day one downgrade can spark impetus for change
The pendulum has swung the other way. The people of The Bahamas have spoken and there are some important lessons to learn, based on the results and extent of voter participation.
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‘I was drugged and raped by immigration officer at safe house’: Deported Suriname woman at centre of attack claim files legal action for justice
A 27-year-old Surinamese woman has sued the government, claiming that an immigration officer drugged her with alcohol and sexually violated her.
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Student killed in school stabbing
A STABBING incident yesterday at Government High School has left an 11th grader dead and another student in serious condition in hospital.
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DANIEL FERGUSON: When competitive bids do not apply
Iwant to educate the Bahamian people about the process which allows the Government to forego competitive bidding processes in emergency situations, which allows them to request one bid for goods, works and services.
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Police are human
I am honored that you have given me this opportunity to say thank you to the Commissioner and the officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force for all that they do.
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ALICIA WALLACE: We must do more to stop domestic violence
EVERYONE is familiar with the term “domestic violence”. It, unfortunately, comes up often enough that it is a regular part of our vocabulary and we believe we know what it means. Domestic violence is violent or aggressive behaviour between people in the same home, and it usually involves partners. We know that it can be physical, but it can take other forms that are often not recognized as domestic violence, and it disproportionately affects women.
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‘The antics of having to stand when she enters a board meeting is not one that sports leaders were very comfortable with’
While many declined to speculate on what may have led to her resignation, some of the sporting leaders welcomed Olympian Iram Lewis, who will replace Lanisha Rolle as the new minister of youth, sports and culture.
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STATESIDE: Finding justice is no easy thing in courts where politics rule
American politics and jurisprudence are supposed to be separate.
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A matter of life and debt
In the third of a four-part series, Hubert Edwards warns that in the absence of greater growth The Bahamas will be borrowing for some time to come . . .
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ALICIA WALLACE: Four simple steps to really help us make this a better year
HERE we are, in a new calendar year. We always look forward to the fresh start a new year represents, but especially after going through a difficult one.