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Shock as scale of dredging in Bimini is revealed

RESORTS World Bimini has been given permission by the government to dredge more than half a million more cubic yards of material than was previously disclosed to the public, Bahamas Environment Science and Technology Commission (BEST) documents seen by The Tribune indicate.

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The Ultimate Gospel Music Experience

By ALESHA CADET

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Private sector urged: Avoid 'self-fulfilling prophecy' of recession

A prominent businessman yesterday urged the Bahamian private sector not to create a “self-fulfilling prophecy of doom and gloom”, and said: “2014 will be what we make it.”

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Make your domain your own

I like the Japanese proverb that says: “Tigers die and leave their skins, while people die and leave their names”. If this is accurate, let’s look at the significance of other name types. I am sure you’d agree that practically everyone, and everything is known, labelled, tagged or remembered by names.

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Southeastern islands prepared for Tropical Storm Laura

Minister of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis said the southeastern islands of the Bahamas are prepared and officials are closely watching Tropical Storm Laura and its track in the Bahamas.

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Gov’t tackling NHI ‘cobwebs’

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday pledged that National Health Insurance (NHI) will be a “positive boost” to the Bahamian economy, saying this was supported by a recently-completed study from the Government’s KPMG consultants.

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Sense of balance lost over march

OF course the guarantee  of free demonstration must always be protected, and sensible permits must be granted.

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Hurricane Irma updates: All Clear for Southeast Bahamas; Hurricane Warning remains for Northwest, Central Bahamas

NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell said Thursday “we can’t take any chances” with Hurricane Irma, which officials say has reached 500 miles in diameter and remains a vicious category five storm.

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Minister speaks on plane 'wreckage'

TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has responded to a video purportedly showing the wreckage of the Piper Aztec plane that crashed off the coast of Andros last month. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet yesterday, Mr D’Aguilar emphasi

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Rape laws urgently need review

The laws governing what is rape and what isn’t urgently need review - repeat probably and a new sensibly written law will co-exist with modern convention and Statute Law.

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PLP candidate Kingsley Smith wins West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election

ROUND UP: PLP candidate Kingsley Smith has won the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election. In the unofficial vote total, Mr Smith finished with 2,150 ahead of the FNM's Bishop Ricardo Grant with 1,276, Coalition of Independents leader Lincoln Bain with 307, DaQuan Swain, Independent, with 28 and Terneille Burrows, Independent, with four. Don't miss Thursday's Tribune with all the news and reaction from the day's events.

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VIDEO: B.B.C. news features Bahamian family's Commonwealth judo hopefuls

Head of the Bahamian Judo Association D'Arcy Rahming is the father of three judo champions - and two of his children will be representing the nation at this year's Commonwealth Games.

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Minister wants Contractors Act that 'makes sense'

The Minister of Works wants a Construction Contractors Act that “makes sense and is enforceable”, pledging that he will not be rushed into giving the legislation full effect.Desmond Bannister told Tribune Business he wanted to make sure there were no

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sports inbrief

SOFTBALL: NPOTSA ACTION DESPITE the inclement weather, the New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association managed to get in a few games over the weekend at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds. Da Boyz 15, Baha

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Burying our heads in the sand: the case of Dion Smith

FIRST off, let me say I'm not about to join those calling for Dion Smith's head, or those defending the embattled Deputy Speaker.

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Speaker’s non-apology

THE Vote of No Confidence brought by the erstwhile “Magnificent Four” of the new PLP, led by our leader, the Hon Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, QC (PLP-Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador), against the Speaker of the House of Assembly, has been debated and defeated. Of course, no sensible observer of this whole exercise expected such a motion to succeed in view of the excessively large majority commanded by the governing Free National Movement in the House.

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Man shot dead by armed robber

A man was shot dead outside his home on Saturday night - the third homicide of the day in the capital.

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OLYMPIC GAMES: Bahamas in action

Today sees Bahamian athletes in action for the first time at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Readers react to gay pride weekend

THERE was a lively response on tribune242.com yesterday to the news that four days of pride celebrations will kick off this weekend in a bid to strengthen existing support systems for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community.