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Newton has high expectations for the national tennis teams
BAHAMAS Lawn Tennis Association president Perry Newton said he has high expectations for the final three national teams that will be in competition at their various international events this week in the Dominican Republic.
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WORLD VIEW: Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend
JOHN Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current US Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors at a meeting in Washington, on May 10, that “there is no way” of keeping the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced.
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WORLD VIEW: It’s time the UN Security Council acts to stop the killing in Gaza
THE escalation of violence in Gaza by Israel has prompted a global outcry, marking a rising disgust, particularly among the young, of what is widely regarded as a hugely disproportionate response to the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
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Eric Wiberg – Taxied to beach, hit trees and sank
TAXIED to beach, hit trees, and sank: these seven words encapsulate a bad day for a dozen men.
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Basketball action heats up on day 2
BASKETBALL action continued for the 10 islands of The Bahamas yesterday at the D W Davis and Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasiums. Gameplay for the sport in the women’s and men’s divisions got underway on Tuesday leading up to the championship games on Saturday.
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EDITORIAL: Corporate income tax - pain or gain to come?
GLOBAL pressure has told – The Bahamas is going to comply with an international push to charge a corporate income tax of 15 percent.
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A salute to Chester Cooper
As The Bahamas struggles to come to the reality of its challenging infrastructure, Family Island airports, and many modern challenges of a young nation.
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WORLD VIEW: CARICOM at 50: there is still hope
JULY 4, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, the foundational document that brought the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) into existence. With high hopes and lofty ambitions, the heads of government of the four largest independent Caribbean countries at the time embarked on a journey towards regional integration. They were later joined, to varying degrees of commitment, by 10 other countries.
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Gaming Board agrees Turks regulatory cooperation deal
The Gaming Board yesterday signed an agreement with the Turks and Caicos Islands over the exchange of gaming information and services between the two.
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EDITORIAL: Let businesses know of changes in good time
RECENTLY in this column, we talked about the ease of doing business – or lack thereof – in The Bahamas.
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Eric Wiberg – A budget and a dream that became a passion
Bomber on a budget. That’s what I chose to name my pyric missions to find the metal and scraps of old World War II aircraft in our country.
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Eva Hilton, Sybil Strachan run away with U-12 soccer titles
THE under-12 (U12) girls of Eva Hilton Primary School and boys of Sybil Strachan Primary School can now celebrate after winning the division trophies at the newly-named Dawn N Knowles Primary Schools Soccer Tournament hosted at the Roscow AL Davies Soccer Field yesterday.
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Jamiah Nabbie named Female Junior Athlete of the Year
Jamiah Nabbie capped off a successful track season crowned as the Tribune’s 2023 Junior Female Athlete of the Year.
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INSIGHT: It’s time govt shows they are truly serious
IT is hard to get away from the topic of crime with the way this year has started.
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VJ Edgecombe named Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe has been awarded the Tribune’s 2023 Junior Male Athlete of the Year. With athletics and aquatics garnering a number of the top stories throughout the year, Edgecombe provided a bright spot for basketball in the junior category.
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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – Educational tourism: A sustainable and transformative niche
In an era where travel is increasingly driven by unique experiences and personal enrichment, niche tourism, particularly Educational Tourism, is emerging as a transformative force not only for travelers but also for small local economies and social development.
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Port authority
Thanks for allowing me this space in your newspaper, I read an article (Letters, May 10) and was totally flabbergasted as to the title “the government boots on the necks of the GBPA and the Grand Bahamian people”. My intentions are every time there is an article in your or any publication highlighting the good of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its groups of companies, it’s published, if someone has another view it’s not.
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BLTA Awards: Top players soak up spotlight
ATHLETES received top honours at the inaugural Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Recognition Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening at the National Tennis Centre (NTC).
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PI hotel project’s 100 ‘permanent’ job pledge
A development that aims to be Paradise Island’s “first new hotel for many years” yesterday said its project will create 100 permanent jobs and a similar number of construction posts.
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Felix Neely Jr national cycling champion
AFTER two days of inclement weather, Felix Neely Jr was crowned the national male cycling champion at the 50th Independence National Road Cycling Championships in Grand Bahama.