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Prison officers promoted
Prison officers promoted MORE than 100 officers have been promoted to various ranks within the Prison Service, according to a press release issued yesterday. Prison Superintendent Dr Elliston Rahming officially announced that 112 officers have been pro
SANDALS NAMES FOUR FOR MANAGER TRAINEE PROGRAMME
AFTER canvassing five countries across the Caribbean and interviewing hundreds of persons, executives from Sandals Resorts International have chosen four team members from the Sandals Bahamian properties to take part in the resort chain's innovative and i
POESIA A BOOST FOR PORT LUCAYA
POESIA A BOOST FOR PORT LUCAYA FREEPORT - Merchants in the Port Lucaya Marketplace are still smiling after Saturday's visit of the MSC Poesia. The 93,330 ton specially-chartered ship deposited more than 71 per cent of its 2,500 passengers onto shore to e
Real estate: The forgotten pillar
By Mario Carey Mario Carey Realty According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), every house sold in the US equates to three full time jobs. This is as a result of the obvious domino effect. Let us assume this statistic applies to the Bahamas.
PLP: DEPUTY PM JUMPING FROM SINKING SHIP
PLP: DEPUTY PM JUMPING FROM SINKING SHIP THE opposition PLP has labelled the governing party's changes to its election slate a case of rearranging "deck chairs on the Titanic" and said Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette is the latest to jump from a
PLEDGE TO HELP BUSINESSES
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Acting to remove impediments to businesses, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has announced the government will move to establish a committee to review the Guide to Customs Du
DOMINICANS ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY FISHING CRAWFISH ON DAILY BASIS
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas' crawfish industry is illegally fished 365 days a year by Dominicans claiming to be engineers carrying millions of dollars in seafood outside of the country, a Potter's Cay Dock fisherman claimed yes
'GRAND BAHAMA'S WELL BEING WAS IGNORED'
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net AMID the ongoing blame game concerning Grand Bahama's faltering economy, the FNM accused the Christie administration of a "callous disregard coupled with no compassion and sheer incompetence' for that island's w
POLICE OPERATIONS HAILED AS SUCCESS
POLICE OPERATIONS HAILED AS SUCCESS THREE major police operations launched by the Central Division are being hailed as a success following a number of arrests and citations. Newly appointed commander of the division, Supt Stephen Dean, said his officers
$1,000 donation a reward for student's work
COLLEGE of the Bahamas biochemistry major 18-year-old Mikell Butler was presented with a $1,000 cheque by Woodside Insurance Brokerage Ltd for her outstanding academic achievements in 2011. In the BGCSE exams, the CV Bethel graduate passed nine subjects,
HOSPITAL'S PLEA TO FUND NEW MACHINE
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net Princess Margaret Hospital officials are appealing to corporate Bahamas and the public to make donations to a new digital mammography machine that will replace the near obsolete equipment they are using. So far,
CALL TO CREATE NATIONAL DATABASE OF CANCER CASES
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net A LOCAL doctor is calling on the government to create legislation allowing for everyone diagnosed with cancer to be recorded in a national database. Princess Margaret Hospital oncologist Dr DuVaughn Curling said
MAN'S BODY DISCOVERED BY THE ROADSIDE
BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A man's body was discovered on the roadside in the Kennedy Drive area early Thursday morning, and police later found his vehicle abandoned several miles away. The body was
Art for the Parks
AN elite group of talented Bahamian artists will exhibit their works at Abaco Beach Resort during the Art for the Parks Festival, to be held January 27-29. The annual event, a collaboration between Abaco Beach Resort, the Bahamas National Trust and corpor
Art for the Parks
AN elite group of talented Bahamian artists will exhibit their works at Abaco Beach Resort during the Art for the Parks Festival, to be held January 27-29. The annual event, a collaboration between Abaco Beach Resort, the Bahamas National Trust and corpor
Art for the Parks
AN elite group of talented Bahamian artists will exhibit their works at Abaco Beach Resort during the Art for the Parks Festival, to be held January 27-29. The annual event, a collaboration between Abaco Beach Resort, the Bahamas National Trust and corpor
Art for the Parks
AN elite group of talented Bahamian artists will exhibit their works at Abaco Beach Resort during the Art for the Parks Festival, to be held January 27-29. The annual event, a collaboration between Abaco Beach Resort, the Bahamas National Trust and corpor
PM urges five more years
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net ANOTHER five years in office for the Free National Movement would mean further social, economic and infrastructural advancements, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said. Revealing the party's Manifesto 2012-2017 pl
HOT RODDERS LOOKING TO BRING BACK RACING
THE Bahamas Hot Rod Association paid a visit to Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard to discuss the construction of their new racing track. The association's original track was one of the facilities demolished to make way for the Sports C
Police stress hotel safety after theft case
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they want to stress the importance of sufficient security at hotels in the wake of two tourists claiming money was stolen from their room at the Nassau Palm Hotel on West Bay Street. Central Division
