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Workshop debates human trafficking

Workshop debates human trafficking NATIONAL Security and law enforcement officials from the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States of America took part in a three-day Trafficking in Persons Workshop over the weekend. They were joined by

We must fight to keep our religious symbols

EDITOR, The Tribune. Regarding the British government's diabolical decision to argue at the European Court of Human Rights that Christians do not have the right to wear a cross or crucifix openly at work: Religion is a part of man's being and essence and

We must fight to keep our religious symbols

EDITOR, The Tribune. Regarding the British government's diabolical decision to argue at the European Court of Human Rights that Christians do not have the right to wear a cross or crucifix openly at work: Religion is a part of man's being and essence and

KIOSKS TO BE ADDED TO CHURCHILL SQUARE

KIOSKS TO BE ADDED TO CHURCHILL SQUARE FREEPORT - As the Downtown Revitalisation Project nears completion, the Grand Bahama Port Authority has announced it will introduce kiosks for the sale of indigenous Bahamian products as an added attraction to the n

Latest housing division opened

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The first phase of the Wellington Pinder Heights Subdivision was officially opened on Thursday by Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell, who unveiled plans for a complete $

Latest housing division opened

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The first phase of the Wellington Pinder Heights Subdivision was officially opened on Thursday by Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell, who unveiled plans for a complete $

Latest housing division opened

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The first phase of the Wellington Pinder Heights Subdivision was officially opened on Thursday by Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell, who unveiled plans for a complete $

Latest housing division opened

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The first phase of the Wellington Pinder Heights Subdivision was officially opened on Thursday by Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell, who unveiled plans for a complete $

Latest housing division opened

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The first phase of the Wellington Pinder Heights Subdivision was officially opened on Thursday by Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell, who unveiled plans for a complete $

Tax relief in 100 days

Tax relief in 100 days By Mike Lightbourn THE incoming Government has promised to try and stimulate the real estate and construction sectors. Within 100 days, it says it will re-introduce a ceiling on the maximum level of real property tax on high end r

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First traffic death of year in Grand Bahama

First traffic death of year in Grand Bahama By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Grand Bahama recorded its first traffic death for the year when a 39-year-old businessman was killed in an accident on East Su

Latest housing division opened

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The first phase of the Wellington Pinder Heights Subdivision was officially opened on Thursday by Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell, who unveiled plans for a complete $

Government to buy hotel in $1.9m deal to expand hospital

Government to buy hotel in $1.9m deal to expand hospital BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced that the government will buy the old Freeport Inn Hotel for $1.9 millio

Victory for religious liberty over Obama

EDITOR, The Tribune. Religious Liberty 9, President Obama 0. I commend the US Supreme Court - in the Hosanna Tabor US Supreme Court ruling, January 11 - for unanimously ruling that religious bodies can and should set their own standards for hiring minist

Student's generosity inspires classmates

Student's generosity inspires classmates By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A fourth grade student at the Bishop Michael Eldon School has inspired her classmates to give to the less fortunate. Thanks to Ka

FOX HELPS OUT SANTA

FOX HELPS OUT SANTA CHILDREN at the Ranfurly Home traded in the traditional plump and round Santa and received some extra gifts during the Christmas holiday from a tall, slim and beautiful Santa's helper, Jeanene Fox. Fox, who is a Bahamian working stead

A national lottery and gambling

EDITOR, The Tribune. Please permit me space in your paper to comment on two articles entitled "Why Does The Church Oppose Gambling" and "Church 'Predicament' Over Gambling" which appeared in the May 17th and 29th editions of The Tribune, respectively. In

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Cruise arrivals on the up for Grand Bahama

Cruise arrivals on the up for Grand Bahama FREEPORT - Grand Bahama can expect a 29 per cent rise in cruise passenger arrivals this year, Grand Bahama Port Authority president Ian Rolle said. To help the island take advantage of this opportunity, the GBPA

ROYAL WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS

RBC Royal Bank welcomed more than 1,800 outstanding RBC employees and their guests to The Bahamas on Friday, providing a welcome boost to the local economy. The RBC group travelled to Nassau aboard the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship as part of an RBC pe

ROYAL WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS

RBC Royal Bank welcomed more than 1,800 outstanding RBC employees and their guests to The Bahamas on Friday, providing a welcome boost to the local economy. The RBC group travelled to Nassau aboard the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship as part of an RBC pe