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Haitians will punish the PLP

IF you would have asked me a month ago who I thought would win the general election, I would have told you the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Perry G Christie and his so-called new PLP looked poised

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Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas

Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas THE Bahamas got some solid exposure on Monday, February 21, when the New England television show, Chronicle, devoted a 30-minute episode to the country. ABC-TV viewers were whisked away to the Bahamas through host T

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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

Social media the key to business award win

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net DESPITE the struggling economy in Freeport, two businesses are enjoying outstanding success. The owners were both named Entrepreneur of the Year in recognition of their ability to buck

Bimini trip for youngsters

Bimini trip for youngsters COMBINE excited first graders, parents who are just as eager, and the planning and expertise of Bahamas Educational Tours and the result is a fun-filled one-day excursion to a Bahamian gem - Bimini. Just over 50 persons - an e

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

The history of migration

A NEW book by former Antiquities, Monuments & Museums Corporation chief Keith Tinker collates everything we need to know about regional migration to the Bahamas - from prehistoric times to the present. Tinker, 57, is a historian who led the AMMC from its

Keep a close eye on breaches of election law

Keep a close eye on breaches of election law EDITOR, The Tribune. In the elections of the fifties and sixties, there were many complaints and allegations of election bribery. CID officers were kept busy investigating the reports. I recall on one occasi

Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas

Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas THE Bahamas got some solid exposure on Monday, February 21, when the New England television show, Chronicle, devoted a 30-minute episode to the country. ABC-TV viewers were whisked away to the Bahamas through host T

Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas

Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas THE Bahamas got some solid exposure on Monday, February 21, when the New England television show, Chronicle, devoted a 30-minute episode to the country. ABC-TV viewers were whisked away to the Bahamas through host T

Haitians will punishg the PLP

Haitians will punishg the PLP EDITOR, The Tribune. IF you would have asked me a month ago who I thought would win the general election, I would have told you the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Perry G Christie and his so-called new PLP looked poised

Haitians will punishg the PLP

Haitians will punishg the PLP EDITOR, The Tribune. IF you would have asked me a month ago who I thought would win the general election, I would have told you the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Perry G Christie and his so-called new PLP looked poised

More of us than them?

More of us than them? EDITOR, The Tribune. The statement, there is more of us than them seems to be taking deep roots in the psychic of a number of persons within the Bahamian society. This statement was reportedly made at a gathering on Fort Charlotte

PLP backs off from Haitian view?

PLP backs off from Haitian view? EDITOR, The Tribune. I was taken aback after reading a very short article in the February 24 edition of The Tribune. The article is entitled "PLP seeks Haitian vote," and it was about a meeting that was reportedly held b

PLP backs off from Haitian view?

PLP backs off from Haitian view? EDITOR, The Tribune. I was taken aback after reading a very short article in the February 24 edition of The Tribune. The article is entitled "PLP seeks Haitian vote," and it was about a meeting that was reportedly held b

Mortimer good for Bahamas

Mortimer good for Bahamas EDITOR, The Tribune. The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) announced its deputy leader on Wednesday night at the Wyndham Nassau Resort ballroom. Chris Mortimer won the post of deputy leader for the DNA, but in my view the real

Mortimer good for Bahamas

Mortimer good for Bahamas EDITOR, The Tribune. The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) announced its deputy leader on Wednesday night at the Wyndham Nassau Resort ballroom. Chris Mortimer won the post of deputy leader for the DNA, but in my view the real

Action is needed over Haitian immigration

Action is needed over Haitian immigration EDITOR, The Tribune. After witnessing the events concerning the visit of the Haitian President, I feel compelled to write. Why are Bahamians not demanding immigration reform? How is it that Haitian sloops goi

Customs staf trying blackmail

Customs staf trying blackmail EDITOR, The Tribune. I listened with keen interest to remarks made by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in Exuma over the weekend (March 3-4) concerning the industrial unrest in the Customs and Immigration Departments at the