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Passport to a better future?
The spectre of Loftus Roker looms all too large for migrants over the government’s contentious policy, says Ava Turnquest, Tribune Chief Reporter.
Are you Marketing a good service?
I LIKE the saying: "You can't disguise a bad message, no matter how much you dress it up". There are many businesses who want their goods or services to appeal to everyone and prefer skipping the planning to get right to designing ; not knowing that it takes time and patience to design the right message that will reach the right people.
Sitting Next to Ned (or Nellie)
I'M constantly amazed at the few real benefits some businesses receive for the dollars they shell out on training, and the number of promises they receive in return for them instead. It's the support trainees receive from management as they try to implement their new ideas that should count, as opposed to the brickbats they more often receive from colleagues.
Apocalypto play parodies Bahamian society
BAHAMIAN social norms are uprooted and set to a Mayan apocalyptic backdrop in playwright Adrian Wildgoose's Judgment In Paradise.
Christie: Governemnt will carry on with mortgage relief plan
THE government will move forward with its promised mortgage relief plan under "strict consultation", Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed yesterday.
Texaco retailers to discover what new owner's 'all about'
LOCAL Texaco retailers are expected to meet with their new distributor today after RUBIS/Vitogaz completed its "nine-figure buyout" of Chevron's fuels marketing and aviation business in this nation, one independent dealer telling Tribune Business that the latter "was the worst dealer I had to deal with".
Bishop Fraser launches appeal against conviction
Bishop Fraser launches appeal against conviction By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net BISHOP Randy Fraser's appeal against his unlawful sex conviction began yesterday in the Court of Appeal. Fraser, convicted last November
The PLP wedding crasher
The PLP wedding crasher WEDDING guests in Eleuthera are outraged after a Progressive Liberal Party candidate allegedly "crashed and campaigned" at a reception over the weekend. Bridal party members said they were shocked when Damien Gomez, PLP candidate
Mourning for 'plait lady'
Mourning for 'plait lady' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net ANDROSIANS mourned the loss of their beloved matriarch, Omelia Marshall, this weekend. The recipient of numerous tourism honours, including a Cacique award, f
MEGA RESORT THREAT CLOSER
MEGA RESORT THREAT CLOSER By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net LEGISLATION to bring three Las Vegas-style casino mega resorts to South Florida - and in direct competition with Bahamian hotels - has been passed by a US Sena
NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS
NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men, two charged with murder and the other attempted murder, are behind bars at Her Majesty's Prison waiting to be brought before the courts in the next three months. T
POLICE: HOW WE WILL CRACK DOWN ON CRIME IN 2012
POLICE: HOW WE WILL CRACK DOWN ON CRIME IN 2012 TACKLING crime remains the top priority for the Royal Bahamas Police Force this year, according to their 2012 manifesto released last night. While the new mandate is admittedly similar to last year's plan,
MEETING HELD TO TACKLE CRIME
MEETING HELD TO TACKLE CRIME By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net POLICE and clergymen met yesterday to renew their commitment work together against crime. Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) executives and senior officers ple
POLICE HAVE 'SIGNIFICANT' LEADS INTO MAN'S MURDER
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they are following significant leads into the murder of a 27-year-old man who was shot dead on Fire Trail Road two days before the new year. Three me
MAN DROWNS AS BOAT CAPSIZES
BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT: Police are continuing their investigations into the apparent drowning of a 60-year-old man in waters off Eight Mile Rock. According to reports,
Homes given out without mortgages by PLP ministry
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
Mortgage company was 'near bankruptcy'
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
EXCLUSIVE: HOMES GIVEN OUT WITHOUT MORTGAGES BY PLP MINISTRY
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net TWELVE homes in six government subdivisions are being occupied without mortgages, The Tribune has learned. According to Tribune sources close to the matter, the homes are located in Suns
