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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

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BAHAMAS TO BECOME 'CRUISE NO.1' IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas is expected to "exceed" and surpass Cozumel as the Caribbean's leading cruise destination if it maintains its current growth rate, the minister of tourism said, with 2011 stopover visitors to this nati

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AIRPORT BACK TO NORMAL

By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING a frustrating weekend of costly delays at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, flight arrivals and departures are back to normal, Nassau Airport Development officials confirmed. NAD's spokespers

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LONG ISLAND FOR LORETTA

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MONTAGU MP Loretta Butler-Turner has been nominated as the FNM candidate for Long Island, replacing current MP Larry Cartwright, The Tribune has been unofficially informed. Sources suggest

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STATE FUNERAL FOR SIR CLIFFORD

By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net FORMER Governor General Sir Clifford Darling will be laid to rest on Thursday. The state funeral will take place at the Zion Baptist Church, on East and Shirley streets, at 11am. His body will be interred at the

FUTURE BRIGHT FOR CABC

by RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Champion Amateur Boxing Club concluded another successful year as one of the country's leading boxing clubs and continues to develop future Olympians and world-class boxers. CABC ended 16th

Kevin Major Jr falls in three-set thriller

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net The last Bahamian player standing at the ITF Goombay Splash Bowl 2011 suffered a surprising late-set collapse and was denied a berth to the semifinals of the boys' main draw. Kevin Major Jr lo

The need for speed

By CARA BETHEL-BRENNEN cbrennen@tribunemedia.net AFTER more than 50 years, Bahamas Speed Week will return next week in what is expected to be a tremendous boost for sports tourism. Organisers and sponsors have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars i

Delay in appeal

Delay in appeal THE appeal hearing of a convicted murderer hoping to have his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal has been adjourned. Shavargo McPhee, 21, of Marsh Harbour, came to the Claughton House courtroom with his attorney Murrio Ducille read

Sandals give gift to high school

Sandals give gift to high school THE Sandals Foundation donated some much-needed supplies to DW Davis Jr High School's Family and Consumer Sciences Department, just in time for the students to prepare for the practical side of their Bahamas Junior Certif

AIRLINE HOPES LPIA WOES STAY BELOW $100,000

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading Bahamian-owned airline yesterday said it was hoping that extra fuel and overtime costs incurred due to delays at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) over the Christmas-New Year week did not hit

BAHAMAS EYES 15% Q1 GROUP TOURISM RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas is set to experience a "robust" 2012 first quarter in the tourism sector, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said yesterday, attributing this to an expected 15 per cent uptick

BAHAMAS EYES 15% Q1 GROUP TOURISM RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas is set to experience a "robust" 2012 first quarter in the tourism sector, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said yesterday, attributing this to an expected 15 per cent uptick

FOUR CLUBS GO HEAD TO HEAD AT BARRACUDA INVITATIONAL SWIM MEET

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WITH the hosting of the 2012 Carifta Games on the horizon, the Bahamas Swimming Federation returned to the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center over the weekend for the staging of the Barracud

BAHAMAS 'MUST FOCUS ON NEW PRODUCTS'

BAHAMAS 'MUST FOCUS ON NEW PRODUCTS' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE country must focus on generating new tourism products in a bid to remain competitive as more gaming facilities become available around the world

The silly season is upon us

EDITOR, The Tribune. There have been several high profile reports as it relates to all the major political parties. And let me add that there are now three major parties in the Bahamas, despite the denial by some "die hards" out there. There was the deba

Annual Missions Conference returns to Grace Community

On Sunday, January 29, Grace Community Church will launch its 26th Annual Global Missions Conference. God's messenger for the conference this year is once again Senior Pastor Allan Lee, Calvary Bible Church. The church is looking forward to see how God wi

TAX RETURNS PAY FOR $44M DREDGE IN JUST '1.5 YEARS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The $44 million Nassau Harbour dredging costs will be paid back in full within one-and-a-half years in taxes alone, the minister of tourism yesterday telling Tribune Business that any impact on the Bahamas' cruise

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'ERRATIC'

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'Erratic' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A FAILING and "erratic" air traffic control radar system has been plaguing Lynden Pindling International Airport for years and poses a "serious" problem, it was claimed last night. Roscoe

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'ERRATIC'

AIR TRAFFIC RADAR 'Erratic' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A FAILING and "erratic" air traffic control radar system has been plaguing Lynden Pindling International Airport for years and poses a "serious" problem, it was claimed last night. Roscoe