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PM's praise for NTA graduates

PRIME Minister Perry Christie attended a graduation ceremony on Monday for 139 participants who completed training at the National Training Agency Programme in Grand Bahama.

MARKETING REVOLUTION: Product branding for a great event

IrnBru by Barr is a type of soda that I had never heard of prior to coming to the Commonwealth Games Village.

The greatest sign of commitment is discipline

WHILE many dream of being doctors, lawyers, teachers, of developing a closer walk with God, getting married, having children, earning job promotions and whatever else, the ingredient called discipline is often absent from their equation in achieving their desires.

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PM declares govt to crack down on work permits

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government would crack down on granting work permits yesterday, declaring: “We’re not anti-foreigners. We’re just pro-Bahamian.”

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Davis: GBPA ‘needs a management and governance change’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he believes new management is needed at the Grand Bahama Port Authority to facilitate Freeport’s growth because the “status quo” is not working.

British Colonial receives 400 manager applicants

Some 400 persons yesterday applied for managerial posts at the re-opening British Colonial with the property targeting a workforce that is 95 percent Bahamian.

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RISE programme to be formally launched next month

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe announced Friday that the RISE programme will be formally launched next month to further strengthen the ministry’s social assistance programme that has a budget of $21m.

The gift of optimism

Winston Churchill once said "a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, while an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty". Optimism reflects the belief that the outcomes of events or experiences will generally be positive.

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Marijuana laws ‘by end of year’

AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said he is hopeful that the government’s marijuana legalisation will be presented to Parliament before the end of the year.

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Nurses celebrate as new agreement signed

THE Bahamas Nurses Union was yesterday in celebratory mode with the signing of a new industrial agreement between the BNU and the Public Hospitals Authority, giving them a retention bonus and salary increases.

Underachievers

In the aftermath of the PLP’s self imposed “100 day challenge”, the Rt Hon Perry G Christie claims to be very pleased with their accomplishments

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Baha Mar 'bids' $160m to Bahamian companies

BAHA MAR executives said yesterday that $550 million had been invested into the $2.6 billion development to-date, with $130 million thus far awarded to Bahamian firms.

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Plenty of opportunities in the aviation sector

THE aviation sector offers substantial opportunities for economic diversification according to a leading aviation legal expert who told Tribune Business, ‘we just need to be creative in our thinking’.

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AG calls MP White a ‘rookie parliamentarian’ with a ‘dismissive attitude’

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder gave St Anne’s MP Adrian White a scathing rebuke yesterday for opposing and criticising the Law Reform and Revision Act.

Worker productivity concerns businesses

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WORKER productivity is a growing concern for employers, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday this was vita

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PLP candidate urges Gov't: 'Be more specific on Atlantis'

THE Government has been urged to be more specific on the scope of job security provided to Kerzner International's 8,000 employees on Paradise Island in the resurrected 'debt-for-equity' swap deal with Brookfield Asset Management.

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

ATTORNEY ALLEGES ROAD WORKERS 'OWED' $1M

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe told Tribune Business yesterday he was still proceeding with legal action against Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC) on behalf of disgruntl

ATTORNEY ALLEGES ROAD WORKERS 'OWED' $1M

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe told Tribune Business yesterday he was still proceeding with legal action against Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC) on behalf of disgruntl

ATTORNEY ALLEGES ROAD WORKERS 'OWED' $1M

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe told Tribune Business yesterday he was still proceeding with legal action against Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC) on behalf of disgruntl