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Marchers call for 'No' vote

DAYS after Vote Yes officials staged a massive rally in support of the regularisation of the numbers racket, Vote No campaigners marched in protest of the move on Bay Street ahead of today’s referendum.

BTC targets 10 new franchises in 18 months

THE BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) plans to open 10 new retail franchise locations in New Providence and Grand Bahama over the next four months, it said yesterday, with another 20 set to be launched within an 18-month period.

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Gibson would not support any job cuts at BTC

ANY plans by The Bahamas Telecommunication Corporation (BTC) to downsize staff would not be supported by Labour Minister Shane Gibson.

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Atlantis in $132m economic injection

Atlantis injected roughly $132 million directly into the Bahamian economy last year through the procurement of goods and services, Brookfield Hospitality’s president and managing director said yesterday

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Warning of 'uproar' if BEC stops double dipping

THE Bahamas Electrical Workers Union has turned up the heat on its threat to take legal and industrial action against the government, union president Stephano Greene told The Tribune yesterday.

Balmoral to feature $100m in real estate

The Balmoral’s developer yesterday said the project would be completed in six months, estimating that it will contain $100 million worth of real estate at full build-out.

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Senior PLP criticises Mitchell trips

FORMER PLP Cabinet Minister George Smith has criticised the number of overseas trips taken by Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell.

If he returns . . . a vertible rebuttal

EDITOR, The Tribune

Deserved words of praise for hospital staff

Last week, I was admitted to The Princess Margaret Hospital, Maternity Ward, in labour, because I had a previous caesarean section, I knew that I was to deliver by that mode again. The reception I got on the Labour Ward was great.

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Andros contracts totalled more than $20m

THE Government of the Bahamas has recently signed 14 contracts totalling over $20 million in Andros.

Minnis: Vacuous response is more of the same

PRIME Minister Perry Christie and his government should be “roundly and soundly rejected” by all Bahamians for their “faint-hearted and vacuous” response to the Fox Hill killings, FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis said.

Wreck exploration running aground

As the Prime Minister and minister of finance, being the minister responsible for the National Museum and the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation (AMMC), continues to refuse to issue any exploration licences for historical wreck sites, one wonders what is going on at the AMMC.

Film to highlight life on Cay

SHOWCASING the beauty and biodiversity of an island is not easy to do in under 15 minutes, but this is the job that Matt McCoy of Loggerhead Productions did while working with the Bahamas National Trust and National Audubon to create a spectacular short film about these cays and tidal creeks that are usually only seen by fishermen frequenting the Joulter Cays.

Excellent coverage

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Employment Exchange Services at Clarence A Bain Building suspended

The Department of Labour has announced that all Employment Exchange Services at the Clarence A Bain Building have been suspended.

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Ready to make a splash

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis toured the construction site of Baha Mar’s water park yesterday.

Tobacco plans

IT’S very considerate of the Bahamas Cigarette & Tobacco Co to plan to introduce a tobacco factory for the benefit of the people of Andros.

ACM evening of dining, dancing to raise funds

THE Anglican Church Men Council, Diocese of The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, will host its first “Evening of Fine Dining and Dancing” tomorrow night at The Holy Trinity Activity Centre.