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Waterspouts spotted off Grand Bahama after thunderstorm warning

WATERSPOUTS were spotted on Friday off the southern coast of Grand Bahama following a severe thunderstorm warning this morning.

AF Adderley facilities condemned, students relocated

STUDENTS at AF Adderley have had to be relocated due to some of its facilities being “condemned,” Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald revealed yesterday.

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Women of Distinction

RENOWNED race and gender activist Nontombi Naomi Tutu delivered a powerful message on the importance of women in the community despite their social status or shortcomings as Celebrating Women International announced the Bahamian national honourees for its Women of Distinction Awards on Wednesday.

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Majestic Tours owner Billy Saunders dies

THE FOUNDER of one of the largest tour operators in the Caribbean passed away yesterday, The Tribune has learned.

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Hurricanes in dominant 36-13 win over Seawolves

THE Holland College Hurricanes’ quest for a second consecutive and third Atlantic Football League title in school history got off to a promising start in the season opener.

Landfill manager targets expansion to over 100 staff

New Providence’s landfill manager is making “good progress” with its operations, its chief executive telling Tribune Business the company was investing $7 million in the project and will likely increase its workforce to more than 100 by next summer.

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Shooting and stabbings over weekend

POLICE are investigating two weekend shootings and three stabbing incidents.

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Two face court on murder charges

TWO men were remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders this year.

Global spotlight on local talent

BIG-NAME fashion insiders, Grammy-Award winning producers and songwriters and more than 1,500 stopover visitors are all expected to descend on Nassau next summer for the first ever

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Seacor sets up students for new term

SEACOR Island Line donated 170 school bags and supplies to the children of Bimini just in time for the opening of school.

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Unexpected generosity: Two sisters donate to Family Island children’s home

Not many people are aware that Cat Island even has a children’s home, so when Pastor Perry Wallace, chairman of the Old Bight Children’s Home’s executive board, was contacted about a private donation from a Nassau-based family he was surprised to say the least.

Appreciation for ‘Bishop of Motivation’

THANK you kindly for allowing me to write a few words in your newspaper on behalf of one of our highly talented and inspiring radio and television talk show host for the twenty-first century era.

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Sands accuses govt of victimising women

FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands accused the government of systematically terminating women civil servants, calling it an example of the Davis administration’s assault on women.

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Junior tennis players headline New Year’s tourney

JUNIORS in two age categories, U14 and U16, participated in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) New Year’s Tournament from January 7-10 at the National Tennis Centre.

Sports notes

OSSIE ‘the Sports Insider’ Simmons is back with his usual rankings for the senior boys’ high school basketball competition.

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Police find drugs in Grand Bahama operations

Grand Bahama police discovered a quantity of suspected marijuana in the Pinder’s Point area this week.

Family tree chopped down by the rules

This will come as a shock to all members of Ancestry DNA, who are involved in building family trees.

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Calvin Smyre picked for US Ambassador nomination

CALVIN Smyre has been named by United States President Joseph Biden as nominee for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

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Miller-Uibo joins Special Olympians at reception

THE Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development’s National Commission for Persons with Disabilities hosted a reception for Special Olympics athletes and medalists.

No respect for Queen’s 70th Jubilee

We show enormous respect to our mothers - grandmothers and great grandmothers in that case if we have the privilege of still having her. We treat them with enormous respect - never forgetting their birthdays - anniversary’s and in many cases even if they have left us, we memorialise them on their anniversary of their births and deaths.