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FNM ‘is in a difficult place’

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard has conceded that the party is in a “difficult place” and facing “tremendous pressure” to settle internal disputes urgently.

From ‘disappointment to disillusionment’ on CLICO

CLICO (Bahamas) policyholders “have moved from disappointment to disillusionment”, a prominent cleric yesterday saying his three-week effort to secure a meeting with Prime Minister Perry Christie on the issue had failed.

Women face barriers in the Bahamas, report says

THE Bahamas is one of many regional countries providing “barriers” to economic opportunities for women, an international report found.

FNM ‘sure’ to ask Miller BEC bidding questions

The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday said he was “sure” it would ask questions about BEC’s executive chairman seemingly running his own bidding process for the Corporation, describing the situation as “highly, highly irregular”.

St Georges ‘resistant’ to Port Authority offer

The late Edward St George’s family are “very resistant” to selling their 50 per cent stake in the Grand Bahama Port Authority Group of Companies (GBPA), Tribune Business can reveal.

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Butler-Turner: How I'm different from Minnis

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday sought to differentiate herself from FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis insisting that she stands on her “unwavering” word and does not rock from side to side with the shift of the wind.

Crooked Island, San Salvador restoration near conclusion

OFFICIALS in Crooked Island and San Salvador, two of the islands ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin, yesterday revealed that restoration efforts are nearing an end.

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

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Majority Rule Day coverage

10.55am: The Prime Minister is addressing the crowd at the Southern Recreation Grounds. He said we must remember the men and women we assembled by the thousands in support of those who lead the march for freedom and a life of dignity.

A civics lesson is needed

Two academics and an activist want to use disaffected Bahamian voters as guinea pigs. In what can only be described as some kind of weird social experiment these highly educated people want to run a ridiculous test that has as its goal the achievement of absolutely, positively nothing.

Gov't yet to confirm Freeport fee removal

The Government has yet to confirm “in writing” that it will remove the 1 per cent Customs administrative processing fee in Freeport, it was disclosed yesterday.

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PLP gives $50,000 to NEMA

THE Progressive Liberal Party yesterday donated $50,000 to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to assist with ongoing relief efforts in those central and southern islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin.

Student raises funds to help out back home

A BAHAMIAN student attending university in the United States is spearheading a drive to collect relief supplies to assist the Family Islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.

Appeal judges wait to see if Hawksbill report will be released

COURT of Appeal judges will only make a decision on an injunction appeal in the Hawksbill Creek Agreement upon receiving an answer from the government on whether it intends to release a report detailing recommendations made over Freeport’s expiring tax incentives.

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Referendum ‘as soon as late June’

A referendum on the four gender equity bills recently passed in the Senate could come as soon as late June, according to Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney.

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Halkitis denies missing targets

STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday refuted media reports that the government has already blown past its forecasted deficit targets for 2015-2016.