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Kingdor Foundation gears up for 16th annual ball

THE Kingdor National Parkinson Foundation will host its 16th annual gala ball on Saturday, April 30 in honour of those who have played a significant role in the development of the foundation or given excellent service to the Bahamian people.

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Tributes paid to businessman Frank Hanna

Frank Hanna, who rose from humble beginnings to become one of his generation's leading local entrepreneurs, died on Thursday at the age of 79 after battling lung cancer.

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Bradley Roberts praises new FNM chairman Sidney Collie

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Bradley Roberts praised new Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie on Friday - but not without taking a swipe at his predecessors, Darron Cash and Michael Pintard.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Reconciliation in the air over Baha Mar

THEY say time heals all wounds. I guess when billions of dollars and thousands of jobs are on the line those wounds heal faster than others.

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Roberts blasted for questioning politicians’ patriotism

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts is under fire for blasting politicians who participated in Sunday’s protest of conditions at the New Providence Landfill.

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Collie predicted to win race for FNM chairman

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson yesterday forecast that former MP Sidney Collie would emerge as the new chairman of the Free National Movement.

Baptist Sports Council kicks off its 2016 Basketball Classic

THE Baptist Sports Council kicked off its 2016 Basketball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.

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Roberts tells parties to stay out of protests

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has advised the leaders of the FNM and the DNA to agree to immediately discontinue and condemn all forms of political activism or demonstrations “that will have the consequence of negatively portraying The Bahamas internationally”.

Viewer warning for Destra

Viewer discretion should be advised for Destra Gracia, who has been contracted by the Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) to perform at this year’s Junkanoo Carnival in Nassau.

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Suspect charged over triple shooting that killed man

A 31-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged in connection with a recent triple shooting that claimed a man’s life and put two women in hospital.

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Save the Bays writes to global groups about ‘deplorable treatment’

SAVE The Bays (STB) Chairman Joseph Darville has written to three of the largest international advocacy agencies in an effort to bring global attention to the “deplorable treatment” of environmental advocates in the Bahamas by the Christie administration.

Bahamas facing ‘dark place’ without reform

The Bahamas will find itself “in a dark place” unless it rapidly reinvents how it conducts business, a well-known businessman yesterday urging it to “open up” for greater short-term growth.

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Halkitis named chairman of governors at IDB

MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis has been elected chairman of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC).

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Olympics fever building with the BOC eager to let the Games begin

The Olympic Games in Brazil are 116 days away and preparations for Team Bahamas are already well underway. Brent Stubbs, The Tribune’s Senior Sports Reporter, starts the countdown with a look at how the Bahamas Olympic Committee is working to give the country’s athletes the best possible competitive chance in Rio in August.

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Abetment to murder trial 'needs legal submissions'

THE Crown's application to have an abetment to murder trial proceed in the absence of one of two accused men must be supported by legal submissions, a judge said on Friday.

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FNM Acting Chairman: Govt will spend 'substantially more' than $7m on Carnival

FREE National Movement (FNM) acting Chairman Brensil Rolle yesterday predicted that the government will spend “substantially more” than the budgeted $7m on this year’s Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival as he chastised the Christie administration for “continuing to waste our money”. 

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Loose talk, leaks and lotteries - just another week in the Bahamas

My, what a week it has been. Filled with some of my favourite forms of comedy - innuendo and irony.

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Fred Mitchell brushes off lawyer’s possible bid for Fox Hill seat

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday brushed off reports that lawyer Fred Smith was considering a 2017 election bid in his constituency.

Roberts: Former Senator intent on ‘wrecking’ Dr Minnis

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called on the Free National Movement (FNM) to publicly distance itself from recent public commentary from former Senator Michael Pintard, charging that the “disgraced” former chairman is intent on “wrecking” Dr Hubert Minnis.

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$7m budget for Carnival

THE government will spend about $7m to host this year’s Junkanoo Carnival, Bahamas National Festival Commission Chairman Paul Major told The Tribune yesterday.