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INSIGHT: Roberts barks, but now there’s no bite

It was interesting - but not surprising - to see Bradley Roberts, the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, attacking the media last week.

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‘Cudas’ dominate invitational swim meet over the weekend

THE Barracuda Swim Club dominated their 2016 Leno Corporate Services Barracuda Invite Swim Meet over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Senator Rolle finds your lack of faith disturbing

Despite the cold weather earlier in the week, the air was unbearably hot in certain political arenas.

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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: FNM seeks to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

At the rate that the Free National Movement (FNM) is going, it is on the fast track to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in 2017. The political chicanery on display within the FNM has reinforced the perception that the road to governance and victory at the polls next year is getting steeper.

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$5m upgrades begin for Moore’s Island community

THE government has started comprehensive infrastructure upgrades on Moore’s Island, a small cay in the Abacos.

A response to 66 Steps letter

Motivational speaker Dale Carnegie said, “any fool can condemn, criticise and complain, and most do”. This is the only conclusion I can draw from a letter published in The Tribune January 18, by one Derek Forbes commenting on the recent marriage of my son Gavin, to Nikia Deveaux, a beautiful, intelligent, young woman with Long Island roots.

‘Bonefish Sam’ to be honoured

ONE of The Bahamas’ bonefish tour legends is being honoured next month through the International Game Fish Association of Florida next month.

Court hears arguments against extradition

A SENIOR attorney began legal arguments in the Supreme Court yesterday for three men challenging the composition of the Court of Appeal judges who upheld an extradition order demanding their surrender to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.

Roberts and the Bible

In The Nassau Guardian, published January 21, PLP Chair Bradley Roberts, in taking potshots at PLP defectors Renward Wells and Dr Andre Rollins, referenced the New Testament account of Jesus, His disciples and His betrayal for silver.

Experts say Cuba tourism may not harm The Bahamas

THE belief that Cuba’s re-emergence in the North American travel market could infringe on The Bahamas’ visitor numbers may be a rush to judgment, travel and leisure experts have warned during the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference.

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REGULATORS, REBELS, ATHLETICO AND CYBOTS ALL GET WINS IN THE NPBA

THE New Providence Men’s Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.

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New party member Byron Woodside praises party

BYRON Woodside, a former Cabinet Minister under a previous Free National Movement (FNM) administration, has lauded the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) as an organisation that is unmatched in its contributions to the nation’s social, economic and political progress.

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DeAndre and Bruins in high-profile matchup against Buffaloes

SOME of the top Bahamian high school basketball talent are expected to square off this weekend in a high profile matchup on the United States high school basketball circuit.

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Roberts says FNM is in chaos, Minnis ‘woefully wanting’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts launched a verbal assault against Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night, saying he is still “woefully wanting” three years after assuming the post.

Xmas ‘didn’t measure up’ for Super Value

Super Value’s owner yesterday said its three-week Christmas period “didn’t measure up to last year”, with total sales revenues down around 5 per cent year-over-year.

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PM ‘has endorsed views of Roberts’

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused Prime Minister Perry Christie of “endorsing” PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts’ recent “nasty characterisation” of the FNM’s newly ratified candidates for fear of being voted out of office.

Regulators nip the Shockers 83-82, Athletico Bahamas gets 96-73 win over Elite Basketball

ATHLETICO Bahamas and Mr Ship It Regulators pulled off victories in the New Providence Basketball Association at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

The death penalty is ‘virtually dead’ says CJ

SPEAKING at the opening of the Legal Year for 2016 yesterday, Chief Justice Sir Hartman Longley made it clear that the death penalty for “The Bahamas is virtually dead”.

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Carnival Commission holds first meeting

THE Bahamas National Festival Commission held its first meeting yesterday ahead of the second Junkanoo Carnival and has been asked to devise a plan to uplift Bahamian culture, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said.

Resorts World yet to make Bimini all-year

Resorts World Bimini (RWB) has yet to live up to its promise of turning the island into a year-round tourist destination, several residents residents told Tribune Business yesterday, amid the developer’s transportation restructuring.