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EDITORIAL: Again we ask PM Christie - whose side are you on?

ON MONDAY, we posed the question here to Prime Minister Christie: Whose side are you on - the Bahamas or Beijing?

Sweethearting: On the way out?

IT’S no secret that many marriages in the Bahamas suffer from one or both partners acquiring a “sweetheart” on the side.

WIKILEAKS: Revealed - Secret cables that uncovered concerns over Pindling link to notorious swindler

AS BAHAMIANS basked in the optimistic aura of newly-won independence, US diplomats were already showing concern about a number of worrying trends developing in the fledgling island nation.

National record for men's 4x100 relay team, women's team disqualified

MOSCOW, Russia — The time: 38.70 seconds. It was posted as a national record for the quartet of sprinters Adrian Griffith, Warren Fraser (he was under the weather over the past few days), Jamial Rolle and Shavez Hart as they clinched third place in the last of three heats in the semifinal of the men’s 4 x 100 metre relay.

Poachers are killing the fishing industry

FISHING was once a lucrative business for our local fishermen. But no more.

Williams first home in Baptist fun run

ONE week after running the half marathon at Marathon Bahamas 2013, Mackey Williams stepped down in distance to win the Baptist Sports Council’s annual Family Fun Run/Walk race that was held on Saturday.

Webshops are still in limbo – status must be settled

IN this column, we have already dealt with the two questions that Bahamians were asked to answer in the gambling referendum on January 28 last year, but in view of comments made by gambling chief Craig Flowers, in a radio interview last week, we return to the subject today.

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The US – Caribbean’s friend or unintentional foe?

Man says he was beaten by officers

FREEPORT – A 23-year-old Grand Bahama man is claiming that he was attacked and beaten to near unconsciousness by police officers at the Lynden Pindling International Airport over the weekend.

Cautioned urged over excessive use of 'toxic' products

By ALESHA CADET

What will another 40 years bring?

YESTERDAY marked the close of the Bahamas’ celebration of 40 years as an independent nation.

PROPOSED SHOCK APPROACH IS DISGRACEFUL, SHAMEFUL

EDITOR, The Tribune.

World Bank 'irrational' to intervene over anti-gay laws

UGANDAN Parliamentary Speaker Rebecca Kadaga yesterday said the World Bank’s decision to suspend funding for healthcare in response to strengthened anti-gay laws has set a dangerous precedent for the sovereignty and self-determination of developing countries.

'Gippie's Kingdom' fans gear up for dramatic season finale

THE CAST and crew of the Bahamas’ first soap opera, “Gippie’s Kingdom”, will celebrate their unforgettable season two experience as they view the final episode tomorrow night at the Conch N’ Kalik Bar and Grill Downtown Nassau.

Terez Davis-Nixon brings Dynamite Daisy to the airwaves

THE AUDACIOUS character of Dynamite Daisy, played by Terez Davis-Nixon, has since significantly evolved since her introduction to Bahamian audiences 14 years ago.

Shadow tourism minister's TNT tourism crime solution

I OFFER the following TNT Crime Prevention suggestions in my capacity as a 16-year resident of downtown “Old Nassau”, a father to a 15-year-old son and as the Shadow Minister of Tourism.

Pharmacies to ‘temporarily’ close in price control revolt

The Government was last night facing an open revolt after private pharmacies were urged to “temporarily” close today due to the failure to resolve the price control expansion dispute by the November 1 deadline.

Turnquest - will he ride this out?

THE deputy prime minister was “praying to God” that allegations connecting him to unproven claims of tax fraud and a worker’s wrongful dismissal would never emerge in The Bahamas.

FACE TO FACE: Forget the Law – your future lies in media

“FOR every cause, there is an effect... for every action, an equal and opposite reaction!” Debbie Bartlett started out her famous show “Reaction” on ZNS Channel 13 with this quote for over a decade.

Tackling illegal fishing

AN official delegation returns to the Dominican Republic next week for more talks on a bilateral agreement to address illegal fishing in Bahamian waters. And the government will soon approve a $200 million investment in patrol boats and port facilities for the Defence Force.

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