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Teachers discuss effects of VAT

A meeting has been held to discuss the issue of VAT with members of the Bahamas Union of Teachers.

FOCOL electsa new Board

Focol Holdings (FOCOL) has elected a new board of directors.

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Bail bond is reduced again in delayed attempted murder trial

A MAN granted $15,000 bail because his attempted murder trial did not commence last year had his bond reduced again because of a second delay.

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Readers rate PLP with a grade F

INTERNET users have graded the PLP a resounding ‘F’ after the government’s first year in office since the May 2012 General Election.

Anglican Church's First Men and Boys Encounter

ON Saturday, June 22 the Anglican Church Men’s Council hosted it’s first Men and Boys Encounter at St John’s College.

Chamber chief backs GB Power rate move

By NATARIO McKENZIE

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Women empowered to increase wealth, conference promises

The International Business Money Women Success Conference (IBMWSC) to be held on Saturday will empower women to create, manage and protect wealth.

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Bahamas Bus and Truck robbed

BAHAMAS Bus and Truck Company Ltd was stripped of an undetermined amount of cash during an armed robbery yesterday.

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Satisfaction at ZNS over relays coverage

ZNS General Manager Edwin Lightbourne has expressed satisfaction over the broadcasting network’s weekend coverage of the IAAF World Relays event despite a transmission problem on Sunday.

Abaco Club owners team with Cat Island developer for deal

PRIME Minister Perry Christie revealed yesterday that the sale of the Abaco Club at Winding Bay was expected to close this summer upon completion of a new Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the buyer.

Majority unhappy with Dame Marguerite's appointment as Governor-General

The majority of Tribune readers are unhappy with Dame Marguerite’s appointment as Governor General, according to the tribune242.com poll, with just 19 per cent in favour of her appointment.

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High-speed chase ends in double arrest

ARMED robbers led police on high-speed chase in Freeport yesterday afternoon following a daring daylight robbery of the Bristol Cellars Wines and Spirits on Cedar Street.

Annoyances that catch the eye

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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800 job applications for new mobile player

Cable Bahamas had received around 800 applications for jobs with the nation's second mobile provider by end-last week, it was revealed yesterday, and is confident the new operator can beat its financial targets.

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ALICIA WALLACE: Anti-Haitian sentiment rooted in white supremacy

LAST week, in response to questions about shantytowns in Abaco, Member of Parliament for Central and South Abaco John Pinder said: “We’re gonna lose our father’s place. Our ancestors settled there[…]”

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GB medical school’s $25m expansion to give 200 jobs

A Grand Bahama medical school says its imminent $25m expansion will create 200 construction jobs as it dismissed a legal battle with its co-founder as “a distraction”.

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Davis ‘out of the loop’ on botched contract

FORMER Water and Sewerage Chairman Leslie Miller defended Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday insisting in many ways the former minister of works was “left out of the loop” regarding Nassau Island Development’s receipt of a $9.6m contract with the WSC under the previous Christie administration.

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FACE TO FACE: Missouri’s mission fuelled by parents who taught their children to dream

THERE was a time when a Bahamian woman bearing 16 children would not be nearly as shocking as it would be today. Back in the day, large or rather, huge families were commonplace.

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Businesses say - we’ll need a lot more

The Government was yesterday urged to "marry health with economics" to maximise the "phenomenal gesture" of its $60m bid to safeguard up to 10,000 jobs through tax credits and deferrals.

$2.8bn project's closing delayed by marina issue

The $2.8bn revival of Grand Bahama’s West End, which promises to create 1,400 full-time Bahamian jobs, has been delayed by marina-related concerns that have impacted the deal’s closing.Tribune Business can reveal that Skyline Investments, the Toronto