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Politics and lent can't mix

Politics and lent can't mix EDITOR, The Tribune. I was most disappointed to read in the papers that Fr Sebastian Campbell has criticised politicians for having political rallies during the season of Lent. I was also most distressed at the language used

Politics and lent can't mix

Politics and lent can't mix EDITOR, The Tribune. I was most disappointed to read in the papers that Fr Sebastian Campbell has criticised politicians for having political rallies during the season of Lent. I was also most distressed at the language used

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PLP target overseas voters

TAKING full advantage of the fact that the upcoming election will be the first time that Bahamians overseas will be allowed to vote, representatives from the Progressive Liberal Party travelled to St Thomas University, Miami, t

Shame brought on by clash

Shame brought on by clash EDITOR, The Tribune. The Tribune and The Nassau Guardian recently reported a clash between members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM) in the House of Assembly. Both papers spoke about t

Shame brought on by clash

Shame brought on by clash EDITOR, The Tribune. The Tribune and The Nassau Guardian recently reported a clash between members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM) in the House of Assembly. Both papers spoke about t

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PM: CANCEL PETTY’S DAUGHTER’S WSC DEAL – Davis suggests contract should have ended when relationship was revealed

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis suggested that the Water and Sewerage Corporation contract Sylvanus Petty’s daughter received should have been cancelled when the relationship between the father and daughter became known.

Change since May 10?

Has anything changed since May 10, 2017?

Bahamas air space deal was ‘long time coming’

The agreement to exempt Bahamian aircraft operators from paying fees to US regulators on domestic flights was yesterday praised as “a long time coming”, one aviation consultant suggesting the Government will gain more than $30 million in annual revenues once it retakes full control of its airspace.

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PLP to complete ratifications before start of convention

THE Progressive Liberal Party announced that the party will complete its candidate ratifications next week ahead of the party’s national three-day convention slated for later this month, as party officials pledged to accept whatever the outcome of the event may be.

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Residents fall ill, blaming foul odours at Pinder’s Point

FOUL odours from the industrial park are believed to have made some Pinder’s Point residents ill last week, an environmental group claimed yesterday.

It’s Miller time

Subsequent to the 2017 general election, the talk within the official Opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was the goal of rebranding its image – a public relations exercise to regain the trust of the Bahamian people.

EDITORIAL: Brookfield here to stay – so work together for a brighter future

THE future of Atlantis has been up in the air for a long time – but now it is off the market.

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Insurance payouts for Abacos could be $600m

COMPLETE restoration in Abaco will take a “massive” effort, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has said, adding insurance payouts in the hurricane devastated islands could be between $500m-$600m.While Mr Ingraham told reporters he did not know how

Bahamian wives made their bed

The discriminatory element within the Free National Movement (FNM) government’s Fisheries Bill, 2020 has caused somewhat of a brouhaha within its ranks, with East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest and former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham both expressing opposition to it.

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Sir Hartman to lead Appeal Court

CHIEF Justice Sir Hartman Longley will replace Court of Appeal President Justice Dame Anita Allen when she retires later this month, The Tribune has learned. As Sir Hartman’s appointment will then create a vacancy, Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs is s

Concerns over grant of work permit to US businessman

CONCERNS have been raised over the continuing presence in The Bahamas of an American businessman who has been granted a work permit despite having been caught smuggling jewellery into the country and had previous requests for permits turned down.

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Suspects claim police brutality in murder case

TWO suspects accused of having a role in the slaying of the relative of the former Prime Minister’s press aide made allegations of police brutality at their arraignment on Friday.

We must register and vote

As a young political observer, I have been quite pleased with the Free National Movement’s selection of candidates thus far. Most of these men and women embody exactly what it is that so many Bahamians have been in search of for quite some time; and that is fresh faces, and ‘new blood’.

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‘Too soon’ to tell if Glenys resignation a sign of PLP fracture

FORMER PLP MP George Smith yesterday said it was too soon to tell whether Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin’s resignation as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly was a sign of fracture within the party.

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BTC outsources '916' operator assistance

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company has confirmed the outsourcing of its '916' operator assistance platform to an external partner.