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‘Organising committee chose who went to Dubai’

DIRECTOR of communications Latrae Rahming said an organising committee determined who represented The Bahamas at the world expo in Dubai, adding financial restraints and the size of the delegation influenced their decision.

Bahamas targeting 200 Florida firms for boost

The Bahamas is targeting its main $2 billion trading partner for an economic boost via a joint Chamber-Government trade mission that will meet with some 200 businesses today.

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Bahamas routs Guyana 114-63

The Bahamas delivered a statement to the remainder of the field with a dominant performance in the opening game of the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Men’s Championship.Led by the Dominic Bridgewater and Grevaughn Goodman backcourt that accounted for 50

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Winners in the frame at 'FLIFF ON location: Grand Bahama Island'

HURRICANE Sandy didn’t stop the cameras rolling for the four-day film festival, ‘FLIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island.’

Cathedral to host annual Remembrance service

THE annual Remembrance Day service will be observed on November 8 at Christ Cathedral in honour of those men and women who fought for the country during World War I and II, the Cabinet Office has announced.

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Bacon donation to help schools in hurricane-affected areas

LOUIS Bacon’s Moore Bahamas Foundation has announced that a substantial share of its $250,000 commitment to the islands of the southern Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Joaquin would go to helping children and teachers return to the classroom and begin to regain a sense of normalcy by supporting the replacement of destroyed school supplies.

Pioneering UK clinic links up with Bahamas Medical Centre

A UK clinic at the forefront of a treatment which uses gut bacteria from a healthy donor to treat patients with a broad range of conditions has set up an operation in the Bahamas in response to a growing demand from North America.

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Portuguese nationals in the country illegally found at Grand Bahama hotel

TEN Portuguese nationals who were in the country illegally were discovered at a local hotel on Thursday in Grand Bahama, where there has been an upsurge this week in the apprehension of illegal immigrants.

Bahamians second-class?

As the ongoing allegations are being made by Leader of the Opposition FNM Party Michael Pintard concerning 65 Chinese who were doing construction without having work permits because their work permits had expired, Leonard Sands the Bahamian Contractors Association President BCA called for greater transparency and management in the work permit controversy over irregularities involving Chinese Construction workers published in The Tribune newspaper and Lincoln Bain the Coalition of Independents Leader said his party may seek Judicial review of the Davis Administration Immigration activities.

National Trust and Defence Force sign memorandum

MARKING their continued partnership, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Bahamas National Trust has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to protect The Bahamas’ natural resources.

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Pinder hails 'exciting' Brazil business link

RIO DE JANEIRO – Bahamas Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said these are exciting times in international business and his government could not be more excited about working with the people and businesses of Brazil.

Ministry of Grand Bahamas employees are all natives of the island - Darville

THE Minister for Grand Bahama has asserted that all employees of his newly-created ministry are natives of that island.

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That Riviera touch

PERMANENT Secretary in the Ministry for Grand Bahama Melvin Seymour officially welcomed 57 people from the City of Riviera Beach, Florida to Grand Bahama on Wednesday. Heading the delegation was Ms Billie Brooks, chairperson for the Ci

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Men’s national beach soccer team set for CAC Sea and Beach Games

WINNER of the Bahamas Football Association’s Beach Soccer Cup in October, the Bahamas men’s national beach soccer team is headed to Santa Marta, Colombia, to compete in the Juegos Centroamericanos y Del Caribe Mar Y Playa (Central American and Caribbean Sea and Beach Games) November 19-26.

Better links to 15% Out Island cruise rise goal

Better links to 15% Out Island cruise rise goal By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WHILE CRUISE arrivals to the Family Islands grew by 15 per cent in 2011, the minister of tourism and aviation yesterday said he want

Grand Bahama ready for annual regatta celebration

THE annual Grand Bahama Regatta and Homecoming is set for July 28-30 at Taino Beach and organisers have planned a number of fun-filled activities this year, in addition to the traditional sailing competition.The event dubbed, ‘Put Your Sails UP When

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Amazon delivers relief supplies

ON Monday, two Amazon Air flights loaded with hurricane relief supplies landed at the Grand Bahama International Airport - the latest in a series of aid drops benefitting the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF).

CONCACAF Nations League: Bahamas blank BVI 3-0

TEAM Bahamas successfully protected home pitch and won their third consecutive CONCACAF Nations League match.

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‘Government keeps moving goalposts over Grand Lucayan’

THE government continues to move the “goalpost” on the resale of the Grand Lucayan property, Senator Michael Darville suggested yesterday.

Festival to expose maritime services

Arawak Port Development Company (APD) will host The Bahamas’ first ever Maritime Festival on May 11 at its Nassau Container Port facility to highlight the industry’s various service providers.