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Robert F Kennedy, Jr to deliver 'clean water' lecture in Grand Bahama

ON Saturday night, conservationist, environmental attorney and author Robert F. Kennedy, Jr will deliver a lecture entitled: “Access to clean water, it’s a human right” at 7pm at the Regency Theatre in Grand Bahama.

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Charles Bain and Colonials advance to 2nd round

CHARLES Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials are moving on to the second round of the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

BAMSI no rival to Bahamian farmers

The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) is “here to support our farmers, not compete with them”, a senior executive has pledged. Dr Raveenia Roberts-Hanna, its executive director, challenged concerns that the Institute is in dir

Charles Bain and Colonials through to Northeastern Conference semi-finals

CHARLES Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials are through to the semi-finals of the Northeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament after a comeback win in the opening round.

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Man badly hurt in fire

AN ELDERLY man is fighting for his life in hospital today after receiving third degree burns following a fire at his Garden Hills home.

Stuck in rudeness

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Roberts wins in four sets in first victory of season

JUSTIN Roberts, the Bahamian sophomore, claimed his first college singles win of the season on Friday and helped the University of South Florida’s men’s tennis team to victory.

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Roberts tells parties to stay out of protests

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has advised the leaders of the FNM and the DNA to agree to immediately discontinue and condemn all forms of political activism or demonstrations “that will have the consequence of negatively portraying The Bahamas internationally”.

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PLP chairman backs AG for ending case against resort

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has defended the Attorney General’s decision not to issue a no prosecution direction to the court, effectively stopping criminal proceedings brought by union officials against Sandals Royal Bahamian and two of its senior executives.

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Roberts says FNM has failed to keep promises

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has lambasted the Minnis administration for its first 100 days in office, saying the new government has not kept its key election promises. The Progressive Liberal Party member’s comments came hours after Prime Minister

Experts step up prostate cancer research

BAHAMIAN cancer researchers are stepping up their research to determine why Prostate Cancer is far more prevalent and aggressive in black males than their Caucasian counterparts.

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ROBERTS: audit exposed another FNM mess

PLP CHAIRMAN Bradley Roberts said yesterday that the NIB Forensic Audit exposed another “FNM mess” the PLP is now forced to has to clean up.

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Roberts: We're on the right track

NEW employment figures show that the Christie administration is on the right track, PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said.

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Roberts: Government has demonstrated extraordinary fiscal discipline

CONTRARY to the assertions of opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis, there is “incontrovertible evidence” that the government has demonstrated extraordinary fiscal discipline and leadership according to Bradley Roberts, chairman of the governing PLP.

Retail chief: Bahamas 'would accept' 5% VAT

The Bahamas “would accept a 5 per cent VAT with no exemptions” and 100 per cent enforcement of all other taxes, Super Value’s owner believes, predicting that the Government will now “relaunch” its preferred reform model.

DNA hits out over high levels of unemployment

DNA hits out over high levels of unemployment By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - DNA Leader Branville McCartney has spoken out about the ever-increasing number of unemployed Grand Bahamians. With unemploym

TRIBUTES TO FNM CAMPAIGN CHIEF

BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT: LOVED ones yesterday mourned the death of Free National Movement campaign general Stephen Cartwright. Mr Cartwright, 58, of Arden Forest, was killed and another man seriousl

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MAN DROWNS AS BOAT CAPSIZES

BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT: Police are continuing their investigations into the apparent drowning of a 60-year-old man in waters off Eight Mile Rock. According to reports,

Three in court on firearm, ammunition charges

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Supervalue boss: ‘Horrors’ ended by 7% Xmas jump

Supervalue’s owner yesterday revealed he “had the horrors” just before Christmas”, but quickly recovered after both his supermarket brands delivered a 7 per cent sales increase in the final week before the big day.