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Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn BAHAMIAN talent is being represented in a big way in New York this weekend, as two aspiring models and one singer take part in Brooklyn Fashion Week. The three Bahamians - 2009 Supermodel of The Bahamas, Garrecka Johnson, To

Shipyard worker electrocuted in accident

FREEPORT - A man is said to be in critical condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital after being electrocuted at the Grand Bahama Shipyard. Sources identified the 35-year-old victim as Ali Isusin, a Romanian resident of Grand Bahama. The Shipyard employee

Butterfield Bahamas returns to the black

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) narrowly scraped into the black with a $2,000 net profit for its 2011 financial year, reversing the $3.962 million worth of red ink it incurred in the 12 months to December 31, 2010. Det

Butterfield Bahamas returns to the black

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) narrowly scraped into the black with a $2,000 net profit for its 2011 financial year, reversing the $3.962 million worth of red ink it incurred in the 12 months to December 31, 2010. Det

Butterfield Bahamas returns to the black

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) narrowly scraped into the black with a $2,000 net profit for its 2011 financial year, reversing the $3.962 million worth of red ink it incurred in the 12 months to December 31, 2010. Det

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn BAHAMIAN talent is being represented in a big way in New York this weekend, as two aspiring models and one singer take part in Brooklyn Fashion Week. The three Bahamians - 2009 Supermodel of The Bahamas, Garrecka Johnson, To

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn BAHAMIAN talent is being represented in a big way in New York this weekend, as two aspiring models and one singer take part in Brooklyn Fashion Week. The three Bahamians - 2009 Supermodel of The Bahamas, Garrecka Johnson, To

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn

Bahamian talent hits Brooklyn BAHAMIAN talent is being represented in a big way in New York this weekend, as two aspiring models and one singer take part in Brooklyn Fashion Week. The three Bahamians - 2009 Supermodel of The Bahamas, Garrecka Johnson, To

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Agape Eagles senior girls, LIS boys win Northern Bahamas volleyball title

THE Northern Bahamas Volleyball Championships took place Saturday at St George’s gym in Grand Bahama with both the senior girls and boys games being completed in two-game sweeps.

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Bahamas First General Insurance sponsors 47th CARIFTA Games

BAHAMAS First General Insurance Company recently announced its sponsorship of the 47th edition of the CARIFTA Games scheduled for March 30 to April 2 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.Patrick Ward, Group President and CEO, presented a cheque

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Patrol craft joins the fleet

THE first of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Bahamas class vessels to be able to dock at Coral Harbour base has arrived after an eight-month refit, adding a patrol craft to the active fleet.

Town hall meeting to be held by Civil Society Bahamas

CIVIL Society Bahamas (CSB), an umbrella group for civil society organisations in The Bahamas, is hosting a Town Hall Meeting for the Citizen’s Task Force on Electoral Reform on Saturday from 10am to noon at ​St Mary’s Parish Hall, Virginia Street, Nassau.

ECLAC disaster assessment to Bahamas in the wake of Irma

ECLAC Caribbean has dispatched a team of disaster assessment experts to the Bahamas to conduct a weeklong assessment exercise, in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria.In the first instance, during September 24-29, the ECLAC Damage and Loss Assessmen

Bahamas promoted at Florida art show

The Bahamas this weekend used an annual art show in Fort Lauderdale to continued to market itself as open for business post-Dorian. Hosted by Howard Alan Events, the show took place from October 19-20 on Las Olas Boulevard with hundreds of exhibitor

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RBDF looks into reports of foreign poachers

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force is investigating reports of foreign poachers being spotted in Bahamian waters. The vessels have reportedly been seen in the southern Bahamas during the past few days. No information was available at the time of going

Assemblies of Brethren speak out against Yes Vote campaign

YET another religious group has come out against the upcoming gambling referendum.

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Pilot dispute 'monitored'

THE BAHAMAS government is closely monitoring the ongoing industrial dispute between the Bahamas Maritime Pilots Association, The Freeport Harbour Company and the Bahamas Oil Refining Company, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday.

Internet provider to offer 'pay as you go'

A wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP) yesterday said it plans to offer the Bahamas’ first ever ‘Pay as You Go’ residential Internet service.

Four swimmers set for World University Games in Russia

THE Bahamas Swimming Federation and the Bahamas Olympic Committee have partnered to send a four- member swimming team to the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia. The team starts competition today.

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Bahamas 'never more attractive' for Canadians

THE Bahamas “has never been more attractive for Canadian investment than it is now”, government ministers have told Tribune Business, describing as “an isolated incident” the dispute that prompted an advisory to be issued against this nation.