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Bahamas has 20% success rate on fiscal rebalance

The Bahamas has the second lowest fiscal consolidation success rate in the Caribbean, a working paper for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed, suggesting that its prospects of reversing the ongoing slide are not promising.

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Primary school students get 100 Carifta tickets

STUDENTS from the EP Roberts Primary School will benefit from the Bahamas Medical & Surgical Supplies Limited sponsorship of the BTC Carifta Games.

'Friends of 2014' named

NINETEEN local businesses, 14 media companies and three local hotels have been named Friends of 2014.

Piracy restored, commerce expelled

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Children of foreign parents vulnerable to traffickers

CHILDREN born in the Bahamas to foreign-born parents are potentially vulnerable to human trafficking, according to the recently released US Department of State’s 2014 Trafficking In Persons Report for the Bahamas.

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Shipyard deal to see 600 Bahamians trained

A PARTNERSHIP agreement was signed between the Grand Bahama Shipyard and the government on Thursday for the recruitment and training of some 600 Bahamians over the next four years to replace and significantly lower the expatriate workforce at the shipyard.

Bahamas Bowl organisers promise to provide an interactive experience

WITH the tagline “family, fun and football,” event organisers of the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl have promised to provide an interactive experience for its patrons.

PM ‘mixing apples and oranges’ over GB Treasury input

An outspoken QC has accused the Prime Minister of “mixing apples and oranges”, arguing that the Government’s obligation to finance infrastructure and social services in east and west Grand Bahama “has absolutely nothing to do with Freeport”.

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Officials say 30,000 attended Junkanoo Carnival weekend

BAHAMAS National Commission Chairman Paul Major said the Junkanoo Carnival’s kick off in Grand Bahama over the weekend was “extraordinarily successful” with officials pegging the turnout at an estimated 30,000 over the two-day period.

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Carnival aims for $50m

BAHAMAS Junkanoo Carnival will inject more than $50m into the Bahamian economy, Bahamas National Festival Commission Chairman Paul Major estimated yesterday.

Cruise executive backs Hawksbill deal benefits for Grand Bahama

WITH Freeport’s key investment incentives set to expire in August, top cruise executive Giora Israel believes that such benefits in the Hawksbill Creek Agreement (HCA) will generate more business and investment activity and keep Grand Bahama competitive.

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Campbell: Allow deportee to return to the Bahamas

FLORIDA House Representative Daphne Campbell is requesting the return of a man who she claimed was unlawfully deported from the Bahamas to Haiti three months ago.

World Relays homecoming for Golden Knights

WHILE the public can look forward to seeing sprinters Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin put on a show for Jamaica and the United States, the Golden Knights have confirmed that they will be coming home to make their presence felt at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015.

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Inaugural Bahamas Bowl 'to have a sense of community'

THE inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl presents a myriad of opportunities for the locals to embrace NCAA Division I postseason football.

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Bahamasall set for 2014 CentroBasket tournament

FOR the Bahamas men’s national basketball team, the path towards an historic berth at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games continues this weekend with the next level of regional qualification.

Bahamas destroys Dominica 125-21 in CBC U-16

WE may be running out of superlatives to describe just how dominant the Bahamas junior national team has been in overwhelming the competition at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation U16 Championships.

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Ground broken on $15m solar farm project

LUCAYA Solar Power Ltd. officially broke ground on its $15m solar farm project in Freeport on Friday.

Grand Bahama Junkanoo Corporation calls for local groups to be supported first

THE newly formed Grand Bahama Junkanoo Corporation Ltd believes more local Junkanoo groups should be benefiting and participating in an event in Grand Bahama on Saturday.

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Tickets, merchandise for Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games on sale

WITH just two weeks left before the opening of the Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games, tickets and merchandise are now officially on sale.

Terminal’s $71.3m deal ‘heralds new day’ in GB

Investment project announcements are “certainly heralding a new day” for Grand Bahama after the South Riding Point terminal’s new owner yesterday unveiled a $71.3m financing deal to restart operations.