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Teams arrive for world event

THERE was a lot of excitement yesterday at the Lynden Pindling International Airport as one by one, teams arrived for the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium this weekend.

Performing arts specialist wins National Teacher of the Year prize

YONELL Justilien, a performing arts specialist at Government High School, received his $5,000 prize for being selected as the National Teacher of the Year on Friday.

Teacher honoured for changing the lives of children

YONELL Justilien, a performing arts specialist at Government High School, received his $5,000 prize after being selected as the National Teacher of the Year on Friday.

Abaco wants update on major investments

The Abaco business community is eager to learn the status of various investment projects on the island, its Chamber president yesterday saying it wanted reassurance that developers were still keen on doing business there.

FNM: It’s time for Nottage to be replaced

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday called for Prime Minister Perry Christie to replace National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage over his uninspired and lethargic response to mounting crime.

Police demolish 'safe havens' for criminals

IN AN effort to reduce “safe havens” for criminal activity in urban communities police on Friday demolished a number of abandoned homes and removed derelict vehicles in the Fort Fincastle area of Nassau.

DNA calls for Gray to be sacked

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday called for Prime Minister Perry Christie to fire MICAL MP V Alfred Gray as a Cabinet minister in view of the judicial interference allegations against him and an ongoing police probe.

May the best school win

Hundreds of students, teachers and parents filled the Thomas A Robinson Stadium yesterday, creating a colourful and vibrant atmosphere as the three-day New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association Track and Field Championships got underway.

Tributes pour in for veteran GB educator

THE sudden death of veteran educator and Ministry of Education deputy director Sandra Edgecombe this week is still painful for her colleagues, teachers and many students in Grand Bahama.

Memories of Kemuel Hepburn

The late former Assistant Commissioner of Police Kemuel Hepburn was a great Bahamian, who distinguished himself during his career as a police officer, as a very firm, astute, articulate, compassionate and courageous leader.

Bahamian worker crushed under crane at Baha Mar

A BAHAMIAN man was killed when a crane broke and crushed him on Baha Mar’s construction site yesterday morning.

Minnis not surprised by Baha Mar CEO comments

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said he is “not surprised” at Baha Mar’s CEO Sarkis Izmirlian’s disappointment that the government has made promises it has not kept, because it is “the Christie way”.

Gibson and Scotiabank comments

I waited a day before sending this letter to your paper as I did not want your readers to think it was a response to an April fool’s joke.

Majestic Tours owner Billy Saunders dies

THE FOUNDER of one of the largest tour operators in the Caribbean passed away yesterday, The Tribune has learned.

Gomez hails potential of stem cell projects

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez said five stem cell projects have been approved for operation in New Providence and Grand Bahama as he touted the benefits of the “revolutionary” industry to the Bahamian economy.

Freeport Harbour expansion unveiled

Freeport’s harbour is poised for its “most significant expansion’ since 1956 and the initial Hawksbill Creek Agreement work, as it prepares for an expected increase in business linked to the Panama Canal’s widening.

Bahamas to become stem cell 'pacesetter'

The Bahamas is poised to become a world “pacesetter” in stem cell therapy and research, the Health Minister said yesterday, with the potential benefits to sports medicine and medical tourism likely to be “very significant”.

‘Wade in the Water’ repopens Pompey Museum

IT HAS been closed for nearly three years after a disastrous fire but on Saturday, the Pompey Museum reopened with an exhibition called “Wade in the Water.”

Bills tabled to govern oil exploration

ENVIRONMENT Minister Kenred Dorsett yesterday advanced a compendium of bills in the House of Assembly to modernise oil exploration in the country.

Compulsory media coverage

I am unfamiliar with the laws in other jurisdictions around the world regarding the function of the media, with particular reference to The United States of America.

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