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'Apologise for documentary'

NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest yesterday demanded an apology from the Australian journalist whose documentary depicted the Bahamas as a country under siege by crime and violence.

New Down Syndrome Center Officially Open

New Down Syndrome Center Officially Open By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter THE BAHAMAS will join the international community on Wednesday to celebrate for the first time World Down Syndrome Day, which is now officially recognised by the United N

New Down Syndrome Center Officially Open

New Down Syndrome Center Officially Open By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter THE BAHAMAS will join the international community on Wednesday to celebrate for the first time World Down Syndrome Day, which is now officially recognised by the United N

Tia Rolle aims to be one of the next female sprinters to watch

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SHE has made the transition from one division and one school to another but Tia Rolle's goal is still the same - to be one of the next female sprinters to watch out for. Now at Alabama State

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Munroe defends both monitoring company and police after criticism

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe defended both the company that monitors people on bail and police who respond to notifications about bail violations after both groups were criticised.

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‘Munroe’s UN response ridiculous’, says Alicia Wallace

HUMAN rights advocate Alicia Wallace ripped National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s response to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (WGAD) report about this country’s detention systems, calling it “ridiculous” in its “unnecessary and inappropriate defensiveness”.

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Careers fair opens up options for future

ST George’s High School hosted a local college-career fair recently to expose students to post-secondary opportunities available in the Bahamas.

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Revised lawsuit expands list of defendants against Nygard

A CLASS action lawsuit in New York accusing Peter Nygard of assaulting 13 women in a wide-ranging criminal enterprise has been revised after the former mogul was convicted of sexual assault in Canada.

Accounting urged over road repair cancellation

A South Andros businessman yesterday called for an accounting to determine how much taxpayer money has been wasted through the cancellation of a multi-million dollar road repair contract.

Tribunal: It was fair to fire man after fight at work

THE Industrial Tribunal dismissed the claims of a man who said Aquapure wrongfully and unfairly dismissed him after he fought someone on the company’s Bernard Road property in 2022.

Time for govt to act on crime

I would like to say Happy New Year to every Bahamian across our archipelago and across the world. I hope that this letter reaches you all in good spirits.

Andros alarm

I write to express the collective concern of Androsians around the operation of our current local government council. At a time when North Andros is most in need of leadership to address our economic, infrastructure and development needs our local government council is apparently without direction or focus. The recent stories in your paper which confirmed that our local council collected funds to clean up a public beach after a private beach party is just the latest example of ineptitude.

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PLP Senator dares FNM to send any criminality information to police

BELIEVING the Progressive Liberal Party has captured the bluff of the new administration, Senator Dr Michael Darville dared Cabinet ministers yesterday to send the information they have about criminality of former PLP ministers to the police.

Govt plans increase to redundancy 'cap'

The Labour Department’s Industrial Relations Unit has enjoyed an 89 per cent success rate in resolving trade disputes over the past 12 months, a Cabinet Minister said yestrerday. Dion Foulkes, minister of labour, told the Senate during his contributi

Bahamas can't be left 'flat-footed' over trade

The Bahamas must not be left “flat-footed” in its approach to international trade, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive warned yesterday, arguing that more local companies should seek to enter export markets and trade across borders.Edison Sumne

Birdwatchers help boost Bahamian tourism

THE Bahamas National Trust (BNT), the National Audubon Society and the Ministry of Tourism have developed a joint bird-based tourism initiative to help Bahamians take advantage of a growing, multi-billion-dollar global market.

Foreign contractor blasted on Bahamas labour criticisms

A former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday said it was “totally unfair, unjust and untrue” for Baha Mar’s foreign bathroom manufacturer to criticise this nation’s “skills construction labour shortages”.

GB needs to ‘break away from two-sector economy’

The private sector remains optimistic about Grand Bahama’s future, its Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday, although the island may need to “widen” its economic model beyond the industrial and tourism sectors.

Doctorate awarded to finance specialist

RACQUEL Thompson-Elliott has been awarded her doctorate in Business Administration specialising in Finance at Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Suspected dealer charged with possession of drugs

SHARKEAL Belizaire was charged in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court yesterday with possession of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.