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Struggling straw vendors back purchase

MANY struggling straw vendors at Port Lucaya Marketplace support the government’s decision to purchase the Grand Lucayan resort and believe it would boost sales for them and others small businesses.While in Grand Bahama yesterday, Prime Minister Dr H

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Players go above the rim

The CI Gibson Rattlers, the winningest school out of New Providence, is on a quest for another title in the 30th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.

THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Coping with the pressure points

Hands up, those who become nervous and foam at the mouth when asked to stand up in front of an audience and say a few words.

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A Comic's View: Numbers Don't Lie

THIS week, The Tribune published an article detailing how the current Minnis administration’s popularity was waning in support.According to the article, based on a survey conducted by the polling company Public Domain, fewer than 50 percent of Bahami

OFF THE SPECTRUM: Back to school

Can you believe it’s “back to school” already? This can be one of the most chaotic times in the lives of teachers and parents. It can be equally as overwhelming for students, too. After all, they are the ones faced with going into new schools, new gr

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Disney, opponents won't 'reignite South Eleuthera'

Disney and its opponents will “fail to reignite South Eleuthera’s middle class and change the game” with their rival plans for Lighthouse Point, a nearby developer argued yesterday.Instead, Sir Franklyn Wilson told Tribune Business that the controver

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Hugh Campbell title win was vindication for the Cobras

AFTER all the adversity that they experienced this year in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association, coach Mario Bowleg said their repeat championship feat in the prestigious 30th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic was vindication for his CC Sweeting Cobras.

Morality, theft and taxation

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Super Value chief eyes 2/3 VAT collection slash

Super Value’s owner yesterday predicted that the supermarket chain’s VAT take will be slashed by two-thirds once the “breadbasket” food exemptions take effect on August 1.Rupert Roberts, pictured, told Tribune Business that the government will have t

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Minnis gets tetchy withthe Fourth Estate

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Let’s begin. Minnis and the Media The fourth estate, as the press is known in most democratic nations, is often seen as a thorn in the side of democratic leaders. Irish philosopher and pol

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'Shaq' to begin freshman year with Maryland Terrapins

AFTER starring at the Village School in Houston, Texas, Androsian Shaquille “Shaq” Cleare spent some time at home preparing for his transition to the University of Maryland where he will begin his freshman year for the Terrapins men’s basketball team.

SAC Big Red Machine off to good start

THE quest for a 24th consecutive Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championship got off to a promising start for the perennial meet champions after a customary point total on day one. The St Augustine's College B

SAC Big Red Machine off to good start

THE quest for a 24th consecutive Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championship got off to a promising start for the perennial meet champions after a customary point total on day one. The St Augustine's College B

SAC Big Red Machine off to good start

THE quest for a 24th consecutive Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championship got off to a promising start for the perennial meet champions after a customary point total on day one. The St Augustine's College B

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Leaders hit out as vote nears

LEADERS of the governing and opposition political parties hit out at each other and their rival parties last night during and after the Free National Moveme

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Villanova wins Battle 4 Atlantis

A second straight night, against a ranked opponent, and all accompanied by plenty of dramatics.

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Ticket prices for college football classic reduced

THE local audience should look forward to the complete “Historically Black College and University football experience” which provides entertainment both on and off the field during a “classic” weekend, according to HBCUX network CEO and founder, Curtis Symonds.

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Knowles, Malisse eliminated in first round

MARK Knowles may be done as a player at the US Open. But he’s still hanging around in Flushing Meadows doing some coaching chores.

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CARTWRIGHT LOOKING FORWARD TO MLB CAMP

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net HE was looking to make his breakthrough in Major League Baseball last year, but an Achilles injury prevented Albert Cartwright from rising through the ranks in the Philadelphia Phillies orga

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Athletes get good send-off to Carifta Games

WITH the 70-member team preparing to leave town on Thursday for Hamilton, Bermuda, the majority of the athletes got a good send-off to the Carifta Games on Saturday night.