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Beach Soccer facility is a first in the Caribbean

THE Bahamas Football Association opened its historic beach soccer facility at Malcolm Park on Saturday, the first such venue to be created in the Caribbean.

Port rewards top scholars

Grand Bahama’s top graduating seniors received their Top Achievers scholarships from the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) as commencement exercises drew to a close.

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Bahamas takes on top teams in beach soccer contest

Quality Beach Soccer recently traveled to Virginia Beach last weekend to represent The Bahamas in the North American Sand Soccer Championships, June 6-8th.

Port hosts training workshops for VAT

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has served as host to the four-day Value Added Tax (VAT) training sessions that came to a successful close at the Pelican Bay Hotel.

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Student Spotlight

Rachea Fernander, pictured top, is a ninth grade student at LW Young Jr High School and was awarded the position of deputy head girl during their recent prefect instillation ceremony.

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Pair accused of seeking to sexually exploit teen girls

A MAN and woman who denied conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking will learn Thursday whether they will be granted bail ahead of their trial.

Minister to revive BTVI partnership

The Minister of Labour has pledged to revive his ministry’s partnership with the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), in a bid to improve its graduates’ employment prospects.Dion Foulkes was speaking after BTVI’s president, Dr Robert W.

Yes, we have been sold down the river

The late E. Dawson Roberts would frequently quote the unattributed maxim that “Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Freedom”.

Bahamians in Queen's birthday honours

SEVERAL Bahamians were named to the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for exemplary services to The Bahamas, Government House has announced.

Baha Mar hosts Russian operator

BAHA Mar has hosted Tez Tour, one of Russia’s leading tourist companies, at its Royal Blue Golf Clubhouse.

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Atlantis will 'certainly' submit more Royal Caribbean queries

A senior Atlantis executive yesterday said Royal Caribbean has "addressed some of our concerns" about the impact its project will have on Paradise Island's coastline but the mega resort will "certainly" be submitting more questions.

'Like a hurricane': Super Value up 45% pre-VAT

Sales at Super Value stores jumped as much as 45 percent on the last day before the VAT hike, its owner revealing yesterday: “Customers were shopping with a vengeance.”Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that the strong consumer demand - described a

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Health service funding crisis ends in landmark plan - 2% levy on wages to pay $100m costs

A CONTRIBUTORY scheme in which the salaries of every employed Bahamian will be subject to a deduction of about two per cent each month was proposed yesterday by the National Health Insurance Authority as a means to pay for universal healthcare coverage for all, including children, elderly, and the unemployed.

Exemption elimination saves Super Value $7m

Super Value’s owner yesterday confirmed the decision to ‘exempt’ no goods from Value-Added Tax (VAT) would save his company $5-$7 million in extra costs per annum, with the sector’s “biggest objection” to the new tax now removed.

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Two Americans charged over death of U.S. man

19-year-old and 62-year-old charged

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PLP demands Rollins apology

PLP COUNCIL members last night demanded that Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins publicly apologise to Prime Minister Perry Christie in parliament for his actions.

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Sandilands and Centreville Primary girls and boys volleyball champions

SANDILANDS Primary and Centreville Primary emerged as the girls and boys champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s 2024 volleyball championships.

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Gov’t urged: Fix price control approvals fast

Super Value’s principal is urging the Government to provide “instant” price control approvals to minimise cost of living increases, inventory loss and general supply chain disruption.

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Toggie and Bobo at PLP event

WHILE PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has repeatedly attempted to implicate Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as being connected to “Toggie” and “Bobo,” the men at the heart of an alleged murder plot against billionaire Louis Bacon and lawyer Fred Smith, QC - the self proclaimed “gang members” were seen among governing party supporters on Tuesday night, The Tribune can confirm.

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Parties cagey on election spending

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party and Free National Movement representatives were vague yesterday on how their parties are spending and raising money this election cycle, however PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said his party is expected to spend “tens of millions”.