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A Taste of "Sweet Gems"

By ALESHA CADET

Cruise tourism like 'Breezes on a boat'

NEWLY-appointed tourism minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday the Government plans to meet with Bay Streets merchants to discuss how to increase visitor spend by making downtown Nassau more exciting, with one merchant telling Tribune Business cruise passengers were spending very little money.

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by RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Free throw shooting proved to be the deciding, factor in a matchup of GSSSA Senior Boys powerhouses - the CR Walker Knights struggled for much of the game, and the CI Gibson Rattlers made the m

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Sign of the times

VOTERS out east are asking why the FNM seems to be the only party taking advantage of public spaces to boost their election campaign. PLP and DNA supporters say they're tired of seeing giant billboards bearing the faces of the FNM's Mo

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New Texaco owner'like night and day'

TEXACO retailers yesterday expressed optimism over the way forward with their new wholesale distributor, one telling Tribune Business: "In ter

Union chief slams 'travesty' of WTO meeting exclusion

THE Trades Union Congress’s (TUC) president yesterday slammed the labour movement’s non-inclusion in ongoing WTO consultations as “a travesty” and “sign of backward thinking”.Obie Ferguson, speaking as the Government kickstarted a fortnight-long seri

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Spencer Newman, Kerrie Cartwright are Open champions

IN contrasting styles, Spencer Newman and Kerrie Cartwright emerged as the champions of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's 2017 Giorgio Baldacci Open National Tennis Tournament.

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Construction prevents 'alarming' disorder rise

A former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday said construction is preventing "an alarming number of things happening" due to its employment of unskilled young men.

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Gov't urged to 'double' $50m SME funding

The Government was yesterday urged to double the $250m it plans to invest in small businesses over the next five years by removing restrictions on foreign participation in these entities.

Gov't told: Press on with $150m airport upgrades

Family Island resort operators yesterday urged the Government to push ahead with its planned $150m Family Island airport upgrades given the potential to boost visitor arrivals post-COVID-19.

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High jumper Jamal Wilson qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

COACH Ronald Cartwright feels that based on their offseason training, high jumper Jamal Wilson is on track for turning in a credible performance this year. In his first international meet in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on Tuesday, Wilson soared to a

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Ayton: 'I represent an entire nation'

AN eager Phoenix Suns fan base was officially introduced to Deandre Ayton and expectations already loom large for the first No.1 overall NBA draft pick in franchise history.Ayton and other members of the Suns’ 2018 Draft class – Mikal Bridges, George

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Sebastian Gray: 'I am one of the leaders of the team'

ENTERING his sophomore season at the JuCo level, Sebastian Gray is expected to take on a greater leadership role with his Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets men’s basketball programme.Gray is one of just five sophomores and is the second leading scorer of a

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University 'needs $300m not $3m'

THE University of the Bahamas will need to dramatically ramp up funding in order to meet ambitious goals of building a premier tertiary institution, according to its president Dr Rodney Smith.Dr Smith told reporters the institution was not satisfied

BPL examines 'all options' over fuel

BAHAMAS Power and Light’s (BPL) chairman yesterday pledged it is “looking at all options” to secure cheaper fuel sources amid fierce consumer criticism of high electricity bills.Dr Donovan Moxey told Tribune Business: “We are looking at all options i

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Jazz one of top 10 shortstop prospects in minor leagues

JAZZ Chisholm’s meteoric rise in the minor league system continues to be recognised by Major League Baseball and various international media outlets.

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Carifta 'glitches' lead to some major changes for Martinique 2014

FROM media coverage, to logistics, to the format of the games themselves, a myriad of issues surrounded the Bahamas’ hosting of the 2013 BTC CARIFTA Games, causing some major changes for the meet moving forward to Martinique in 2014.

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VIDEO: Big T Top 10 Countdown Charts

Featuring: K Jae Hinsey, Raheem Devaughn and Alexis Spight

VAT 'won't help' needed growth

An Opposition MP yesterday warned that the introduction of Value-Added Tax (VAT) would not help the Bahamas generate the 5.5 per cent real GDP growth necessary to cut then unemployment rate 50 per cent.