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It is time for Bahamians to take charge of their destiny

IN A few hours time, the old year will have quietly slipped away and a new year, filled with uncertainty, will have taken its place. Bahamians face 2015 with much foreboding.

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Silver Dollar Coins A 11 -v- B-52's 1 Coins A- (14 Tons)- Doubles: Harry Brown 1-180 + 3T = 4T Total, Kansas Fields 3T, Henry Forbes 2T Triples: Harry Brown, Graylon Roberts Singles: Harry Brown 20, Donald Burrows 24, 4T, Henry Forbes 28, Kansas Fields

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'Blind' attorney fails to overturn sanctions

A Bahamian attorney has failed in his bid to overturn Supreme Court-imposed sanctions relating to his management of a $30m estate despite arguing he is "legally blind".

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Bishop wants level-headed election campaign

DESPITE calls for “peace and calm” during this election season by Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts last week, the verbal jousting between parties continued over the weekend, prompting one prominent religious leader to renew calls for “level-headed political behaviour”.

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Davis demands answers on NIB worker ‘victimisation’

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis regarding a decision to place several National Insurance Board (NIB) executives on “involuntary” leave, saying he “condemned” this action against the Board’s employees.

Sports inbrief

JUSTIN Roberts and Kevin Major Jr ended another outstanding week of competition at the Dayton Beach ITF event on Thursday.

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Workers fired from Melia

SEVERAL persons were fired from the reservations department at Melia on Friday, the hotel confirmed.

Class of 2014 inducted into National Sports Hall of Fame

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Class of 2014 was inducted into the National Sports Hall of Fame at Government House on Friday night.

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Davis Cup: Team Bahamas avoids relegation to Group IV

THE Bahamas Davis Cup team, captained by Marvin Rolle and featuring Kevin Major Jr and brother Baker and Spencer Newman, avoided relegation to Group IV in Davis Cup play by winning their final match against Guatemala.

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Police offered counselling after officer’s suspected suicide

OFFICERS of the Eight Mile Rock division were provided grief counselling yesterday following the suspected suicide of a fellow officer over the weekend.

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Staying to rebuild amid the rubble

QUEEN’S Cove has flooded many times, but residents say the flooding they saw in their homes from Hurricane Dorian surpassed all other previous storms on Grand Bahama.

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Fond farewell to consul

BRITISH High Commissioner Howard Drake has thanked outgoing British Honorary Consul Peter Young for his many years “outstanding service” and invaluable contribution to both the British Government and the Bahamas.

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Anthony 'Biggie' Colebrooke gets the victory

RIGHT on the heels of its National Road Race Championship, the New Providence Cycling Association hosted its second biathlon event for the season with Anthony ‘Biggie’ Colebrooke picking up the victory.

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New party member Byron Woodside praises party

BYRON Woodside, a former Cabinet Minister under a previous Free National Movement (FNM) administration, has lauded the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) as an organisation that is unmatched in its contributions to the nation’s social, economic and political progress.

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Minimum wage rise recommended

THE National Tripartite Council has forwarded a recommendation for a minimum wage increase to Labour Minister Shane Gibson for review and approval.

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Maycock Jr wins bid to have ankle monitor removed

MELVIN Maycock Jr, who like 13 other men are awaiting the conclusion of his extradition case before the courts, was granted the removal of his electronic monitoring device as a part of his condition for bail.

Will crime kill tourism economy?

As many people have expressed concern in the newspaper about the high crime robberies and murders in The Bahamas, President of the Hotel Association Robert Sands and Vice President of Baha Mar stated the government needed to urgently address the high crime rate before it impacts tourism.

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'FNM supporter stabbed' in Abaco scuffle

AN FNM supporter was stabbed during a scuffle with PLP supporters in Abaco, FNM Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday.

Baha Mar initiates multiple outreach programmes

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WITH the completed $3.5 billion Baha Mar mega resort to add 6,000 new jobs, Baha Mar's senior vice-president of administration and external affairs Robert Sands said Baha Mar has in

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Seven in court over $14k theft

SEVEN men were each granted $5,000 bail yesterday after they were accused of stealing $14,000 worth of electronics from a store during a break-in last month.