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Govt ‘will do better’ than GDP forecasts

The Minister of Finance yesterday pledged that the Government “will do better” than the Bahamian GDP growth rates projected by the IMF, acknowledging that this nation’s economy had “not performed to the levels required”.

Super Value's $444k savings in Business License fee slash

Super Value’s owner yesterday said the supermarket chain would save $444,000 annually based on the Budget’s Business License fee cut, as a Cabinet Minister branded the tax a “job and business killer”.Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that the 25 b

Rollins: Wisdom must justify $334,000 contract

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday called on former Cabinet minister Neville Wisdom to justify how the $334,000 in public funds his company was paid to decorate West Bay Street and downtown Nassau was spent, considering that a “third grader” could have done a better job.

'No union protest at hirings'

MANAGEMENT officials at the National Insurance Board dismissed claims that a sickout took place last week due to industrial unrest following recent managerial hirings in NIB’s prescription drug plan.

VIDEO: Comedy group works its 'boongie' off

Members of the Atlanta-based comedy group Dormtainment are working their ‘boongies’ off to take the Bahamian colloquial term for buttocks international. This mission, of course, is part of a bigger plan to become international comedy sensations.

Results do not augur well for the future

DESPITE the government’s increased spending on education, public schools continue to release more students into the community without the required skills in reading, writing and arithmetic.

Less talk, more music

AS A child, listening to music on the radio, Chris Miller said he always believed he was born to fall in love with music.

Restaurateur faces her fears

THE FEAR of failing did not stop Danielle Sands from pursuing her lifelong dream to open her own restaurant and be her own boss. Last month, the young Bahamian restaurateur opened Crave Deli on Dowdeswell Street in pursuit of her passion.

Call to stop copper exports to crack down on thieves

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller and Super Value president Rupert Roberts say the government “doesn’t understand” the overall negative effect that copper theft has on the country.

Hard Rock closure hits 38 employees

The Bahamian Hard Rock Cafe franchise continued operating for almost three months after its rights to use the brand were terminated, as its 38 former employees yesterday blasted its failure to give them due severance pay.

'Bahamas has not done enough to train youth'

FREEPORT – Maurice Moore believes the Bahamas has not done enough in the area of training, and said both the PLP and FNM governments could have done more.

Homeless man told he will have a new house

THE house of a man that was burned down two years ago will be rebuilt in two months, promised Cynthia “Mother” Pratt and Algernon Allen yesterday during their tour of Strachan’s Corner off East Street as part of an Urban Renewal walkabout.

Major retailer explores Nassau Village pull-out

Around 50 Bahamian jobs are set to be impacted as a well-known food retailer looks to either relocate its sole New Providence store or close it altogether, less than a year after it opened.

Golden Knights bring sell-out crowd to its feet

WITH each stride, the Golden Knights lifted the spirit of the crowd at the Thomas A Robinson stadium yesterday evening, finishing second to the United States of America in a nail-biting 4x400m final.

PM pledges 1,000 jobs for Abaco

GOVERNMENT officials yesterday toured the newly operational, $38m dollar Marsh Harbour Airport whose size and “world class” design have been praised by Abaco residents.