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PM did ‘commendable’ job - and party needs convention

FORMER Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Cabinet minister George Smith yesterday defended Prime Minister Perry Christie for “personally taking charge” of preparing Bahamians for Hurricane Matthew, saying he did a “commendable” job throughout the ordeal.

Gas queues making it hard for Super Value to get fuel

SUPER VALUE owner Rupert Roberts said on Sunday that “it’s been a rough couple of days” since Hurricane Matthew hit, telling The Tribune that long lines from motorists clamouring at local gas stations has made it difficult for company representatives to get fuel for store generators.

Grand Bahama was devastated by storm

RESIDENTS in Grand Bahama say they can’t recall a more damaging hurricane on their island than Hurricane Matthew, the category four storm with 140mph winds that barreled through the island late Thursday.

Bahamians told to stop panicking over fuel supply

SIR Franklyn Wilson yesterday urged Bahamians to “stop panicking” over a non-existent fuel shortage, disclosing that his company was offloading 700,000 gallons from a newly-arrived tanker.

A 'heck of a time' on Grand Bahama after Hurricane Matthew

IT's a "heck of a time" in Grand Bahama, an island administrator said on Sunday as residents continued clearing debris from roads, homes and passage ways following the damage inflicted on the island by Hurricane Matthew.

Significant damage to 95% of buildings in Eight Mile Rock and Holmes Rock

NINETY five per cent of the buildings in the Eight Mile Rock and Holmes Rock areas in Grand Bahama received significant damage from Hurricane Matthew on Thursday night and Friday morning, Brenda Colebrooke, the island administrator for West Grand Bahama, said.

Grand Bahama suffers significant damage as Matthew roars through

NINETY five per cent of the buildings in the Eight Mile Rock and Holmes Rock areas in Grand Bahama received significant damage from Hurricane Matthew on Thursday night and Friday morning, Brenda Colebrooke, the island administrator for West Grand Bahama, said.

Golden Gates area "looks like a war zone" says Super Value owner

SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts said on Thursday afternoon the area around his Golden Gates head office “looks like a war zone” after Hurricane Matthew’s passage, which damaged both his house and his business.

PLP convention ‘not likely’ to be postponed over storm

THE Progressive Liberal Party’s convention is still on track to be held next month as major hurricane Matthew makes its way through the country this week.

Hurricane shopping rush ‘rough like Christmas’

THE impending arrival of Hurricane Matthew has resulted in an uptick in sales and customer traffic in several local food stores, with one storeowner saying this past weekend’s hurricane preparedness shopping rush was “rough like Christmas.”

Super Value sees 80% business rise through Matthew

Super Value’s owner yesterday said he had seen an estimated 80 per cent spike in business over the weekend, as Bahamians stocked up on food and water ahead of Hurricane Matthew.

Lady Truckers win opener

The Lady Truckers outslugged the defending champions Lady Stingers 21-13 to snatch a 1-0 lead in their New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) best-of-5 semi-final playoffs.

SPORTS NOTES

THE Charles W Saunders Cougars surprised the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine 11-1 in a four inning abbreviated junior girls game yesterday at Charles W Saunders High School as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools continued its 2016 softball regular season action.

Building material firms incur pre-Matthew rush

Lumber distributors and building supply stores yesterday confirmed they had seen a pick-up in business due to a spike in plywood sales ahead of Hurricane Matthew.

Bahamas hurricane shelters for the 2016 storm season

WHERE to seek refuge during the 2016 tropical storm and hurricane season in the Bahamas - list provided by the Department of Social Services.

Man pleads guilty to causing harm

A MAN pleaded guilty to the charge of causing harm and was ordered by a Freeport Magistrate on Friday to pay $500 compensation to the female victim.

Bahamas total debt over 90% of GDP

The Bahamas was yesterday said to be “in a very, very dark position” after the Central Bank revealed that total public sector debt was a mammoth $7.604 billion, a sum equivalent to more than 90 per cent of national economic output (GDP).

AML: $14m spend aids ‘neighbourhood store’ strategy switch

AML Foods yesterday continued its transition away from the “mega destination store” model with the groundbreaking for its $14 million Solomon’s Yamacraw property, its chairman saying he was “very bullish” on the company’s prospects.

Unions warn members to ‘get ready for battle’ over nolle prosequi issue

WITH the full support of all of their respective affiliates, the country’s two umbrella unions yesterday warned their members to “get ready for battle” over Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson’s decision to stop criminal proceedings brought by union officials against Sandals Royal Bahamian and two of its senior executives.

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