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Roberts does not expect Moss to join FNM

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said he would be “very surprised” if his party’s Member of Parliament for Marco City, Gregory Moss, were to resign from the PLP and join with the FNM in protest for been forced to resign from the National Insurance Board.

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Roberts on slap: I would not have been able to turn the other cheek

PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said he would not have been able to “turn the other cheek” if FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner had struck him on the face – promising that the event could have turned into a “nasty scene”.

Bahamas Realty chief first BREA nominee for top BFSB award

Bahamas Realty’s chief executive, Larry Roberts, is the first Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) member to be nominated by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) for its Executive of the Year award. part of the 2013 Award of Excellence programme.

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Roberts: Lack of viable candidates for FNM chairman ‘underscores fracture in the party’

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has said the inability of the FNM to attract viable candidates to replace Michael Pintard as chairman “underscores yet again the depth of the fracture within the FNM under the leadership of Dr Hubert Minnis.”

$140m project: Baha Mar targets 30% energy demand cut

Baha Mar believes its energy demand will be slashed “by 30 per cent or more” as a result of the Government approving a $140 million project to supply all its resorts’ air conditioning (AC) needs.

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PM signs $6.5m contract for new causeway at Fishing Hole Road

PRIME Minister Perry Christie signed a $6.5 million contract on Friday for a new causeway to be built at the Fishing Hole Road (FHR) to end years of flooding caused by tidal surges which have prevented access to West Grand Bahama.

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More than 700 food vouchers distributed in Freeport

MORE than 700 food vouchers were provided to five local entities in Freeport through the national food distribution programme launched on Friday in Grand Bahama.

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Construction projects will open 500 jobs

DR Robert Robertson, president of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, revealed that some 500 certified Bahamians are needed this summer for significant construction projects in the Family Islands.

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Roberts slams PLP dissenters

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts criticised former PLP MP Philip Galanis yesterday for criticizing the Christie administration, suggesting that he should “be quiet” if he has “nothing with sense to say.”

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Roberts brands Mortimer a political novice

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts branded Democratic National Alliance Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer a “political novice” who is “in need of light and understanding”.

Top retailer: ‘I don’t blame consumers for screaming’ over eggs

A top food retailer yesterday told consumers the industry was “not profiteering” on high-priced eggs, while admitting he could not fault Bahamians for “screaming”.

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Team Bahamas off to 1-0 start in Davis Cup

His debut on the Bahamas Davis Cup team wasn’t exactly what he anticipated, but Justin Roberts said he was just glad to come out with his first victory in the American Zone III competition yesterday in Panama City, Panama.

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Roberts: Move against Minnis a sign of messy democracy

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the “recall” of Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as Official Opposition leader in the House of Assembly yesterday is evidence that democracy can be “quite messy” at times.

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Roberts dismisses 'rinky dink' DNA

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has questioned how the DNA could believe that its “rinky dink outfit” and its “photoshopped” leader was prepared enough to be voted into office as the next government of the Bahamas.

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Super Value chief 'forging ahead' in 3-store takeover

SUPER Value's president yesterday said he was "forging right ahead" with the takeover of three former City Markets' locations, having put out "bids" for the re-equipping of the South Beach and Seagrapes sites, as he told Tribune Business: "We're aiming to be number one."

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PLP chairman hits out at MP

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday told Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins to “put up or shut up” over his threats to disclose damning information concerning the controversy over Renward Wells’ signing of a $650m letter of intent with a waste-to-energy company.

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UPDATED: Sam Bankman-Fried waives right to fight extradition – FTX founder will go to the US

AFTER a confusing day in court, Sam Bankman-Fried has decided not to fight extradition to the United States, his attorneys announced yesterday.

Back the guy with a PhD from the University of Hard Knocks

The “Graduate” never ceases to amaze me. After saying all the good things Rupert Roberts has done in his lifetime he proceeds to get nasty, degrading and personal.

Grocery retailers ‘thrown under bus’ by VAT marketing

Furious grocery retailers yesterday blasted the Government for “throwing us under the bus” with misleading statements on Value-Added Tax (VAT), and warned consumers that duty reductions would not lead to blanket food price cuts.

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PI project concern over ‘compelling opportunity’

A senior Atlantis executive yesterday warned that concerns over Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island project could harm downtown Nassau’s revival and “the most compelling real estate opportunity in The Bahamas” if not resolved.