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FNM leader suggests PLP leaked gambling bill
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis believes the recently leaked draft of the gaming legislation was the work of the Progressive Liberal Party government.
Condemns promotion of immodesty at carnival
ALTHOUGH the g-string clad beauties who come with the controversial Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, did not shock PLP chairman Bradley Roberts, the remarks of the eye-brow raising president of the Bahamas Christian Council certainly did.
Egg-static: Price hikes phased in
Super Value’s principal yesterday gave struggling consumers some relief by revealing there will be no “sudden” rise in egg prices as the projected 60 percent increase will instead be phased-in between now and Christmas.
‘We buried hatchet’ over retail closure
Super Value’s principal has revealed he and his family “bit the bullet” in closing their loss-making Harbour Bay housewares retailer, adding: “We were fighting a losing battle so we buried the hatchet.”
PLP chair branded ‘delusional’ as debt ratio soars to 78%
Bradley Roberts was yesterday branded “delusional” for asserting that the Christie administration had “rescued the Bahamas from the brink of the fiscal cliff”, after it emerged that this nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio ended 2016 at 78 per cent.
D’Aguilar company made false declarations in 2014 case
SUPERWASH Limited, the company owned by Free National Movement candidate for Free Town Dionisio D’Aguilar, submitted three false declarations to the Bahamas Customs Department in 2014 which would have cost the government more than $35,000 in unpaid duty, according to documents obtained by The Tribune.
Warning over lettuce and turkey products
SUPER Value President Rupert Roberts yesterday said the grocery store chain will likely not pull any lettuce or turkey products from its shelves in the wake of warnings issued by the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority on these goods.
‘Lockdown directive left us in chaos'
Super Value's principal yesterday said inadequate warning of the weekend lockdown caused late Friday "chaos" at food stores with police officers even threatening to shoot unless persons went home.
Super Value chief '100%' confident resort deal close
Super Value’s owner says he is “100 percent” confident that the sale of his Bimini Sands resort will close as early as this week, adding: “I’m doing the island a favour by exiting.”Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business he hoped to conclude the deal th
Food prices: ‘What goes up may not come down’
Super Value’s principal has warned Bahamian shoppers to brace for the possibility that increased food prices may be here to stay, warning: “I don’t believe in what goes up must come down.”
Keep Roberts quiet for all our sakes!
NORTH Korea Leader Kim Jung-Un is in a lot of hot water with the United States and global leaders for pursuing a nuclear programme.
TRUE BLUE: Raising awareness of autism
AUTISM awareness was the focus of events last week at both Baha Mar and in Rawson Square.
Man denies stealing car
A 25-year-old man who denied stealing another man’s car and trying to pass it off as his own was on Friday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Bank acquires former RBC FINCO property
NAI Bahamas Realty Commercial, the commercial division of Bahamas Realty, has facilitated the sale of the former FINCO building on Robinson Road to another unnamed retail bank. Larry Roberts, commercial broker, negotiated the sale of the property fo
Prosecutors argue against motion
PROSECUTORS in a high-profile murder retrial claimed that there was “no merit” in the constitutional motion made by a defendant accused with others of murdering an off-duty policeman.
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Atlantis: COVID rebound to ‘absorb’ BPL hit to $30m bill
A senior Atlantis executive yesterday voiced optimism that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) massive fuel charge hikes will not slowdown the post-COVID tourism rebound “by itself” despite “the risk of eroding profits”.
The Freeport lady who is an excellent cook
THERE has been much behind-the-scenes muttering about the PLP government’s selection of some of the persons appointed for a year to the various statutory boards. Some of their Urban Renewal appointments have also been criticised.
Grocers implore PM to end weekend lockdown
THE Retail Grocers Association has called for the end to the weekend lockdowns along with the 7pm curfew, insisting the measures have left businesses teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
FNM leader pledges more details on policies ‘with time’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday explained that he was absent from parliament, but vowed that the final weeks of campaigning before the 2017 general elections will not be a sprint for his party, as it was described by his opponent Prime Minister Perry Christie, but a “cruise along” to the finish line.