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Bahamians warned to brace for 6% food price rise

Bahamian consumers were yesterday warned to brace for 6 per cent food price increases “across the board”, due to the damage done to US farmers’ crops and livestock by harsh weather conditions earlier this year.

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PLP Chairman: FNM using 2012 Rubis spill to serve political interests

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has “roundly condemned” the Free National Movement (FNM) for using the 2012 Rubis fuel spill to “serve their narrow political interests.”

'Iconic' retailer mulling closure

An “iconic” 92 year-old Palmdale-based furniture retailer yesterday revealed it was assessing the “possibility” of closing down by year-end, causing the potential loss of 20 jobs.

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'Monday at latest' for City Markets deal close

CITY Markets' principal yesterday told Tribune Business he was aiming to close the sale of its remaining four New Providence stores to Super Value by this Friday "or Monday at the latest", added urgency coming from his attorney likely taking up a post in the new PLP government.

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Eva Hilton, Sybil Strachan run away with U-12 soccer titles

THE under-12 (U12) girls of Eva Hilton Primary School and boys of Sybil Strachan Primary School can now celebrate after winning the division trophies at the newly-named Dawn N Knowles Primary Schools Soccer Tournament hosted at the Roscow AL Davies Soccer Field yesterday.

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'Inexcusable' 10-week break without tabling a single bill

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has said it is “inexcusable” for the Free National Movement to “take a 10-week vacation” without tabling “one single bill in Parliament.”At the PLP’s Eastern Region Service of Thanksgiving on Friday

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Roberts suggests poll problems work of Ingraham ‘operatives’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts blamed the confusion and chaos of advanced poll day on a last minute decision to scale the event back to one polling site, rather than two, in New Providence.

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PLP quiet on cost as party convention estimated at $1m

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party executives were tightlipped yesterday about the price tag attached to pulling off the organisation’s grand three-day convention where Prime Minister Perry Christie was overwhelmingly re-elected to lead the party.

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Super Value in struggle to fill 100 vacancies

Super Value’s principal is questioning if “people want to work” as the supermarket chain struggles to fill up to 100 vacant posts amid an unemployment rate predicted by the Prime Minister to hit 30 percent.Rupert Roberts, pictured, told Tribune Busin

Matthew ‘doubles’ building supplier’s solar enthusiasm

A well-known building materials supplier’s enthusiasm for its solar photo voltaic (PV) system, which has slashed energy costs by up to two-thirds, “doubled” after it survived Hurricane Matthew intact.

Ranfurly Children’s ‘amazing experience’ at NBA game

MIAMI, Florida - Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Tourism and Baha Mar, six residents of the Ranfurly Home for Children got a rare opportunity to watch a live National Basketball Association (NBA) game this week.

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PLP chairman accuses Minnis of being a flip-flopper over VAT

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday branded Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis a “flip-flopper extraordinaire” for pledging to repeal certain categories of value added tax.

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Sands father and son making Masonic history for the Bahamas

BASIL L Sands has become the first non-American to hold the prestigious Freemasonry high office of Sovereign Grand Commander and his son, Robert ‘Sandy’ Sands, has been elected to Sovereign Grand Inspector General to mark an historic achievement for the Bahamas and the Sands family.

Building materials suppliers warn of post-Ian price rises

BUILDING materials costs may further increase as a result of the devastation that Hurricane Ian has inflicted on Florida, Bahamian merchants warned yesterday.

BAAA elections all set for December 3

It’s all set now with three candidates, including two former presidents, vying for the post of president, while a sports reporter, several coaches and former athletes are among the list contesting the other positions up for grabs during the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ elections.

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Official doesn’t believe there is a Spanish Wells outbreak

AMID reports of rising COVID-19 infections on Spanish Wells, one community official said while there have been several cases recently reported for the island, he does not believe there is an outbreak.

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Super Value chief eyes overtime ease via new measures

Super Value’s principal yesterday voiced hope that new shopping restrictions will “work better than what’s happening now” and enable him to reverse a 20 percent increase in overtime payroll. Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that the Prime Minist

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Super Value chief: COVID vulnerable must remain home

Super Value’s president has suggested that all persons aged over 65, and those with pre-existing medical conditions, remain at home to facilitate the Bahamian economy’s COVID-19 re-opening.

Bradley Roberts ran his race well

THE most untimely death of Bradley Roberts, former long time member of parliament for the great constituency of Bain & Grants Town and cabinet minister extraordinaire, marks the end of a political era in our wonderful nation. My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to his widow, the children and immediate family. As long as there is a Bahamas, Bradley will always be fondly remembered.

'We'll have to make one-cent end work'

Super Value’s principal yesterday said his Abaco interests had coped well after eliminating the one-cent coin last year, and added: “We’ll have to make it work here.”Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that the retail industry and consumers will hav