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Competition fears on Super Value's City Markets 'deal'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Rival food retailers have voiced fears that allowing Super Value to acquire City Markets' remaining stores would create a "virtual monopoly" in the New Providence supermarket business, with an estimated 60-80 per

Competition fears on Super Value's City Markets 'deal'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Rival food retailers have voiced fears that allowing Super Value to acquire City Markets' remaining stores would create a "virtual monopoly" in the New Providence supermarket business, with an estimated 60-80 per

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Tourist and locals brawl in Guana Cay, Abaco

A FIGHT involving second homeowners and Bahamians outside a bar on Guana Cay, Abaco, has highlighted the community’s lack of law enforcement officers.

Irma drives Super Value sales 74% above normal

Super Value’s sales peaked 74 per cent above normal on Sunday due to Irma-related preparations, as businesses ready to deal with potential supply chain disruptions.

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Super Value chief targets six months of food inventory

Super Value’s principal yesterday revealed he is seeking to build six months’ worth of food inventories as he branded the extended shopping hours as a “relief” for both merchants and consumers.Rupert Roberts voiced optimism to Tribune Business that t

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Bahamians clinch titles in NCAA Division I Basketball

AS the NCAA Division I college basketball season winds down, several Bahamian student athletes clinched conference regular season titles ahead of the postseason.Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks continue to be one of the most talked ab

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Ambulance shortage - we need more cash

IN the face of criticism regarding EMS response time to the collapse and death of a 15-year-old boy over the weekend, Health Minister Duane Sands yesterday could not confirm when health services will be acquiring more ambulances.

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Brazilians lead qualifying rounds of the Star Sailors League Finals

ROBERT Scheidt and Henry Boening (BRA) lead the qualifying rounds of the Star Sailors League Finals after a stellar performance yesterday in Montagu Bay, Nassau, Bahamas.

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Henfield: Gangs told to recruit marchers to join PLP parade

RANARD Henfield, lead organiser for the We March Bahamas group, has claimed that he was approached by two “gang leaders” on Sunday who allegedly told him they were asked to “convince the streets” to march with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) on Majority Rule Day instead of the activist group.

Roadrunners: More athletes qualify for the CARIFTA games

THE Roadrunners’ Diana Lynn Thompson Classic saw more athletes on the track and field attain the CARIFTA qualifying standards on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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PLP chairman praises the 2013/2014 budget

PLP chairman Bradley Roberts praised the 2013/2014 budget, stating that by making tough and sometimes unpopular decisions, the government has been able to improve the country’s finances and pull the nation out of the “onerous debt spiral” it was in.

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Damian Gomez not ruled out for candidacy in next election

THE Progressive Liberal Party has not ruled out making Central Eleuthera MP Damian Gomez a nominee for the party in the next general election, Chairman Bradley Roberts suggested yesterday.

Super Value eyes web shop kiosk roll-out

Super Value’s owner yesterday said kiosks for the Bahama Dreams web shop chain may be placed in more of his food stores, telling Tribune Business: “We’re going to sell it the way we sell Top-Up and everything else.”

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‘Extending powers is right’

SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts yesterday voiced his support for the government’s intention to extend the country’s Emergency Powers Orders to December 28.

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How people are making the best of the lockdown

WHILE many Bahamians are finding stay-at-home orders and a national curfew challenging, others are exploring ways to cope with this new reality.

Super Value chief praises COVID workplace guide

Super Value’s principal yesterday praised the Ministry of Health’s just-published COVID-19 workplace guidelines for trying to keep businesses such as his - which sees 400,000 customers per week - safe. Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business : “I think

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Senate president’s Carnival ‘conflict’

OPPOSITION leader Philip Davis yesterday called on Senate president Kay Forbes-Smith to choose between her political appointment and private practice as he characterised her engagement by Carnival Cruise Line as “influence peddling”.

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PM welcomes Kennedy Jr.

PRIME Minister Perry Christie used the weekend visit of Robert F Kennedy Jr to emphasise the importance of the bilateral relationship between the Bahamas and the United States.

Moss plans for new party

I wish to commend and congratulate the Member of Parliament for Marco City, Gregory Moss on his announcement of the formation of a new political party.

Ebenezer celebrates its academic stars

ROBERT M Hutchins, an educational philosopher once said, “the object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”