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Retailers ‘understand’ minimum wage increase

MERCHANTS said they understand the move to increase minimum wage as it is necessary to help ease the cost of the living crisis within the country.

CITY MARKETS NAME 'SHOULD HAVE DIED'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE City Markets name was what ultimately caused the struggling supermarket chain to fail to recover, a rival food retailer believes, telling Tribune Business that the Finlayson fam

CITY MARKETS NAME 'SHOULD HAVE DIED'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE City Markets name was what ultimately caused the struggling supermarket chain to fail to recover, a rival food retailer believes, telling Tribune Business that the Finlayson fam

Additional charges for pair accused of human trafficking

PROSECUTORS brought additional charges on Thursday against a man and woman who were last week accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking.

Delay in start of gun trafficking court case

THE start of trial for a man accused of being the mastermind behind a firearms trafficking ring did not begin as scheduled yesterday.

Cooper and Bain are ratified to run for PLP

THE Progressive Liberal Party ratified insurance executive Chester Cooper and community leader Eva Bain last night to run in next year’s election.

Miller calls for copper export ban

MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller yesterday added his voice to calls for the Government to ban copper exports, adding that such thefts had cost him $150,000-$200,000.

Art prize winner handed iPad

On March 12, US Charge d’Affaires John Dinkelman visited St Augustine’s College to recognise the grand prize art winner of the US Embassy’s 2013 annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights Contest, Denzel Pratt, and present him with a new Apple iPad.

Mitchell seeks zero tolerance to crime

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell has welcomed the government’s new crime initiatives as the right approach following the mass shooting in his constituency.

Three migrants arrested

IMMIGRATION officials arrested three illegal migrants this week at a resort near Williams Town, Grand Bahama, where they were making plans to be smuggled into the United States.

Police hunt for 'armed and dangerous' woman

Grand Bahama Police are searching for a 46-year-old woman in connection with a murder.

Full military funeral planned for Sir Albert Miller

A FULL military funeral service will be held for the late Sir Albert Joel Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Retired), at the Pro Cathedral of Christ the King Church on Saturday.

Cash seized and man arrested

GRAND Bahama police have arrested a Freeport man who was allegedly discovered with a large sum of cash believed to be the proceeds from illegal activities.

Demolition begins at Port Lucaya resort ahead of development

DEMOLITION of the Port Lucaya Resort started yesterday, clearing the way for a major real estate development.

Man attacked by robbers

A MAN is detained in serious condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital following a violent attack and robbery in the Fishing Hole Road area early on Tuesday, Grand Bahama police reported yesterday.

Man, 47, seriously injured in Grand Bahama shooting

GRAND Bahama Police are investigating a shooting incident on Tuesday night in the Hanna Hill area that has left a 47-year-old man hospitalised with serious injuries.