The Tribune

DELINQUENT BEC accounts led to City Market stores across New Providence having their electricity turned off on Monday, but Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said he is unaware of any difficulties the supermarket chain might be experiencing. Yesterday, Mr Foulkes said as far as he knows all the stores are functioning properly. He said: "I am not aware of any difficulties City Markets is now having, I have not been in communication with them for over a month." Speaking with The Tribune on Monday evening, BEC chairman Michael Moss confirmed the corporation had been in discussions with the supermarket chain, which was "seriously" delinquent on a number of accounts. "I receive a report of all large delinquent accounts, and I do recall seeing at least four of City Market's accounts that had significant balances," he said. City Market now operates four locations in Nassau: the Seagrape Shopping Centre, South Beach, Harbour Bay and Cable Beach. The Lyford Cay and Rosetta Street stores closed in August, their leases having come to an end. Not long after that, the Freeport and Eight Mile Rock stores in Grand Bahama closed permanently. Up to press time last night, Mr Moss could not be reached for an update.