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SUPERVALUE IN 'OVER 20%' XMAS SALES RISE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supervalue supermarket chain saw a more than 20 per cent year-over-year increase in its Christmas sales figures, its owner and president telling Tribune Business yesterday the company was likely to invest a fu
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Super Value chief calls for pricing, exemption clarity
Super Value’s owner yesterday urged the Government to publish its list of Value-Added Tax (VAT) ‘exempt’ items, and called for prices to be confined to store shelves - not the products.
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Atlantis occupancies at 50% as virus bites
Atlantis yesterday revealed that normally-buoyant occupancy levels for the peak winter period have fallen to 50 percent as “tourism and commerce grinds to a halt” amid the coronavirus pandemic.A spokesperson for the Paradise Island-based mega resort
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Lady Truckers run over Cybot Queens, take 2-1 lead
In an explosive display of their offensive prowess, the Johnson’s Lady Truckers coasted into the driver’s seat of the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s best-of-five championship series with an impressive 82-68 victory over the Super Value Cybot Queens at the DW Davis Gymnasium last night.
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Kenneth Lightbourne
Funeral Service for the late Kenneth Lightbourne age 94 years of Miller’s Heights will be held on Saturday September 12 2015 at Joe Farrington Road Church of God Auditorium Joe Farrington Road at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be ____ assisted by …
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CASSIE JANE McPHEE
CASSIE JANE McPHEE, 94 of Palmetto Road, Sunset Park and formerly of Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana, died at her residence on Tuesday November 19, 2019. She is survived by her two daughters, Gurlena Jones and Berthamay Duncanson; eight sons, Amos, Hexin, …
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Stanley Sidney Collie
Mr. Stanley Sidney Collie affectionately called “Bulla & Con Law” aged 94 years of Highbury Park and formerly of Betsy Bay, Mayaguana, passed at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday June 5th, 2019. He is survived by his Sons: Ambassador …
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Bastian to continue career with the Angelo State Rams
Lathaniel Bastian will continue his athletic and academic collegiate career at the NCAA Division II level with the Angelo State Rams.
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Briland resort enjoys 33% revenue surge
A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of pre-COVID comparisons for that month.
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UB Mingoes take bite out of Great Whites 81-64
THE University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team slowly warmed up against The Zulu Media Marketing Great Whites in New Providence Basketball Association action Saturday night at The A.F. Adderley Gym. And just like the previous two straight wins, The Mingoes finished strong to pick up the 81-64 win – the team’s third straight win.
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Giants beat Bradley University 77-74
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s ‘Summer of Thunder’ is just over three weeks in and local teams have already achieved unprecedented success, with three wins in the summer-long series against top tier NCAA Division I teams.
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Ada Ora Munroe
Ada Ora Munroe age 96 years of Ocean View Drive, Westridge and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island died at her residence on Thursday, July 1oth, 2014. She is survived her sons: Ronnie, Christie, and Alvin Munroe; daughters: Edith Wilson, …
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COVID-19: No new cases for fifth consecutive day
The Ministry of Health has reported that there are no newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the fifth consecutive day.
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$112m spent with 'no due process'
$112m spent with 'no due process' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor With more than $112 million in public monies spent "without any evidence of due process", the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president has urged the Government to use t
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Prices 'through roof' on grocers' 20% VAT recovery
Food stores could recover as little as 15-20 per cent of their Value-Added Tax (VAT) ‘input’ costs under existing legislation, a leading retailer yesterday warning this would drive prices “through the roof” plus result in business closures and lay-offs.
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BTC Chief 'optimistic' over 51% stake talks
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive said yesterday he was "cautiously optimistic" over the outcome of impending talks between the head of its 51 per cent majority owner and Prime Minister Perry Christie.
