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SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei

SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei

SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei

SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei

Planning critical for $9m food security investment

Planning and co-ordination will be critical if the government’s $9m food security investment in the 2020-2021 budget is to have any impact, agricultural sector participants have warned.Dr Earl Deveaux, a former minister for agriculture and current da

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Atlantis staff seek help from Social Services

SOME Atlantis workers have turned to the Department of Social Services for assistance amid the resort's protracted closure. The resort is considering not reopening until November, Tourism Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar said on Wednesday.

American Idol is back

BASED on the premiere night of American Idol, it looks as if season twelve of the singing competition is going to be filled with “scripted drama”.

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Court ruling on 24 jobs delights former Gaming Board workers

A SUPREME Court ruling ordering the reinstatement of 24 workers from the Gaming Board has excited people like Meresha Walkes, a 46-year-old woman who was forced to find a new home and create a different lifestyle when she was fired from the board in

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Labour chief: 2,500 in termination threat

The government’s top labour official yesterday warned that 2,500 employees are threatened with termination unless the period in which they can receive unemployment benefit is doubled to 26 weeks.John Pinder, director of labour, told Tribune Business

'Move quickly' or lose cannabis' medical potential

THE Bahamas could attract “hundreds of millions” of dollars as a medical cannabis “hub”, a Jamaican scientist said yesterday, urging the Government to “move quickly” or lose out.Dr Henry Lowe, a renowned Jamaican nutraceutical scientist and founder o

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Megan Moss named Women's Co-Freshman of the Week

SHE has just gotten started, but already Megan Moss has established herself as one of the top female sprint contenders in the Southeastern Conference.The St Augustine’s College graduate, now in her freshman year at the University of Kentucky under th

Call for funding for women's shelter

KHANDI Gibson, president of Families of All Murders Victims, is asking members of the community to assist the organization with funding for a women's shelter that currently holds 21 women and children who were victims of abuse.

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Contractor's insurance will cover repairs to damaged road

THE cost of the repairs for the damaged John F Kennedy Drive will be covered by the contractor’s insurance, Minister of Works and Urban Development, Philip “Brave” Davis confirmed yesterday.

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Morgan’s Bluff, Andros to host Bahamas Games sloop sailing

Morgan's Bluff, Andros will host the sloop sailing competition during the return of the Bahamas Games next month – with all other events being staged in New Providence.

Eugene McMinns leads the Axemen to 27-10 victory

JUST two games into the 2017 season, the Acadia Axemen are already halfway toward last season’s win total.The Axemen improved to 1-1 on the year with a 27-10 win over Bishop’s Gaiters in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, last weekend.Eugene McMinns continue

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Businesses: Changing staffing is last resort

DESPITE a sharp slump in sales due to the COVID-19 threat, some businesses in New Providence told The Tribune adjusting staffing in any way is a last resort. For now, a wait and see approach is being taken, three local retailers said. They spoke to

Government 'not committed to fiscal prudence'

THE Christie administration's failure to "hold the line" on projected recurrent spending for the 2012-2013 Budget year shows it is "not committed to fiscal prudence", a leading fiscal hawk charged yesterday.

Actor says theatre can benefit young

Actor says theatre can benefit young By CARA BETHEL cbrennen@tribunemedia.net THEATRE can be an excellent way to channel the energies of young people into something positive. Bahamian actor Craig Pinder, who will take to the stage tonight as the title c

Actor says theatre can benefit young

Actor says theatre can benefit young By CARA BETHEL cbrennen@tribunemedia.net THEATRE can be an excellent way to channel the energies of young people into something positive. Bahamian actor Craig Pinder, who will take to the stage tonight as the title c

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After neck-breaking cycling accident, Farmer hits the road again

THREE months ago, Lee Farmer’s career was halted after he was knocked off his bike and left for dead during a practice session on the Frank Watson Highway. Over the weekend, he was back on the road competing again.“I got my neck brace off about two w