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$3.6M Loss Prompts Robin Hood Closure.

Some 65 jobs are set to be lost with the closure of Robin Hood's Tonique Williams-Darling Highway store, the retailer's president last night telling Tribune Business he had little choice but to liquidate the company after it suffered a $3.6 million net loss in the past year.

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3.6M Loss Prompts Robin Hood Closure.

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$3.6M Loss Prompts Robin Hood Closure.
3.6M Loss Prompts Robin Hood Closure. Some 65 jobs are set to be lost with the closure of Robin Hood's Tonique Williams-Darling Highway store, the retailer's president last night telling Tribune Business he had little choice but to liquidate the company after it suffered a $3.6 million net loss in the past year.

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Jump Start Programme Launch Remarks - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham
Jump Start Programme Launch Remarks - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham Good Evening:

I am very pleased to be here this evening to participate in this ceremony for 72 young Bahamians as they begin to fulfill their entrepreneurial dreams.

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Castrol Quote of the Day: January 27th
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 27th Castrol Quote of the Day: January 27th

"Got oil? Get Castrol."

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Prime Minister Ingraham Delivers Annual New Year's Address to the Nation
Prime Minister Ingraham Delivers Annual New Year's Address to the Nation My Fellow Bahamians:

On behalf of my colleagues in Government, my wife Delores, and on my own behalf, I extend to you and your family warm wishes for a blessed and happy New Year. I also extend these wishes to visitors to our country and to those listening to this broadcast overseas, especially Bahamian students and public officers in the service of The Bahamas.

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Seven Day Weather Forecast For The Bahamas 26th January To 1ST February, 2012
Seven Day Weather Forecast For The Bahamas 26th January To 1ST February, 2012 GENERAL SITUATION: A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH NEAR THE EXTREME NORTHERN BAHAMAS EARLY SATURDAY AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ON MONDAY.

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Cycling Enthusiasts Invited to Participate in BOB Family Fun Ride
Cycling Enthusiasts Invited to Participate in BOB Family Fun Ride The 9th Annual Tour of the Bahamas features a brand new element this year, the Family Fun Ride to be held Saturday, January 28 in Nassau. Sponsored by BOB, the Family Fun Ride is free and open to all cycling enthusiasts 13 years and older regardless of skill level.

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Payment Systems Bill Debate Notes - State Minister Zhivargo Laing
Payment Systems Bill Debate Notes - State Minister Zhivargo Laing NOTES BY THE HON. ZHIVARGO LAING
MINSTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON THE
PAYMENT SYSTEMS BILL 2011

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Castrol Quote of the Day: January 26th
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 26th Castrol Quote of the Day: January 26th

On your afternoon pickup listen to "Soft Rock For The Soul" with Brad Hanna on STAR 106.5 FM every weekday at 3 p.m. Proudly sponsored by Bay Street Garage Ltd.

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9th Annual Tour of the Bahamas Set for Weekend
9th Annual Tour of the Bahamas Set for Weekend More than 100 cyclists from as far away as California are gearing up for the 9th annual Tour of the Bahamas, the nation's premier cycling event, to be held January 28 and 29 in Nassau. Local and foreign competitors will ride side by side, vying for up to $16,000 in cash prizes and awards.

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Castrol Quote of the Day: January 25th
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 25th Castrol Quote of the Day: January 25th

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Prime Minister's New Year's Address to the Nation - Wednesday 8:00pm
Prime Minister's New Year's Address to the Nation - Wednesday 8:00pm Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham will deliver his annual New Year's Address to the Nation tomorrow (Wednesday, January 25) at 8:00pm on ZNS television and radio.

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Castrol Quote of the Day: January 24th
Castrol Quote of the Day: January 24th Castrol Quote of the Day: January 24th

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Royal Bahamas Defense Force Drinking On The Job
Royal Bahamas Defense Force Drinking On The Job Two Royal Bahamas Defense Force workers decided to take time out while on the job, the tax payers time, to have an alcoholic beverage. It is believed that they were at the Staniel Cay Yacht Club drinking vodka and cranberry.

These are the men that are meant to protect us and our country and they are sitting having a alcoholic drink.

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Warren Buffett Offers One Of The Best Quotes About The US Debt Ceiling
Warren Buffett Offers One Of The Best Quotes About The US Debt Ceiling Warren Buffett, said in a recent interview with CNBC, offered one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.

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Facebook to be shut down on January 28th 2012
Facebook to be shut down on January 28th 2012 Facebook to be shut down on January 28th 2012?

Anonymous seems to think so.. he states he is the one that brought down the FBI, CBS and other sites. Here is what they are saying..

Hello. People of the world. We are anonymous. The time has come. An online War has begun between anonymous, the people, and the government of the united states. While SOPA and PIPA may be postponed from congress, this does not guarantee that our internet rights will be upheld.

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Pray for our Country..... The Bahamas!!
Pray for our Country..... The Bahamas!! Dear Heavenly Father, We come to You today, humbly lifting up our country The Bahamas , we ask Lord that You remove the dark cloud of crime that has settled over our land.

We know that with YOU all things are possible, and trust in Your love for the restoration of Peace, Love and Community in our Bahamas that is called by Your Name.

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Remarks at Opening of Atlantis Caribbean Marketplace - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham
Remarks at Opening of Atlantis Caribbean Marketplace - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham REMARKS


RT. HON. HUBERT A. INGRAHAM
PRIME MINISTER
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS


CARIBBEAN HOTEL TOURISM ASSOCIATION MARKETPLACE
OPENING CEREMONY


22 JANUARY 2012

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San Salvador Embraces FNM Candidate Michael Pintard
San Salvador Embraces FNM Candidate Michael Pintard

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Today's Gas Prices
Today's Gas Prices ... Esso 5.17, Shell 5.05 and Texaco at 5.02. Texaco Harbour Bay Gas Price is down to $4.97 cents.

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Seven Day Weather Forecast For The Bahamas 23rd To January, 2012
Seven Day Weather Forecast For The Bahamas 23rd To January, 2012 GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SIT NORTH OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH THURSDAY HELPING TO MAINTAIN PLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON TUESDAY AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD.

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