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NTCUB says good riddance to unions that broke away
NTCUB says good riddance to unions that broke away
National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB) Acting President Sherry Benjamin said yesterday the congress is better off without the affiliates that left to form the Bahamas National Alliance Trade Union Congress (BNATUC). "We will march on and we will remain strong," Benjamin said.
Police try to avoid court date with BSL
Police try to avoid court date with BSL
Legal action still looms for City Market, as the Police Staff Association (PSA) is still awaiting payment for thousands of dollars allegedly owed in overdue fees.
PSA claims Bahamas Supermarkets Ltd. (BSL), City Market's parent company, has an outstanding balance of more than $80,000 for unpaid services that were rendered by association members last year.
The association alleges the supermarket ch...
Teenager charged in connection with murder
Teenager charged in connection with murder
A 19 year old was arrested and charged by police in connection with a murder last September.
Police arrested the teenager in the Soldier Road area for questioning in connection with housebreaking during a Tuesday evening operation.
He was subsequently questioned by detectives in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy on Soldier Road last September.
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Some former Robin Hood workers outraged over severance pay
Several former workers of Robin Hood claimed yesterday they received $250 severance checks, an amount they said was unfair.
The Tonique Williams-Darling establishment officially went out of business this week.
Representative of former City Markets employees slams 'disgraceful' delays
The representative of former City Market employees has threatened further legal action against the defunct supermarket chain following repeated "disgraceful" delays in paying outstanding employee benefits.
Whanslaw Turnquest, former City Market inventory control auditor and acting representative of the supermarket chain's former employees, spoke out against Bahamas Supermarkets Limited's (BSL) fai...
Report of attempted abduction of toddler was not accurate, police say
Police said a report that a 50-year-old man attempted to abduct a two-year-old girl who was at a supermarket with her mother is "not as reported". On Tuesday, police said a woman was at a supermarket in southwestern New Providence when a man approached them. Police reported that the man then attempted to push the cart away from the ...
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Man attempts to 'abduct' toddler
Man attempts to 'abduct' toddler
A 50-year-old man was arrested after he attempted to abduct a two-year-old girl from her mother in a supermarket in southwestern New Providence yesterday, police said. It is reported that the mother and her child, who was sitting in a shopping cart, were approached by the man shortly before 9 a.m. Police said the man attempted ...
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50-year-old man arrested over child abduction claim
50-year-old man arrested over child abduction claim
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Police in the capital took a 50-year-old man into custody on Tuesday after it is alleged that he attempted to abduct a toddler. Police say the man was arrested by police shortly before 9 am on Tuesday at a plaza situated in the Southwestern district. According to initial reports, the mother was with [...]
City Meat losing 25-30 of sales
City Meat losing 25-30 of sales
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
City Markets is missing out on 25-30 per cent of potential sales by failing to carry all the products consumers are seeking, its majority owner yesterday asserting: "Once we get inventory management right, I'm sure this company will exceed $100 million in sales."
Mark Finlayson, who through his family's Trans-Island Traders investment vehicle acquired th...
City Markets 'six months' from profit
City Markets 'six months' from profit
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
City Markets is a "conservative" six months away from returning to profitability, its chief financial officer said yesterday, largely attributing its more than $5 million 'net loss before extraordinary items' in the fiscal 2011 third quarter to "cleaning up the books".
Philip Kemp told Tribune Business that the nine-store supermarket chain was "pretty cl...