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Auto part dealers seeking to strike a balance with lockdown and commerce
As shuttered businesses throughout the country seek ways to continue servicing customers amid COVID-19 lockdown measures, one company seeking approval from the government to operate under a new model is being met with resistance. Dwayne Higgs, general manager of Whim Automotive, said he closed his [...]
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AID would take 'nuisance' of curbside over closure any day
Although they described it as "tedious" and a "nuisance", the heads of AID said yesterday they would take curbside over being closed indefinitely any day. Harold Watson, chairman of one of the country's largest automotive and home goods chain of stores, and Jason Watson, the company's president, spoke yesterday to the challenges of condensing a ...The post AID would take 'nuisance' of curbside ove...
Angela Sands Is 2020 CBC Carleton Williams Scholarship Winner
Each year, the Caribbean Bottling Company’s (CBC) Carleton Williams Scholarship Committee has the extremely difficult task of choosing just one recipient. And, each year, the review and interview process seems more challenging than the last...
AID on fire
AID on fire
4pm - The AID building on Wulff Road caught fire around 3:30 this afternoon. Within 20 minutes smoke and flames were seen billowing out of the sides of the large automotive and hardware supply store. The fire is still raging and it is impossible at this time to determine the extent of the damage.
Three fire engines are on the scene and at least one fire hose was run inside through a large hole on ...
Shoppers flock to auto parts stores as restrictions eased
Following Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ green light for the reopening of some businesses this week, despite the threat of the COVID-19 outbreak, shoppers flocked to auto parts stores yesterday...
BTVI Auto Graduate Follows His Passion
BTVI Auto Graduate Follows His Passion
After two years of studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of The Bahamas (UB), Jahlil Johnson decided to shift his approach to his dream career, and enrolled at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI)...
AID on Wulff Road (Nassau) ablaze PHOTOS
AID on Wulff Road (Nassau) ablaze PHOTOS
JUNE 9, 2011, 4:13 P.M. -- Reports reaching BahamaIslandsInfo.com around 4:00 p.m. Thursday indicated that the AID (Automotive & Industrial Distributors) building on Wulff Road, Nassau, was ablaze.
The large structure housing AID's main operations and retail centre is located two doors west of Marathon Road.
These two photos, taken by bystanders in the area, indicate a major blaze affecting the ro...
Plans set for Edukarting summer camp
Plans set for Edukarting summer camp
In the spirit of reviving one of the country's oldest sporting disciplines, the 'Edukarting' program is offering local youth the chance to learn about what it takes to have a career in motor sports, while offering development opportunities outside of the athletic arena as well.
NEMA receives heavy-duty-off-road vehicles
NEMA receives heavy-duty-off-road vehicles
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, received five heavy-duty-off-road vehicles from the United States’ Mahindra Automotive North America, Global X Sports and Tropicars in partnership with the Sandals Foundation, to assist with ongoing recovery efforts in Hurricane Dorian stricken areas...
RMS Insurance Hole-in-One Tournament set for September 27
The 2019 Bahamas Professional Golf Tour (BPGT) Signature Golf Classics swings into the fourth round with the RMS Insurance Hole-in-One Tournament at the Royal Blue Golf Club at the Baha Mar Resort on Friday, September 27, at 2.30 pm...