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Concern over pensions
Concern over pensions
By KHRISNA VIRGIL
kvirgil@tribunemedia.net
WORKERS at City Market have raised concern over the security of their pension funds as the store approaches an impending closure.
Whanslaw Turnquest, the foodstore chain's chief inventory auditor, said yesterday that staff now fear that the pension fund, worth millions, might have been depleted.
He said employees have no choice but to believe circulat...
Concern over pensions
Concern over pensions
By KHRISNA VIRGIL
kvirgil@tribunemedia.net
WORKERS at City Market have raised concern over the security of their pension funds as the store approaches an impending closure.
Whanslaw Turnquest, the foodstore chain's chief inventory auditor, said yesterday that staff now fear that the pension fund, worth millions, might have been depleted.
He said employees have no choice but to believe circulat...
Concern over pensions
Concern over pensions
By KHRISNA VIRGIL
kvirgil@tribunemedia.net
WORKERS at City Market have raised concern over the security of their pension funds as the store approaches an impending closure.
Whanslaw Turnquest, the foodstore chain's chief inventory auditor, said yesterday that staff now fear that the pension fund, worth millions, might have been depleted.
He said employees have no choice but to believe circulat...
Union still seeking City Markets talks
Union still seeking City Markets talks
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
TRADE union executives up to last night were still attempting to arrange a meeting with the principal of the City Markets foodstore chain to discuss the fate of the stores and its employees.
Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson, head of the National Congress of Trade Unions (NCTU), of which the Bahamas Commercial Stores, Supermarkets a...
Fleas are a serious pest
Fleas are a serious pest
This ectoparasite causes most pet owners in The Bahamas a whole lot of stress than any other parasite. It seems because of our warm climatic conditions we are bombarded with this pest year round.
Fleas
These are the leading cause of itching and scratching in dogs and cats. They survive by jumping onto a host animal, cutting open their skin and feeding on the blood. In many dogs, the bites cause on...
City Market pension fund review 95 complete
City Market pension fund review 95 complete
Employees and shareholders of the City Market foodstore chain can expect a "full and frank" report on the condition of its pension fund, with Guardian Business learning a forensic review dating back to June 2010 is now 95 percent complete.
"There will be full disclosure and the chips will fall where they may, my hands are clean," Mark Finlayson, President of City Market's parent company Bahamas Su...
Prosecution withdraws charges against Dario Mills
Prosecution withdraws charges against Dario Mills
FREEPORT - The prosecution has withdrawn charges against Dario Mills, one of the four men on trial for an Abaco food store murder and armed robbery.
He is the second man to have been discharged in the case.
Crown prosecutors entered a nolle prosequi application on Friday, dropping charges against the 24-year-old.
Mills and Calvin Edgecombe, 24, were among five men initially charged with the mur...
Man questioned in connection with break-in
Man questioned in connection with break-in
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
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FREEPORT - A 30-year-old Jones Town man was detained by police for questioning following a break-in at the City Market Foodstore in Eight Mile Rock. According to police reports, officers went to the foodstore, located at the Harbour West Shopping Plaza, after an alarm went off around 5.46am on Friday. ASP Loretta Mackey said ...
Police Sergeant describes murder scene as trial gets underway
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
FREEPORT - The trial of five Abaco men charged in the armed robbery and murder of a cashier two years ago at a foodstore in Marsh Harbour is underway in the Supreme Court.
Defendants Lavardo Rahming, 26; Dario Mills, 24; Calvin Edgecombe, 24; Sharvargo McPhee, 19; and Jermaine Russell are all charged in connection with the r...
WARNING FOR PARENTS AFTER POPULAR BRAND OF BABY FORMULA RECALLED
By ALISON LOWE
Tribune Staff Reporter
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PARENTS are being warned that millions of cans of a popular brand of baby formula have been recalled over fears they may contain small beetles or larvae that will irritate babies' digestive tract.
Nassau Agencies Ltd, the sole distributor for Similac baby products in The Bahamas, yesterday notified City Market, Super Value, Lowe's Pha...