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Concern over pensions
News Article
March 28, 2012
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...

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News Article
Concern over pensions
News Article
March 29, 2012
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...

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News Article
Concern over pensions
News Article
March 29, 2012
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...

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March 27, 2012
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...

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December 27, 2011
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...

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September 22, 2011
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...

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May 19, 2011
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...

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May 02, 2011
Man questioned in connection with break-in

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

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 ...

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April 28, 2011
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...

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September 23, 2010
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...

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