Search results for : wholesalers
Halkitis: Margin change that would raise price at the pump out ofthe question
Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis said yesterday that the government is not prepared to entertain any increase in margins for petroleum retailers if it means the price of gas at the pump will increase and appealed to the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association to talk with the government. "... Let's continue to dialogue," Halkitis said ...
The post Halkitis: Margin change that would ra...
Gas retailers plan action
Gas retailers plan action
Members of the Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association had an emergency meeting yesterday and reached agreement on action they will take in response to the non-response by the government to their request for a change in the margin, which dictates the level of profits they earn. After months of repeated appeals and warnings, Raymond Jones, association ...
The post Gas retailers plan action appeared...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Golden Yolk Egg Production Project
The Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, with Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), Golden Yolk, and other stakeholders held groundbreaking ceremonies for a farming initiative designed to attain national self-sufficiency in egg production.
Address the petroleum retailers
Address the petroleum retailers
Last year, we urged the government to stop ignoring the issue facing petroleum retailers before further damage was done. Now, the petroleum retailers say they are at the breaking point and must either cut operational hours and operational staff or possibly both. Bahamians had a major issue with taking their own grocery bags to the ...
The post Address the petroleum retailers appeared first on...
Govt planning permanent expansion to price control list
The government intends to put in place a permanent expansion of the price control grocery list after the expanded list announced by Prime Minister Philip Davis in October expires in April, Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis said yesterday. In a national address on October 11, the prime minister said, "These items are being added ...
The post Govt planning permanent expansion to price co...
EPHRAIM BLACK
EPHRAIM BLACK
Funeral Service for the Late EPHRAIM BLACK age 84 years of #3 Abaco Drive, Hawksbill, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of Prophetic Ministry, Hawksbill, Grand Bahama. Officiating is Pastor Kermit Saunders, assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel.
GREEN GOLD: BAMSI encouraged by lettuce variety's development
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A cost-effective lettuce variety known as the Dov Romaine is reportedly thriving in the fields of Andros at the Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI). "We are yielding even more than we expected and the flavor is excellent by international standards. And even though it's getting warm, the lettuce is still thriving [...]
PRESSING AHEAD: $60 million robotics enabled farming facility to commence this year
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Plans for a $60 million investment in an 80,000 sq ft robotics-enabled facility on Gladstone Road which will be able to grow up to two million pounds of produce annually are set to get underway this year, according to the principals of Eeden Farms. Lincoln Deal II, co-founder of Eeden Farms [...]
Public clinics should not be cashless
Public clinics should not be cashless
Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to offer my comments in respect to remarks made by the Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Michael Darville that the public health clinics will be going cashless.
Indulge your Addiction
Indulge your Addiction
Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go are the lyrics to a popular children's song - in this instance, you don't have to go over the river or through the woods to get to this sweet and addicting destination, but rather, make your way ... however you like, by boat, plane, in wheelchair or walking with cane - to borrow lyrics from Henry B. Knowles - to a bakery with the na...