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CITY MARKETS REOPENSEIGHT MILE ROCK STORE
CITY MARKETS REOPENSEIGHT MILE ROCK STORE
BAHAMAS Supermarkets (BSL) has confirmed to Tribune Business that its Eight Mile Rock store in Grand Bahama has reopened.
When contacted by this newspaper, its principal, Mark Finlayson, would only confirm: "Yes the Eight Mile Rock store has reopened."
He directed Tribune Business to contact his brother Rae Finlayson, executive vice-president, for further details regarding the matter.
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Op-ed: The Bahamas has a long-standing crime problem
Op-ed: The Bahamas has a long-standing crime problem
Editor, As a journalist nearing two decades, the number of killings in our country the past two months saddens me. The killings happen during the day or night. They happen in public places. Adults and young people have been killed. The problem caught the attention of our closest ally, the United States. The international media [...]
Op-ed: PM's remarks a threat to the Fourth Estate
Op-ed: PM's remarks a threat to the Fourth Estate
"Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego." - Mahatma Gandhi Bahamians were both shocked and embarrassed by recent comments made by the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. As details of the infamous interview were reported by media houses, many questioned the logic behind the PM's unwarranted [...]
Bahamas Real Estate Association defends national safety amidst rising crime concerns
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Amid the negative exposure The Bahamas has received regarding the surge in violent crime to start the year, the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) has moved to assure all stakeholders and investors that The Bahamas is safe. "Given the increased amount of negative exposure the Bahamas has received in recent weeks in [...]
FNM deputy leader calls for "shared responsibility" in crime fight
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright is advocating for a unified national effort to address crime while emphasizing the importance of steadfastly rejecting attempts to tarnish the nation's reputation. Describing the challenge as a "shared responsibility," the St. Barnabas MP said: "As we remain challenged by the impact of crime [...]
FNM deputy leader calls for "collective responsibility" in crime fight
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright is advocating for a unified national effort to address crime while emphasizing the importance of steadfastly rejecting attempts to tarnish the nation's reputation. Describing the challenge as a "collective responsibility," the St. Barnabas MP said: "This collective commitment to combating crime must be ma...
Letters to the Editor: Why many don't know where Burma Road is
Editor, Growing up in The Bahamas, many Bahamians would have heard the song "Burma Road" by the late Ronnie Butler, giving us our first introduction to a piece of Bahamian history known as the Burma Road Riot, even without realizing it. Despite this, many young students in high schools across the nation would have been [...]
SECOND THOUGHTS? – International media coverage of crime wave making some buyers and renters think twice says BREA president
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Recent crime alerts and extensive international media coverage over the country's crime wave have caused some buyers to have second thoughts, according to the Bahamas Real Estate Association's president. Nikki Boeuf told Eyewitness News: "Yes, unfortunately, we had several agents indicate that buyers and or renters who had already started the process [...]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Young men and criminality
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Young men and criminality
Dear Editor, Amidst all the wordiness surrounding criminality and murder in this small country, I have awaited reasonable, sensible and wise reflection on the calamity that has befallen this nation. Finally, those inspired words appeared in two dailies. I salute not only these newspapers but especially the letter writer Zephaniah Burrows. It is obvious that [...]
Company seeking full approvals to usher in "new era" of real estate investment ownership
Company seeking full approvals to usher in "new era" of real estate investment ownership
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian fintech firm that aims to make real estate investing easier says that it is still awaiting the relevant full approvals from its regulator, expressing confidence that its business model will usher in a new era of real estate investment and ownership. Akerage, headed by Carlyle Bethel announced last year that [...]