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Family Island businesses: Will cruises ‘crystal-lise’?
FAMILY Island businesses yesterday voiced optimism that the first cruise line to home port in The Bahamas will provide a much-needed “economic boost” that spreads the tourism wealth.
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Retailers: Look after economy and we have no issues with proclamation
RETAILERS say they have no issues with the new proclamation of emergency as long as Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis looks out for the best interests of business owners.
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Customer robbed as he made bank deposit
A MAN was robbed in broad daylight while making a bank deposit in the Harbour Bay Shopping Plaza yesterday.
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Money’s tight - so more using stamps
FALLOUT from the COVID-19 pandemic has caused people to tighten their purse strings, Super Value President Rupert Roberts has said, while noting “more and more” shoppers have been relying on the store’s food stamps to shop.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Time to get serious again and follow the protocols – just like we did a year ago
Here we are again, COVID-19 case numbers rising, tightened restrictions and numerous questions about the effectiveness of the measures put in place by the government. No one wants to be restricted like this, but most of us understand we all need to cooperate in order to help save lives by reducing the spread of the virus.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: There can be another way
THIS week, I had another encounter at the barber shop and it turned out to be quite informative.
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Grand Bahama airport takeover expected ‘in weeks’
THE signing for the government’s takeover of the Grand Bahama International Airport is expected in “a matter of weeks,” with the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort to come soon after, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed on Friday while in Grand Bahama.
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Govt financing aids almost 200 GB firms
Grand Bahama micro, small and medium-sized firm (MSMEs) have to-date attracted just under four percent of the $50m made available to the sector this fiscal year, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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Mobile rivals enjoy 'strong' Black Friday despite COVID
The Bahamas' two mobile rivals yesterday hailed "strong" and "excellent" Black Friday sales despite being down on last year due to COVID-19's devastating economic impact.
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Retailers in 'mixed' Black Friday sales
Retailers have indicated a mixed "Black Friday" sales performance with some suffering up to a 45 percent decline compared to 2019 due to depressed consumer spending amid the COVID-19 economy.
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‘Cut jobless payments to $75 a week’
THE Economic Recovery Committee has recommended a reduction to extended National Insurance Board unemployment benefit payments to $75 per week.
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‘Higher prices coming in October,’ says Super Value president
Super Value’s president said higher prices are coming to stores in October, but he will do the best he can to keep prices from getting out of control.
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Seize COVID chance and 'reinvent the city'
The Downtown Nassau Partnership's (DNP} co-chair is urging stakeholders to seize the opportunity provided by cruise tourism's absence to "reinvent the city", adding: "The door is open for change."
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Private sector hails curfew's push back
The Chamber of Commerce's chairman yesterday said the easing of night-time COVID-19 curfews will enable businesses to properly serve customers as the economy moves into the Christmas season.
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The end of inflation
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Imagine going to a restaurant for dinner, looking at the menu and ordering a 3-course meal. By the time desert is about to be served, the waiter approaches the table, quietly informing you that the cost of the set-menu has gone up since you ordered, and advising you to ask for the bill before prices rise again. Or, consider going to the shops with carrier bags full of bank notes and then bringing the goods home in those same, not as full, bags. These situations may sound like comedy sketches, but they aren’t. In some parts of the world such scenarios have been reported during periods of hyper-inflation.
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Rupert Roberts: it’s crazy now and will be ‘til Friday night
SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts says while the new COVID-19 restrictions will affect sales, store executives will not “second guess” the recommendations made by health officials to curb the spread of the disease.
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Dive operator eyes comeback on Thanksgiving
A prominent Bahamian dive operator yesterday said he is aiming to re-open for the Thanksgiving weekend as he readies to move to facilitate Albany's south-west New Providence expansion.
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Atlantis employee: I was 'targeted' for termination
A former hotel union presidential candidate yesterday alleged he was "singled out and targeted" for termination by Atlantis just one day after the resort re-opened to much jubilation and fanfare.
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Super Value principal says sales in ‘freefall’
Super Value’s principal yesterday urged Bahamians to “pull out all the stops” to help re-open the economy and become COVID-19 vaccinated with the supermarket chain’s sales “in freefall”.
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Downtown chief ‘not as negative’ as Carnival boss
The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday said he was “not as negative” as senior Carnival executives on the city’s prospects although he agreed “there’s room for improvement”.
