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Volume: 121 No. 241, November 8, 2024
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Bahamas retailers and couriers brace for ‘seismic’ threat By NEIL HARTNELL and ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporters BAHAMIAN retailers, courier companies and freight forwarders were yesterday put on alert over a “seismic” competitive threat after Amazon confirmed it is offering ‘free international delivery’ to this nation. Brent Burrows II, CBS Bahamas’ vice-president of
retail and sales, told Tribune Business that “now’s the time” for operators in these industries to develop a survival strategy after the world’s largest online retailer and e-commerce marketplace confirmed that the free delivery on purchases of “eligible products” worth $49 or more currently has no end date.
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net IMMIGRATION Minister Alfred Sears said an immigration commission, appointed last year following the Keith Bell controversy, will be making its report “in due course”. While in Grand Bahama on Thursday, reporters questioned Mr Sears about the progress of the commission’s work. “The commission was appointed by the prime minister and would make their report in due course
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davis clarifies comments over cost of living after backlash By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis clarified his comments on the high cost of living yesterday after sparking backlash for connecting the cost to people’s choices in an interview with reporters. Responding to a recent
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University of The Bahamas study estimating that a middle-class family of four would need around $10,000 monthly to live comfortably in New Providence, Mr Davis acknowledged the high costs but noted in an interview yesterday morning that individual lifestyle choices also play a role.
INAPPROPRIATE TO SPEAK ON Pratt’s status, SAYS SEARS
SEE PAGE THREE PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis speaking at the opening of the Energy Summit at the Baha Mar convention centre yesterday. Photo: Tim Clarke
PM expects no change in climate change progress with Trump in office By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he does not believe his efforts to get developed countries to tackle climate change substantially will be derailed following Donald Trump’s victory in the United States
presidential election this week, despite Mr Trump’s critical views about climate science. “He speaks for his country, and I don’t blame all this on him,” he said, adding that the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been ongoing for 29 years, and Mr Trump has only recently ascended in
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US politics. “We’re still no further ahead than we were 29 years ago so what happens next will not just depend on what he does or does not do because nothing much has been happening even when he was not there.” Foreign Affairs Minister
IMMIGRATION Minister Alfred Sears would not specify yesterday when Immigration Director William Pratt will be replaced, saying it would be inappropriate for him to discuss specific personnel matters. Mr Pratt, a former director of the department, is past retirement age. He was brought back to lead the institution after Keturah Ferguson, 62, retired early. The Davis administration
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