The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Employees of the Coral Sands Hotel on Harbour Island are threatening to take industrial action if the hotel’s owners continue to refuse acknowledging the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) as their official representative body. Several employees, who spoke to The Bahama Journal on the condition of anonymity Thursday, said that a majority […]

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Increasing health awareness through the business community is one of the objectives behind the first annual Fun Run Walk sponsored by The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) and the Organisation of Young Professionals (OYP). The event takes place on November 3 and features a five-mile walk. Chairman of OYP Valentino Munroe said […]

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In less than two weeks, the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) will be completed, bringing to an end more than two years of frustration, road diversions and closures. Giving a brief progress report in the House of Assembly yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works, Philip Davis said based on the reports he […]

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The gambling referendum, which is expected to be held before the end of the year, will have many components to it, according to the prime minister. Perry Christie told The Bahama Journal recently that he is considering a lottery component as well as casino regulations, which will all be part of the referendum when announced. […]

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A single gunshot wound to the head is how police said one man decided to take his own life on Thursday afternoon. Police were yesterday investigating the suicide, which happened through Hutchinson Street off Poinciana Drive in a single storey, brown wooden building. Family members on the scene identified the dead man as 36-year-old Derek […]

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Resorts World Bimini Bahamas, the multi-million dollar, luxury gaming facility set to open in North Bimini in the first quarter of 2013 recently unveiled stunning renderings showcasing the highly anticipated venue. The casino is being launched by a partnership between RAV Bahamas LTD., developer of Bimini Bay Resort & Marina and Rockwell Island Beach Estates […]

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A union leader’s complaint that the hundreds of jobs set to come on stream in Grand Bahama could negatively affect the quality of employment has ruffled the feathers of another trade unionist. Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) President Nicole Martin has criticised elements of the government’s partnership with Hutchinson Whampoa Limited – […]

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A man accused of raping a former female politician and five other women was arraigned in a Magistrates’ Court yesterday on those six charges as well as six armed robbery, six burglary charges and one count of possession of an unlicenced firearm. Claridge Road resident Oscar Ingraham appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez yesterday in […]

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A leading cardiologist is planning to construct a multi-million dollar stem cell lab in The Bahamas. Founder of the Bahamas Heart Association, Dr. Conville Brown said he hopes to build the $2.5 million lab at his Collins Avenue facility. The news comes on the heels of Dr. Brown’s medical breakthrough last week. In conjunction with […]

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A teen has been remanded for a shooting death last week, the third suspect charged with the crime. Police are convinced the 17-year-old male killed 31-year-old Xavier McKinney last Sunday. McKinney was shot several times as he was walking through Miami Street off Cordeaux Avenue. His death marked this year’s 92 homicide. Twenty-year-old Rodney Tilme […]

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