The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Dozens of employees of a Grand Bahama hotel property will be given the boot within the next few weeks. Executives of the Grand Lucayan Reef Village last week met with the Commonwealth Union of Hotel Services and Allied Workers (CUHSAW) to announce their intention to terminate more than 50 employees of the Grand Lucayan Reef […]

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Though there has been no immediate intervention on the part of the government to resolving the dispute between marine pilots and several port companies on Grand Bahama, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin yesterday said the matter was being closely monitored. Late last month, Managing Director of The Bahamas Marine Pilots Association (BMPA) Erin Ferguson […]

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Over the past nine years, 104 hotel industry scholarships valued at $428,000 have been awarded to Bahamian students, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association (BHEA) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Education Foundation (CHTAEF). The organisations are calling on students and employees wishing […]

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A strike vote taken by members of the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) is now null and because Labour Minister Shane Minister has referred the matter to the Industrial Tribunal. According to union rules once the minister of labour transfers incidents like these to the Industrial Tribunal no action could be taken. […]

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Supreme Court Justice Roy Jones is expected to sum up the trial of a former high school teacher accused of having unnatural sex with a male student. After a week of testimony from four witnesses, the six-woman, three-man jury is expected to deliberate sometime today. Both sides in the trial of Andre Birbal rested their […]

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Albany, a luxury resort community in western New Providence handed over $1 million cheque to Urban Renewal yesterday. The donation is just the first of the company’s commitments to community development pledges outlined in the recently signed amended Heads of Agreement (HOA). Managing Partner at Albany Christopher Anand said the company is fixed on giving […]

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The Church of God of Prophecy marched through the streets of the capital yesterday converging in Rawson Square. Marchers then formed a human chain surrounding Parliament and the Supreme Court offering prayers not only for the leaders of the country, but the nation as a whole.

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The union is expected to find out as early as today whether it has secured sufficient votes to request a strike certificate, a move that would pave the way for strike action. On Friday Vice President of The Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) Sloane Smith told the Bahama Journal he was confident […]

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Bimini police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal stabbing that has left a Caucasian man dead. According to reports, shortly before 7:00 a.m. on Friday, police received information about a man’s body that was found lying on the grounds of Big Game Resort and Marina. Officers responded and upon arrival met a male […]

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The Special Needs School, located on Deveaux Street, is nearing completion and should be ready next month, according to Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald. In an exclusive interview with the Bahama Journal, the education minister said, the government remains committed to taking care of children with special needs and that the school, which will be […]

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