The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar is inviting the Bahamas Hotel Managerial Union to call him after having no luck reaching its executives for the past seven to eight days. This all stemmed from ongoing negotiations between managers of the Grand Lucayan Resort and the government over voluntary separation packages. Minister D’Aguilar called the entire situation alarming,  […]

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National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday  commended the Royal Bahamas Police Force for the arrest of those believed to be responsible for the abductions. “This is a clear example of where we’re trying to take the Royal Bahamas Police Force  and all of our law enforcement agencies. We have the confidence in the men and […]

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Despite the threat of dismissal of members of the  Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU)  for  participating in what Water and Sewerage Chairman calls an “illegal strike”, BUSAWU’S President Dwayne Woods insists that what its members are doing is not a strike.  However the water supply in several areas of New Providence was […]

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Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Union members are  calling for the removal of the Chairman, Adrian Gibson and General Manager, Elwood Donaldson “post haste” from their respective positions. President, Officers and Union members of the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) “withdrew their enthusiasm ” yesterday morning, staging a sit out on the […]

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The work day at The Grand Bahama Shipyard was cut short yesterday following what is being described as  a freak accident on the property.  Superintendent Walter Henderson explained that during police investigations, they discovered that one of the cranes being used to conduct repairs on the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship collapsed.  He said, […]

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President of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) Christine Wallace-Whitfield blasted Lucayan Renewal Holdings yesterday  for ignoring local professionals and using a foreign firm to list the Grand Lucayan Hotel and Port Lucaya. In a press release she said,“there are more than 700 licensed real estate professionals in The Bahamas, many with firms that have […]

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Lucayan Renewal Holdings  Limited  yesterday  signed  a Letter of Intent with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) and the ITM group to begin exclusive negotiations for the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort at a price of $65 million, and the redevelopment of the Freeport Harbour. In a release from Lucayan Renewal Holdings Ltd, the firm […]

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Health Minister, Dr. Duane Sands confirmed yesterday that after screening more than 200 persons in the public schools, there is no evidence of anyone else with active tuberculosis. Following an outbreak of tuberculosis in a junior and senior school in New Providence last week  that raised alarm, President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT)  […]

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In his national address to the nation last night, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said his government  “is continuing our school modernization program, with expanded and new school facilities that will improve the  learning environment as facilities are  built, renovated  and upgraded.” He said education is at the very core of our economic and social […]

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The  Bahamas  was  one of the targets of derision by many leaders of the Caribbean this past weekend, following a  meeting between Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis, three other Caricom leaders   and  US President Donald Trump in Florida.    The brunt of the criticism came from the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago  Doctor  […]

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