30 October 2018
Some 500 nurses across the Bahamas yesterday walked out over a shift change which they said lacks any input from or agreement of the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU). “Today it’s a walk out, it’s not a strike. Today the nurses have taken their lunch hour to come to express to the public their concerns with […]
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30 October 2018
The Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Bank Gowon Bowe says the economy of the Bahamas is on an upward trajectory. However, he does not want to see the government either blindly or intentionally damaging this upward movement. Appearing on the JCN Radio and Television show Jones and Company this past Sunday, Mr. Bowe noted that there […]
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29 October 2018
The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court filings. While the 2018 […]
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29 October 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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29 October 2018
Unemployment among the youth – those ages 15 to 24 – continues to be considerably higher than any other age group. In May, preliminary results of the Labour Force Survey showed that this group’s unemployment rate increased from 22.1 per cent to 24.1 per cent. Labour Minister, Dion Foulkes, said it’s something the government is still working on improving. […]
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29 October 2018
The passing of former Cabinet Minister Bradley B. Roberts is deemed a great lost to Sunshine Holdings Limited . Mr. Roberts was a founding shareholder of the company and the first Chairman of its Board. A release from the Board said he was “a man from humble beginnings who began his career as a businessman […]
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29 October 2018
Bains and Grants Town Member of Parliament, Travis Robinson, is an official One Young World Ambassador – one of four to win the prestigious award, the only person from the western hemisphere. With 5,000 applications from around the world, that number was shortlisted to 18, then again to the final five – Robinson one of them. […]
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29 October 2018
The Bahamas Nurses Union is set to have a demonstration this morning at 10 o’clock in response to the Public Hospitals Authority’s (PHA) announcement of shift changes for nurses. Last week the PHA’s Managing Director Catherine Weech told reporters that the new shift system will eliminate the inequity caused by the four nights on/ four […]
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29 October 2018
Good news on the labour front – in terms of candidates’ job readiness, those numbers are doing better. Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said tertiary education providers are one of the main factors contributing to the increase. “I must congratulate some of our tertiary providers like the National Training Agency (NTA) and Bahamas Training and Vocational […]
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29 October 2018
Police are investigating a shooting incident Friday, 26th October, which left a juvenile male in hospital. According to reports, shortly after 8:00pm, the juvenile and another male were riding on a scooter on Hospital Lane, when they a male armed with a firearm opened fire in their direction, hitting him multiple time about the body, […]
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