10 May 2018
A small group of Bahamians marched to Parliament from the southern recreation grounds yesterday demanding answers from on several so-called hot-button issues. Among them the ongoing controversy surrounding the OBAN deal. Organizer and Director of Operation Sovereign Bahamas, Adrian Francis said, the organization is not about politics, its about a people who deserve to eat […]
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10 May 2018
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ officials in response to Potter’s Cay Vendors Association on renovation plans, have dismissed the notion that nothing’s been done to renovate Potter’s Cay Dock. However, some Potter’s Cay vendors like Dwayne Bastian of Tall Boy’s Conch Stand said they are taking matters into their own hands. “We’ve been waiting […]
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09 May 2018
When it comes to how the government should tackle the country’s chronic nursing shortage, Nurses Union Secretary General, Julian Mullings says initiatives and ideas have been presented, but up to this point, nothing has come to fruition. Responding to a statement made by Health Minister, Dr. Duane Sands on the shortage of nurses in the […]
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09 May 2018
The Chief Executive Officer of Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation Edison says he is unable to give the Minnis administration a grade on performance after a year in office. Mr.Sumner was responding to the questions at a press conference Monday when he said, “we are still assessing. We know that there are […]
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09 May 2018
After a much anticipated meeting last week between Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) executives and Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) representatives, BEWU President, Paul Maynard said, they are still working things out now that there is dialogue between the parties involved. Mr. Maynard stressed the need for the company’s system to be updated, and that […]
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08 May 2018
Bahamas Nurses’ Union (BNU) is still up in arms with a litany of concerns they say still needs to be addressed, as they wait for the Director of Labour to response to their strike application. Speaking with reporters at a press conference yesterday, flanked by nurses and other union representatives, Nurses’ Union President Amancha Williams […]
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08 May 2018
In an effort to decrease the percentage of childhood obesity, Halt, the healthy lifestyle team, an action arm of the Cancer Society, hopes to start a trend of drinking only water in schools one day out of the week, which they hope to implement in the 2018/2019 school year. The Initiative that has already began […]
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08 May 2018
Trade Union Congress President, Obie Ferguson yesterday said the Congress is maintaining the status quo until an appeal is heard by The Privy Council on union agreements. Mr. Ferguson spoke on the issue of the Court of Appeal’s recent ruling which he claims, essentially makes all trade agreements in The Bahamas null and void. Since […]
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08 May 2018
The future of Cyber Security and the need for Bahamians to be aware of the issue will be discussed in a major forum this week. The Chief Executive Officer of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Edison l. Sumner, Ken Wong- Chief Information Technology Officer of CQURE Technology and Conclave Chairperson Christina Lee Darville announced the […]
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08 May 2018
The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Ambassador Irwin Larocque has called for multilateralism and concerted action in tackling global issues. Speaking at the official opening of the 21st session of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) yesterday, Mr. Larocque said, “the multitude of external challenges faces by the community, including blacklisting, […]
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