16 August 2016
Bahamians around the Bahamas are rejoicing after 22 year old Shaunae Miller won gold in the 400 meter race in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil last night. Miller dived over the finish line to win the race in 49.44 seconds over American, Allyson Felix. This is the second medal win for Miller in the 400 meters.
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16 August 2016
Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Obie Ferguson and attorney for Bahamas Hotel Maintenance and Allied Workers Union’s (BHMAWU) said the 600 workers at Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and Spa are victims of union busting. The employees were sent yesterday to Christ the King Anglican Church to collect severance cheques after the resort suddenly closed during […]
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16 August 2016
In what seems like a theme in the House of Assembly over the past several months, Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins has engaged Prime Minister Perry Christie in a war of words. Weighing in on the ongoing Sandals dispute in the House of Assembly yesterday Dr. Rollins accused the prime minister of nepotism, and claimed […]
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16 August 2016
Adding to the many ongoing labour disputes in the country, auxillary staff from the Princess Margaret Hospital and Sandilands Rehabilitation Center took to the streets yesterday in a protest over several work grievances. While officials did not call it a strike, workers refused to go into work yesterday morning due to an outstanding risk allowance […]
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16 August 2016
Police arraigned a suspect on murder charges yesterday after two months. Jahamaro Edgecombe, 21, of Water Street was arraigned before Chief Magistrate for the murder of Kenyari Lightbourne. According to court dockets, Edgecombe is charged with the June 21st killing of Lighbourne which occurred during the early morning hours. Police said on arrival they met […]
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16 August 2016
A derogatory song which has been making its rounds on social media was lambasted by two Parliamentarians yesterday during the afternoon session of the House of Assembly. MP for Tall Pines Leslie Miller and MP for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe condemned the song as not only “disgusting” but also adding that all […]
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16 August 2016
Being a physician and having some medical expertise Opposition leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday made a case to why the government should scratch the idea of rolling out national health insurance with primary care and instead focus on catastrophic illnesses. “The government’s own consultant on NHI has advised us that there are over 6,100 individuals […]
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16 August 2016
The Bahamas Marine Engineering and Management Company without any assistance from the government have decided to clean up Nassau Harbors from Montague Beach to Arawak Cay all in an effort to aid tourism and positively affect the country’s environment. Some 68,000 people visited the Islands of The Bahamas aboard private vessels registered to the United […]
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16 August 2016
The ongoing feud between Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and the Bahamas Hotel Maintenance and Allied Workers Union, does not seem to be coming to an end anytime soon, and after 600 employees were laid off from the resort yesterday, Labour Minister Shane Gibson said it is reasons like this why he is advocating for a […]
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16 August 2016
About 417 High school students received $5,000 per year in scholarship monies, in total, $2.85 million to attend The College of The Bahamas (COB) this past Saturday. According to Prime Minister Perry Christie the rationale behind the bursary is to not only assist families and individuals in having access to a proper education at tertiary […]
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