20 July 2015
The Department of Immigration successfully prosecuted three people on July 13 for harbouring illegal persons under the Amended Immigration Act. According to the department, three Haitians, who held legal work permits to live and work in The Bahamas, Estilus Tide, Robenson Guerrier and Sinfilien Remy were found guilty of the offences as charged. Their permits […]
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20 July 2015
While the parties involved in the Baha Mar debacle are expected to appear in court this morning, Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is urging the parties to settle their dispute outside court. During his televised national address yesterday on the Baha Mar debacle, Dr. Minnis warned the parties that court proceedings should be […]
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20 July 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell said he is offended by a recent letter Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian sent to his employees addressing them as “Baha Mar Citizens” and suggesting that the resort’s debacle is the Bahamian government’s fault. “Let me get this straight. There are only citizens of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. […]
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20 July 2015
This hurricane season, Milo Butler Distributors is teaming up with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to promote hurricane preparedness throughout the country. The partnership coincides with the company’s introduction of Swinger Safety Matches to the local market. “We wanted to come up with a creative way to launch the Swinger Safety Matches line and […]
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20 July 2015
A Dominican fishing vessel was intercepted by a Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) patrol craft, P¬129, on Friday on the Great Bahama Bank southwest of Great Exuma. Eighteen Dominicans were found on board the vessel by Defence Force marines. A search is being conducted by RBDF aircraft and patrol craft for four Dominicans aboard two […]
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20 July 2015
Despite statement of acrimony, between the government of the Bahamas and the developer of the Baha Mar resort, yesterday both sides were seeking to hammer out a Memorandum of Understanding to move the project forward. The Bahama Journal was reliably informed that Prime Minister Perry Christie and Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian were seeking on […]
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17 July 2015
According to the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday, Meliá Nassau Beach resort had no obligation to pay the all inclusive gratuities to its employees because there was no agreement for the gratuity rate. This ruling, handed down by Justice Roy Jones, supports Meliá’s position on the matter and rejects the position of the Bahamas Hotel Catering […]
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17 July 2015
Edison Sumner, CEO of The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC), urged the government to take deliberate steps to ensure that young Bahamians have a well maintained and robust environment to develop and enhance their skills and talents. Sumner’s comment came yesterday during the ‘Transformation: Skills for Work’ workshop at the British Colonial […]
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17 July 2015
Dozens of priceless art pieces from the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) made it to Santiago de Cuba recently during the city’s Festival de Caribe, which was held July 3-9. Over 60 art pieces were featured as part of a pop-gallery with the theme from “Columbus to Junkanoo.” The work of artists such […]
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17 July 2015
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating the death of a 74-year-old male who drowned at a beach on Wednesday. According to police, shortly before 5 p.m., the lifeless body of a male was discovered floating in waters on Xanadu Beach. Police and EMS personnel were called to the scene where they met the lifeless body […]
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