08 June 2015
The Ministry of Labour and National Insurance has petitioned an increase in the national minimum wage for government approval and advised the public that the National Tripartite Council has been formally appointed with effect from June 1, 2015. Robert Farquharson, director of Labour, made this announcement to the members of the council at a press […]
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08 June 2015
As the Labour Week celebrations came to end, Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson said there is a disconnect between members of parliament and their perception of the labour movement. Ferguson made this comment during the recent broadcast of JCN’s television show The Roundtable, where he discussed issues concerning the labour movement in the country. […]
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08 June 2015
Officials of the Free National Movement expressed that the Progressive Liberal Party will enjoy one more Labour Day before they are voted out of office because Bahamian workers continue to suffer from the government’s failed promises made to trade union leaders. In the FNM’s Labour Day address, party officials said Prime Minister Perry Christie has […]
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08 June 2015
Police in Eleuthera are investigating a traffic accident that has left a 31-year-old woman of Palmetto Point dead on Saturday. According to reports, shortly after 9 a.m., police received a report of fatal accident at Cotton Bay Estates, South Eleuthera. When police arrived on the scene they met the lifeless body of a female on […]
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08 June 2015
Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage urged his colleagues to continue to explore innovative policies to arrest the high level of crime and violence he deemed a challenge to the progress of developing countries. Dr. Nottage gave his colleagues that message as he addressed the Caribbean-United States High-Level Citizen Security Dialogue held last Thursday […]
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08 June 2015
The government will continue to promote the three Ps of Public Private Partnerships as a means of delivering on the infrastructural requirements needed to move the country forward at the socio-economic development level especially in the Family Islands, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis told a key international forum in the People’s Republic of China. Mr. […]
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08 June 2015
Police are searching for the suspect responsible for a shooting incident that has left a man dead on Saturday. According to reports, shortly after 10 p.m., police received a report of a shooting incident at a home located at Graham Drive and Doyle Street in Yellow Elder Gardens. When police arrived on the scene they […]
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08 June 2015
Allegations that the Office of the Attorney General is disinterested and not taking sufficient steps to progress the investigation into the Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s scandal are “unfounded,” according to Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson. In a statement issued last Thursday, the attorney general responded to the allegations that were published in the editorial of a local […]
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08 June 2015
Warning that young people are no longer content “to be left behind” Dr. Daniel Johnson, Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture outlined the Bahamas government’s ambitious plan to utilize $20 million in the upcoming fiscal budget for the development of employment and training projects designed to tackle the high level of youth unemployment. He revealed […]
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08 June 2015
While Grand Bahama is a popular tourism location, it has recently been seeking to improve its attractiveness to tourists. Some surveys indicated that there needed to be more fun activities on the island, maximising the sun and sand Grand Bahama is already known for. The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) in seeking to improve the […]
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