11 September 2014
Despite more than 100 nurses withdrawing their labour as part of yesterday’s mass strike Chairman of the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Chairman Frank Smith said there was no significant disruption to health services. The PHA reported that 330 nurses were scheduled to work the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. shift but only 161 nurses showed […]
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11 September 2014
Cabinet announced Tuesday the approval of an Industrial Agreement between the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) valued at nearly $10 million. The new 5 year Industrial Agreement worth $9,532,030.84, takes effect from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018 and entails a significant increase across the board for all […]
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11 September 2014
Pastor Emeritus at New Covenant Baptist Church Bishop Simeon Hall in a press statement issued Tuesday said the government should delay the proposed November 6 constitutional referendum, adding that he believes important issue of gender equality is being lost in the fray. Bishop Hall said he believes it might be wise for the government to […]
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11 September 2014
Police in Grand Bahama are searching for two men who they believe stole just over $2,000 from a man yesterday. According to police, just after 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, a man was reportedly on East Atlantic Drive when he was approached by two men whom he described as being 6’1” in height with light skin and […]
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11 September 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Neko Grant yesterday foreshadowed that the process the current administration has taken to legalise web shop gaming in The Bahamas will be recorded in history as the death of democracy in the country. Mr. Grant said that while he supports the amendments to the […]
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11 September 2014
Labour Minister Shane Gibson said Wednesday that the mass strike held by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday was illegal and could result in its members facing disciplinary action. Minister Gibson, while refusing to speculate as to what form of action would be taken against the workers, who he said are in contravention of the […]
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11 September 2014
Comfort Suites Paradise Island Hotel, franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is celebrating yet another prestigious TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. This is the third year in a row that travelers have weighed in and praised the hotel’s first rate accommodations, free amenities and commitment to service. Comfort Suites […]
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11 September 2014
The members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) who participated in yesterday’s massive strike have been ordered back to work after Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder placed an injunction on the unions’ actions late Wednesday. From as early as 5:00 Wednesday morning more than 15,000 members of the TUC executed a long planned and nationwide […]
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09 September 2014
Three deserving young men now have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams as the first recipients of the Lodge C. R. Walker Scholarship to attend The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). The recipients, Jonathas Belony, Rashad Wood and Cameron Sweeting, were chosen based on academic merit, financial need, field of study and personal qualities […]
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09 September 2014
Five men were yesterday taken before the courts to be arraigned for murder and attempted murder in separate cases. Nineteen-year-old Garvin Pratt of Palm Tree Avenue and 35-year-old Edvardo Carey of Windsor Road were together charged with the murder of Delano Brice. Brice was shot to the neck on Saturday August 23 while at Quakoo […]
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