15 August 2014
Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) Vice President Sloane Smith on Thursday blasted the recent industrial agreement signed between the government and The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) which bumped the salaries of minimum wage workers to $800 per year, and noted that it does not guarantee anything for those employees. Mr. Smith […]
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15 August 2014
The Sandyport Beaches Resort and Hotel is reportedly “doing well” following its record breaking year that saw weekend occupancy levels often at 100 per cent for the sea-side and Sandyport Marina Village hotel. According to General Manager of the West Nassau Sandyport Beaches Resort and Hotel Vernon Moss, year over year, occupancy levels are higher […]
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15 August 2014
Cable Bahamas has invested more than $3 million over the last year in a new Metaswitch phone switch and software that will enable new features for the more than 26,000 REVOICE subscribers and pave the way for cellular services. “We’ve seen tremendous success with REVOICE,” Cable Bahamas Head of Marketing David Burrows said in a […]
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15 August 2014
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has awarded six engineering scholarships to students in Jamaica as it completes a $730 highway project— with similar plans underway to impact the North Abaco community. Regional Director of CHEC Americas, Mr. Zhongdong Tang said his company wanted to show, in a concrete way, just how much faith CHEC has […]
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15 August 2014
Breitling Boutique on Thursday launched a new watch line at its grand re-opening for its Bay Street store. The luxury watch retailer had a grand celebration planned for its customers at the flagship store. The store is introduced its Runway 14 Collection showcasing the new, exclusive models just launched at the Basel World watch fair […]
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14 August 2014
The majority of the homes in Strachan’s Hill Subdivision on Fire Trail Road are nearing completion and in the process of being assigned, according to Minister of Housing Kenred Dorsett. In his last update to the press in May, Minister Dorsett said that 23 contracts had been issued for the completion of homes in the […]
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14 August 2014
“The countdown is on,” according to officials of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) who in Wednesday reissued their warning to the government that a nationwide strike is on the way, this time angry members of the armed forces are backing them up. TUC President Obie Ferguson joined members of the police and prison forces on […]
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14 August 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis on Wednesday said while his party fully supports major changes to the country’s constitution, especially as it relates to gender equality, he said the government is going about this process the wrong way and suggested that the entire plan be revised. While delivering his contribution to the […]
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14 August 2014
A team of officers from the Central Detective Unit (CDU) is on the ground on Mayaguana where investigations are underway into the alleged abduction and armed robbery of the island’s administrator, Officer-in-Charge of CDU Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed yesterday. Administrator Charles Moss was reportedly abducted from his home around 3:00 p.m., Sunday and taken a […]
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14 August 2014
Three men were reportedly wounded during the mayhem that erupted Wednesday morning outside a nightclub in Fox Hill as celebrations marking the annual Fox Hill Day tradition came to an end. According to reports, the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. as a crowd gathered outside the establishment a short distance away from where the celebrations […]
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