12 December 2013
Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Chairman Leslie Miller said he is standing firm on the board’s decision to defer Christmas bonouses for BEC workers this year, but noted that executives are still continuing discussions with the unions that represent the workers. It’s the latest move by the corporation to save money. The decision is not sitting […]
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12 December 2013
When it comes to the legal framework surrounding human trafficking, The Bahamas has been able to soar above standards set by international bodies. During her mission to The Bahamas, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, said she was pleased to find that the Bahamian government has taken human trafficking as […]
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12 December 2013
Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe told the 2013 graduates of the Bahamahost Programme that all have a responsibility in restoring The Bahamas as the premier tourist destination. Staff of Bahamas Information Services – the government’s agency of record – was amongst the estimated 400 graduates who completed the highly acclaimed hospitality programme. The graduating ceremony […]
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12 December 2013
Authorities are trying to locate the relatives of the victims of a hit-and-run incident early yesterday morning that claimed the life of a three-year-old toddler while his mother remains in critical condition. The incident happened around 6:00 a.m. Wednesday along St. Vincent Road. The woman, who was pushing the child in a stroller, was walking […]
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02 December 2013
The crowd of Saturday night’s Battle for Atlantis championship game was thrown into a frenzy after the Villinova Wildcats stunned the tournament’s top seeded Iowa Hawkeyes in dramatic fashion. (Photo: Lamond Johnson)
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02 December 2013
Several unions that represent College of The Bahamas (COB) workers and students are demanding a probe into monies that were allegedly stolen from the college’s business office. The Union of Tertiary Educators Bahamas (UTEB), the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) and the College of The Bahamas Union Of Students (COBUS), in a press statement said […]
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02 December 2013
Police killed a Grand Bahama man early Friday after he tried to harm an officer with a knife. According to police, sometime around 1:37 a.m., they received a report of an altercation involving a knife between a man and woman, both residents of West End, Grand Bahama. When police arrived on the scene they met […]
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02 December 2013
An off-duty police officer remains in stable condition in hospital after being stabbed twice in the head early yesterday. According to police, just after 1:00 a.m. Sunday, the officer, who is a constable and was off duty, was attacked by two men armed with a knife and screw driver at Elizabeth Avenue. Police have already […]
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02 December 2013
The $55 million critical care block at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) is still not ready, according to sources within the hospital. The source, who spoke to The Bahama Journal yesterday on the condition of anonymity, said even once the new facility is open, the new surgical theatres, will not be ready. “As far as […]
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02 December 2013
A new inspectorate unit has been formed at the Department of Labour to protect employees with no union representation, according to Director of Labour, Robert Farquharson. Mr. Farquharson said the unit was created as a result of hundreds of employees coming into the department seeking help. “So many Bahamian workers are being treated unfairly by […]
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