28 August 2019
Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) President Dr. Melisande Bassett said yesterday that the “war wages on” as she responded to Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes’ announcement that he referred the union’s matter to the Industrial Tribunal. Yesterday marked day seven of the union’s strike action stemming from a decade of outstanding holiday pay. “As many of […]
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27 August 2019
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper called the recent junior doctors’ strike and protest by the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) “the highest level of union unrest and deterioration of union relation” with the government. After a ceremony on Monday commemorating former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling’s death at his mausoleum, Cooper said […]
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27 August 2019
Disney Cruise Line Island Development unveiled its plans for what the experience at the $400 million cruise port and entertainment facility at Lighthouse Point in South Eleuthera will be like. The unveiling which came at Disney’s D23 expo in California on Sunday, according to Disney, will celebrate the culture and spirit of The Bahamas. At […]
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27 August 2019
It’s been 19 years since the death of former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling and yesterday members the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), along with Pindling’s wife Dame Marguerite commemorated his death. “All I’m asking of you is don’t forget him. Look around this Bahamas, you can’t help but to remember. No matter where you go,” […]
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27 August 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and other senior government officials toured the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) yesterday getting a firsthand look at classrooms at the Old Trail Road campus. Some $2.6 million have been budgeted towards free tuition for students at BTVI and according to BTVI President Dr. Robert Robinson, registration at the […]
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27 August 2019
Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Ross Corner on Sunday, leaving a man dead. According to police, shortly after 10 p.m., two men were standing in front of a home on Ross Corner, when the occupants of a white vehicle opened fire in their direction, hitting one of them before speeding away. […]
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27 August 2019
While the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) wants junior doctors to return to work, it believes their extra demands made the strike illegal. Responding a press release issued by the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) yesterday, the PHA explained its negotiations with the union and acknowledged that the government agreed to settle the issue over holiday pay. […]
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27 August 2019
Under Section 76 of the Industrial Relations Act, striking doctors are compelled to return to work as Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes announced yesterday that he has referred the Bahamas Doctors Union’s (BDU) dispute to the Industrial Tribunal. Minister Foulkes said, “Pursuant to Section 76 of the Industrial Relations Act, I have considered that the […]
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27 August 2019
The Public Hospitals Authority called the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) “disingenuous” after it claimed that Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands “insists” that both parties sign an agreement concerning the deduction of monies owed to doctors. Yesterday, in a response to the BDU, the PHA said, “After both parties agreed that the amount due to […]
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26 August 2019
Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar confirmed that runway repairs at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) are expected to be finished by Thanksgiving in November. Last week, D’Aguilar said he is aiming to get the runway done in time to prepare for the busy holidays. “Obviously, as Thanksgiving approaches, we start to get […]
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