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Church starts Dorian job finder programme

The New Providence Community Church (NPCC) has started a job placement initiative to help find work for Hurricane Dorian victims temporarily housed at New Providence shelters.Walter Ferguson, the initiative’s co-ordinator, told Tribune Business it ha

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Cooper concern at Bank of the Bahamas layoffs

THE level of layoffs across the country is “disconcerting,” Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader I. Chester Cooper said yesterday in the wake of Bank of the Bahamas announcing 30 job losses.

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Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis is still apparently peeved over the United States Department of State’s report which said that most of the ambitious campaign promises of the current Progressive Liberal Party government have been unfulfilled.

Union shows ‘Job’s patience’ with BTC

Executives at the trade union representing the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) line staff yesterday said they had displayed “Job’s patience”, accusing management of stalling negotiations on a new industrial agreement.

Hundreds hoping to find some work at two-day RCI job fair

NEARLY 400 people are expected at Royal Caribbean International’s two-day job fair at the National Training Agency, seeking positions at Coco Cay and on-board ship. One hopeful is Alexis McPhee, 23, who has been unemployed for a month and is “prepar

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Minnis: BTC cannot outsource without government permission

FNM LEADER Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday the Bahamas Telecommunications Company cannot outsource Bahamian jobs overseas without the current government’s permission.

Resort and airport upgrades to create hundreds of jobs

Renovation projects at the Reef Village and Grand Bahama airport’s domestic terminal are on schedule, underpinning the creation of hundreds more jobs.

Oil drilling 'will not be a job creator'

Oil drilling in The Bahamas will likely generate work for no more than a handful of locals while putting thousands of tourism and commercial fishing jobs at risk, reEarth President Sam Duncombe warned.

MPs battle over 20,000 jobs claim

A Cabinet minister yesterday asserted that the Christie administration has created 20,000 jobs since May 2012.

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University of The Bahamas announces partnership with Smarter Bahamas for data analytics programme

THE University of The Bahamas announced a partnership yesterday to let students learn data analysis skills for career development.

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British Colonial Hotel to recruit 300 for opening

THE British Colonial Hotel anticipates reopening the doors of the renovated hotel in December and plans to recruit more than 300 staff.

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Nottage: police did an excellent job

NATIONAL Security Minister Bernard Nottage praised Atlantis security and the police for doing an “excellent” job in quickly apprehending those responsible for the brazen attempted robbery of the resort’s casino.

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs'

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MANY smaller Bahamian contractors are struggling to find work, with one telling Tribune Business yesterday they "can't even get crumbs

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs'

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MANY smaller Bahamian contractors are struggling to find work, with one telling Tribune Business yesterday they "can't even get crumbs

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs'

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MANY smaller Bahamian contractors are struggling to find work, with one telling Tribune Business yesterday they "can't even get crumbs

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Marco's Pizza to add 50 jobs in GB move

CONSTRUCTION of a water park on that is expected to entice more cruise passengers to come off their ships is scheduled for the 2013 second quarter, according to Grand Bahama Port Authority chairman (GBPA) Ian Fair, who said the project is being spearheaded by a “seasoned operator”.

Shipyard increases local jobs 35% in seven years

Grand Bahama Shipyard has increased its employment of Bahamians by 35 per cent over seven years, injecting $70 million and 2,600 jobs into the economy last year.

Jobs to go in RBC shake-up

JOB losses are imminent at RBC Royal Bank as it moves to better manage operating costs in a low-growth environment, managing director Nathaniel Beneby confirmed yesterday.

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Hundreds flock to jobs fair as restaurant seeks new workers

OVER 500 people seeking job opportunities with the new Margaritaville Bahamas restaurant yesterday expressed frustration that they needed at least a year’s experience just to qualify for a job.

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Mitchell hits back at Laing criticism

THE “mismanagement” of the country’s economy under the former administration has led to $500 million deficit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell said.