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Press Statement by FNM National Chairman Darron Cash - October 1, 2012

Jobs initiative targets women

A FOUR-week job readiness workshop designed to prepare unemployed women to enter the job market is set to launch next week, an initiative that co-ordinators said yesterday will help “meet the gap” in Bahamian society.

EDITORIAL: Weigh criticism of projects against the need for jobs

TWO different developments in the spotlight today raise a weighty question – in the time of COVID-19, how picky should we be about the impact of projects?

Biminites say developments are bringing no benefit

GOVERNMENT officials are confident that tourism development has and will continue to upgrade Bimini but island residents have expressed their disillusionment about this to The Tribune.

Properly valuing your work skills

There are many persons who, for various reasons, leave gainful employment and find themselves unemployed, under-employed or intentionally on a ‘work sabbatical’ for extended periods of time.

City Markets job fear

City Markets job fear By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net TENSIONS remain high as 400 City Market employees are still unsure about the future of their jobs. According to Rosalie McKenzie, Bahamas Commercial Stores, Supermark

Christie makes 'inside dealing' claim over roads

Christie makes 'inside dealing' claim over roads THE NEW Providence Road Improvement Project is the most over-budget project in Bahamian history, according to PLP Leader Perry Christie, who accused the government of "inside dealing". Underscoring advanc

Christie makes 'inside dealing' claim over roads

Christie makes 'inside dealing' claim over roads THE NEW Providence Road Improvement Project is the most over-budget project in Bahamian history, according to PLP Leader Perry Christie, who accused the government of "inside dealing". Underscoring advanc

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Bill aims to bring higher pay and a stronger economy

THE government will begin debate tomorrow on a bill intended to “lead to higher paying jobs” and “build a stronger and more stable economy,” according to a press release from Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

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Many Labour on Block hires 'temporary'

“Many” of those hired through the government’s Labour on the Blocks initiative were only employed temporarily, the director of labour revealed yesterday.John Pinder, pictured, said the Department of Labour’s follow-up inquiries with employers showed

Resorts World in local hiring

Resorts World says it hired dozens of Biminites following a Career Fair held on the island last Wednesday.

60 complete jobs training programme

SIXTY young people enrolled in the Fresh Start Programme in Grand Bahama completed a 15-week training course and are now equipped with skills to enter the job market.

FNM:'copycat Fred is late again'

FNM:'copycat Fred is late again' THE Free National Movement accused Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell of trying to "copy" Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in an effort to gain votes. In a statement, the FNM said the pledge by Mr Mitchell and the PLP to raise mini

FNM:'copycat Fred is late again'

FNM:'copycat Fred is late again' THE Free National Movement accused Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell of trying to "copy" Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in an effort to gain votes. In a statement, the FNM said the pledge by Mr Mitchell and the PLP to raise mini

Don't leave workplace competence to chance

A ‘workplace competency’ is the description of a required skill, feature or behaviour for a specific job, and is used to define and measure an individual’s effectiveness.

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Still working at Baha Mar - and anxiously waiting to learn fate

WHILE the announcement of a deal to remobilise Baha Mar may have eased some fears over the fate of the beleaguered property, it provides no comfort for scores of workers who are still employed at the shuttered resort.

Jobs corps training plan offers free courses

THE Citizens Security and Justice Programme has officially started, enrollment to its Job Corps training initiative that offers free courses for young Bahamians in up to four disciplines. With the sessions set to begin in the first quarter of 2020,

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Unemployed feel let down by lack of jobs at career fair

SCORES of young job seekers were left disappointed yesterday when only half of the companies at a government facilitated careers fair showed up.

Man loses job over wanted poster ‘mistake’

AFTER being arrested, questioned and later released by police after four days in custody, Jovan Nixon has lost his job and is still facing difficulty finding employment elsewhere because of a wanted poster that was issued for his arrest.

An Immigration squeeze is not the answer

DESPERATE TO win the 2012 general election, the PLP campaigned across this country with promises that in return for their votes they would give Bahamians “all the world and more besides”.