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Bahamas is ‘catching hell’ under PLP

BAHAMIANS are “catching hell” under the Christie administration due to a stalled economy and worsening job prospects, Shadow Minister of Labour and Social Development Loretta Butler Turner said yesterday.

Further financial sector shrink expected in 2015

The Bahamas Financial Services Union’s (BFSU) president said yesterday further job losses in the sector were likely in 2015.

Tourism aiming to reverse 'poor job' on cruise visitors

The Bahamas is doing “a poor job” of extracting more spending from cruise visitors, a cabinet minister said yesterday, ahead of a workshop aiming to spur tourism entrepreneurship.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism, was speaking as officials at h

Canadian bank's work permit bid rejected

THE Director of Labour yesterday said work permit applications from a Canadian-owned commercial bank had been rejected as it “aggressively” ensures foreigners do not fill posts where there are qualified Bahamians available.Robert Farquharson said 8,5

Turnquest predicts better news on jobs

FINANCE Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday conceded the latest national unemployment rate is still high, but said the government is relying on several factors to reduce joblessness. Both he and Labour Minister Dion Foulkes expressed optimism that th

Halkitis expects unemployment to drop and says critics cannot distract government from its work

AMID criticism over the government’s performance during its first year in office – especially in terms of job creation – State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said the government cannot allow such comments to “distract us from continuing to work”.

‘Beaten and assaulted’ emergency medical staff in plea to the PM

DISGRUNTLED emergency medical personnel have called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to increase their risk allowances by $259 and offer them health insurance after reportedly being “beaten and assaulted” on the job.

New Bay Street attraction targets 75 hires this week

A new Bay Street tourist attraction is aiming to hire up to 75 persons by the end of this week following its Saturday recruitment drive, the Government’s top labour official said yesterday.

New online portal launched to help job seekers find work

THE Labour Department yesterday launched a new service on the MyGateway portal for job seekers.

IAN FERGUSON: Signs that it is time to move on

These are quite difficult times in the job market. This is certainly not the ideal time for anyone to up and leave their jobs without a secure option, or a passion and plan for entrepreneurship. Sometimes, though, the bad week turns into a month or year, sending the signal to the progressive employee that it may be time to transition to another workplace or sector altogether.

Bahamas reliance on tourism accelerating

THE Bahamas will become ever-more reliant on tourism to the point where it generates almost 60 per cent of GDP within a decade, a global industry body has forecast.The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in its annual assessment of the sector’s

Opposition ‘demeans their credibility’ over Baha Mar VAT break

The Opposition parties have “demeaned their credibility” by suggesting the Government has traded tax breaks for just “a couple of jobs” at Baha Mar, a well-known businessman saying: “We’ve seen this movie before.”

Jobless total ‘even higher’

WHILE he said the Free National Movement would not question the veracity of the Department of Statistics’ latest unemployment figures, party leader Dr Hubert Minnis noted that the agency is “controlled” by a government that prides itself on “cover-ups” and “embellishments”.

Bran ‘pained’ over brain drain finance

The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader is “pained” that parents’ investment in their children’s education often fails to benefit the Bahamas, as lack of opportunity and crime fears ensure they stay abroad after graduating.

Jobless increase is ‘storm in a tea cup’

Politicians were yesterday urged to “stop the blame game” over the recent unemployment rate increase, as the Prime Minister described the matter as “a storm in a tea cup”.

Christie is not to be blamed

IN light of Sandals’ decision to temporarily close the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort to facilitate urgent repairs and renovations and in the process make over 600 workers redundant, many Bahamians have launched an attack on the Government and in particular Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Perry Christie.

HIRED - BUT WITH NO WORK TO DO: Freeze on public sector recruiting as Govt finds new hires sit at home

STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle disclosed yesterday that there were instances where people were engaged for jobs on Election Day, while about 40 workers were hired and are being paid but remain at home because there are no jobs for them to do.

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