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Super Value chief: No major impact from Brazilian ban

Super Value’s owner yesterday said the Government’s ban on all Brazilian meat imports was unlikely to have a major impact on Bahamian food stores adding his company only imports corned beef from that nation.

Union leader supports government over changes to nation’s labour laws

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard yesterday backed the government’s proposed amendments to the country’s labour laws, calling the gripes expressed by business owners an over reaction to necessary change.

Baha Mar is 'handed over'

IN THE absence of a casino operator licence and no definite answers on when guest reservations will be accepted, China Construction America officially “transferred” mega resort Baha Mar to Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd yesterday.

Fitzgerald: Minnis must resign when Baha Mar opens

WHEN the $3.5bn mega resort Baha Mar opens on April 21, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis must resign because of his continued negative pronouncements - particularly that the West Bay Street project would not open, Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday.

Food store surprise at Brazil meat ban

Bahamian supermarket chains were surprised yesterday by the Government’s decision to place an immediate ban on all meat imports from Brazil, in the wake of a health and corruption scandal impacting that nation’s export processing industry.

Donny sets the example for Sandals staff

FIVE years after its launch, the Sandals Corporate University (SCU) is continuing to develop its hard-working employees, offering opportunities to team members across the Caribbean to further their education through high school equivalency, professional certification and degree programmes as well as on the job training.

Bahamian basketball players in 70th NJCAA Tournament

WHILE the NCAA Division I Tournament grabs international headlines, several Bahamian players competed this week at the Junior College Division I Tournament.

Nygard recusal bid won’t be heard until formal application

A NEW recusal bid by Canadian fashion-mogul Peter Nygard will not be heard or considered until a formal application is lodged, a judge presiding over judicial reviews concerning the alleged illegal expansion of his western New Providence property said yesterday.

Deputy PM: FNM representing interests of ‘Bay Street Boys’

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis last night cautioned voters to be wary of voting for the Free National Movement (FNM), claiming that former Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette’s return to frontline politics is proof that the party is representing the interests of the “Bay Street Boys” as opposed to “ordinary people”.

Christie: Claims of taxpayers’ money being used for campaign are ‘fake news’

CLAIMS by the Free National Movement that the government is using “tax payer money” to fund its 2017 electoral campaign was yesterday blasted as “fake news” by both Prime Minister Perry Christie and Deputy Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.

Atlantis ‘very concerned’ on labour reforms impact

Atlantis last night said it was “extremely concerned” over the Government’s proposed labour law reforms, saying they represented “an intrusion” into companies being able to run their businesses.

A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21

Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?

OFFICIAL RESULTS: 28th national high school track & field championships

• Here’s a look at the official results of the Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture’s 28th Annual National High School Track & Field Championships:

Bishop wants level-headed election campaign

DESPITE calls for “peace and calm” during this election season by Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts last week, the verbal jousting between parties continued over the weekend, prompting one prominent religious leader to renew calls for “level-headed political behaviour”.

Large employers mull wages, hirings freeze

The Bahamas’ biggest employers, including some of the largest hotels, are mulling whether to impose a wages and hiring freeze in retaliation for the Government’s decision to force controversial labour reforms “down our throats”.

Baha Mar: No casino license 21 days out

Baha Mar’s prospective purchaser was yesterday said to be confident it will obtain the necessary casino license prior to its April 21 opening, even though one will not be issued before the end of March.

Collie says PM resorting to gutter politics in election race

FREE National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie over the weekend branded Prime Minister Perry Christie a “show horse”, and accused the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader for resorting to gutter politics to capture another five years of governance.

Olympians Mathieu, Bain pull off victories in Florida

OLYMPIC quarter-milers Michael Mathieu and Andretti Bain pulled off victories, along with collegian Shaquania Dorsett, outside of their specialties to lead the Bahamas contingent of athletes in two different meets in Florida over the weekend.

Bradley Roberts calls for election 'peace and calm'

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts called for “peace and calm” during this election season, charging that the country’s “international reputation” for maintaining “political stability” could be at stake.

Court rejects PM recusal appeal

PRIME Minister Perry Christie suffered another legal defeat yesterday in his case against Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Bain when the Court of Appeal unanimously rejected his application for leave to begin appellate proceedings into the judge’s decision not to recuse herself from judicial review cases involving construction works at Nygard Cay.

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