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Barracuda swimmers add names to record books
N’NHYN Fernander and Gershwin Greene are two swimmers from the Barracuda Swim Club whose names were added to the record books last weekend.
Barracuda Swim Club gets corporate partner again
THE LENO/Barracuda Invitational swim meet is scheduled for May 9-10 at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic National Swim Complex.
Rainy weather expected to leave area tomorrow morning
RAINY weather is expected to continue sporadically throughout the northern Bahamas today but will leave the area tomorrow morning, according to meteorologists at the Department of Meteorology.
Foulkes defends shanty town strategy
THE reality that the majority of people impacted by the government’s crackdown on shanty towns have Haitian ethnicity is a matter of arithmetic, not discrimination, according to the affidavit of Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.
Lawyer blasts Swift Justice for lack of efficiency
A LAWYER for one of two men acquitted of involvement in an inner-city park shooting criticised the Crown’s Swift Justice initiative yesterday for its lack of efficiency.
Man accused of burning BAMSI
THE man charged with setting fire to a male dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) last month yesterday claimed his rights were “violated” during the investigative process.
Demand for an apology for undermining Dept of Statistics
FORMER Labour Minister Dion Foulkes yesterday demanded the government apologise for undermining the work of the Department of Statistics.
Two new ministerial appointments by government
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has shuffled his Cabinet with the government last night announcing two new ministerial appointments, including the selection of Sea Breeze MP Hope Strachan as the new minister of financial services.
Foulkes: Deputy PM right on jobs
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest was correct in his suggestion that the country’s next unemployment survey will show an increase in joblessness, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.
BTC urged to rethink job cuts
THE government is working with management at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company and union officials with the hope of resolving the conflict for more than 100 employees who are allegedly being forced to sign new contracts or face termination, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.
Nearly half of 77 BTC contractors agree new terms
NEARLY half of the 77 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) contractors who were allegedly told to sign new contracts or be terminated have agreed to BTC’s new terms, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes confirmed yesterday.In an interview with The Tribun
Job fair hopefuls ‘hired on the day’
LAST weekend’s “Labour on the Blocks” job fair in Grand Bahama resulted in some people being “hired on the spot,” Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said in the Senate yesterday.
‘Where are they all going to live?’: Davis demands - what now for shanty families
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes’ admission that there will most likely be challenges finding rental properties in Abaco for evicted shanty town residents proves there is a lack of planning and vision by the government, according to Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday.
'Seamless' move out of shanty towns expected
AS he defended the government’s plan to fully eradicate shanty towns in the country, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said despite a new deadline for evictions in New Providence he is confident residents living in unregulated communities will experience
Subpar shanty houses demolished after census
ANY structure within shanty towns across the country that does not adhere to building codes will be “demolished”, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday as he announced a new date for the start of the government’s census of residents living in these illegal residential areas.
Foreign numbers at Pointe? No idea
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday his department does not have any evidence China Construction America (CCA) has broken the agreed workforce ratio outlined in the Heads of Agreement with the government for The Pointe development in downtown Nassau.
EDITORIAL: Here’s hoping for Oban 2 - but why would Dhunna & Co give up what they’ve already got?
THE sorry saga of the Oban Energies deal rumbles ever onwards – and a most curious tale it is too.
Junkanoo ‘event’ for Boxing Day
ALTHOUGH Junkanoo parades will not be held again this year, chairman of the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence Dion Miller said officials still plan to celebrate the festival through several planned activities, including a potential in-person event.
‘We want to make Labour Day Parade safe as we can’
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes yesterday underscored the desire to “minimise or eliminate altogether” the possibility of another fatal vehicular accident occurring at this year’s Labour Day parade.
Foulkes: No work permits where Bahamians are qualified for job
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has directed government officials to ensure that no foreigner should get a work permit where there are qualified Bahamians to fill that position, Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday.