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Immigration policy kills arbitration

AS LONG ago as 2006, imaginative lawyers like Bar leader Peter Maynard as well as financial executives began encouraging arbitration in the Bahamas.

BCPOU President Bernard Evans wins a third term

BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans is now set to serve a third term as union president after narrowly beating-out his former Secretary General Dino Rolle for the post.

Leslier Miller 'respects' PM's decision to launch leadership bid

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller says he respects Prime Minister Perry Christie's plan to launch another leadership bid at the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) convention in November.

Minnis claims unhappy Cabinet members have written resignations to the PM

SEVERAL Cabinet ministers have reportedly written resignation letters to Prime Minister Perry Christie because they are displeased with his leadership and the handling of several scandals that have sparked public backlash, FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis claimed yesterday.

Melia injunction remains in place after adjournment in gratuities row

A SUPREME Court injunction barring the hotel union from engaging in industrial action over a gratuity dispute with the Melia Beach Nassau Beach resort remains in effect following an adjournment of legal proceedings on the matter yesterday.

Rubis issue is ‘beyond politics’ for residents

A SPOKESPERSON for the Justice for Marathon advocacy group said yesterday that she believes that the issues surrounding the 2012 Rubis gasoline leak are beyond politics for many of the area residents affected.

BOB debtors revealed as Senate president denies law firm hired by govt

SENATE President Sharon Wilson yesterday “categorically” denied that her law firm was employed by the government as registration documents revealing the identities of the 13 ‘bad’ borrowers who sank the Bank of the Bahamas (BOB) and caused its $100m taxpayer “bail out” emerged.

Butler Turner blasts PLP over unemployment

FORMER FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler Turner yesterday criticised the government for failing to deliver on its campaign promises to improve the labour climate in the country.

Cotton Bay development can revitalise Eleuthera says Christie

AFTER a two-decade long courtship the proposed Cotton Bay Development is now set to "revitalise" the island and economy of Eleuthera following the finalisation of an agreement between Four Seasons Resorts and Cotton Bay and Mine Holdings Ltd.

Stingers top Regulators in NPBA championship series opener

THE PJ’s Stingers blew an engine, but they had enough reserve in the tank as they held off the Patron Regulators to take game one of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium last night.

Union maintains 15% entitlement for Melia gratuity

A BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) executive confirmed that while the Meliá hotel was offering a nine per cent gratuity payment to employees for three months, the union was maintaining its position that the gratuity be calculated at 15 per cent up until a new deal is reached or a judge determines otherwise.

Mother Pratt speaks up for Urban Renewal beliefs

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt took to the Radio House airwaves yesterday to explain Urban Renewal’s ‘One Bahamas’ philosophy.

FNM chairman blasts govt after Canadian crime warning

FNM Chairman Darron Cash yesterday chided the Christie administration for its “failed crime-fighting techniques” after the Canadian government sent an advisory out to its citizens this week warning them to be vigilant in Nassau.

Government considering pedestrianising Bay Street

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the government is considering pedestrianising Bay Street as it strategises about revitalising the tourist hotspot and looks to increase visitor arrivals.

First Baha Mar hotels to open their doors in March

BAHA Mar will open its doors to paying customers in March, resort officials said yesterday.

Nursing graduates honoured in ceremony

NINE graduates of the College of the Bahamas nursing programme have been recognised at the first pinning ceremony in Grand Bahama at Pelican Bay.

CAC Games: Boxer Hield advances out of round of 16

THE second and final week of action for Team Bahamas at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games kicked off in Veracruz, Mexico, over the weekend with boxing, cycling and sailing taking the spotlight.

Sports in brief

THE Island Luck Pros punched the right numbers and the PJ Stingers were stinging as the two teams pulled off big victories at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season.

Pastor Rich was a giant

The tragic plane crash that killed Dr Myles Munroe, Dr Richard Pinder and seven others is still the object of discussion in the country and indeed in the international religious community. There have been countless tributes from many over this tragedy.

FIRST CECIL COOKE MEMORIAL JUNIOR REGATTA SET FOR MONTAGU BAY NEXT MONTH

AFTER watching the recognition heaped upon her deceased father, Sandra Cooke said she intends to keep his memory alive by hosting the first Cecil Cooke Memorial Junior Regatta over the weekend of November 1-2 at the Nassau Yacht Club in Montagu Bay.

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