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William Brown is named Ministry of Works 2017 Employee of the Year
WILLIAM Brown is the 2017 Employee of the Year at the Ministry of Public Works.A clerk in the Architectural Section, he was selected from among 18 nominees who were celebrated during an Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon at the British Colonial Hil
Minister uncertain on hotel union strike vote
The Minister of Labour yesterday said he was uncertain whether the hotel union will continue with its strike vote given assertions that its concerns have been addressed.
D'Aguilar confirms Grand Lucayan payouts to line staff
PAYOUTS to line staff employees at the Grand Lucayan resort should be done this week or early next week “at the latest,” Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.
FNM sends strong message
I have watched with interest the rumblings in the Free National Movement (FNM) since the departure of Hubert Alexander Ingraham.
Giants rout the Crimestoppers 113-94
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants proved why they are the defending New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions as they pulled off their biggest challenge so far this year by defeating the Royal Bahamas Police Force Crimestoppers 113-94 at CI Gibson Gym Monday night.
FNM officials unite to unravel 'old guard' after cash elected
FREE National Movement officials in support of Dr Hubert Minnis’s leadership are uniting in a bid to unravel any remaining strong ties connected to the “old guard” of the party, insiders told The Big T yesterday.
Ronnie Butler tribute concert unites musicians young and old
THE BAHAMIAN Christmas Concert: D-Mac & Friends made history last week, as the first concert to feature the biggest lineup of Bahamian artists on one stage, on one night.
PM speaks out after latest murders
AS THE shock of two murders within hours of each other lingered yesterday, Prime Minister Perry Christie said his government will not allow a small group of criminals to ruin the chances of the majority of Bahamians.
Countdown to Festival Noel
FREEPORT – The Grand Bahama branch of the Bahamas National Trust has started gearing up for this year’s Festival Noel, which is only weeks away.
Rockets v Shockers tonight
THE Pyramid Food Rockets and the Real Deal Shockers are scheduled to square off tonight to determine who will go on to play in the Vince Ferguson divisional final in the New Providence Basketball Association.
Hudson in record book, athletes qualify for CARIFTA
Tarahj Hudson tossed his name into the record book, while Dion Desamour, Larcathea Cooper and Clinton Laguerra emerged as CARIFTA qualifiers during the inaugural Red-Line Classic at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Saturday.
VIDEO: Deputy Speaker feels he has full support of the PM
DENYING charges of xenophobia and racism, Nassau Village MP Dion Smith said he would not be stepping down from his post as Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. He said he felt he had the full support of the Prime Minister to remain in his post at this time.
Foulkes sees urgency to solve shanty town crisis
ABACO residents yesterday suggested the island was “on the edge” of “serious tragedy” in coming months due to the government’s “inaction and mismanagement” of the ongoing shanty town crisis.
Gov’t ‘won’t ruin’ economy revival with labour laws
* Minister reassures private sector on changes * No move on ‘controversial’ issues yet * Will only proceed if business/union ‘consensus’
THE Government “will not do anything to ruin” efforts to revive the Bahamian economy, a Cabinet Minister pledged yesterday, as he sought to reassure businesses over labour law reforms. Dion Foulkes, the Minister of Labour, told Tribune Business that the Minnis administration had yet to move on “contentious” election commitments to raise the 12-year redundancy pay ‘cap’ and increase the notice period for terminated employees.
UPDATED: Former deputy speaker arrested in theft probe
DION Smith, the former deputy speaker of the House of Assembly, was yesterday taken into custody in connection with an ongoing probe into “theft by reason of employment” at the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation, which he headed under the Christie administration.
Abaco – 900 shanty town homes set to be razed
THE government is tasked with finding alternative housing for nearly 1,000 households in shanty towns across Abaco as the Shanty Town Action Task Force (SATF) recommits to the self-imposed deadline of clearing unregulated communities on that island on or before July 31,2019.
INSIGHT: We need a 'Pointe' of clarification
WITH the Bahamian Contractor’s Association (BCA) making a statement at the end of last week disqualifying China Construction America’s (CCA) claims that the particular skills needed for this phase of construction could not be found locally, many of us are left smelling a rat.
Minnis to face union presidents
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will conduct “head to head” talks with union leaders next week in the face of escalating labour issues, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.
Truth behind fall in jobless number
MINISTER of Labour Dion Foulkes has downplayed the slight dip in the unemployment rate, saying yesterday many of the jobs from the sample period came from temporary employment and it is likely these workers are now on the unemployment line.
BAIC admits failing to promote tenants
THE Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) newly-appointed executive chairman said yesterday that it was willing to work with Soldier Road Industrial Park tenants who were making efforts to meet their rental obligations, admitting the Corporation had not done much to promote their businesses.