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PM: PLP govt is not perfect

MAKING it clear that his administration “never claimed to be perfect,” Prime Minister Perry Christie is confident that voters across the country will look past unflagging issues of high unemployment and crime to return the Progressive Liberal Party to office.

‘Jobs figures vindicate PLP’

THE Progressive Liberal Party embraced the newly released Labour Force survey results over the weekend, using the numbers that showed a slight decrease in unemployment to defend the legacy of the Christie administration.

2,000 jobs go at Baha Mar

MORE than 2,000 Baha Mar employees have been made redundant effective today, according to a statement from the resort’s joint provisional liquidators.

World View: Trading untruths in the US presidential primaries

Trade has become an issue in the political party primaries of the US Presidential elections that holds lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

$40m investment drops ex-Royal Oasis manager

A $40 million private island resort project targeting the Exuma Cays believes it will create around 200 construction, and 50 full-time, jobs, having dropped the management company initially tapped to operate the property.

'Giant boost' as $600m transformational project launched at Grand Bahama Shipyard

A $600m transformational project, which will include two of the largest dry docks in the world, was launched at the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Friday, and was said to be a “giant boost” to the island’s economy, tourism and employment.

Do the right thing

Last week Atlantis announced that they were severing ties with 700 employees.

Pandemic exposes lack of immigration enforcement

Immigration takes place when a country permits non-nationals from other nations to stay (reside) within its borders rather than “come and go” for visiting purposes. Immigrants, meaning those who migrate to another country through immigration, signifi

GAIN AN EDGE: The degree that keeps on helping

Imagine having completed your Information Technology (IT) Management degree two years ago, yet what you learned then still helps you solve issues today.

EDITORIAL: How work permits are helping this country move forward

RECENTLY Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis declared that something had to be done to decrease the “thousands” of work permits annually approved by the Immigration Department.

New roles fail to halt jobless rise

THE country’s unemployment rate has increased since November 2018 despite the addition of just over 2,300 jobs to the labour force.

INSIGHT: No more dangling carrots please, it’s time to deliver

THE general commentary after the prime minister’s first official address of the year last week was that it was underwhelming. It lacked detail of how Bahamians would truly benefit. Despite indicating a major focus of the government was economic growth and expansion, it felt like what we’ve always had from Dr Hubert Minnis’ administration – dangling of carrots for some point in the future.

PM takes questions from Exuma residents over investment

IN A small settlement in Exuma where jobs are scarce and people lack potable water, residents are optimistic about a multi-million dollar investment that could transform their quaint settlement into one of the country’s major hubs for tourism activity and business opportunities.

More than 170 graduate from training agency

MORE than 170 graduates from the National Training Agency located on Gladstone Road recently received their certificates in entry-level job training for the careers of their choice.

Baha Mar-style institute urged to boost workforce

The Bahamian private sector is being “seriously disadvantaged” by the workforce quality it is being presented with, an outspoken businessman yesterday suggesting this nation needs a leadership development institute similar to that created by Baha Mar.

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