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Union says it may become official agent at ministry

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Educators Managerial Union could become the official bargaining agent for supervisors and managers at the Ministry of Education before the month is over, union representatives said yesterday. Speaking at

Minister says sorry for Junkanoo ticket difficulty

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg apologised to those who could not get premium tickets for the upcoming Boxing Day parade because of limited seating on Bay Street.

Union chief demandsa 'level playing field'

A trade union leader is urging the Government to lift the Employment Act’s redundancy cap, and demanding a “level playing field” for workers across the Bahamas.Obie Ferguson, the Trade Union Congress’s (TUC) president, told Tribune Business he suppor

DNA defends candidate over pictures with gun

THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) yesterday defended its Nassau Village candidate, after pictures of Mario Lockhart brandishing a handgun and posing with scantily-clad women went viral on social media over the weekend.

Men's national soccer team named for Nations League

THE Bahamas men’s national soccer team was named yesterday by the Bahamas Football Association to compete in a Nations League match against Antigua and Barbuda on October 12.“This squad changed slightly based on performances in the previous game in B

‘Hopeful’ that Junkanoo will have parade this year

THE chairman of the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence is “optimistic” and “hopeful” the cultural community will be able to hold “some sort of parade” this year.

Entertainers bring in a surprise lunch

LOCAL entertainers recently surprised staff at the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development and the Department of Social Services with lunch.

THE PRESS BOX: ‘Boogie wonderland’

WITH a three-month layoff still looming since the last time the Lakers last played, the major question in ‘Laker Land’ is whether they’ll be able to pick up where they left off.

Consumer watchdog seeking ‘more teeth’

The Consumer Protection Commission lacks sufficient enforcement teeth to “properly and effectively” address complaints against Bahamian businesses, a Cabinet minister has revealed.

Cooper attacks employment policy at Pointe

THE Pointe is one of the most egregious examples of this country failing to protect Bahamian employment in the construction sector, Progressive Liberal Party leader Chester Cooper said yesterday.The Heads of Agreement for the project was negotiated a

Injunction delay keeps strikers out

PUBLIC healthcare services remained limited to emergencies only for most of yesterday despite a court injunction ordering junior doctors back to work.

Woman who ran illegal hair supply store given $1,800 fine

A Jamaican woman who ran an illegal hair supply store which she advertised on social media was fined $1,800 yesterday.

Halson Moultrie confident political campaigning will remain amicable

FREE National Movement candidate for Nassau Village, Halson Moultrie, yesterday expressed confidence that political campaigning among opposing parties in his prospective constituency will remain amicable leading up to the general elections.

BAMSI accused 'told police fire was started by unpaid labourers'

A SENIOR police officer yesterday testified how the man accused of setting fire to a dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute initially told police the fire was started by one or more of the many unpaid labourers at the site

UB Mingoes fall to Broward, FNU

THE University of the Bahamas continued their march towards becoming a part of the NAIA and its Sun Conference this past weekend with another road tour into Florida.

Pledge to free ZNS from political manipulation

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pledged to transform ZNS from what was a “state propaganda machine under the last government” into a “properly functioning public broadcasting corporation” yesterday as he spoke at Government House during a swearing-in ceremony for parliamentary secretaries and government senators.

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