| The Tribune

City Markets job fear

TENSIONS remain high as 400 City Market employees are still unsure about the future of their jobs. According to Rosalie McKenzie, Bahamas Commercial Stores, Supermarkets and Warehouse Workers Union (BCSWWU) administrator, as talk persists of the impending closure of City Market's four remaining stores, employees are worried they will be left without compensation - especially as some of them have not been paid for three weeks.

Zonta training for unemployed women gets unprecedented interest

The Zonta Club of New Providence (ZCNP) has gotten an unprecedented amount of applications for its fourth annual workforce readiness programme dedicated to unemployed women, receiving nearly 100 submissions for the three-week job training initiative.

Straight to the Point ...

LIGHTHOUSE Point. So much of what I read is emotion ... are there any facts?

‘I just want a job so I can get off the street’

FOR the last several days, 48-year-old Tharon Bethel has slept on a small piece of cardboard on the stoop of a Shirley Street liquor store.

Jobs fair at gym tomorrow

THE Department of Labour in conjunction with the Ministry of Labour will be hosting a construction job fair tomorrow at the Kendal Isaacs Gym.

‘They beat me because I had a job’

A HAITIAN man whose rough arrest was captured in a viral video has alleged that an immigration officer told him he was beaten because he has a job at BTC when many Bahamians can’t find employment.

Bell: We’re trying to get Bahamians back to work

AS the country continues its economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Immigration and Labour Minister Keith Bell said his ministry is working on several key initiatives to get more Bahamians back to work.

New owners launch Walker’s Cay clean-up

AMERICAN philanthropist and businessman Carl Allen, and his wife, Gigi, the new owners of Walker’s Cay, are in the process of cleaning up the island as the beginning of phase one of the redevelopment project to return the northernmost cay to its former glory.

'We want to ensure women are treated equally in the work place and that there is equal pay'

AFTER recent labour statistics showed that women were more likely to be unemployed than men despite higher education levels, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said his ministry is concerned about the issue.

Mobile provider NewCo provides 30 new jobs for Grand Bahama

NEWCO opened its new administrative office and call centre in Freeport on Friday, providing 30 new jobs for Bahamians in Grand Bahama.

Eleuthera 'to benefit' from multi-million dollar projects

ELEUTHERA is primed for a significant economic boost from four multi-million dollar projects, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday, insisting that the island has “endured hardship and neglect for so long”.

52-week job scheme closes

MINISTER of state for finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday that the government is continuing its audit of the former government’s 52-week job readiness and training initiative, despite shutting the programme down.

First graduation from training agency

THE National Training Agency’s first group of skills training interns were graduated yesterday as stakeholders pin early successes on increased private sector partnership.

Dancing while Rome burns

As two thousand more Bahamians joined the multitude of the unemployed, Prime Minister Christie in his inimitable way expounded on his understanding of democracy by deriding any and all challengers for his own job position.

OLD BAHAMA BAY TO CLOSE

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Old Bahama Bay resort in West End will reportedly close by the end of the week, leaving more than a dozen persons out of a job. According to a source, the resort is e

PM tells United Nations of need to develop skills and generate jobs

PRIME Minister Christie addressed the United Nation’s 2015 Integrated Segment Economic and Social Council in New York yesterday.

FNM deputy leader fears for poor over new taxes

Any further tax increases will have “an undesirable effect” on the most vulnerable segments of Bahamian society, the FNM’s deputy leader has warned.

Jobs concerns for $1.6bn National Insurance fund

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said the Government is “working hard” to sustain the financial services industry, given the threats posed by correspondent banking ‘de-risking’ and other initiatives.

Andros initiative set to create up to 700 jobs

A former Chamber of Commerce chief executive yesterday said 700-plus jobs are forecast to ultimately be created after Andros' community-based Tourism Cluster Development Programme launches on June 29-30

CUSTOMS WALK OFF THE JOB

CHAOS erupted at the Lynden Pindling International Airport last night after Customs and Immigration officials walked off the job at 5pm, citing General Orders. According to Sloane Smith, the acting president of the Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied

All results / Stories

Sort By

Date

Authors