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Offering support to Dr Minnis

There seems to be a whole lot of concern about the leadership style of the Hon. Dr. Hubert A. Minnis

Wells defends decision over Urban Renewal contracts

PARLIAMENTARY Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Urban Development Renward Wells has weighed in on the ongoing criticism of the government's decision not to renew the contracts of 80 Urban Renewal employees.

Parties claim to have made ground as polls close

OFFICIAL polling has stopped in the 2012 General Election with all parties claiming they have made ground across the island.

Artists focus on brotherhood

IN what is turning out to be a promising mentorship project, the Public Treasury Art Programme is staging an exhibition entitled ‘Nurturing Brotherhood’.

KFCs closed in union row

KFCs closed in union row By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net KFC Nassau outlets were closed yesterday until further notice as outraged employees staged a sit-down protest over the cancellation of its voluntary union recog

Buccaneers take the gold in soccer

New Providence sweeps both divisions in 6th Bahamas Games

The New Providence Buccaneers continue to steamroll the competition in the various sporting disciplines with soccer being the latest in the Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games.

Loretta in deep water

LORETTA Butler-Turner steps into very deep water when she compares her political career and that of Hubert Alexander Ingraham.

Hotels should not ignore local talent

I was not surprised at all by the comments of the director of labour regarding unemployment and the expatriates working in the hotels.

Coach: 'We are looking forward to a good fight'

After losing 3-0 in their opening game of the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying tournament to St Lucia last month, Antigua and Barbuda is in town, hoping to take their frustration out on the Bahamas.The Bahamas, coming off a 4-0 loss to Belize last

Unemployment back to 'single digits' by 2022

The government’s top labour official is projecting that various “anchor projects” will return The Bahamas’ jobless rate to “single digit” levels by the end of 2022. John Pinder, the director of labour, told Tribune Business that multiple development

‘Over 2,000’ Atlantis staff still on furlough

A Cabinet minister said some 2,000-3,000 Atlantis staff remain on furlough following yesterday’s termination of 700 workers, with no sign that other resorts plan to follow suit.

EDITORIAL: In the shadow of Stalin and Chairman Mao?

FRED Smith, QC, certainly knows how to catch attention. In his latest collision with the government over shanty towns, he compares government policy to that of Stalin. Asked to tone it down by the court, he offered an alternative of Mao Zedong in China, whose cultural revolution “destroyed the homes of 20 million people”.

BTVI ‘trying to silence workers’ claims union

DANIEL Thompson, president of the Union of Tertiary Educators of the Bahamas, yesterday accused Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute and the government of trying to silence workers who have voiced their concerns about the school’s “inefficiencies”.

Where is your heart and soul?

Recent events and statements by senior FNM ministers and Chairmen suggest that the administration is trying its level best to lose the next general elections.

Claims that BTVI intimidating workers over union

THE Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas has accused the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute’s administration of using intimidating tactics to discourage workers from becoming members of the union.

Union calms members over Atlantis concerns

The hotel union yesterday sought to calm its Atlantis members by saying it has not been approached by the resort over permanent terminations or severance packages less than the legal minimum.

‘Time is very short’ until the election bell is rung

WHILE much of the country waits in anticipation for Prime Minister Perry Christie to “ring the bell” indicating the date for the 2017 election, yesterday he hinted that “time is very short” until voters head to the polls.

BPL fraud: Two face $2m charges

A FORMER Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) employee and an attorney were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday over allegations they collectively defrauded the electricity provider of close to $2m over a four-month span.

Smith: Bethel wrong on illegal Oban deal

THE Oban Energies Heads of Agreement is “illegal,” attorney Fred Smith said yesterday. His comment followed Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd’s admission that the Minnis administration did not follow the law with the HOA was contradicted by Attorney

PLP Chairman: Foulkes may have to fight his own party over shanty towns

THE government’s proposed census of shanty town communities could be slowed by persons within the Minnis administration, according to Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Senator Fred Mitchell, who on Friday suggested the promises made by the government before the 2017 election could limit its “political will.”

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