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Bid to resolve dispute over Melia gratuities

THE Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union is expected to meet with the government and Meliá Nassau Beach Resort officials tomorrow over a dispute involving the 15 per cent gratuity enjoyed by hotel employees.

Xtasy Band launches

IF YOU are excited about Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival in May 2015, but have not yet decided on a group to hit the streets and dance with during the Road March, you may just want to take a closer look at the Xtasy Band.

$1m survey shows level of poverty faced by young

SOCIAL Services Minister Melanie Griffin yesterday expressed concern about youth under the age of 20 who remain the poorest demographic in the country at nearly 18.8 per cent, according to a recent Household Expenditure Survey.

Tolerating bad staff undermines business

We have seemingly developed a culture of allowing major workplace infractions to go unresolved without consequences for those responsible.

NIB inspectors appointed in bid to increase compliance

By NICO SCAVELLA

Tourism product is out of date

EDITOR, The Tribune

Attacks on journalists are attacks on free speech

ON Wednesday, the world was shocked and appalled by the deplorable attacks at the Paris office of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Twelve men and women were murdered for expressing their freedom of speech. Sadly, it is not an isolated incident.

SAC completes clean sweep of BAISS softball championships

Saint Augustine’s College completed a clean sweep of the four BAISS softball championships as the senior boys crushed Nassau Christian Academy Crusaders 32-5 in four innings and the junior girls outlasted the St Andrew’s Hurricanes 8-4 in yesterday’s deciding third games at Freedom Farm.

BRANVILLE MCCARTNEY: OUR FIRST ACTION WILL BE TO HANG ANYONE CONVICTED OF MURDER

DNA Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday if his party is elected to office, its first course of action would be to “immediately hang anyone who is convicted of murder”.

Take up arms and steel yourself for spiritual warfare

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

Families 'destroyed' by poverty

CITIZENS For Justice claim that families are being destroyed as a result of increasing poverty and have called on the government to address the high cost of living and of doing business in the Bahamas to avoid unemployment.

Cable and Wireless 'investing heavily' in BTC

PHIL Bentley, CEO of Cable and Wireless, says the company is investing “heavily” in Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to improve its mobile reliability in the Bahamas.

The celebrity within your financial reach

When I was a child, I thought that if you owned a business you were automatically rich. And that if you appeared in the newspaper or television for something good, you were automatically famous and rich.

Ambassadorial appointments being considered for China, India and Brazil

PRIME Minister Perry Christie is considering ambassador appointments to China, India and Brazil, The Tribune understands.

Deals signed to tackle Haiti migration

GOVERNMENT leaders yesterday declared historic progress on combatting irregular migration with the signing of three agreements with the Republic of Haiti.

Mitchell defends bishop named in connection with investment fund

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday said it was unfair the late Bishop Solomon Humes had become “unfairly mixed up” in the international scandal wrought by the Panama Papers.

FNM leader: Corruption endemic in The Bahamas

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday declared that corruption was endemic in Bahamian society in response to a newly released report by the US State Department that said the government had been ineffective at policing officials.

‘Nothing left’ for Long Island’s departed 10 per cent

A Long Island businessman yesterday estimated that 10 per cent of the island’s population had migrated to either New Providence or Freeport in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, and while some wanted to return “there is nothing to come back to”.

Darrell Sears Showcase highlights our best talent

THE Darrell Sears Showcase continues to be a staple on the Bahamas’ basketball calendar and gains recognition by showcasing the best talent the country has to offer.

Christie must go after failed vote

Following the second rejection in three years of the government’s direct proposals by the people of The Bahamas, Mr Christie MUST resign.

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