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By car or by bike, they came for a helping hand

MARC Johnson had to borrow his brother’s bicycle in order to join the line and collect a box at the IL Cares Foundation’s drive through food drive yesterday.

Chamber director disagrees over severance payout call

A Chamber of Commerce director says he disagrees with the director of labour's call for some employers to pay furloughed workers full severance packages over fears they will not find new jobs.

Man claims employer won’t let him work after he completed quarantine

A MAN who has been cleared by the Ministry of Health to leave quarantine after contracting COVID-19 on his job says his livelihood is being threatened because his employer will not allow him to return to work.

Foulkes: Deputy PM right on jobs

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest was correct in his suggestion that the country’s next unemployment survey will show an increase in joblessness, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.

FNM Chairman hits back at PLP 'reality TV show'

FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer has blasted Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis, Chairman Fred Mitchell and South Andros MP Picewell Forbes for their recent critiques of the Minnis administration.In a statement released

New digital banking to cost jobs

THE announced discontinuation of many of Royal Bank of Canada’s in house services in a push to become more digital could signal similar actions by other banks in the country, raising concerns that more Bahamians may soon be unemployed, Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry Brent Symonette told The Tribune.

Managing the cycle of worker progress

MANY leaders and managers agree that the most effective way to increase productivity and efficiency is to ensure performance management instruments are being used effectively in their companies. At its most basic, performance management is an ongoing

Calls for Lighthouse Point to be protected from commercial development

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are calling for the entire 700-acre peninsula comprising the area known as Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera to be protected from commercial development.

How to keep firms and workers viable

The largest, and most immediate, economic disrupter for The Bahamas and the world as a result of COVID-19 is the loss of employment for so many. Reports estimate that over 50 million jobs could be lost in the US alone. With 64 percent of Bahamian gr

Dames’ delight at suspects arrest

“IT’S a job well done,” National Security Minister Marvin Dames said of the police force’s arrest of two women in relation to a spate of child abduction incidents that tormented New Providence for weeks.

Recidivism rates still far too high, says BDCS acting commissioner

OVER the past few years, the recidivism rate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services has been at an “unacceptable” high, BDCS acting Commissioner Charles Murphy said yesterday.However, Commissioner Murphy could not give an exact figure on

Campbell criticises layoffs of Urban Renewal staff

FORMER Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday condemned the government’s decision to lay off several employees from Urban Renewal in what he described as a “political” act.

PM’s promise - I’ll deliver on jobs

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis promised an aggressive job growth agenda last night during his first national address of the year.

Only two-thirds of fired staff reapply to work at Sandals

ONLY two-thirds of the more than 600 employees who were terminated by Sandals Royal Bahamian in August reapplied to work at the hotel, with a resort official saying the severance payout from the surprise terminations “opened up opportunities” for former staff members.

EDITORIAL: ‘Brave’ Davis’ ‘witch-hunt’ claim

IN the House of Assembly, former deputy prime minister Philip “Brave” Davis, who now leads an Opposition of three, seemed to have left his memory at the door when he entered the chamber last week.

Unemployment falls to 11.6%

THE unemployment rate between October 24-30 was 11.6 per cent, a 1.1 per cent decline from May, the previous time the Department of Statistics conducted their Labour Force Survey, officials announced yesterday.

FNM leader calls for police action

FNM leader Hubert Minnis yesterday called for the immediate closure of illegal gambling and lottery operations, as law enforcement have more than enough justification to take action.

CHAMBER VOICE: Maximising intern benefits for us all

As we near the summer months and our high school and college students prepare to take their breaks, the market place will soon be flooded with youngsters vying for summer internships and employment.

'Thousands of jobs' via high-tech school plan

The owners of the former Bacardi plant are in talks with another investor group about establishing a “technical school for high-end IT services” at the southern New Providence site, a move that was yesterday billed as potentially creating “thousands of Bahamian jobs”.

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