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Grand Bahama still being battered by Dorian

FOR many residents on Grand Bahama, the destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian has only compounded the frustration of trying to make a living in an already anaemic economy that has not been able to fully recover from previous storms more than a decade ago.

WTO tariff cut fears for ‘40,000 Bahamian jobs’

Local contractors have voiced mixed reactions to fears that a WTO-induced 50 percent tariff rate cut on pre-fabricated buildings “puts 40,000 Bahamian construction jobs at risk”.

Gov't 'good faith' key to Brewery's 100-job growth

Sands Beer’s manufacturer yesterday said its planned $15 million growth strategy, which could more than double its workforce via the creation of “over 100” jobs in the next five-10 years, depends on the Government maintaining the ‘tax advantage’ it holds over its BISX-listed rival.

Bran backs tax hikes on 'toxic' gaming sector

The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) ex-leader has given his full backing to the web shop tax hikes, arguing that the industry has “been shown to be toxic” for Bahamian society.Branville McCartney, pictured, renewing his call for a national lotte

INSIGHT – Arrest, detention and deportation has not worked for 70 years. It’s time to stop the insanity and try something else

Haitians aren’t coming to take over. Those born in The Bahamas of Haitian parents, our Citizens in Waiting, are not either. They aren’t conspiring to steal our jobs, destroy our public services, or breed us out of existence. They do not want to make The Bahamas a colony of Haiti.

Public being ‘hoodwinked’ over Bimini expansion

SHADOW Minister for Labour Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday expressed “major concern” over Resorts World Bimini’s recent $450m investment to expand its project, claiming that such an expansion “does not help to grow the (local) economy of Bimini”.

Baha Mar: What now for the workers?

AS a legal battle continues in court over the future of the stalled Baha Mar resort, employees of the $3.5bn development yesterday explained how their lives have been affected by the ongoing deadlock, which has no end in sight.

Apprentices and the job market

COLLECTIVELY, we have been talking and hashing about youth unemployment for what seems like eons. It is recognised by all, even the crazy individual, that our basic educational structure is dysfunctional and barely working.

Brewery says 30-job expansion ‘big risk’

The Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company’s founder yesterday admitted he had taken “a big risk” with his latest multi-million dollar expansion phase, which has created 30 jobs since last year.

$170M RESORT PLAN IN EXUMA: Hundreds of jobs are expected in Torch Cay project

THE Davis Administration signed a heads of agreement yesterday with PMR Bahamas for the development of an upscale resort and residential community for Torch Cay on Exuma’s southern tip, with a $170m investment planned.

Alcohol destroying Bahamas

Bootlegging was the smuggling and selling of alcohol at exorbitant prices

FNM hurt by attack on Reckley

In a September 3, article entitled The Mysterious Disappearance of Urban Renewal in The Nassau Tribune, columnist Paco Nunez was highly critical of Grand Bahama Urban Renewal Assistant Director Michelle Reckley for refusing to speak with his newspaper's Freeport reporter about the progress of the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) highly touted social intervention programme in the nation's second city.

Saturday, May 5th

“Yinna can't stay vex for long when yinna realise that only in Nassau at election time...”

Contracts of 21 NIB staff to be ended

BRENSIL Rolle, State Minister for Public Service and National Insurance, confirmed yesterday that 21 workers at the National Insurance Board (NIB) are set to be terminated, as their contractual agreements will expire on Friday.

INSIGHT: Who turned off the lights in Maynard’s head?

BAHAMAS Electrical Utility Managerial Union (BEUMU) president Paul Maynard unleashed a fiery rebuke of the Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) management last week when execs at the utility company said they would be downsizing, effectively making 233 people redundant over an 18-month period.

Foulkes offers guarantee no Bahamian will lose job from bill

IN the face of criticism of the Commercial Enterprises Bill, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes “guaranteed” Bahamians that “not one single job” will be taken from them as a result of the law’s implementation. He also said the Progressive Liberal Party is

It ain't about the juice

Hidden deep in much of public debate around respectability is the erosion of rights. We like to blame ‘de juice’ for everything and that justifies people being ‘cut off’ for bad behaviour, especially when we can say they be ‘juicin’ in public. We are

Freeport 'game changer' must assess all options

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said “any option is worth considering” to re-open the Grand Lucayan given its status as Freeport’s “game changer”.Mick Holding acknowledged that with hundreds of jobs and businesses dependent

INSIGHT: This pill could end up being too bitter to swallow

FACED with the crumbling of an imminent sale of the Grand Lucayan, the government’s decision to purchase the resort has polarised the public. Some Bahamians have been very vocal in expressing their bewilderment via social media and on local radio talk shows. Concurrently, others have praised the government for its decision to purchase the beleaguered resort and save the jobs of those that would have been affected.

Students begin Doctors Hospital EMT course

Twenty promising Bahamians have embarked on a four-month course to become trained and certified emergency medical technicians and potentially land a guaranteed full-time job at Doctors Hospital.The group of 15 women and five men were chosen following

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