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Pipe maker to hire 90 for $1m plant build-out

A NEWLY-created PVC pipe manufacturer has pledged to hire more than 90 persons for the construction of its $1m Grand Bahama plant that is due to be completed by September 2024.

IAN FERGUSON: Avoiding problems with workplace friendships

Having close friendships in the workplace can be beneficial for employee well-being and productivity. But there are also challenges that can arise when friends work together. These situations, and the potential risks, must be navigated with the utmost sensitivity. It is important to strike a balance between personal connections and professional boundaries to avoid potential conflicts and distractions.

The benefits and pitfalls of becoming an entrepreneur

Some people identify from an early age that they were meant to become an entrepreneur, while others find themselves starting a business due to life changes such as parenthood, retirement or losing a job.

Minister targets one-monthGB investment processing

The Minnis administration is “well on its way” to creating an investment unit dedicated to Grand Bahama, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Kwasi Thomson.During his Senate contribution on the 2017-2018 Budget, Kwasi Thompson said concerns over ‘the e

IAN FERGUSON: How to deal with disruptive workers

Every workplace and executive can attest to having at least one employee who continually gets under their skin, wreaking havoc in the office and undermining the authority of managers and leaders. Yet for a variety of reasons, these individuals - despite their errant ways - are protected and secure in their jobs. The truth is that such ‘difficult employees’ often come packaged in various forms.

Minnis slams Bahamas Power and Light over blackouts

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said the continued failures of Bahamas Power and Light cannot be forgiven or overlooked, stressing that scores of Bahamians are being forced to endure the company’s “terrible job” performance.

'Majority miss out on growth'

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis conceded yesterday that only a small group of Bahamians benefit from economic growth in the country, but assured citizens the government is addressing blockages that stifle job creation and perpetuate poverty.

Livable wage finding in minimum wage rethink

The National Tripartite Council’s chairman says recent University of the Bahamas (UoB) research on the livable wage had caused him to rethink his push for a minimum wage increase.

Grand Lucayan deal likely to be signed next month

THE sale of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama is expected to be made final when a Heads of Agreement is signed on March 2. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis made the announcement last night, while foreshadowing the creation of 2,000 to 3,000 jo

Union anger at change in Atlantis gratuities

THE hotel union’s president has accused Atlantis of trying to financially “break the backs” of employees after it decided to unilaterally change how gratuities are paid.

WE DID OUR BEST - NOW TRUST US: Minnis defends handling of crisis as Dahl-Regis to advise on vaccinations

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis last night defended his government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis - and announced that Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis will chair a consultative committee to advise the Ministry of Health on a vaccination plan.

UPDATED: 400 jobs to go at Memories

Sunwing pulls out after failing to reach deal with landlord

Hundreds of hotel workers will be made redundant at the Memories Resort in Grand Bahama after the hotel operator, Sunwing, and its landlord, Hutchison Whampoa, failed to reach an agreement over hurricane restoration at the beachfront resort in Lucaya.

DNA unveils overhaul plans for public service

THE Democratic National Alliance yesterday promised to overhaul the country’s public service sector if elected to office, highlighting the proposed abolition of the sector’s General Orders and a “strengthening” of the Public Service Commission as “vital” to establishing an “efficient” civil service.

‘Pay up’: students ignore loan plea

THE Education Loan Authority (ELA) is expected to resume loan services to students in the “not too distant future,” ELA Chairman Michael Foulkes disclosed yesterday, adding the entity has also commenced legal action in the Supreme Court against delinquent borrowers and guarantors to recover the more than $150m it is owed.

'Don't fire workers', web shops are urged

WITH the government’s new tax model for gaming house operators taking effect yesterday, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes over the weekend continued to plead with those operators that have threatened to lay off workers as a result, calling on them to be p

Omar Archer – govt ‘offered me a job’

OMAR Archer claimed yesterday he has been offered a high ranking job at the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation.

Panthers destroy Strykers 20-0

ALTHOUGH they were one of the two new teams in the New Providence Softball Association, the Hennessy Panthers made an initial statement with a 20-0 whitewashing of the Aliv Strykers.The Panthers, made up of a number of seasoned players in the league,

Minnis 'impressed' during tour of West End hotel site

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was very impressed with his tour on Friday of the former Ginn Development in West End, Grand Bahama, where the new investors plan to build a 120-room hotel and the first ever mega-yacht facility in The Bahamas.Dr Minni

EDITORIAL: It’s the economy which could keep Trump in the White House

AUGUST is political vacation time in North America and perhaps even more so in Europe. With the politicians out of time, commentators are able to devote some more attention to matters other than the increasingly seamy but nonetheless diverting circus that democratic politics has become.

EDITORIAL: Bully boy tactics and ‘hogwash’ denials

Government service in Western democracies is often coveted by citizens who seek a stable, secure position with a regular pay cheque and a sense of serving the greater good of the nation. Government service is also often reviled and ridiculed by those outside government who are supposed to be the clients of public servants.

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