September 4, 2014
Glenys Hanna Martin
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Unified bus system pilot ‘by the end of the year’
THE government is “hoping” to roll out a “prototype” for a unified busing system by the end of the year, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding that this is the furthest the government has got in its decade-long quest for jitney industry reform.
Minister raises concern about drivers going too fast, too drunk
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said she is “concerned” about the roles “speeding and alcohol” may have played in the deaths of “several young persons” in the last 20 days.
Four survive small plane crash
FOUR men are lucky to be alive after the small six-seater plane they were on crashed in waters near Chub Cay in the Berry Islands on Monday morning.
Flight diverted - because air traffic controller went home
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday accused members of the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union of “strong arming” aviation officials after an international flight to Grand Bahama was diverted to the Lynden Pindling International Airport amid disputes about overtime pay.
Ministry seeks meeting with Air Traffic Controllers Union amid overtime row
MINISTRY of Transport and Aviation officials have requested a meeting with members of the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union, along with representatives from two other government departments with the object of brokering “fairness and industrial harmony” amidst continuing disputes about overtime pay.
Deal aims to improve air links with China
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday formally signed a memorandum of understanding on an air services agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Ministers get their final grades in Cabinet Report
EVEN if a minister has received a pass grade during these three weeks of the Cabinet Report, note that I will be watching closely and therefore they could either improve or be on a downgrade watch.
Minister: It may take months to find crash answers
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday that it could take several months before the investigations into the Learjet 36 crash in Grand Bahama, which claimed the lives of prominent pastor Dr Myles Munroe, his wife, and seven others, is completed.
Minister seeks to resolve taxi row
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says officials are working to prevent a repeat of the tense demonstration that took place between taxi drivers and tour company workers on Bay Street on Monday.
Govt suspects ship dumped oil that washed up on beach
THE government suspects that oil found on Adelaide Beach last week was dumped from a passing ship and not a leak from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, Aviation and Transport Minister Glenys Hanna Martin told the House of Assembly.
Inspection of radar station at airport after health concerns
THE Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) station at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) is undergoing inspection by technicians from the Department of Environmental Health after concerns were raised recently about the health and safety of air traffic controllers working in the building.
Minister rejects claims of victimisation
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin yesterday called allegations of two employees being “victimised” by the Department of Civil Aviation made by Bahamas Air Traffic Controller’s Union President Lashan Gray “reckless, irresponsible and possibly defamatory”.
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