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Legislation ‘quickly’ to deal with land ruling
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said his office is looking to quickly pass legislation that will remedy the consequences of a new Privy Council ruling so the matter does not become a “vexing problem” for Bahamians.
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‘Bankrupt’ warning over PLP’s deal with unions
Private sector representatives yesterday warned that the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) deal with the two umbrella trade unions threatens to “bankrupt companies” if fully enacted post-general election.
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Cruise ship’s ‘arrest’ sparks $25m battle
A Bahamian shipping agent is fighting to overturn a $25m “default judgment” stemming from the earlier “arrest” of a major cruise ship that brings thousands of visitors to this nation annually.
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Rolle: We kept our promises
PUBLIC Service Minister Brensil Rolle maintained yesterday the government has lived up to its promises to the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) regarding the issue of increment pay outs after concerns were recently raised by the union.
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Finance officers’ sickout may affect staff payouts
THE government lost an estimated $7.5m in revenue after finance and accounting officers throughout the public service withdrew their services from Monday to Friday of last week in what the Ministry of Finance has called an illegal “coordinated sickout”.
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Electrical retailer in zoning clash with major developer
A major New Providence developer is objecting to an electrical retailer’s bid to rezone five acres it owns near Lyford Cay to commercial, which it argues will aid the property’s sale and fetch a higher purchase price.
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Bank back-up hits Cat Island after lockdown
A Cat Island business owner said it yesterday took three hours to conduct their financial business as residents descended on its only physical bank branch after being released from a three-week COVID lockdown.
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Unions fearing ‘chilling effect’ if orders extend
Trade union leaders yesterday warned that any extension of the COVID-19 Emergency Orders will have “a chilling effect” on the Bahamian workforce with 60 percent of hotel union members still furloughed.
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Deduction row leads to ZNS walkout
STAFF at the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas walked off the job yesterday to protest a breach of their industrial agreement with medical benefit contributions being taken out of their salaries without permission.
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Employers set March 12 deadline on furloughs
EMPLOYERS with workers currently furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic have until March 2022 to decide their fate, according to Press Secretary Clint Watson yesterday.
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Tech bubble or opportunity?
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Numerous stocks from the technology sector have recently been hit hard. Is the Opportunity there now to buy or leave it alone?
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Are we all the same?
I knew a gentleman many years ago who spoke volumes to me as a young man, some the truth and a lot of bravado also. I was apprenticing for a machinist and he was one of my foremen. Paul was from Italy, and had worked for my dad’s firm for over twenty years. His conversations were like a Margaret Atwood novel, long, precise and often long winded, until finally a bead of truth appeared that was relevant to you the reader.
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‘Quite a bit of Atlantis workers’ remain furloughed
BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union president Darrin Woods says “quite a bit” of Atlantis workers remain furloughed, adding they continue to hang in the balance for word on what the hotel intends to do with the end to the COVID-19 Emergency Powers Orders.
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EDITORIAL: The cost of those PLP promises to the unions
PROMISES, promises. It’s election time, and that means that candidates are making their pledges to would-be voters in hopes of winning their support.
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WORLD VIEW: In praise of a black Caribbean woman
CARICOM should be proud of the success of a Caribbean woman who was at the centre of the effort to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Wells asks his aides to forego payment
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said he has asked his driver and personal assistant to return the $1,158.40 the government gave them in honorarium payments as a sickout persisted among some 300 healthcare workers in New Providence and Grand Bahama for a fifth day yesterday.
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Compass Point in May, 2022 close
Compass Point’s owner has confirmed the iconic western New Providence resort will close on May 3, 2022, and that the travel industry has been informed amid his ongoing regulatory impasse with the government.
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Gov’t told: ‘Rubber stamp’ fish poaching crackdown
The Davis administration was yesterday urged to “endorse and rubber stamp” the international initiative to stamp out fisheries poaching in Bahamian waters, as one fisherman warned: “We must take action now”.
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Major overtime pay win for employees
A minimum wage security guard has been awarded nearly $11,000 after the Industrial Tribunal ruled that companies and their employees “cannot lawfully contract out” of paying overtime rates.
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MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players' association voted to accept management's offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7.
