Move to cut job losses at Baker's Bay
WITH the unemployment rate expected to rise in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Labour Director John Pinder said yesterday the government is in talks with Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club to reduce the number of employees being let go.“Abaco is in really
Calsey Johnson, former diplomat and Senator, dies
FORMER diplomat and Senator Calsey Johnson died yesterday, prompting an outpouring of condolences. Former Prime Minister Perry Christie said news of Mr Johnson’s death left him deeply saddened. He remembered the former broadcaster as “a great patriot
Ambulances donated to hospital
THE National Emergency Medical Services’ ambulance fleet was boosted after the DemersBraun-Crestline group – an ambulance manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada — recently donated two ambulances to the Public Hospitals Authority. The donation brings t
Straw Market Authority 'heartless' for stall closures
“HEARTLESS and unjust” is what the Straw Business Persons Society is calling the “arbitrary” October 14 holiday closure of more than 190 stalls by the Straw Market Authority (SMA).In an open letter sent to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy P
Central Bank governor: 'The system needs time to recover'
CENTRAL Bank governor John Rolle said yesterday that banks should have comfortable amounts of capital to absorb losses from Abaco and Grand Bahama storm damage - but only “may” be able to withstand losses if a comparable storm was to hit New Providen
Baha Mar to host regional tourism event
Baha Mar is to a host major regional tourism event in January in conjunction with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).
Maynard: Only third world countries use BPL engines
Only third world countries use the type of engines used by Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), said Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard.Mr Maynard was responding to a video by BPL’s chief executive officer, Whitney Heastie, and an arti
Exuma chamber chief calls into question the 'exploitation' by government systems
THE president of the Exuma Chamber of Commerce, Pedro Rolle, has hit out “exploitation” from the system of governance in The Bahamas.Speaking at this year’s Exuma Outlook yesterday, Mr Rolle said: “For a number of years now, we’ve been proclaiming th
THE PRESS BOX: Cowboys get Bennett from Patriots for late-round pick
AS the NFL trade deadline rapidly approaches, the Dallas Cowboys made a move yesterday, acquiring three-time Pro Bowl DE Michael Bennett from the New England Patriots.
LEAVE THE PRESS ALONE, MR SPEAKER: MPs speak out on media attack and Assembly rules
GOVERNING party MPs called for a change to “archaic” parliamentary rules yesterday, with some expressing concern that the Minnis administration could be perceived as swaying toward the side of dictatorship and possible censorship of the country’s free press.
Atlantis death - suicide or murder?
THE older brother of a South African woman found hanged in a room at the Atlantis resort last year, yesterday urged a jury to find that his sister was murdered. He said the injuries found on her corpse did not point to a suicide.
Gay, straight - just why does it matter?
RESIDENTS are criticising the apparent hypocrisy of the Bahamas Christian Council for planning to host an anti-LGTBI rally yet turning a supposed blind eye to pressing national issues.
Volunteers’ permits - they should be free
AS the government defends its decision to mandate work permits for relief volunteers entering The Bahamas, a Haitian-Bahamian advocate has called the policy “sickening”, urging officials to immediately reverse it.
Woman pleads guilty to harbouring two Haitian nationals
A BAHAMIAN woman accused of harbouring undocumented migrants and six Haitian nationals were arraigned this week in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breach of the Immigration Act.Rossena Ulysse, 29, of Pearl Drive, appeared on Tuesday in Court Thre
Lawyer seeking readmission to the bar
A LAWYER, disbarred 18 years ago after $400,000 allegedly went missing from a client’s account, is seeking readmission to the roll of the Bahamas Bar Council. The council will hear Leon Smith’s application for restoration to the roll on October 30 a
DIANE PHILLIPS: Stuck in the spider’s web of the great credit card machine
If you ever want to waste a morning, try to cancel a credit card. In life, there are challenges and then there is the challenge of unwanting and ditching, whether online or by phone, a four-inch plastic card that holds the power of purchasing anything you want with an insertion, swipe or scan.
Hitmen stop the Truckers 7-0 to win NPSA title
THERE would be no backdoor sweep this year in the New Providence Softball Association’s men’s championship series.
NPBA Opening night on Saturday
THE New Providence Basketball Association will be back in action this weekend to tip off its 2019-20 season.
Time to find out which protocol takes precedence
Our new National Honours Awards or as they are being awarded The Bahamas Re-Run Awards........ there had to be more persons who had received Queen’s honours receiving the National awards to make it a joke ...... surely if a person has received their CMG-MBE-OBE or knighthood that’s enough awards as they came from the Monarch – Her Majesty the Queen of the Bahamas.
Christmas in October is no way to do business
Bahamas Paradise Cruises…Didn’t Government cancel the Nassau-US-Florida leg because of objection from the Chamber of Commerce and the detrimental effect the service was having?
