Labour’s flying probe on cruise island complaints
The Government’s labour director yesterday said he wants to “make a statement” that all workers in The Bahamas are protected by law regardless of nationality amid an investigation into a private cruise island.
AML Foods: No jobs lost from fire-ravaged stores
A BISX-listed food retail and franchise group yesterday confirmed that no jobs will be lost as a result of the huge blaze that devastated its two East-West Highway stores.
PM: ‘Days of Bahamians being development bystanders over’
The Prime Minister yesterday pledged “the days of Bahamians being observers to our own development are over” as ground was broken for a resort project billed as creating 500 total full-time and construction jobs.
NIB line staff secure double-digit increase
Unionised National Insurance Board (NIB) line staff yesterday secured double-digit salary and bonus increases via the signing of a five-year industrial agreement.
Water Corp still grappling with ransomware fall-out
The Water and Sewerage Corporation’s general manager yesterday said it is still “actively addressing” the impact from a ransomware cyber attack that occurred last month.
Mixed-use PI towers eye 104 full-time jobs
A Paradise Island project is planning to facilitate the creation of 104 jobs via a mixed-use development on the presently-vacant site opposite both Comfort Suites and the Atlantis employee parking lot.
Electronics merchants escape 45% hike from tariffs - for now
Bahamian electronics retailers were bracing for 45 percent price increases until Donald Trump - temporarily at least - exempted smart phones and laptops from punishing 145 percent tariffs on Chinese imports.
Bahamasair unveils new baggage fees
Bahamasair will today introduce a new baggage fee structure designed to balance keeping fares competitive with the delivery of high quality services.
New industrial agreement between union and NIB a ‘major step forward’
NATIONAL Insurance Board employees will receive adoption leave, hazardous pay, and significant salary and bonus increases under a new five-year industrial agreement hailed by officials as a landmark deal for public officers.
Henfield: Time for Minnis to move on
FREE National Movement Senator Darren Henfield says it’s time for former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to move on following the party’s decision to drop him as its Killarney candidate.
UTEB monitoring university accreditation process
THE president of the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas says the union is monitoring the University of The Bahamas’ accreditation process to ensure it does not undermine employment protections or previously accepted qualifications for faculty.
Haitian man jailed for sex assault of teen neighbour
A HAITIAN national was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after admitting to sexually assaulting his 16-year-old neighbour on Milton Street last week.
Man acquitted over death of infant daughter 12 years ago
NEARLY 12 years after his infant daughter died in Eleuthera, a man was acquitted of manslaughter this week in a case long delayed by court backlogs.
Two charged with attempted murder and possession of gun
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of shooting someone during a robbery earlier this month.
Man accused of causing death of motorcyclist last year
A 32-YEAR-OLD man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of causing the death of 19-year-old motorcyclist Elcott Ferguson in a traffic accident on Kemp Road last December.
Knowles stands by official autopsy result indicating tourist drowned
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles said yesterday the Royal Bahamas Police Force is standing by the official pathologist’s ruling that American tourist Dinari McAlmont drowned — even as the 23-year-old’s family rejects the finding and pushes for an independent investigation into what they call suspicious circumstances.
Munroe defends camera proposal for visitor safety
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe defended a proposal to outfit tourists and jet ski operators with body-worn cameras, insisting the measure would enhance safety and transparency in response to recent sexual assault cases involving jet ski rentals.
Five feared dead after suspected smuggling vessel capsizes
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) intends to increase its maritime presence in the Northern Bahamas following the tragic capsizing of a suspected smuggling vessel en route to Florida.
Blaze causes major damage to Solomon’s, Cost Right and government offices
A MASSIVE fire engulfed the Hyacinth Stuart Building and surrounding commercial properties yesterday, forcing evacuations, halting operations at major retailers, and disrupting the planned move-in of several key government departments.
PM: US drug probe may be entrapment
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday a major US drug trafficking case involving Bahamian law enforcement officers appears, on the surface, to involve entrapment.
