Nurses union president repeats appeal for timely overtime payment
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams on Friday repeated her appeal to the Public Hospital Authority for the consistent and timely payment of overtime each month.
Two PMH procedures cancelled after machines malfunction
TWO procedures at Princess Margaret Hospital had to be cancelled last week when the hospital’s two functioning autoclave machines temporarily ceased to function, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said Friday.
PM opens high school forum and exhibition in GB
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis declared that “Grand Bahama is once again on the move” and that “ big plans are in motion” for the sale of the Grand Lucayan and redevelopment of Freeport Harbour.
Traffic to be detoured due to roadworks
THE Ministry of Public Works/Bahamix has scheduled milling and paving works for Gibbs and Ross Corners from 9 pm to 2 pm, Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, April 8, for 10 working days.
Fred Smith voices concerns over new immigration bill provision
Attorney Fred Smith, QC, is opposed to a provision in a new immigration bill that would prevent people born in the Bahamas to non-Bahamians from becoming citizens if they are 19 and older.
Former PM Ingraham heads Commonwealth group to Belize
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is now in Belize where he heads a 10-member Commonwealth Observer Group to observe the April 10 referendum to decide the territorial claims between Belize and Guatemala.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Slam dunk! Here are six things we could have done with $1.2m
WHILE I read Tribune Business Editor Neil Hartnell’s column, revealing the sobering fact, that Bahamian taxpayers paid $1.2m to global sporting and entertainment giant -US-based, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). And got nothing, nada, zilch, zero in return, I was dumbfounded.
Confusion over how tuition fees will work
CONFUSION is still swirling over how the University of the Bahamas’ recently announced tuition and fee increases will be reconciled with the government’s long-promised vow that tuition for fall 2019 would be free for all students who meet certain criteria.
Bill changes nothing, says Mitchell
THE Minnis administration’s proposed Nationality and Immigration Bill does not change how Bahamian men and women transfer citizenship to their children, Progressive Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell said yesterday.
48-year-old denies he was planning to sell marijuana
A 48-year-old man yesterday denied allegations he was caught with over $100,000 worth of drugs he planned to sell.
We’ll be good together, says Carnival chief
A Carnival Corporation executive believes the proposed purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort and redevelopment of Freeport Harbour by a rival cruise line would be “a good thing” for Grand Bahama.
‘Call out’ public sector on multi-million waste
Governance reformers yesterday demanded that the public sector be “called out” over its multi-million dollar waste and inefficiency, and warned: “Audits don’t make it go away.”
Couple’s killer appeals verdict
A MAN convicted of executing a married couple in Grand Bahama four years ago after he tried to rob the husband of $2m has launched an appeal.
‘We don’t need any new rules’
A prominent Jamaican businessman yesterday called on the government to “stick to the constitution”, saying previous attempts at immigration policy reform have been devastating to migrant communities and their children.
Sports agency broke finance regulations
DURING his audit of the National Sports Authority, Auditor General Terrance Bastian concluded the organisation’s accounting practices did not fully comply with regulations and weaknesses were apparent.
Foulkes tries to calm the waters
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes has called for cooler heads to prevail in the Water and Sewerage dispute, telling reporters yesterday that he is “cautiously optimistic” that both sides could negotiate a resolution in the coming weeks.
SARKIS SCORES COURT VICTORY: CCA loses bid to stop US legal action
Baha Mar's original developer yesterday won a second legal victory against the project's main contractor to reignite his $2.25bn fraud and breach of contract lawsuit.
DIANE PHILLIPS: We're selling ourselves cheap and it's got to stop
Once the avenue of luxury shopping dreams, today’s Bay Street is more accurately the ageing T-shirt capital of The Bahamas. All is far from lost.
Seven cancer organisations to share $90,000 donation
SEVEN cancer organisations will be able to provide free services to even more patients thanks to a recent $90,000 donation from CIBC FirstCaribbean.
300 child abuse cases reported in Grand Bahama
SOME 300 child abuse cases were reported in the past five years in Grand Bahama, Paula Marshall, assistant director of Social Services, revealed on Thursday as the department announced plans for Child Protection Month.
