Managers split $4m in Grand Lucayan payout
Managers at the Grand Lucayan Resort received in excess of $4million in voluntary separation pay out on Thursday, ending a long and bitter negotiations between the union and the government.
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister calls for election of St Vincent and the Grenadines to UN Security Council
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has called on global governments to support the election on June 7 of St Vincent and the Grenadines to the Security Council of the United Nations.
Pintard defends budget increase for BAMSI
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard defended the 2019/2020 budget increase for the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) noting the institution's purpose is to conduct research.
Protest calls for action against sex abuse
ADVOCATES and survivors marched to Rawson Square on Thursday morning to protest against child molestation, incest and sexual abuse in The Bahamas.
'Anti-hacking' measures enforced to keep pilots to rules
TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said several “anti-hacking” measures have been enforced by the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority to ensure pilots follow regulations.
$699m VAT collection lower than expected
THE Minnis administration collected $699.3m in value added tax in the 2018/2019 fiscal year, a 21.5 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, according to Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday.
Need for more divers to be met by training
MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard yesterday issued a call for all young Bahamians interested in a diving career to contact his ministry.
'Outdated price control fails to offer healthy food'
PRICE control is a failed and outdated social policy that artificially lowers the cost of select foods while driving up costs on other healthier options, according to AML Foods Vice President Marketing & Communications Renea Bastian.
Pintard defends extra funding for consultants
MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard yesterday defended the 2019/2020 budget increase for consultancy agencies, domestic and international travel and the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC).
Parliament cell phone ban after protest goes viral
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie has ruled that visitors will be prohibited from carrying cell phones into the gallery after videos of a disturbance in Parliament last week went viral on social media.
Police hunt suspects after series of armed robberies
POLICE on New Providence and Grand Bahama are searching for the suspects behind several armed robberies that occurred on Tuesday.
Man who killed woman on porch has appeal rejected
A MAN has failed at appealing his 15-year sentence for trying to kill a woman as she sat on a porch five years ago.
Carnival clears land for EIA
CARNIVAL Corporation has started initial land clearing work at East Grand Bahama in preparation of conducting an environmental impact assessment study for construction of its proposed $100m cruise port on Grand Bahama.
Moree to take up post on June 12
THE Cabinet Office has announced that Brian Moree, QC, will take his position as the country’s newest chief justice on June 12.
'Don't be deterred by failures', Turnquest urges graduates
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest told some 60 graduates of the University of The Bahamas North in Grand Bahama not to be deterred or derailed by challenges and failures, but to take control of their destiny and embrace the opportunities in front of them.
