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Ocean Club employees facing ‘unrelenting battles’

EMPLOYEES at the One&Only Ocean Club said they are fighting “unrelenting battles” on two fronts – the worst management team staff at the Paradise Island resort have ever seen and an unsupportive union that has done little to ensure the working rights of members are being respected.

Joining forces for Freedom of Information

DECLARING the public’s right to know the public’s business, two organisations representing powerful interests and ethics convictions officially joined hands last week to urge passage of the much-touted and long-awaited Freedom of Information Act.

Bahamian actor stars in musical’s acclaimed run

THE acclaimed musical drama “The Golem of Havana”, which features Bahamian actor Ronald Alexander Peet, has enjoyed an extended run in Miami by popular demand.

Natural history conference to be held at College of the Bahamas

THE third Bahamas Natural History Conference - organised by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) every two years - will take place next month at the College of The Bahamas (COB) in Oakes Field.

38-year-old man dies after collapsing at Abaco party

A 38-year-old man from Green Turtle Cay died after collapsing at a party in Abaco on Friday night.

Man dies in midnight Freeport shooting

ONE MAN has died and two others are in serious condition in the Rand Memorial Hospital after two overnight shooting incidents in Grand Bahama, police have reported.

Jamaican Matthew Sewell granted bail in sex attack case

JAMAICAN Matthew Sewell was granted $6,500 bail by a magistrate yesterday ahead of his trial concerning the latest allegation of sexual assault brought against him in the past decade.

El Faro boiler parts had ‘deteriorated severely’, hearing told

AN inspection conducted on the boilers of a ship before it sank in Bahamian waters during a hurricane last fall found parts that had “deteriorated severely” or needed to be replaced, but company engineers believed it was still safe enough to set sail, testimony at a US Coast Guard hearing revealed on Friday.

Andre Rollins reportedly 'making rounds to secure support in Long Island'

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins arrived in Long Island on Friday where sources there said he was reportedly "making rounds in an attempt to garner the support of the party" to secure the constituency nomination.

FIREARM OFFENCES: Nearly 20 arrested in 24 hours

NEARLY 20 people have been arrested over a number of firearm related offences in the Bahamas in the last 24 hours, police said on Friday.

Police arrest man wanted for questioning in connection with rape

A MAN wanted for questioning over a rape matter was arrested by police in Grand Bahama on Friday afternoon.

Murder suspects 'reported police abuse on admission to prison'

TWO murder suspects alleging police brutality at their trial reported abuse on admission to the prison, a Supreme Court jury heard on Friday.

School children and staff raise funds with 'Red Nose Day'

CHILDREN and staff at Palmdale Primary School, Sandilands Primary School and St Anne’s School and were among those to put on red noses for the first ‘Red Nose Day’ in The Bahamas on Friday to help raise funds for the government’s National Lunch Programme, which provides lunch for many school students.

Cubans relieved after release; Mitchell announces investigation

TWO Cubans released from prison after they were unlawfully detained for nearly three years expressed relief on Friday as Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell announced that an investigation has been launched into why the Supreme Court was persuaded to free them.

Abaco woman, 86, seriously burned in house fire

AN elderly Abaco woman sustained serious burns to the body in a house fire on Thursday night and was airlifted to hospital in New Providence for medical treatment.

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