NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A comprehensive five-year industrial agreement for some 39 managerial and supervisory employees at Kentucky Fried Chicken was signed on Wednesday. “We have completed and executed an industrial agreement and it is very comprehensive. It entails basically all of the terms and conditions for the managerial and supervisory employees at Restaurant Bahamas,” said […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands on Tuesday refuted the contents of a memo that was reportedly circulating over the weekend, which asserted that Princess Margaret Hospital employees who had worked overtime during the month of December will not be paid for those extra hours. Speaking to reporters before heading to the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – In a statement released yesterday, Bahamasair advised all passengers travelling to and from its Miami Station that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Screening Check Point at Concourse G has resumed normal operations, effective immediately. However, Bahamasair still encourages its passengers travelling in either direction to ensure that they arrive at least three […]
Nominees for contractor’s board passed on to Minister of Works NASSAU, BAHAMAS – While the nominees of those persons who will comprise a Construction Contractors Board have been passed on to the Minister of Works for approval, Ministry of Works Registrar Omar Archer stressed that once the board is formalized, foreign contractors will not […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has hired an international economic analysis firm, Oxford Economics, to produce an independent report on the pros and cons of The Bahamas joining the World Trade Organization (WTO). The independent study will provide the BCCEC with fact-based information concerning whether or not joining […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Officials at the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) are seeking proponents to design, finance, construct and operate an on-site hotel at Lynden Pindling International Airport. On Monday, January 21, the company will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) document outlining details required to bid on the proposed airport hotel project. Final proposal submissions […]
Gibson says 50 to 120 people will be a part of this process NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Scores of employees at the Water & Sewerage Corporation (W&SC) will find themselves on the unemployment line real soon as the government entity is expected to offer a number of voluntary separation packages (VSEPs) in the coming weeks, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Obie Ferguson said yesterday that while he expects the government and the Grand Lucayan’s board to make good on their commitment to be fair to the employees of the resort with the voluntary separation packages (VSEPs), the disbursement of those funds has been delayed. Ferguson said, however, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) contract with Shell North America to construct a new generation and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at Clifton Pier represents a long-term “slave arrangement” for the Bahamian people, according to businessman Ethric Bowe. Instead, Bowe said The Bahamas should be pushing toward total solarization. “Right now, everybody […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Although the Baha Mar resort is considered the “new kid on the block,” in the hotel industry; the multi-million-dollar development, with three different brands in its portfolio, finished 2018 with occupancy at 100 per cent. Graeme Davis, President of Baha Mar, asserted that the hotel’s $25 million marketing campaign is to thank […]
Govt. hopes to sell resort in the first quarter of 2019 NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis said the government’s pronouncement that it could operate the Grand Lucayan Resort at a profit before its resale is not grounded in evidence and appears to be more “wishing thinking” on the part of the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Port of Nassau is one of the largest cruise ports in the world, however, there is little spent by stop-over visitors. Downtown retailers, however, are hoping this will be a thing of the past once the government approves a new company to renovate and manage the port. “I think what’s so […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Michael Scott, the Grand Lucayan’s chairman, said yesterday that the resort’s board is awaiting Cabinet sign-off to conclude the voluntary separation packages (VSEPs) offer for the more than 200 employees who have applied. “The matter is with Cabinet,” he said when contacted. “We’re waiting for the final approval so we can pay […]
The Cabinet Office wishes to advise the general public that Wednesday, December 26, 2018, and Tuesday, January 1, 2019, will be observed as Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. As a result, stores wishing to do so may open for business on these holidays during normal business hours. Employers are to note, however, that employees […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has donated $10,000 to the Nassau Night Market. This initiative, which is the brainchild of Bahamian entrepreneur, Brandon Kemp, is a weekly activity held on Saturday nights at Market Slope near the World-Famous Straw Market. From 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., up […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., (RCCL) executives confirmed on Thursday that the international cruise company made good on its promise to provide 200 job opportunities for Bahamians. “We committed last year to the government that we would hire 200 people per year for our positions and today we have just passed the 200 […]
Exercise to be completed before the end of the year NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest yesterday revealed that the government’s special purpose vehicle (SPV) will disburse more than $5 million as part of it voluntary separation packages (VSEPs) to Grand Lucayan employees before the end of the […]
While the increase of value-added tax (VAT) pinched the pockets of taxpayers in July; the arrival of the holidays has spurred shoppers to increase spending, according to a number of local store owners. Godwin Butler, partner at Milo Butler & Sons, said yesterday that he has not observed a drop-off in sales this season and […]
