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“How are workers going to survive? You’re looking at 20 months that those employees would be out of work” TUC and affiliates to hold meeting on union engagement and question of mandatory vaccinations today NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A prominent trade union leader yesterday slammed as “absolutely incredible” Sandals Resort International’s decision to push the reopening of its Royal Bahamian resort...

Artist “hurt” that no one consulted him before removing his work “We cannot cling to the notion of ‘foreign is better’ and pass it down through our culture” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian artist on Grand Bahama said his mural was taken down without his knowledge because it was deemed "racist". The mural, entitled "Mismanaged Culture", is part of the...

BIMINI, BAHAMAS — A 59-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were the sole passengers of a plane that crashed in shallow waters in South Bimini on Friday, according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA). The Piper Navajo PA-31 that crashed in waters off Bimini on Friday, April 16, 2021. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Bimini International Airport...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — To meet the challenges that lie ahead, top business executives will need to accelerate digital transformation and workforce upskilling while sharpening productivity, according to a senior accountant. Prince Rahming, territory leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Bahamas, noted in PwC’s 24th Annual Global CEO Survey: “To take on tomorrow, CEOs will need to accelerate digital transformation and workforce upskilling as...

Six men murdered on Jerome Avenue were shot two hours after the release from custody NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said yesterday that the six men who were killed in a mass shooting on Jerome Avenue on Thursday were released from police custody after another man, who was detained along with them over a firearm, confessed that...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged criminals to think about their country and its future and resist a life of crime in the aftermath of the massacre of six men on Jerome Avenue on Thursday. A woman and a two-year-old girl were also shot during the incident. Asked about the shooting, Minnis said one murder is cause...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) President Darrin Woods said yesterday that if the government seeks to introduce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in The Bahamas it ought to be prepared for a “faceoff” as he condemned restaurants and other private sector employers who have sought to introduce the practice. “We stand behind the point...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Two community activists today called for authorities to take a stand to address the long-standing issue of gang violence in the country. Their comments follow the Jerome Avenue Massacre, which police speculate was due to gang violence. The blood bath claimed the life of six and left two in hospital. In a press conference, Police Commissioner Paul...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — AML Foods Limited yesterday entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Exuma Markets Limited, situated in Georgetown, Exuma. The transaction, which is subject to due diligence, is expected to close on May 29, 2021. The final purchase price will be determined based on the value of the assets at the time of closing...

Police commissioner pledges all out man-hunt for killers NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames last night labeled the individuals responsible for the murders of six men and the shooting of a 19-year-old mother and her two-year-old daughter as “monsters”. “These are the monsters that we would have raised; nobodies kids but ours,” Dames said during a press conference...

The second jab could cause worse flu-like symptoms NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Dr. Nikkiah Forbes, director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programm, said yesterday that it is highly probable as COVID-19 mutates and emerges with new strains that there will be a need for booster COVID vaccines or for vaccines to be tweaked to cover these variants. Her comments follow Pfizer...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday affirmed that Bahamians of Haitian descent and those born in The Bahamas awaiting citizenship have a right to benefit from government housing in Abaco. Bethel indicated that the government’s goal is to have an integrated community on Abaco. He made the statement during debate in the Senate on the housing resolution for a...

Mark Humes gets the chop NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Free National Movement (FNM) last night ratified three more candidates for the next general election, including former Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Nicole Martin. Martin was given the nod for Nassau Village. Drumeco Dexter Lauriston Archer, a political newcomer, has been given the nod for Fort Charlotte, replacing...

“She had spent so many hurricanes in her home; no one was expecting Dorian to be as bad as it was” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Despite trying to convince his 86-year-old aunt to seek shelter before the passage of Hurricane Dorian, David Cornish testified yesterday that she refused to leave her home and he believes she was ultimately dragged out to the...

Butler says his group of companies might not return to full in-office work environment as productivity has gone “through the roof” with hybrid method NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A top private sector executive said yesterday that there remains a tremendous opportunity for Bahamian businesses to embrace digitization, adding that the private sector must “come to grips” with its own fears and...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of State for Finance Kwasi Thompson yesterday acknowledged that as the government forges ahead with its digital transformation, it cannot leave its employees behind, noting that they likewise need to be upskilled and retooled. Thompson, who was addressing a Cable Bahamas Business Solutions forum, acknowledged queries over how the government’s push to digitize its services would...

“The balcony collapsed and that was the last time I saw her” “I wanted to bring her back to a safer place” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The son of a 48-year-old woman believed to have drowned during the deadly Hurricane Dorian said yesterday the last time he saw his mother alive was when the balcony of the two-story apartment they lived...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Director of Labour John Pinder said yesterday that his department received numerous complaints and inquiries from associates of Sushi Rokkan after the restaurant in Old Fort Bay Town Center reportedly advised associates of a new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy effective immediately. “Nobody is mandated to take that,” Pinder told Eyewitness News. “You voluntarily decide whether you are...