Disputes

Man Says He Was Beaten By Officers
May 02, 2013
Man Says He Was Beaten By Officers Freeport - A 23-year-old Grand Bahama man is claiming that he was attacked and beaten to near unconsciousness by police officers at the Lynden Pindling International Airport over the weekend.

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Protest For Equality At Rawson Square
May 01, 2013
Protest For Equality At Rawson Square Citizens for Justice, a group formed by Bishop Walter Hanchell, and Citizens for Equal Opportunity, formed by talk show host Darold Miller and activist Celi Moss, led a demonstration at Rawson Square for 'equal rights for Bahamians'.

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House Speaker 'Unapologetic' Over Blocking COBUS
April 30, 2013
Speaker of the House of Assembly Dr. Kendal Major said yesterday he is "unapologetic" about College of The Bahamas Union of Students (COBUS) being denied entry to the House two weeks ago. Major, who spoke with students and union representatives at COB, said the decision to bar the...

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Groups to March for 'equal opportunities'
April 30, 2013
Two civic groups plan to march to Rawson Square tomorrow morning to lobby for equal rights for all. Citizens for Justice (CFJ) will join Citizens for Equal Opportunity (CEO) in its attempt to generate support for its movement, according to CEO member Darold Miller and CFJ spokesperson Bishop Walter...

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CBA Report - Neo-Plantationism Exposed Again in The Bahamas
April 29, 2013
Controversy has arisen in the Bahamas again over the issue of Web Shop gambling. In the midst of the Bahamian Supreme Court recently lifting an injunction against the closing of the Web Shops, there are various parties waiting to see if the Government will immediately move to close down the local Gambling operations. One of the parties is the U.S. Government which recently advised the Government of the Bahamas that they consider unregulated Web Shop gambling as the second most important source of money laundering in the Country.

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Stunned Reation To Immigration
April 25, 2013
Stunned Reation To Immigration Stunned Bahamian businesses yesterday described the Immigration Department's "raid" at Atlantis as "simply reprehensible", warning that such actions were counterproductive to the government's key objectives of economic growth and job creation.

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Shock Over Immigration Staff Swoop
April 24, 2013
Shock Over Immigration Staff Swoop Visitors and employees of the Atlantis Resort were both startled and baffled as a team of Immigration officers disrupted operations at Dolphin Cay to detain and carry off the attraction's head sea lion trainer.

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Commissioner Promises There Will Be Action Against Illegal Gambling
April 23, 2013
Commissioner Promises There Will Be Action Against Illegal Gambling Police will be "mounting an operation" against the country's web-shops with Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade stating yesterday that police "will turn up" and "could turn up, anywhere."

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Why Block Students From the House of Assembly
April 22, 2013
Police officers last Wednesday denied more than a dozen College of The Bahamas (COB) students entry into the House of Assembly. Those students, who were led by COB Union of Students (COBUS) President Ernesto Williams, were forced to wait behind a barricade for more than four hours in an effort...

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COBUS Seeks House Apology
April 22, 2013
The College of the Bahamas Union of Students are demanding an apology from House Speaker Kendal Major and the police after they were barred from entering Parliamentary proceedings. COB students outside the House of Assembly. Speaking to reporters yesterday, the student union said they took grave...

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COBUS: Would like an apology from the Speaker of the House and Royal Bahamas Police Force
April 21, 2013
Nassau, Bahamas - The College of The Bahamas Union of Students (COBUS) held a press conference today, April 21st where opening remarks were given by Alphonso W. Major, Executive Vice President & COBUS 2013-2014 President-Elect; and remarks by Donovan Harding, COBUS Deputy PR Director & COBUS...

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College of the Bahamas Northern Campus students support fight against fee hikes
April 19, 2013
We the Union of students at the College of the Bahamas Northern Campus, endorse our colleagues in Nassau as we fight for students. It is important to understand that education is paramount to the development of Bahamians, and all citizens of the Bahamas should realize such.

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UPDATE: COBUS Denies COB President was Pushed
April 18, 2013
7.30pm - College of the Bahamas Union of Students has denied reports that protesting students pushed COB President Betsy Vogel Boze this afternoon. In a statement COBUS said: "Students did not push her down the stairs, nor did students attempt to do so. We had no intent in causing her harm.

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Incident at College of The Bahamas involving COBUS and COB executives
April 18, 2013
Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a message from College of the Bahamas Union of Students (COBUS) president, Ernesto Williams of which he posted to the COBUS group Facebook page about an incident that occurred this morning. He writes: For those of you who are not aware, take notice of the following...

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Incident at College of The Bahamas involving COBUS and COB executives
April 18, 2013
Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a message from College of the Bahamas Union of Students (COBUS) president, Ernesto Williams of which he posted to the COBUS group Facebook page about an incident that occurred this morning. He writes: For those of you who are not aware, take notice of the following...

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UPDATE: COB Students Sing Kumbaya at the President's Door
April 18, 2013
3:10pm - Reports are that COB President Betsy Vogel Boze was almost pushed down a flight of stairs by protesting students as she was being escorted out of her office by six or seven security officers. COB students are outside of the office of the President of the College at this minute singing "old negro...

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COBUS: We Cry Shame
April 18, 2013
Nassau, Bahamas - Yesterday morning, April 17, 2013, COBUS Officers and other Members came to the House of Assembly to sit in the Gallery and observe the discussions, but upon entry, were denied entrance by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF).

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COBUS: We Cry Shame
April 18, 2013
Nassau, Bahamas - Yesterday morning, April 17, 2013, COBUS Officers and other Members came to the House of Assembly to sit in the Gallery and observe the discussions, but upon entry, were denied entrance by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF).

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UPDATE: Police Called To BEC Headquarters
April 03, 2013
UPDATE: Police Called To BEC Headquarters BEC workers staged a second day of demonstrations this morning by walking off their jobs at the corporation's head office on Blue Hill Road.

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BEC Workers Threaten Action
April 03, 2013
BEC Workers Threaten Action Dozens of workers of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation demonstrated outside BEC's headquarter's yesterday, threatening to withdraw their labor if a terminated employee is not immediately reinstated.

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