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June 18, 2019
1,600 back on public payroll

DESPITE the Minnis administration's criticism of the previous government's hiring practices, there are plans to allocate $8m for new hires in the upcoming fiscal year in addition to the 1,600 people re-engaged since 2017.

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April 12, 2019
'Let go' workers back on payroll

DESPITE criticising the former Christie administration last year for adding 9,000 people to the government payroll during its term in office, Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle revealed yesterday a “large number” of those hired from 2012 to 2017 have been re-engaged...

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March 13, 2018
PLP added 9,000 jobs to payroll

AN estimated 70 per cent of the contracts awarded to persons for government employment under the Christie administration did not go through the Ministry of the Public Service, Garden Hills MP Brensil Rolle said yesterday.

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June 21, 2017
Govt payroll went up 2.5m in month of general election

AS the country geared up for the May general election, the government's payroll increased by $2.5m that month as new people were hired in the public service under the Christie administration, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed in Parliament yes

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April 15, 2014
PM, minister, financial secretary agree: Payroll tax not a viable option

Bahamian workers would face grave reductions in take-home pay if a payroll tax were implemented instead of a value-added tax (VAT), said three of the leading voices in financial affairs, including that of the prime minister.
"You would need a payroll tax of 20-25 percent to equal what a VAT of 15 percent would generate," said Prime Minister Perry Christie.
The prime minister was addressing a gathe...

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June 12, 2017
Davis: Payroll claims untrue

LEADER of the Official Opposition Philip "Brave" Davis said the Minnis administration has made "untrue" and "groundless" accusations about how much the government's payroll increased in the final months of the Christie administration...

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June 08, 2017
Government payroll ballooned by 10 m in the five months before election

Minister of State for Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle revealed today that the public service grew by 6,500 people over the last five years, and the government's payroll ballooned by $10 million in the last five months of the Christie administration's term.

Rolle, who made those revelations during his contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly, said Opposition L...

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February 01, 2012
KFC reveals payroll details in contract spat

A pension fund payment, a health and welfare fund and 18 pounds of ham and turkey at Christmas are just a few of the perks embedded in the contracts of KFC workers.
Cooks, food service workers and customer service employees make nearly double that of equivalent employees working for the competition, according to a payroll disclosure by KFC management.
Whereas a cook, for example, makes $358 per we...

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September 02, 2015
Friday ruling to guide govt on Baha Mar payroll

Michael Halkitis yesterday stated that the government's future funding of payroll for Baha Mar's Bahamian employees could hinge on the outcome of Friday's winding up hearing.

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July 24, 2015
Govt considering bankrolling Baha Mar August payroll

The government will determine whether it will fund Baha Mar's $7.5 million payroll for the second consecutive month following negotiations over the coming days, The Nassau Guardian understands.

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