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Opposition meets with Petroleum Retailers Association
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Members of the Opposition met with representatives of The Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association (BPRA) on Tuesday to discuss a wide range of concerns, with the association underscoring the increased burdens experienced by the business community and how these have affected their fixed profit margins. According to a statement by the Opposition, the [...]
Petroleum Retailors Association: We Just Want To Make A Decent Profit
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Gas retailers around New Providence are continuing their calls for an increase in gas margins, they say they are tired of waiting.
CIBC Caribbean and Bahamas Girl Guides Association host inaugural Delaney Leadership Seminar
CIBC Caribbean and Bahamas Girl Guides Association host inaugural Delaney Leadership Seminar
Enthusiastic girl guides, ranger guides, and girls representing schools across The Bahamas recently gathered at the first ever Delaney Leadership Seminar.
Crime Consultant: Young People, Understand That You Can Be Guilty By Association
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Crime consultant Carlos Reid continues to use his voice and own life experiences to stand against violence in the country.
Reborn Surf Association takes on world's best in Puerto Rico
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — It's been almost 15 years since a Bahamian national surf team last existed, and Abaconians Chris Albury, Joey Gale, and Luke Prosa will end that streak in potentially spectacular fashion on February 23 over the notorious reef breaks of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The city hosts the International Surfing Association's World Surfing Games, [...]
Bahamas Real Estate Association defends national safety amidst rising crime concerns
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Amid the negative exposure The Bahamas has received regarding the surge in violent crime to start the year, the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) has moved to assure all stakeholders and investors that The Bahamas is safe. "Given the increased amount of negative exposure the Bahamas has received in recent weeks in [...]
Bahamian American Association to hold 100th Anniversary Planning Meeting
NEW YORK, NY -
Dear Bahamians, Bahamian-Americans, Friends of The Bahamas,
Join us at the Bahamas House 211 West 137th Street, New York
(between 7th & 8th Avenues), on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at
3:00pm for the 1
00th Anniversary Planning Meeting. Refreshments will be
served and party to follow at 6pm.
Conch Fritters, Bahamian dishes and dancing: "Party in the Backyard!" ...
IT'S A DEAL: Hotel union and hotel employers association reach agreement on five-year industrial agreement
IT'S A DEAL: Hotel union and hotel employers association reach agreement on five-year industrial agreement
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association (BHEA) have reached an agreement on a new five-year industrial contract, marking the hotel industry's first such agreement in a decade. The last industrial agreement expired in 2013. Darrin Woods, president of the BHCAWU, confirmed to Eyewitness [...]
Labour minister expresses optimism for resolution in Hotel Union-Employers Association dispute
Labour minister expresses optimism for resolution in Hotel Union-Employers Association dispute
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle says she is hopeful that the Bahamas Hotel, Catering & Allied Workers Union and hotel executives agree today to settle grievances over negotiations for hoteliers who fall under the tipping category. The minister confirmed to the media Wednesday morning that she met with both sides in a five-hour, private [...]
BAD TIMING: Tourism Minister addresses dispute between hotel union and employers association
BAD TIMING: Tourism Minister addresses dispute between hotel union and employers association
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Chester Cooper says he's optimistic about the Bahamas Hotel, Catering & Allied Workers union reaching an agreement with hotel employers "in short order." He further asserted that it is an "incredibly bad time" for labor disputes between both sides, given the surge in tourism activity. Hotel workers [...]