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LABOUR WOES: Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union threatens KFC with industrial action
LABOUR WOES: Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union threatens KFC with industrial action
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- President of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) Darren Woods has warned that 380 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) workers are set to take industrial action. Woods says the industrial action is the union's last resort following eight years of stalled negotiations. The BHCAWU chief told Eyewitness News that KFC negotiators are [...]
British Colonial Hotel to recruit 300 for opening
British Colonial Hotel to recruit 300 for opening
THE British Colonial Hotel anticipates reopening the doors of the renovated hotel in December and plans to recruit more than 300 staff.
Hotels buying more Bahamian produce
Hotels buying more Bahamian produce
Having seen a significant increase in the uptake of Bahamian agricultural produce after a new promotional exercise was launched earlier this year, the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) is focusing much of its efforts now on "intercepting" hotel food supply chains to ensure even greater linkages between the two industries.
Amanda Wells, agricultural marketing officer at BAIC...
Hotels at '75-80'of pre-recession business levels
Hotels at '75-80'of pre-recession business levels
The Bahamian hotel industry is currently "around 75-80 per cent of pre-recession levels", Tribune Business was told yesterday, following an improved April showing where room revenues increased by 9.6 per cent on the back of improved rate and occupancy showings.
Stuart Bowe, the Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president, said in response to Tribune Business questions that the room revenue incr...
Turnquest: Border, hotel closures ‘won’t hurt us tremendously’
In the wake of another major resort delaying its reopening and the country’s borders being closed again to US commercial flights, Deputy Prime Minister...
Woman found dead in hotel room 'had dispute with couple over payment of drinks'
The last known social interaction of South African Carla Van Eeden, who was found hanging in a room in Atlantis, involved a "dispute" with an unknown couple over paying for drinks, Atlantis employees have testified.
CSI TV drama led hotel manager to tourist hanging in room, inquest told
AN Atlantis resort hotel manager yesterday said his familiarity with crime dramas led him to find a South African tourist hanging in her room last year. During the inquest, Bennett Allen, the hotel manager of Atlantis’ Royal Towers, pointed to popular show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as motivation for the “heightened” suspicions that led him to physically investigate Carla Van Eeden’s r...
'Like' Win a FREE Night's Stay at Pelican Bay Hotel
'Like' Win a FREE Night's Stay at Pelican Bay Hotel
Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas - The Pelican Bay Hotel and The Bahamas Weekly are excited to announce their FREE Night's Stay at Pelican Bay campaign where one lucky Facebook user will win a night at the idyllic boutique hotel in Grand Bahama Island! How can YOU be eligible?
Hotels Expect 'Strong' Xmas, Thanksgiving
Hotels Expect 'Strong' Xmas, Thanksgiving
THE Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president yesterday told Tribune Business the industry was expecting "strong" Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year business levels, with occupancies and room rates for the September-December period set to be "slightly better" than 2010 comparatives.
Union: Take 'as long as needed' on hotel deal
Union: Take 'as long as needed' on hotel deal
The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) has urged the Government to "take as long as it needs" to consider whether it will approve the sale of two hotels to a Canadian company whose principals have been embroiled in legal controversies in the US and Canada.