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How Many Bahamians Are At The Pointe?
How Many Bahamians Are At The Pointe?
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The President of The Bahamas Contractors Association is questioning how many Bahamians are employed at the British Colonial Hotel amid allegations foreign nationals were employed at the site.
Royal Caribbean opens recruitment center at The Pointe
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has opened a recruitment center at The Pointe downtown to carry out ongoing recruitment for its ships and and its private island Coco Cay, the company's Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider told Guardian Business yesterday, on the sidelines of a Tourism Development Corporation tech symposium aboard cruise ship Oasis of the Seas. Th...
Roberts blames slow government for work being halted at The Pointe
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts blasted the Minnis administration yesterday, saying "the pot is boiling over" as Bahamians become increasingly frustrated with the time he thinks is being wasted by the government as he blamed this i
Pinder dissatisfied with number of Bahamian workers at The Pointe
An artist's impression of The Pointe resort.Director of Labour John Pinder said he is dissatisfied with what he called The Pointe resort's refusal to adhere to its heads of agreement with the government, which requires 70 percent Bahamian workers and 30 percent foreign workers. Pinder said during his department's last inspection, [...]
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Grand Lucayan's Lighthouse Pointe to reopen March 25
Grand Lucayan's Lighthouse Pointe to reopen March 25
The Grand Lucayan resort will now reopen its Lighthouse Pointe resort on March 25, Chairman of Lucayan Renewal Holdings Michael Scott, QC announced yesterday. The hotel was supposed to open on February 1 after being closed last March ahead of the signing of a heads of agreement for its sale to Royal Caribbean International (RCL) ...
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PM: The Pointe development maintaining labor quota
PM: The Pointe development maintaining labor quota
Moments after completing a tour of The Pointe development adjacent to the British Colonial Hilton, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said the project is coming along well, and China Construction America (CCA) continues to honor its heads of agreement with the government regarding the Bahamian [...]
Liu: 58 Bahamians, 150 local contractors currently at The Pointe
At The Pointe's current phase of development 58 Bahamians are working on the project, President of The Pointe Daniel Liu said yesterday, adding that when the development is completed it will eventually employ 500 permanent workers. Liu, who spoke at the beginning of a tour [...]
D'Aguilar: The Pointe to pave the way for Nassau revitalization
Downtown Nassau will get a facelift next year with the multimillion-dollar construction of The Pointe on Bay Street. The new development will jumpstart the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation's overall plan to revitalize Bay Street, according to Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D'Aguilar. "This [...]
Cooper attacks employment policy at Pointe
Cooper attacks employment policy at Pointe
THE Pointe is one of the most egregious examples of this country failing to protect Bahamian employment in the construction sector, Progressive Liberal Party leader Chester Cooper said yesterday.The Heads of Agreement for the project was negotiated a
Christie says no conflict with CCA on Baha Mar and The Pointe
Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that The Pointe, China Construction America's (CCA) $250 million downtown resort, was intended to start when Baha Mar was completed.