TUC lashes out at Lyford Cay Club following employee termination

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- President of  the Trade Union Congress (TUC)  Obie Ferguson expressed  concern Wednesday morning for workers at Lyford Cay Club  alleging unfair treatment. His frustration comes as the Lyford Cay Club allegedly terminated a former employee Richette Dean who held the position as the Director of Rooms; refusing to sign a revised contract to [...]

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Union leaders demand BTC reverse decision to terminate two managers or face industrial action

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Union chiefs are demanding that BTC reverse its decision to terminate two managers who were fired this past Friday "without reason," or face industrial action. Kendrick Knowles, who spoke on behalf of BTC's managers' union, alleges that one of the fired managers is a cancer patient who was receiving cancer treatment while out [...]

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Electronic monitoring company given notice to address deficiencies or face contract termination

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-An official letter has been sent to the company responsible for electronically monitoring those out on bail, giving them 30 days to address their deficiencies or face termination. Acting Press Secretary Keishla Adderley told the media this afternoon that the government takes the issue of those being out on bail extremely seriously. and [...]

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'I WAS FIRED FOR FOLLOWING RULES': Adrian Gibson trial hears claim of WSC manager termination

AS Adrian Gibson's criminal trial resumed yesterday, a Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) manager claimed she was "terminated" after refusing to pay companies awarded landscaping contracts because she lacked necessary documentation.

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Court of Appeal rules 3.5 months 'reasonable' notice for termination of near 40-year distribution agreement

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has ruled that three and a half months was a 'reasonable' notice period for American beer manufacturer Anheuser-Busch to give Commonwealth Brewery before terminating its nearly 40-year distribution agreement, setting aside an earlier Supreme Court decision in the brewery's favor. Anheuser-Busch—the Budweiser manufacturer—had appealed a May 2022 judge's [...

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URCA makes final determination on termination rates

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has made a final determination regarding wholesale fixed and mobile termination charges between significant market power licensees of electronic communications in The Bahamas. URCA initially proposed the termination rates in September 2019 and following a lengthy consultation period [...]
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Davis takes issue with Grand Lucayan terminations?

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Hotel union cries foul against Atlantis over shop steward's termination

Union accuses the resort of attempting to silence its employees NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) voiced strong objections against Atlantis for the sudden termination of a long-tenured and union shop steward, alleging that the resort is attempting to silence its workforce. BHCAWU executives gathered at the Department of [...]

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BTVI Workers Protest Against Worker Termination

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - President of the Union of Tertiary Educators in The Bahamas Daniel Thompson is accusing BTVI and the Bahamas General Workers Union of union busting.

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Union Disappointed With "Unjust Termination"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Tertiary educators gathering outside the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute to protest what they call an unjust termination of one of their own.

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