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Union leaders demand BTC reverse decision to terminate two managers or face industrial action
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 [...]
Electronic monitoring company given notice to address deficiencies or face contract termination
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 [...]
'I WAS FIRED FOR FOLLOWING RULES': Adrian Gibson trial hears claim of WSC manager termination
'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.
Court of Appeal rules 3.5 months 'reasonable' notice for termination of near 40-year distribution agreement
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 [...
NDP on Terminations at ZNS
NDP on Terminations at ZNS
Nassau, Bahamas - The Government's decision to
terminate eighty ZNS employees at this time is evidence of callousness and
self-centeredness of the highest order. It is also poor public policy.
Most casual observers would agree
that ZNS is overstaffed and many would also agree that given the recent
increase in private broadcasting, there is a need for reexamining the
corporation's mandate.
Yet, i...
93 POSSIBLE TERMINATIONS AT THE BCB
93 POSSIBLE TERMINATIONS AT THE BCB
By BRENT DEAN
Deputy News Editor
brentldean@nasguard.com
The board of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas is proposing to let go 93 employees as the BCB transitions to public service broadcasting.
"We are not satisfied with the numbers. We can never be satisfied with the numbers when people have to go home prematurely,"President of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union(BCPOU...
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 [...]
Termination of 2,500 from civil service a 39breach of union agreements39
THE government's unilateral decision to terminate over 2,500 people from the civil service is a "concern" and represents a breach of union agreements, Bahamas Public Services Union President Kimsley Ferguson said yesterday.Mr Ferguson also called Att
Union Disappointed With "Unjust Termination"
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.
BTVI Workers Protest Against Worker Termination
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.