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AG to determine whether to certify strike vote taken by Public Managers Union
Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday he has refered a strike vote taken by the Public Managers Union (PMU) to the Office of the Attorney General to determine whether it should be certified.
The union has nearly 200 members and represents managers at the National Insurance Board (NIB), The College of The Bahamas (COB) and Bahamasair.
According to Foulkes, fewer than half of the managers t...
Mere hours left to vote for your favorite rising star artist/song
If you have a favorite "horse" in the race that you would like to see advance into the Bahamas Carnival Experience Rising Stars Song Competition final, then you have until 11:59 p.m. tonight to vote for your favorite artist/song as voting ends today. From the semifinal list of 14 songs and 13 artists, the top ...
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The right to vote
The right to vote
Dear Editor, Woodes Rogers arrived in Nassau in 1729 for his second tour of duty as governor of The Bahamas.
Chile Lawmakers Vote To Reduce Work Week
Chile Lawmakers Vote To Reduce Work Week
CHILE - Chile's congress on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to reduce the work week from 45 to 40 hours over five years.
Cubans Vote For National Assembly
Cubans Vote For National Assembly
CUBA - Cubans voted Sunday in National Assembly elections with 470 candidates running for the legislature's 470 seats and no opposition challengers.
Ukrainian president asks for CARICOM support in UN vote
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appealed to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to stand with Ukraine at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly next week when a resolution will be presented aimed at bringing peace to the fractured country that remains at war with Russia. During a live video address at the 44th CARICOM Heads of Government ...
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As leaders gather in Nassau for CARICOM meeting, Prime Minister Davis says: HAITI NEEDS STABILITY FOR VOTE
As leaders gather in Nassau for CARICOM meeting, Prime Minister Davis says: HAITI NEEDS STABILITY FOR VOTE
PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said he is looking forward to speaking with international world leaders today about support and resources to assist with stabilising the situation in Haiti to allow for "free and fair" elections within that country.
Regretting voting no in 2002
Regretting voting no in 2002
Let me declare early on that I have a horse in this gender equality race.
Nurses vote to strike
Nurses vote to strike
The Bahamas Nurses Union overwhelmingly voted to strike on Thursday, The Nassau Guardian understands, though the specific results were not revealed. Ahead of the poll, the nurses raised issue with the government's failure to conduct promotional exercises for more than six years, failure to improve working conditions, failure to negotiate a new industrial agreement, health ...
Potential for further COVID spread if quarantined vote at the polls
THE country's top infectious disease expert has warned that there could be further COVID-19 spread if people in quarantine are allowed to vote at the polls in next week's general election.