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House passes vote of confidence in speaker
House passes vote of confidence in speaker
After amending a motion tabled by the opposition seeking a no confidence vote in the speaker, government MPs yesterday passed a vote of confidence in House Speaker Halson Moultrie. The vote was taken before the speaker took the chair and apologized for his "hurtful" remarks [...]
Pastors to vote on marital rape issue
Pastors to vote on marital rape issue
Having reviewed the latest draft of the amended Sexual Offences Act, members of the Bahamas Christian Council will vote today on what position to take as a body on the proposed legislation that seeks to criminalize marital rape in The Bahamas. Attorney General Carl Bethel [...]
Members of BPSU executive team seek vote of no confidence in president
A SHOWDOWN is brewing at the Bahamas Public Services Union that has put the job of President Kimsley Ferguson under threat.
Bostwick to lead observers at Antigua and Barbuda vote
FORMER Foreign Minister and Attorney-General of The Bahamas, Janet Bostwick will lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to monitor the Antigua and Barbuda general election today.
Pastor Leonard Johnson voted in as IAD executive secretary along with new president
Pastor Leonard Johnson has added another title to his resume. He was voted in as executive secretary for the Inter-America Division, and is now the associate ministerial secretary. Hours after IAD President Pastor Israel Leito announced his retirement, executive committee members voted to recommend Dr. [...]
Bahamas Nurses Union firm on strike vote plan
Bahamas Nurses Union firm on strike vote plan
The Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) hopes to apply to the Department of Labour for permission to hold a strike vote, BNU President Amancha Williams said yesterday. The union is threatening industrial action over a dispute with the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) regarding a shift system, [...]
Nurses Union intends to proceed with strike vote
Nurses Union intends to proceed with strike vote
DESPITE filing a formal trade dispute with the Department of Labour, the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) intends to proceed with holding a strike vote.
Prince Charles voted in to lead the Commonwealth, succeeding the Queen
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) wrapped up days of high-level intense sessions and agreed that His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, 69, succeeds his mother Queen Elizabeth II as head of the Commonwealth of Nations...
Prince Charles voted in to lead the Commonwealth, succeeding the Queen
LONDON, England -- The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) wrapped up days of high-level intense sessions and agreed that His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, 69, succeeds his mother Queen Elizabeth II as head of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Prince Charles voted in to lead the Commonwealth, succeeding the Queen
LONDON, England — The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) wrapped up days of high-level, intense sessions and agreed that His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, 69, succeeds his mother Queen Elizabeth II as head of the Commonwealth of Nations. During the [...]