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April 30, 2019
Foulkes to seek legal advice on WSMU strike vote

Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday that he will certify the Water and Sewerage Corporation's (WSC) line staff union's strike vote, but said he will seek legal advice on whether the managerial union is eligible to receive certification. Both unions recently held strike polls [...]
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June 23, 2021
Following COA ruling on citizenship, AG says people are 'demanding to be registered to vote'

Attorney General Carl Bethel advised the Senate today that people are turning up to the Parliamentary Registration Department demanding to be registered to vote following a recent Court of Appeal ruling.

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June 18, 2021
Bahamians encouraged to 'Vote for Jazz'

Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado "Jazz" Chisholm Jr. may still qualify as a rookie in the Major League Baseball (MLB) but his play on the field, and his batting average, is indicative of a player who has has been in the league for many years. With the MLB All-Star voting ending on June 24, it is time that The Bahamas as a nation rally behind the Miami Marlins’ second baseman and vot...

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January 24, 2012
PM MOVES TO EASE OVERSEAS VOTING

By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

cnixon@tribunemedia.net

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday introduced amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act to make voting in the upcoming general elections more straightforward for Bahamians overseas.

Mr Ingraham said the amendments seek to clarify provisions relating to the registration and enrollment of overseas voters, including student...

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June 16, 2021
'New citizens should wait to have a vote'

FORMER parliamentarian Loretta Butler-Turner says she believes the government should legislate "a timeframe" for naturalised Bahamians to become participants in the nation's electoral process.

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September 16, 2014
Public voted no - but MPs vote yes to legalising the webshops

THE Gaming Bill was passed in the House of Assembly yesterday following months of public debate and controversy over the government's plans to regulate and tax webshops...

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July 17, 2019
DNA calls for vote of no confidence

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) stated yesterday that parliamentarians should put forward a vote of no confidence in the current government for a number of issues, including the entering into a lease agreement with a former Cabinet minister. DNA Leader Arinthia Komolafe raised concerns about [...]

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July 30, 2019
Speaker doesnt rate PLP chances of success with no-confidence vote

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said yesterday the chance of a no confidence vote in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis succeeding is "negligible".

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March 15, 2021
PM and FNM seek Centreville votes

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and a large group of supporters campaigned in the Centreville constituency on Saturday.

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Nurses vote to strike
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December 05, 2018
Nurses vote to strike

The overwhelming majority of nurses who took part in a strike vote yesterday agreed to strike, Director of Labour John Pinder said. Pinder said the results are preliminary and that nurses can expect to receive their strike certificate as early as Thursday. Pinder said the [...]
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