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UNION WARY OF MEETING WITH MINISTER
UNION WARY OF MEETING WITH MINISTER
By SANCHESKA BROWN
Tribune Staff Reporter
sbrown@tribunemedia.net
UNION officials suspect a meeting with Labour Minister Dion Foulkes, scheduled for next week, is nothing but a "publicity stunt" with the general election looming.
Sloane Smith, vice-president of the Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU), said he hopes Mr Foulkes is not disrespecting the union by using ...
Wilchcombe: Govt has no economic plan for Grand Bahama
Following recent layoffs at the Old Bahama Bay Resort, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) member of Parliament for West End and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe said further layoffs on Grand Bahama are a real possibility.
Last week The Nassau Guardian reported that 29 people were laid off from the Grand Bahama resort.
Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said he was notified by resort officials about the layoffs ro...
Dubai investors eager to invest in The Bahamas but not GB, says PM
Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that the government is working to restore the investor confidence that has waned in Grand Bahama over the years, admitting that potential investors he met with during his Dubai trip were eager to invest in The Bahamas, but not the beleaguered second city.
Prime Minster Ingraham calls May 7th election
Prime Minster Ingraham calls May 7th election
Calls for a Clean, Free, Fair and Honest Election
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Prime Minister Ingraham today 'rang the bell' and set off an electoral campaign highlighting the leadership, trust and results of the FNM government.
Mr. Ingraham stated, "Since the election in 2007, we have been working nonstop to restore your faith and trust in your government. That effort guided us as we confronted the Grea...
Provost Marshall reads Proclamation to dissolve Parliament, April 10th
Nassau, Bahamas -
Commissioner of
Police Ellison Greenslade, in the role of the Provost Marshall, reads
the Proclamation from Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes, dissolving
Parliament April 10 and setting the stage for the 2012 general
elections, which will be held May 7th, 2012.
Russell Could Leave FNM
Russell Could Leave FNM
Though he has made up his mind not to seek renomination for the upcoming general election on the Free National Movement's ticket, High Rock MP Kenneth Russell said he is unsure if he will remain a member of the party after he was fired and told to retire against his will this month.
Bishop Delton Fernander assumes top office
Bishop Delton Fernander assumes top office
A Christian Council that is visible and action-oriented is what new president Bishop Delton Fernander promises people will be able to see just days after his election to the top post.
"As a council we're really here to help. And you're going to feel and see that the council is going to be visible and going to be action-oriented, and we're going to bring and work together with all of the entities. ...
Eyes of the Lord
Eyes of the Lord
2Chron.16:
9.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose
heart is perfect toward him.
This
is yet another interesting time / season in the history of the Bahamas; it's
the Political Season. This season, combined with the existent Religious way of
life / mind-set presents a classic case of a people who hav...
PLP Listening Tour lands in North Eleuthera
PLP Listening Tour lands in North Eleuthera
Eleuthera, Bahamas -- Party Leader, The Rt. Hon. Perry G.
Christie assembled a team of leaders in the PLP and touched down into beautiful
Lower Bogue, North Eleuthera on Monday. The objective was to meet and interact
and listen to supporters and community leaders, to bring sweeping changes to
the Bahamas following the next General Elections.
Residents from Current, Hatchet Bay, Harbour Island, Gr...
Bahamas downgraded to junk
Bahamas downgraded to junk
Sovereign credit ratings agency Moody's action to downgrade The Bahamas to Ba3 from Ba2 with a negative outlook on Friday was not at all surprising, CFAL President Anthony Ferguson said yesterday, adding that he believed the action would have been made earlier had it not been for last week's general election.