Council to review minimum age in the Employment Act

THE National Tripartite Council will review the Employment Act to raise the minimum age for employment to 16, aligning the provision with the minimum age for leaving school.

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Bahamas Ambassador Bastian Presents Credentials to Costa Rican President Chaves, Discusses Opportunities for Cooperation on Education, Employment, Agriculture, and Renewable Technologies

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- On Friday, April 21st, Sebastian J. Bastian, the newly-appointed Bahamas Ambassador to Costa Rica, presented his credentials to President Rodrigo Chaves, marking an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss potential areas of cooperation, including education and employment exchanges, agricultural trade, a...

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Titan Hospitality's job fair draws hundreds of employment seekers

More than 200 job hopefuls showed up yesterday to Titan Hospitality Group's job fair. The company was looking to fill positions at its restaurants, including a new eatery scheduled to open next month. With seven restaurants on New Providence, including the recently opened coastal restaurant at the high-end Cable Beach hotel condo development Goldwynn Resort and ...
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Unemployment decreased from record highs to pre-pandemic levels

Minister of State for the Public Service, the Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle said unemployment has decreased from record highs to pre-pandemic levels.

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Labour Minister Bell: Unemployment statistics have not been forthcoming

LABOUR Minister Keith Bell admitted yesterday that statistics on the country's unemployment rate have not been as "forthcoming" as he would like.

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Turnquest looks to?SMES as unemployment rate pushes 50 in Grand Bahama

AFTER a recent assessment of Grand Bahama revealed that nearly 50 per cent of the island's residents are unemployed post-storm, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest said assisting entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises to reopen is the

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Hotel union wants amendments to Industrial Relations Act, Employment Act

The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAW) intends to lobby to have redundancy provisions and the recognition of trade unions at hotel properties codified in law, its President Darrin Woods revealed. Woods said while there have been advancements over the years to strengthen labor relations in The Bahamas, particularly within the hotel sector, lack ...
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PM: Unemployment too high

While anecdotal evidence suggests a marginal improvement in the unemployment situation, it is a painful fact that unemployment in the country remains far too high, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said yesterday.
Addressing the Bahamas Business Outlook conference at the Wyndham Nassau Resort on Cable Beach, Ingraham said domestic economic conditions stabilized last year.
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30M in unemployment benefits to 19K Bahamians

Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes reported that unemployment benefits totalling some $30 million have been disbursed to more than 19,000 Bahamians to date.

While in Grand Bahama on Thursday, Mr Foulkes released statistics and gave an update on the government's Unemployment Benefit and National Prescription and Drug Plan.

Of the 19,738 unemployment claims, 4,153 were from Grand Bahama.

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