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August 29, 2010
Ft Charlotte Urban Renewal tackles housing and unemployment issues
Even while inadequate housing and unemployment issues plague the community, The Ft. Charlotte Urban Renewal Centre on August 24 distributed food and school supplies to hundreds of needy children preparing to return to school.
Work permits to continue despite GB unemployment
September 08, 2010
Work permits to continue despite GB unemployment
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
FREEPORT - Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing said work permits will continue to be issued even though many Bahamians are still unemployed on Grand Bahama.
Mr Laing explained that work permits are only issued for positions that require certain skills and qualifications that do not exist within the local labour forc...
Central Bank: Unemployment to remain high
October 07, 2010
Central Bank: Unemployment to remain high
By INDERIA SAUNDERS
Guardianâ Business Reporter
inderia@nasguard.com
The Central Bank is sticking to its earlier predictions that modest growth is expected from 2011, with unemployment levels set to remain high in the near term.
It's information coming down in the bank's monthly report for August 2010.
"Expectations are that the domestic economy will continue to stabilize over the remainder...
Understanding the Employment Act, 2001
November 07, 2010
Understanding the Employment Act, 2001
When it comes to Employment Law, don't get lost in translation. Please join The Chamber Institute along with the President of BECon, Brian Nutt, for it's next informative workshop, "Understanding the Employment Act, 2001."
This in-depth workshop on Thursday, November 18, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm will help you become more familiar with labour laws and other statutes that affect employment. Employ...
Government expands unemployment assistance
March 30, 2020
Government expands unemployment assistance
Peter Turnquest.The government has expanded its unemployment assistance program to cover self-employed people outside the tourism sector, Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said in the House of Assembly this morning....
'Haiti is struggling with 60 percent unemployment'
October 19, 2022
'Haiti is struggling with 60 percent unemployment'
HAITIAN Chargé d'affaires Louis Harold Joseph yesterday gave more insight into the social and criminal element in Haiti, which he said now has a 60 percent unemployment rate, causing much of the country's problems.
IDB estimates unemployment at 18 percent
July 07, 2022
IDB estimates unemployment at 18 percent
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has estimated that the unemployment rate in The Bahamas right now is 18 percent. The estimate, the IDB said in its just released report entitled "Assessment of the effects and impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in The Bahamas", was based on aggregate losses in wages of employees, which is projected ...
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February 05, 2020
NIB paid out nearly 2 mil. for Dorian unemployment on GB
Tents are set up in front of homes destroyed by Hurricane Dorian at a luxury resort in Castaway Cay, Abaco, Bahamas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A preliminary report estimates Dorian caused some $7 billion in damage, but the government has not yet offered any figures. AP FILEMinister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson said National Insurance has paid nearly $2 million in unemployment benefits ...
Cooper attacks employment policy at Pointe
February 06, 2020
Cooper attacks employment policy at Pointe
THE Pointe is one of the most egregious examples of this country failing to protect Bahamian employment in the construction sector, Progressive Liberal Party leader Chester Cooper said yesterday.The Heads of Agreement for the project was negotiated a
December 08, 2021
Laroda: 4,000 people receiving unemployment while working
MYLES Laroda, the State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the National Insurance Board, says almost 4,000 people were receiving unemployment benefits while working.
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