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Leno partners with Colours Entertainment
Leno partners with Colours Entertainment
As Leno Corporate Services Limited celebrates its 5th year in business, the company has taken on many initiatives.
'Deplorable' for govt to pay Baha Mar expat staff, says Maynard-Gibson
While confirming that Bahamian workers at Baha Mar would continue to receive their salaries from the government this month, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said it would be "deplorable" for the Christie administration to use taxpayer money to fund the payroll to cover foreign workers.
Baha Mar: Govt's actions deplorable
Baha Mar: Govt's actions deplorable
Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian yesterday said the government's decision to withhold the salaries of its foreign staff is "deplorable" and said, "I never imagined I would find myself fighting the very government that asked me to invest in The Bahamas in the first place".
Wilchcombe: 'Get us out of this horror'
Wilchcombe: 'Get us out of this horror'
Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe has stated that while he is unaware of any decision by the Grand Hyatt to pull expatriate employees from its Baha Mar property, the ongoing stalled negotiations and rhetorical "saber-rattling" has left both Baha Mar's local and foreign workers "pitched into a nightmare".
Mitchell suggests Izmirlian is 'existential threat to good governance' at UN
Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday suggested to the United Nations (UN) Security Council that Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian has sought to destabilize the governance of the country and has improperly interfered in its politics.
Michael Halkitis: Change needed to economic model
Michael Halkitis: Change needed to economic model
Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday it is too easy for foreign interests to hold The Bahamas "hostage" and added the country needs to move away from relying so heavily on foreign direct investment.
No pay for Baha Mar foreign workers
No pay for Baha Mar foreign workers
Baha Mar yesterday appealed to the government to pay its non-Bahamian employees today, saying its decision not to pay them is damaging and short-sighted.
Baha Mar's DIP financing filing report reveals 'skeleton crew' strategy
Baha Mar's initial monthly filing report for its debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing has further illuminated the resort developer's potential "skeleton crew" strategy set to slash its projected payroll obligations to $737,000 by October 17 in the event of further deadlocked negotiations between the developers and its partners China Construction America (CCA) and the Export-Import Bank of China (C...
Govt feels 'vindicated'
Govt feels 'vindicated'
The government said yesterday it felt "vindicated" by Justice Ian Winder's rejection of Baha Mar's application seeking recognition of its Chapter 11 proceedings in Delaware. The ruling means that the various orders handed down by a U.S. judge after Baha Mar's bankruptcy filing cannot take effect in The Bahamas.
Gibson says govt is working to help Baha Mar workers
Gibson says govt is working to help Baha Mar workers
Labour Minister Shane Gibson said yesterday that everything the government is doing in relation to the Baha Mar matter is for the protection of the Bahamians who work at the $3.5 billion development.