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Chamber pledges last ditch ‘appeal’ on labour reforms
The Chamber of Commerce is preparing a last-ditch appeal to the Government to withdraw and “reconsider” its labour law reforms, with “not one employer” yesterday said to be in favour of the changes.
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FNM deputy: Labour law reforms could ‘unbalance’ economy
The FNM’s deputy leader yesterday warned that the Government’s latest labour law reforms threaten to upset the delicate balance between protecting Bahamian workers and the need for jobs and economic growth.
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HOLY WEEK Lent – Part IV
THE last week of Lent and the week before Easter is when the events in the last week of Jesus’ earthly ministry are remembered. The Prayer Book provides special services for most of these days and special readings for all of them.
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Muriel Storr
Funeral Service for Muriel Storr aged 82 of Nicholl’s Town, Andros who died on Monday, March 3rd, 2017 will be held on Saturday 11 a.m. at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Nicholl’s Town, Andros. Officiating will be The Rev’d Fr, Jude …
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Miriam Idalee Knowles
Death Notice for Miriam Idalee Knowles, age 91 years, died at Doctors Hospital on Saturday March 11, 2017. She is survived by her children: Don and Christine; Sandra; Jerome and Ivy, Mark and Cora; Paula and Reno; Paul and Jackie, …
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Florence Hortense Riley
Funeral service for Florence Hortense Riley, 82 a resident of Staniard Creek, Andros, will be held at Rhodes Methodist Church, Montrose Ave., on Saturday 18th March, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Raymond Neely, assisted by Rev. …
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Walter Alexander Hanchell
Funeral service for Walter Alexander “WAH” Hanchell, 80 a resident of Lakeview Road, Big Pond Subdivision & formerly of Turks & Caicos Island, will be held at Five Porches of Deliverance Centre Apostolic Tabernacle Church, Market Street & Poinciana Avenue, …
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Charles Roger Rolle
Funeral Service for Charles Roger Rolle age 84 of Francis Avenue, Fox Hill and Formally of Rolleville Exuma who died on March 3, 2017 will be held on Saturday March 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church, …
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Dump fire ‘80% out’ but smoke still rising
AS TOXIC smoke from the New Providence Landfill continued to blanket communities yesterday, Deputy Director of Environmental Services Thomasina Wilson said the fire, which has been burning for nearly two weeks, is 80 per cent extinguished.
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Bahamas ‘nears a socialist state’
The Bahamas “is becoming a socialist state”, an outspoken FNM candidate said yesterday, blasting the Government’s decision to move ahead with controversial labour law reforms as “madness”.
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Businesses ‘crippled’ by 2/3 redundancy pay rise
Outraged Bahamian employers yesterday slammed the Government’s decision to press forward with union-friendly labour law reforms, including a 67 per cent increase in redundancy pay, as “crippling” individual businesses and the wider economy.
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ON YOUR MARKS: 28th High School Track & Field Nationals
The 28th National High School Track and Field Championships, which promises to be one filled with record-breaking performances, kicked off yesterday at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
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TEAM BAHAMAS ‘PERFORMED VERY WELL’
JIMMY Norius, Paul ‘Mighty Mouse’ Wilson and Alberto Armbrister said it was one of the most impressive team performances they ever experienced over the weekend at the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Diamond Cup Caribe in the Dominican Republic.
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1,200 receive aid after fire
MORE than 1,200 people have received some form of assistance from the Ministry of Social Services in the wake of the ongoing fire at the city dump.
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PLP chair branded ‘delusional’ as debt ratio soars to 78%
Bradley Roberts was yesterday branded “delusional” for asserting that the Christie administration had “rescued the Bahamas from the brink of the fiscal cliff”, after it emerged that this nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio ended 2016 at 78 per cent.
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TOUGH CALL: Another dump fire, another crisis - and nothing is ever done
A stunning photo appeared on Facebook over the weekend. Taken from the stern of a small boat speeding away from New Providence, it showed the island entirely shrouded in toxic smoke from the exploding dump.
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‘Pokemon Go’ or no? Fans glad complaints are being addressed
Few games have enjoyed both the meteoric rise — and subsequent fall — in popularity as “Pokemon Go.”
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More than 80 teams set for Baha Jrs community tournament
THE Baha Juniors Football Club will host a season ending community-building event featuring various age groups with the backdrop of a festive atmosphere.
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Collie: It’s time to ring the bell
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday urged Prime Minister Perry Christie to “ring the bell,” insisting that voter registration numbers now indicate that the electorate is “ready and prepared to make their choice.”
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Bodybuilders bring home hardware
A three-man team of Jimmy Norius, Paul Wilson and Alberto Armbrister returned from the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Diamond Cup Caribe in the Dominican Republic on Monday with three medals.
