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• Island Luck to cut 350 jobs
  Island Luck (IL) says it will lay off 350 employees within 30 days. This is the second gaming house operator to announce significant terminations this week after Parliament approved a plan to raise taxes on gaming house revenues. In a letter to Gaming Board Acting […] The post Island Luck to cut 350 jobs appeared […]
• Govt working on amended Oban deal
  Following months of controversy surrounding the Oban Energies deal, Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes announced yesterday that the government will have an amended heads of agreement for the $5.5 billion oil refinery and storage facility project in a matter of weeks. Foulkes, who co-chairs the […] The post Govt working on amended Oban deal appeared […]
• Foulkes: About half of New Prov. shantytown residents have left
  Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday he was advised that 50 percent of the reported 1,410 shantytown residents remain in those communities. However, Foulkes, who heads the Shantytown Action Task Force (SATF), insisted that the group is in the final stages of ridding New […] The post Foulkes: About half of New Prov. shantytown residents […]
• Mom of disabled child admits stealing $3K from RBC
  The mother of a paralyzed child was yesterday ordered to perform 100 hours of community service in addition to repaying stolen cash. Lakeisha Gardiner, 38, of Eneas Jumper Corner, admitted to stealing $3,000 from the Royal Bank of Canada between May 4 and 7 at […] The post Mom of disabled child admits stealing $3K […]
• GB voters have mixed views on McAlpine’s firing
  Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine’s opposition to the government’s bill to increase value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 12 percent drew mixed reaction from his constituents and some residents on Grand Bahama. McAlpine, along with three other Free National Movement (FNM) MPs, voted against the increase. […] The post GB voters have mixed views on McAlpine’s […]
• PLP candidates module ‘oversubscribed’
  Seventy-three people registered for the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) module for aspiring candidates and public office program, PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday. The program will offer a history of the PLP, what is expected of prospective candidates and how to mount a campaign. […] The post PLP candidates module ‘oversubscribed’ appeared first on […]