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While there were worries that the increase in the minimum wage would result in business closures, fewer hires or massive layoffs, Director of Labour Robert Farquharson said yesterday that the increase went off without a hitch so far, and that at the moment businesses seem to need more hands than before. It is still early
A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report states that 14.8 percent of the Bahamian population lived below the poverty line in 2017. Targeted initiatives aimed at poverty eradication in The Bahamas have waned in national focus. No pervasive dynamic in a society exists in a vacuum, and it is hence essential for governments and the citizenry
#TheBahamas, November 23, 2022 – Hundreds of residents in Grand Bahama gathered at St. George’s Gymnasium on November 19, 2022 for ‘Labour on the Blocks 2.0’ in hopes of getting off the unemployment line. It is the second such edition hosted by the Department of Labour, which is collaborating with the Ministry for Grand Bahama […]
The EducationUSA Advising Center in The Bahamas is slated to officially occupy space on the New Providence campus of Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) in the coming weeks. In 2019, BTVI became host of the new EducationUSA Advising Center, but did not have a dedicated space. The center is the official source of information
#TheBahamas, July 6, 2022 – When Mark Fraser crossed the stage to receive his certificate, his mother, Kelcene Kelly, was not cheering for him from the audience like other parents and supporters. Instead, she was adorned in graduation regalia and sitting nearby as a fellow member of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) Class […]