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John J. Pinder, Jr. landed on D-Day 77 years ago Sunday — June 6, 1944. Before he made it off the boat in Normandy, France a piece of a bullet shell took a hunk of skin out of his face. As he held his left cheek in place, the Army
Normal text size Very large text size In May 2013, Dasha Ross and her husband of 27 years, John Pinder, were preparing for a grand adventure. Ross is a well-respected documentary maker and Pinder was a prominent figure in the comedy and cabaret scene. In his prime, the producer was a big, ebullient man, famous for his signature giant yellow glasses, booming presence, and pack-a-day smoking habit. It was Pinder who co-created the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in the 1980s. There was nothing funny, however, about the news that lay in store. So there they were, aged in their 60s, with ...
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As political parties continue efforts to jumpstart their political campaigns for the next general election, the Free National Movement (FNM) is close to wrapping up its full slate of ratified candidates. According to FNM Chairman Carl Culmer, the FNM will name its remaining six candidates, including the seats held by the prime minister and deputy prime minister, in short order, though he did not provide an exact date. The remaining seats include Englerston, Pineridge, Fox Hill and Seabreeze. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Prime Minister Desmond Bannister, the i...
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) President Darrin Woods said yesterday that if the government seeks to introduce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in The Bahamas it ought to be prepared for a “faceoff” as he condemned restaurants and other private sector employers who have sought to introduce the practice. “We stand behind the point that the government has said that vaccination is not mandatory,” Woods said. “No employers in this country, if the government does not mandate it to make it law can turn around and make it law, and I don...
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Director of Labour John Pinder said yesterday that his department received numerous complaints and inquiries from associates of Sushi Rokkan after the restaurant in Old Fort Bay Town Center reportedly advised associates of a new mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy effective immediately. “Nobody is mandated to take that,” Pinder told Eyewitness News. “You voluntarily decide whether you are going to take that or not. No employer has the right to force any employee to take any vaccination. That’s not law and the competent authority did not make that a part of the e...