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Financial coach encourages women to shift their money mindset
THROUGH HER firm Pearls of Wisdom Financial Coaching, financial coach Tishka Scott is encouraging Bahamian women to change their mindset when it comes to money.
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A Sure Win does not intend to lay off workers
A SURE Win does not intend to lay off workers from its web shop operation, Human Resources Manager Kimberly Bodie said yesterday.
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DNA to challenge FNM pair
IF the FNM candidates for South Beach and Central and South Eleuthera win their respective seats in the upcoming general election, the DNA will challenge their wins in court.
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'No pull out' by $110m developers
The developers behind a proposed multi-million dollar resort and real estate development on Long Island “have not pulled out”, and are looking to establish a permanent presence and take over marina operations at the adjacent Stella Maris Resort “next month”.
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Govt ‘very close’ to Grand Bahama airport deal
TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the government is “very close” to acquiring the Grand Bahama International Airport from the Hutchison Group.
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Coleby and Jayhawks top ‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans
ATLEAST one Bahamian player will move on to the Sweet 16 of the Men’s Division I NCAA Basketball Tournament.
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‘No words’ to describe tragedy
THE tragic and untimely death of Tabitha Charlene Haye, 41, has left family and friends “traumatised and reeling,” some remain “unable to process”.
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Govt approves tax certificate reply to OECD
The government has approved the creation of tax residency certificates for permanent residents so they can prove compliance with other countries’ laws, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
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BISX seeks share in each listed firm
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) wants to obtain a share in each of its listed companies so it can determine if they are meeting their disclosure obligations.
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Minister: We must stop the catastrophe of traffic deaths
THE Bahamas has already recorded just over half the number of road traffic fatalities in 2017 that it recorded last year, according to the latest traffic fatality statistics.The numbers, revealed by Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Cam
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1,200 call for airport opening
MORE than 1,200 Abaco residents have signed a petition asking the government to open the new Marsh Harbour airport before Christmas.
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Vendors evicted at Straw Market
MORE THAN a dozen straw vendors were “evicted” from the Bay Street Straw Market on Friday for delinquent rent payments, according to Esther Thompson, president of the Straw Business Persons Society.
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Ex-minister: ‘Use carrots, not stick’ over COVID jabs
A former Cabinet minister yesterday added his voice to those opposing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, telling Tribune Business: “Better to use a carrot than a stick.”
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CAR DEALERS SUFFER $75M REVENUE HIT
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bahamas Motor Dealers Association (BMDA) members saw their collective sales revenues fall by more than $75 million over the first 10 months of the years between 2009-2011, one dealer suggested yesterday, although
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CAR DEALERS SUFFER $75M REVENUE HIT
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bahamas Motor Dealers Association (BMDA) members saw their collective sales revenues fall by more than $75 million over the first 10 months of the years between 2009-2011, one dealer suggested yesterday, although
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Plan for Ragged solar grid complete
WHILE still not giving a proposed timeline of when hurricane-ravaged Ragged Island is expected to be fully restored, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said techno-economic modelling for the island’s electrical grid has been completed.
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Revenue surge to $274m via corporate tax switch
The Government could near-double pre-COVID business taxation revenues if it were to implement a 15 percent corporate income levy across-the-board on all entities bar those generating less than $500,000 in annual turnover.
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Abaco Chamber eyes 'amazing opportunity' via Project Resurrect
The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday hailed “an amazing opportunity to rebuild the entire island” following the “overwhelming” response to its Project Resurrect initiative. Speaking after the project’s Friday’s unveiling, Ken Hutton s
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Construction to start on zip-line as Pirate’s Cove project nears finish
THE water theme park at Pirate’s Cove on Taino Beach west is 90 per cent complete and work on the second phase will begin in the next couple of weeks with construction of Grand Bahama’s first zip-line.
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Abaco shanty town
HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.
