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POST OFFICE HIT BY COMPLAINTS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE BAHAMAS Postal Service is testing the efficiency of its local mail delivery service, acting Postmaster General, Leslie Cartwright, told Tribune Business yesterday, acknowledging

LOI made $650m waste plant ‘political football’

The company behind the $650 million waste-to-energy proposal at the centre of last year’s Letter of Intent (LoI) controversy yesterday said it had been treated as “a political football”, which “turned a positive into a negative” and damaged its bid to secure financing.

KFC LABOUR DEAL, BUT 'NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NINE KENTUCKY Fried Chicken (Nassau) restaurants reopened yesterday, with union executives telling Tribune Business a tentative labour agreement had been reached with management

KFC LABOUR DEAL, BUT 'NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NINE KENTUCKY Fried Chicken (Nassau) restaurants reopened yesterday, with union executives telling Tribune Business a tentative labour agreement had been reached with management

KFC LABOUR DEAL, BUT 'NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NINE KENTUCKY Fried Chicken (Nassau) restaurants reopened yesterday, with union executives telling Tribune Business a tentative labour agreement had been reached with management

Roadwork hit firms: 'It's never too late to do the right thing'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Government's plans to provide assistance to businesses impacted by the New Providence Road Improvement Project was hailed as a good move yesterday, with Coconut Grove Business L

Phil's: 'Enough to go around' in food retail

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THERE'S "enough to go around" in the food retail business for everyone to turn a profit, according to Phil Lightbourne, owner of the Gladstone Road-based food retailer/wholesaler Ph

SANDALS MANAGEMENT ACCUSED OF 'INTIMIDATING' ITS STAFF

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net UNION executives yesterday accused management at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort of 'intimidating' the staff. Bahamas Hotel Maintenance and Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU) President Lyn

SANDALS MANAGEMENT ACCUSED OF 'INTIMIDATING' ITS STAFF

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net UNION executives yesterday accused management at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort of 'intimidating' the staff. Bahamas Hotel Maintenance and Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU) President Lyn

SANDALS MANAGEMENT ACCUSED OF 'INTIMIDATING' ITS STAFF

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net UNION executives yesterday accused management at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort of 'intimidating' the staff. Bahamas Hotel Maintenance and Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU) President Lyn

Roadwork hit firms: 'It's never too late to do the right thing'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Government's plans to provide assistance to businesses impacted by the New Providence Road Improvement Project was hailed as a good move yesterday, with Coconut Grove Business L

Airline '90% complete' on $4.5-$5M project

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WESTERN Air chief executive, Rex Rolle, said yesterday that construction on the airline's new terminal and maintenance facility in Freeport is "about 90 per cent" complete, telling

BEC: 5,500 make payment deals

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net SINCE the government launched its third Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) reconnection programme in February 2012, 5,499 persons have made payment arrangements with the Corporat

'Some movement' on gas commission

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE MINISTER of state for the environment, Phenton Neymour, said there has been "some movement" towards creating a promised commission to look into whether the Bahamas' petroleum in

'Some movement' on gas commission

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE MINISTER of state for the environment, Phenton Neymour, said there has been "some movement" towards creating a promised commission to look into whether the Bahamas' petroleum in

BEC: 5,500 make payment deals

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net SINCE the government launched its third Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) reconnection programme in February 2012, 5,499 persons have made payment arrangements with the Corporat

Abaco’s airlift capacity up 9%

Abaco has attracted 47,000 stopover visitors year-to-date, a Ministry of Tourism official says, with the island’s airlift capacity for international arrivals increasing for the third straight year.

GOV'T TARGETS RENEWABLE ENERGY FUNDING GROWTH

THE Government is seeking to establish new funding mechanisms as it expands its renewable energy infrastructure, the Minister of State for the Environment said recently. Speaking at the official launch of the solar water heater and solar photovoltaic (PV

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Atlantis owner eyes 'significant' 5-year investment programme

The Atlantis resort’s owner is looking to invest a “significant sum” in a five-year capital expenditure plan for the Paradise Island resort, having pronounced itself “quite excited” to have completed the $1.9 billion refinancing.

Bahamas must get balanced tourism

The Bahamas must ensure it strikes the right balance between its cruise and stop-over business, the FNM's deputy leader reiterating that it provide a competitive and unique product.