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Rolle: Bahamian unemployment rate 'not out of the doldrums yet'

Rolle: Bahamian unemployment rate 'not out of the doldrums yet' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamian unemployment rate now at 15.9 per cent is a clear indication that the economy has "not turned out of th

INDUSTRIAL UNREST 'NOT MOTIVATED' BY GENERAL ELECTION

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE recent escalation in industrial unrest is in no way motivated by the upcoming general elections according to prominent labour attorney and leader, Obie Ferguson, who has several

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Bahamas could get marketplace again in 2013

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas could play host to the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's (CHTA) Caribbean Marketplace summit again next year, the organisation's president, Josef Forstmayr told

AUTO PARTS FIRM EYES $1.2M FREEPORT MOVE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AN Abaco businessman yesterday revealed he plans to invest between $1-$1.2 million in expanding his auto parts business to Freeport, telling Tribune Business it would become the dis

AUTO PARTS FIRM EYES $1.2M FREEPORT MOVE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AN Abaco businessman yesterday revealed he plans to invest between $1-$1.2 million in expanding his auto parts business to Freeport, telling Tribune Business it would become the dis

Over 500 sign up for BEC relief plans

Over 500 sign up for BEC relief plans By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation's (BEC) executive chairman said yesterday it was too early to tell what impact the Government's assistance

TRANSPORT PROVIDERS FORCED TO RAISE FARES

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net RISING fuel costs remain a major concern for taxi and tour operators, one telling Tribune Business yesterday that he was forced to increase his fares to offset the increase. Legenda

SURVEY AIMS TO 'MATCH' BAHAMAS LABOUR MARKET

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Department of Statistics, in conjunction with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), yesterday launched a comprehensive wage and productivity survey aimed at ultimately "ma

LPIA FEES TO BE 'EQUAL OR LESS' THAN REGION AVERAGE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NASSAU Airport Development Company's chief executive and president, Stewart Steeves, has pledged that when the planned fee increases at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LP

LPIA FEES TO BE 'EQUAL OR LESS' THAN REGION AVERAGE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NASSAU Airport Development Company's chief executive and president, Stewart Steeves, has pledged that when the planned fee increases at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LP

LPIA FEES TO BE 'EQUAL OR LESS' THAN REGION AVERAGE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NASSAU Airport Development Company's chief executive and president, Stewart Steeves, has pledged that when the planned fee increases at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LP

LPIA FEES TO BE 'EQUAL OR LESS' THAN REGION AVERAGE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE NASSAU Airport Development Company's chief executive and president, Stewart Steeves, has pledged that when the planned fee increases at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LP

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

Worker productivity concerns businesses

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WORKER productivity is a growing concern for employers, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday this was vita

Minister 'very concerned' on City Markets

Minister 'very concerned' on City Markets By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LABOUR minister Dion Foulkes yesterday said he was "very concerned" about the job security for City Markets' remaining 400 employees, tell

BAHAMAS TARGETS 15 AIRLINE MEETS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN tourism and airport executives are expecting to meet with 15 airlines at this year's Routes Americas conference, according to tourism director-general David Johnson, who sa

BAHAMAS TARGETS 15 AIRLINE MEETS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN tourism and airport executives are expecting to meet with 15 airlines at this year's Routes Americas conference, according to tourism director-general David Johnson, who sa

BAHAMAS TARGETS 15 AIRLINE MEETS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN tourism and airport executives are expecting to meet with 15 airlines at this year's Routes Americas conference, according to tourism director-general David Johnson, who sa

SPONGE FISHING 'CAN RIVAL' LOBSTER

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net SPONGING could ultimately rival the multi-million dollar Bahamian lobster industry when revitalised, the Bahamas Commercial Fishermen's Alliance (BCFA) president said yesterday, tel

FIRM MULLS LEGAL FIGHT ON URCA LICENCE REVOCATION

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A GRAND Bahama businessman said yesterday he is considering whether to pursue legal action against the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) "as a matter of principle"