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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
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"