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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
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
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.
FOOD SECURITY NEEDS 'SHIFT IN PERCEPTION'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THERE needs to be a "shift in the perception" that the Bahamas cannot sustain itself, one produce executive telling Tribune Business: "We need to be able to feed ourselves at a basi
FOOD SECURITY NEEDS 'SHIFT IN PERCEPTION'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THERE needs to be a "shift in the perception" that the Bahamas cannot sustain itself, one produce executive telling Tribune Business: "We need to be able to feed ourselves at a basi
UNION 'VIGILANT' ON ATLANTIS JOBS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) yesterday said it continued to remain vigilant over the employment situation at Atlantis following Brookfield Asset Man
UNION 'VIGILANT' ON ATLANTIS JOBS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) yesterday said it continued to remain vigilant over the employment situation at Atlantis following Brookfield Asset Man
UNION 'VIGILANT' ON ATLANTIS JOBS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) yesterday said it continued to remain vigilant over the employment situation at Atlantis following Brookfield Asset Man
UNION 'VIGILANT' ON ATLANTIS JOBS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) yesterday said it continued to remain vigilant over the employment situation at Atlantis following Brookfield Asset Man
PI condo owner was ‘close’ on other deals
The former Ocean Place condo complex’s new owner yesterday said it had taken a “hard look” at several projects in the Abacos, and had come close to “a couple of deals”.
CHAMBER HEAD SAYS RESORT'S EXPANSION SIGN OF 'CONFIDENCE'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Grand Isle Resort and Spa's expansion plans demonstrate a confidence in Exuma, the island's Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday, telling Tribune Business various infras
CHAMBER HEAD SAYS RESORT'S EXPANSION SIGN OF 'CONFIDENCE'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Grand Isle Resort and Spa's expansion plans demonstrate a confidence in Exuma, the island's Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday, telling Tribune Business various infras
Some fishermen ‘shut it down’ following Irma
BAHAMIAN fishermen are hoping to “make up” for a rough 2017 with a better crawfish harvest before the season closes, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) president said yesterday.
Business ease slippage ‘doesn’t represent nation’
The 121st ranking in the World Bank’s 2016 ‘ease of doing business’ rankings “does not represent who the Bahamas is”, Prime Minister Perry Christie argued yesterday, touting a Competitiveness Council as the answer to these woes.
CUSTOMS TARGETS NON- COMPLIANCE ON BOND GOODS
Customs is cracking down on Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees who fail to submit regular reports to it on bonded goods purchases, Tribune Business was told yesterday. Aiming to eliminate tax evasion and fraud, the Department said licensees wish
CUSTOMS TARGETS NON- COMPLIANCE ON BOND GOODS
Customs is cracking down on Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees who fail to submit regular reports to it on bonded goods purchases, Tribune Business was told yesterday. Aiming to eliminate tax evasion and fraud, the Department said licensees wish
CUSTOMS TARGETS NON- COMPLIANCE ON BOND GOODS
Customs is cracking down on Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees who fail to submit regular reports to it on bonded goods purchases, Tribune Business was told yesterday. Aiming to eliminate tax evasion and fraud, the Department said licensees wish
CUSTOMS TARGETS NON- COMPLIANCE ON BOND GOODS
Customs is cracking down on Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees who fail to submit regular reports to it on bonded goods purchases, Tribune Business was told yesterday. Aiming to eliminate tax evasion and fraud, the Department said licensees wish
Radar woe spells 'possible disaster'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An "erratic" radar system at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) is another ingredient for "possible disaster" in the aviation industry, the head of a Bahamian-owned airlin
