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Region falls back over aquaculture

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Caribbean is far behind the rest of the world in developing aquaculture, the executive director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) telling Tribune Business tha

CITY MARKETS NAME 'SHOULD HAVE DIED'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE City Markets name was what ultimately caused the struggling supermarket chain to fail to recover, a rival food retailer believes, telling Tribune Business that the Finlayson fam

Deveaux says family island report findings 'forwarded to police'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of the Environment Earl Deveaux said yesterday the findings of a report by two engineering firms which revealed overpayment to contractors hired to develop landfills on sev

Deveaux says family island report findings 'forwarded to police'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of the Environment Earl Deveaux said yesterday the findings of a report by two engineering firms which revealed overpayment to contractors hired to develop landfills on sev

MINISTER TO MEET ON SANDALS' LABOUR WOE

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes told Tribune Business yesterday that he has a meeting scheduled this afternoon with executives of the Bahamas Hotel, Maintenance and Allied Workers Union (BHMAWU) to discuss labour issues regarding Sandals Royal Bahamian. Mini

KFC IN 'SURVIVAL' FIGHT ON STAFF COSTS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Nassau yesterday warned its survival hinged on renegotiating a reduced wages and benefits package for its line staff, saying this was "more than double"

KFC IN 'SURVIVAL' FIGHT ON STAFF COSTS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Nassau yesterday warned its survival hinged on renegotiating a reduced wages and benefits package for its line staff, saying this was "more than double"

Carrier adds fourth Saabs

Carrier adds fourth Saabs SILVER Airways continues to upgrade its fleet, having accepted delivery of its fourth Saab 340Bplus. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which received US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate the Saab 340Bp

Big Game afoot for Bimini

THE Big Game Club on Bimini yesterday said its re-opening had sparked a number of new tourism opportunities on the island. The resort is continuing to build its own tourism-focused base in 2012, promoting its traditional water sports activities, along wit

BEWARE OF 'SWEET MOUTH' POLITICS

By Larry Gibson I CAN recall as a child growing up, we would refer to someone who had a propensity for telling long tales as being 'sweet mouth'. After hearing your sweet mouth friend tell one of his or her embellished tales, the others would look at eac

BEWARE OF 'SWEET MOUTH' POLITICS

By Larry Gibson I CAN recall as a child growing up, we would refer to someone who had a propensity for telling long tales as being 'sweet mouth'. After hearing your sweet mouth friend tell one of his or her embellished tales, the others would look at eac

BEWARE OF 'SWEET MOUTH' POLITICS

By Larry Gibson I CAN recall as a child growing up, we would refer to someone who had a propensity for telling long tales as being 'sweet mouth'. After hearing your sweet mouth friend tell one of his or her embellished tales, the others would look at eac

OIL EXPLORER NAMES MCDONALD DIRECTOR

Former Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Bahamas and Caribbean head, Ross MacDonald, has been appointed to the board of the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC). Mr MacDonald, 59, will join the board with immediate effect. Dursley Stott, a current non-executive direc

NASSAU HOTELS TO 'HOIST' ADR

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Nassau/Paradise hotel industry is aiming to "hoist" average daily room rates (ADRs) in 2012 to drive further room revenue increases, as nights sold and room revenue in December

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

DNA adviser pushes for tax, exchange reforms

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas should move towards changing its tax structure and explore an alternative system to exchange control, a well-known doctor and financial executive said yesterday. Dr Jona

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

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