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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

PI condo complex beats sale forecast

The owner of the former Ocean Place condominium complex on Paradise Island yesterday said it plans to bring 32 units to market by March 2016, telling Tribune Business initial sales had been “better than anticipated”.

FNM deputy: Oil’s value in refining

The FNM’s deputy leader yesterday argued that the petroleum industry’s true value lay in refining, and said the Government need not determine whether commercial quantities of oil exist in the Bahamas before putting the issue to a referendum.

Two Bahamians finish KPMG 'FATCA adademy'

KPMG (Bahamas) has announced that two members of its staff have completed specialist training for the implementation of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Annie Chinafat, a principal in its audit practice, and Kendell Pierre, an associate directo

Two Bahamians finish KPMG 'FATCA adademy'

KPMG (Bahamas) has announced that two members of its staff have completed specialist training for the implementation of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Annie Chinafat, a principal in its audit practice, and Kendell Pierre, an associate directo

Chamber chief: Atlantis 'back into uncertainty'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Atlantis has been thrust back into a state of uncertainty once again, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman, Winston Rolle, yesterday questi

Chinese deny alls oil involvement

Chinese deny alls oil involvement By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net CHINESE Embassy officials yesterday refuted claims that companies from their nation were partnering with the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) in it

Chinese deny alls oil involvement

Chinese deny alls oil involvement By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net CHINESE Embassy officials yesterday refuted claims that companies from their nation were partnering with the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) in it

Pinder: Sue for $13m over ‘Bahamas papers’

A former financial services minister yesterday suggested that this nation sue to recover the $13 million in Companies Registry search fees owed by the international journalists’ group responsible for the ‘Bahamas papers leak’.

KFC INDUSTRIAL DEAL TALKS START

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net EXECUTIVES of the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and KFC (Nassau) began negotiations on a new industrial agreement on Friday, with the union's vice-presid