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Climate change exacerbates Bahamas’ major challenges

CLIMATE change is exacerbating the Bahamas’ challenges with food security, water scarcity and energy security, the Prime Minister said yesterday, over an issue that threatens this nation’s land mass.

Call to fix deficiencies in public health care system

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DEFICIENCIES within the public health care system need to be fixed first before any consideration is given to a 'national health insurance scheme,' a doctor telling Tribune Business

$10m Port IPO hits the road

The roadshow for Arawak Cay Port Development's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO), which kicked off last week, has received significant public interest, the company says. APD began the meetings at the Harry C Moore Library in Nassau, and the

PORT IPO HOLDING $1,150 MAXIMUM

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE than 95 per cent of share subscriptions in the Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO) were from individual investors, with subscripti

Mortgage Relief: 16%of targeted borrowers qualify

Some 16 per cent of troubled borrowers targeted by the Government’s revised Mortgage Relief Plan have been enrolled in the scheme, a Cabinet Minister yesterday saying it had already been “more successful” than the first version.

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$10m Port IPO hits the road

The roadshow for Arawak Cay Port Development's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO), which kicked off last week, has received significant public interest, the company says. APD began the meetings at the Harry C Moore Library in Nassau, and the

MSC deal to give Bahamian company ‘widest ever smile’

The Bahamian leaseholder of Ocean Cay will have “the biggest smiles ever” as a result of the deal that will see Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) take over the island for its $100 million cruise port.

BEC receivables decline by 'millions of dollars'

BEC receivables decline by 'millions of dollars' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) accounts receivables have gone down by the "millions of dollars" within the past four

Uncertainty over 100 Bahamas Jobs

Uncertainty over 100 Bahamas Jobs By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Uncertainty surrounded the fate of 100 American Eagle jobs in the Bahamas last night, with the airline's parent, AMR Corporation, having announcin

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Striping, a grant-winning company from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's Self-Starter Programme

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Striping, a grant-winning company from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's Self-Starter Programme

Healthy job prospects need better awareness

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net "Phenomenal" employment opportunities exist for Bahamians in healthcare and allied industries, a leading doctor said yesterday, noting that the sector currently relies on a signific

BAHAMAS 'PUNCHING WELL ABOVE WEIGHT' IN SHIPPING

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas "punches well above its weight" in the global maritime industry, the Bahamas Maritime Authority's (BMA) chairman saying yesterday that through its involvement with the I

Union 'not sitting idle' over Atlantis

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) is closely monitoring the Atlantis ownership situation, and is prepared to take legal action if necessary, its executiv

KFC: Union on 'amber alert'

KFC: Union on 'amber alert' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Kentucky Fried Chicken (Nassau) employees are "adamant" that they are not prepared to take a reduction in their wages or benefits, a Bahamas Hotel, Cat

KFC: Union on 'amber alert'

KFC: Union on 'amber alert' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Kentucky Fried Chicken (Nassau) employees are "adamant" that they are not prepared to take a reduction in their wages or benefits, a Bahamas Hotel, Cat

KFC: Union on 'amber alert'

KFC: Union on 'amber alert' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Kentucky Fried Chicken (Nassau) employees are "adamant" that they are not prepared to take a reduction in their wages or benefits, a Bahamas Hotel, Cat

Chamber chief: Tax reform within 10 years

Chamber chief: Tax reform within 10 years By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamian companies will have to improve their record-keeping and accounting procedures with a new tax structure set to be introduced withi

Chamber chief: Tax reform within 10 years

Chamber chief: Tax reform within 10 years By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamian companies will have to improve their record-keeping and accounting procedures with a new tax structure set to be introduced withi

Hutchison ‘streamlines’ Freeport investments

The sales process for the 409-acre Grand Lucayan property on Grand Bahama is “still ongoing”, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.