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GOVT EMPLOYEES TAKE $6.5M IN APD SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GOVERNMENT employees accounted for $6.5 million in share subscriptions in APD Limited's initial public offering, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with the IPO reaching just over

Port IPO over $10m target

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development (APD) initial public offering (IPO) has raised 'north' of the $10 million subscription target, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with interest reachin

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.

All ‘milestones’ come Aliv for mobile player

The Bahamas’ second mobile operator said yesterday it had met all “milestones and obligations” for cellular coverage and infrastructure roll-out as required by its license, its sales and marketing head arguing it has “the best network in the Caribbean”.

AIRLINE '90 PER CENT COMPLETE' ON $4.5-$5 MILLION PROJECT

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WESTERN Air chief executive, Rex Rolle, said yesterday that construction on the airline's new terminal and maintenance facility in Freeport is "about 90 per cent" complete, telling

Young liberals accuse govt over road project

Young liberals accuse govt over road project THE Progressive Young Liberals accused the government yesterday of mismanaging the New Providence Infrastructure Improvement Project, and said the additional money allotted to the scheme could have been used

Airline '90% complete' on $4.5-$5M project

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WESTERN Air chief executive, Rex Rolle, said yesterday that construction on the airline's new terminal and maintenance facility in Freeport is "about 90 per cent" complete, telling

Second shipping firm in fee rise

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A SECOND shipping company yesterday announced fee increases to offset the costs associated with its move to the new Arawak Cay port, with retailers telling Tribune Business any fre

RENEWABLE ENERGY FIRM UNVEILS BAHAMAS HEAD

OCEAN Thermal Energy (OTE) has appointed of Susan Larson as senior vice-president and executive director to head up its Bahamas operations. OTE Corporation is building the world's largest seawater district cooling system (SDC) for the $3.4 billion Baha Ma

Harbour Island ‘thrilled’ at BPL energy resolution

Tourism stakeholders on Harbour Island yesterday hailed Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) plan to provide a 6 Mega Watt (MW) power plant to address long-standing energy concerns as “very encouraging”, one executive telling Tribune Business: “We’re thrilled.”

BAHAMAS SUFFERS 90% FARMER DROP OVER 40 YEARS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THERE has been a 90 per cent decrease in Bahamian farmer numbers over the last 40 years, it was disclosed yesterday, with insurance said to be one of the "major concerns" for the in

BAHAMAS SUFFERS 90% FARMER DROP OVER 40 YEARS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THERE has been a 90 per cent decrease in Bahamian farmer numbers over the last 40 years, it was disclosed yesterday, with insurance said to be one of the "major concerns" for the in

Abaco’s airlift capacity up 9%

Abaco has attracted 47,000 stopover visitors year-to-date, a Ministry of Tourism official says, with the island’s airlift capacity for international arrivals increasing for the third straight year.

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Excise Tax snafu stymies start-up's 60 hires plan

A Bahamian-owned tobacco manufacturing start-up said yesterday it would pursue legal action as a “last resort” if it is unable to obtain an Excise Tax exemption on domestic sales, adding that its business model had been thrown “totally out of whack”.

$64M INVESTED IN PORT TO-DATE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE ARAWAK Cay Port Development Company said yesterday $64 million has so far been spent for the port's construction and that of the inland break-bulk facility at Gladstone Road, it

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$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester