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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.

VISION SLIPPING 35% PTS BELOW LOAD EXPECTANCY

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net VISION Airlines has "not been performing up to expectations", according to director-general of tourism, David Johnson, who told Tribune Business yesyterday that the airline's servic

Education reform first step in ‘skills gap’ fight

CURRICULUM reform in the school system should be the first step in tackling this nation’s ‘skills gap’, a veteran educator arguing that the education system must shift to a model that requires all students to meet a certain standard before they can obtain a high school diploma.

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

Two-destination Cuba travel 'bit of a stretch'

A 'two-destination' travel arrangement that would see visitors to Cuba also travel to the Bahamas could be a “bit of a stretch”, the FNM's deputy leader believes.

Insurers unhappy at Gov’t ‘neglect’

The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman says the industry believes the Government has neglected it, as there are numerous long-standing legal and policy issues it is still battling to resolve.

Bahamasair ‘concern’ on US-Cuba opening

BAHAMASAIR was yesterday monitoring the ‘opening of the skies’ between the US and Cuba, its managing director acknowledging: “We are concerned about it.”

Gas retailers fear oil price 'beating'

Gas retailers fear oil price 'beating' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN petroleum retailers yesterday said they feared "a beating" from global oil prices that have surged back over $100 per barrel, due to

BTC TARGETS 70-75% LOCAL RETAIL OWNERS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) retail expansion is expected to generate significant entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamians, its chief executive telling Tribune

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) retail expansion is expected to generate significant entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamia

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) retail expansion is expected to generate significant entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamia

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) retail expansion is expected to generate significant entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamia

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) retail expansion is expected to generate significant entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamia

KFC union concern on recognition precedent

KFC union concern on recognition precedent By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net KENTUCKY Fried Chicken's (Nassau) nine stores remained closed yesterday, although union executives told Tribune Business they had informe

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners

BTC targets 70-75% local retail owners Sub-Deck: * Eyeing 40-50 as owned and managed by Bahamians * Investing $8-$10m in retail roll-out that will add two-three outlets per month * Could have up to 65 locations File Pics of Geoff Houston, BTC By NATAR

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PM: ‘No time to rest on laurels’ over EU

THE Prime Minister yesterday said the Bahamas has “no time to rest on our laurels”, given the European Union’s (EU) concerns over the absence of corporate income taxation. Dr Hubert Minnis told the House of Assembly that the EU’s Code of Conduct group had written to the Government expressing concerns that this nation’s tax system did not comply with its ‘blacklisting’ criteria.

75 JOBS FROM DOCTORS' $1M WESTERN MOVE

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DOCTORS Hospital plans to invest in excess of $1 million to re-open its Western Medical Plaza facility, its president telling Tribune Business yesterday that the move could ultimate