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SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei

SUPERVALUE SEES 'DOUBLE, TRIPLE' SALES RISES IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Supervalue supermarket chain yesterday indicated it shrugged off fears that consumers are taking longer every year to recover from thei

$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

SCRAP METAL REGULATIONS PUBLICATION TO COME SOON

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AMENDMENTS to the Customs Management Bill which are expected to provide for oversight of the scrap metal industry, are expected to be gazetted soon, the Minister the Environment tol

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FNM deputy questions Mortgage Relief ‘sense’

The Christie administration’s revised Mortgage Relief Plan does not make much sense “on the face of it”, according to the Opposition’s finance spokesman, who questioned what return the Government would get for its $20 million ‘investment’.

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

Long Island is ‘like nation’s step child’

Long Island feels “like the step child of the Bahamas”, its Chamber of Commerce president yesterday warning an absence of growth and infrastructure is forcing businesses to close down.

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

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.

Relays give Atlantis 4,700 nights boost

The IAAF World Relays generated 4,700 occupied room nights for Atlantis, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday, with the event attracting more than 1,400 visitors to the Bahamas.

Ex-Senator renews call for Bahamian industry ownership

Bahamians must have ownership of key economic sectors "from the top straight through the supply chain", a former FNM Senator is arguing, adding that this would protect the "haemorrhaging" foreign currency reserves.

BISX seeks embrace with crowdfunding

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is seeking to marry its Small Alternative Market (SAM) and regulated environment with the new crowdfunding phenomenon, its chief executive said yesterday.

Just 30% of workers covered by pensions

Just 30 per cent of the Bahamian workforce is covered by employer-sponsored pension plans, the Central Bank’s governor said yesterday, acknowledging that the relative lack of diversified investment opportunities in the Bahamas presented challenges.

Govt continuing ‘targeted’ Customs Duty reductions

The Government is proceeding with its “targeted” reduction in Customs duties to accompany Value-Added Tax (VAT), a Cabinet minister has revealed, with more cuts to be triggered by enhanced revenue administration.

FIDELITY BANK COMPLETES THE LISTING PROCESS FOR SHARES

THE Bahamas International Stock Exchange (BISX) announced yesterday that Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited had successfully completed the listing process for its Series A preference shares. In a statement by BISX yesterday it was stated that the shares are

FIDELITY BANK COMPLETES THE LISTING PROCESS FOR SHARES

THE Bahamas International Stock Exchange (BISX) announced yesterday that Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited had successfully completed the listing process for its Series A preference shares. In a statement by BISX yesterday it was stated that the shares are

Union leader calls for Productivity Council

A leading trade unionist has called for the creation of a tripartite National Productivity Council, arguing that the Bahamian education was “designed for students to fail”.

BAHAMAS' 'REVERSE MEDICAL TOURISM'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIANS pump millions of dollars each year into the South Florida's medical tourism sector, a leading doctor telling Tribune Business yesterday that this nation provides the large

BAHAMAS' 'REVERSE MEDICAL TOURISM'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIANS pump millions of dollars each year into the South Florida's medical tourism sector, a leading doctor telling Tribune Business yesterday that this nation provides the large