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MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad

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

City Markets staff allege 'conspiracy'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Ten Grand Bahama-based City Markets employees are alleging that the company and its principals deliberately altered their employment terms to "coerce and compel" them to leave volun

CITY MARKETS NAME 'SHOULD HAVE DIED'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE City Markets name was what ultimately caused the struggling supermarket chain to fail to recover, a rival food retailer believes, telling Tribune Business that the Finlayson fam

CITY MARKETS CHIEF HOPING DEAL 'IMMINENT'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net and NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor CITY Markets' principal believes the acquisition of the struggling five-store supermarket chain by Super Value's owner and president, Rupe

Quotes from the day

Quotes from the day Paul Moss, Independent Garden Hills It's going pretty well, I think though that since we've been doing elections we should have had a better coordination with respect to buildings that we use this building while it can accomodate the

KFC's union cancellation historic first

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The minister of labour yesterday said Kentucky Fried Chicken's (Nassau) move to cancel its 'voluntary recognition' of a trade union's 'bargaining agent' status marked the first time

ROAD PROJECT OPPONENTS REVIVE COMPENSATION BID

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net ALL businesses impacted by the New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) will be invited to join a Supreme Court action seeking compensation from the Government, the head of t

GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED HEALTHCARE 'DISASTROUS'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE GOVERNMENT should not be the sole manager of a National Health Care system, a leading doctor telling Tribune Business that such a move could be "disastrous". Well-known urologis

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

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

KFC shut until industrial deal

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net RESTAURANTS (Bahamas), owner of Nassau's Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise, said yesterday its nine locations would remain closed until an industrial agreement with its employe

GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access

GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said

Union: City Markets behind over payroll

Union: City Markets behind over payroll By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE union representing City Markets workers has said it would welcome the sale of the struggling food store chain if it meant saving jobs, o

GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access

GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said

Union: City Markets behind over payroll

Union: City Markets behind over payroll By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE union representing City Markets workers has said it would welcome the sale of the struggling food store chain if it meant saving jobs, o

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs'

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MANY smaller Bahamian contractors are struggling to find work, with one telling Tribune Business yesterday they "can't even get crumbs

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs'

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MANY smaller Bahamian contractors are struggling to find work, with one telling Tribune Business yesterday they "can't even get crumbs

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs'

Smaller contractors 'struggle to get crumbs' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MANY smaller Bahamian contractors are struggling to find work, with one telling Tribune Business yesterday they "can't even get crumbs

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