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Swain warns: 'We can't continue at this same pace'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GREATER efforts need to be made in attracting new businesses to Grand Bahama and reducing the cost of doing business to help boost its ailing economy, the island's chamber of commer

Swain warns: 'We can't continue at this same pace'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GREATER efforts need to be made in attracting new businesses to Grand Bahama and reducing the cost of doing business to help boost its ailing economy, the island's chamber of commer

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

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

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

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Bahamas could get marketplace again in 2013

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas could play host to the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's (CHTA) Caribbean Marketplace summit again next year, the organisation's president, Josef Forstmayr told

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Call for orderly behaviour during elections

POLITICIANS have renewed calls for civil and orderly behaviour during elections after a supporter spit at the wife of a party leader.

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

‘Much work’ ahead over business ease

The Bahamas has “a lot of work to do” before it sees a dramatic improvement in the ease of doing business, the Opposition’s finance spokesman said yesterday, adding: “There’s just too much government bureaucracy.”

Self-starter targeting more major projects

Self-starter targeting more major projects 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, is on its way to becom

Self-starter targeting more major projects

Self-starter targeting more major projects 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, is on its way to becom

Bahamian retailers hit by ‘showroom effect’

BAHAMIAN retailers yesterday said they have fallen victim to the “showroom effect” with consumers using them as ‘fitting rooms’ before purchasing online.

BAHAMAS ULTIMATELY 'RID' OF EXCHANGE CONTROLS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A government minister has suggested that the Bahamas will eventually be "rid" of exchange controls via gradual liberalisation, although they have served this nation well during the

BAHAMAS ULTIMATELY 'RID' OF EXCHANGE CONTROLS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A government minister has suggested that the Bahamas will eventually be "rid" of exchange controls via gradual liberalisation, although they have served this nation well during the

BAHAMAS ULTIMATELY 'RID' OF EXCHANGE CONTROLS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A government minister has suggested that the Bahamas will eventually be "rid" of exchange controls via gradual liberalisation, although they have served this nation well during the

BAHAMAS ULTIMATELY 'RID' OF EXCHANGE CONTROLS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A government minister has suggested that the Bahamas will eventually be "rid" of exchange controls via gradual liberalisation, although they have served this nation well during the

BAHAMAS ULTIMATELY 'RID' OF EXCHANGE CONTROLS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A government minister has suggested that the Bahamas will eventually be "rid" of exchange controls via gradual liberalisation, although they have served this nation well during the

$10-$12M PROJECT RESTARTS SALES AFTER YEAR-LONG HIATUS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BETWEEN $10-$12 million has been invested in the 281-lot South Seas subdivision to date, its developer said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that the project "didn't move as we a