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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

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GOVT LIKELY TO SELL 40% PORT EQUITY STAKE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he expects the Government to eventually sell its 40 per cent stake in Arawak Cay Port Development Company (APD), allowing the Nassau Co

NIB 1% RATE IS RISE PROPOSED

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A recommendation to increase the National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate by one percentage point to 10.8 per cent has been lodged

NIB 1% rate is rise proposed

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A recommendation to increase the National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate by one percentage point to 10.8 per cent has been lodged

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'LOT OF ABUSE' IN WELFARE SYSTEM

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas' social security system has been subjected to "a lot of abuse", the minister responsible has admitted, acknowledging that welfare assistance was not always being given t

Region falls back over aquaculture

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Caribbean is far behind the rest of the world in developing aquaculture, the executive director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) telling Tribune Business tha

GOVT, AVIATION UNION URGED TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING ISSUES

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A LEADING Bahamian aviation executive yesterday urged the government and the air traffic controllers union to 'look at the bigger picture' and resolve their outstanding issues, stat

GOVT, AVIATION UNION URGED TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING ISSUES

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A LEADING Bahamian aviation executive yesterday urged the government and the air traffic controllers union to 'look at the bigger picture' and resolve their outstanding issues, stat

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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.

Uncertainty over 100 Bahamas Jobs

Uncertainty over 100 Bahamas Jobs By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Uncertainty surrounded the fate of 100 American Eagle jobs in the Bahamas last night, with the airline's parent, AMR Corporation, having announcin

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium 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

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium

bahamas Stripping to finalise deal for job at new national stadium 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

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

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

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

Bahamasair to unveil new fleet 'within 30 days'

Bahamasair expects to unveil the "change-out" of its Dash-8 dominated aircraft fleet within the next 30 days, a move it hopes will slash maintenance and operational costs.

Better links to 15% Out Island cruise rise goal

Better links to 15% Out Island cruise rise goal By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WHILE CRUISE arrivals to the Family Islands grew by 15 per cent in 2011, the minister of tourism and aviation yesterday said he want