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CROWN-ING MOMENT FOR OUR LAND REFORM

Food/water, energy, land and human capital are the four resources that all countries require not only for economic development but also their mere existence. These resources are so valuable that I have coined the term 'Essential National Assets' to collec

Next two years 'great time' for capital raising

Next two years 'great time' for capital raising By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The next two years will be "a great time" for Bahamas-based companies to seek equity or debt capital, a leading investment banker yesterday urging the $35 million s

Next two years 'great time' for capital raising

Next two years 'great time' for capital raising By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The next two years will be "a great time" for Bahamas-based companies to seek equity or debt capital, a leading investment banker yesterday urging the $35 million s

Next two years 'great time' for capital raising

Next two years 'great time' for capital raising By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The next two years will be "a great time" for Bahamas-based companies to seek equity or debt capital, a leading investment banker yesterday urging the $35 million s

Mortgage finance 'biggest hurdle' to housing recovery

Mortgage financing access remains "the biggest hurdle" to reviving the domestic real estate market, causing up to three deals for the same property to fall through.

$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open

$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has placed a $14.5 million bond vital to keep it operating, its chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday that "the public is going to

$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open

$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has placed a $14.5 million bond vital to keep it operating, its chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday that "the public is going to

$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open

$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has placed a $14.5 million bond vital to keep it operating, its chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday that "the public is going to

Bank warns on provisions rise

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bank of the Bahamas International has warned investors it may have to increase loan loss provisions further during its financial year's second half, its managing director telling Tribune Business it was "grappling

Bank warns on provisions rise

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bank of the Bahamas International has warned investors it may have to increase loan loss provisions further during its financial year's second half, its managing director telling Tribune Business it was "grappling

CLICO liquidator saves $670,000 from IRS clutches

CLICO liquidator saves $670,000 from IRS clutches By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor CLICO (Bahamas) liquidator has freed up "significant cash" worth some $670,000 by negotiating a settlement of the US Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) tax claim ag

RESORT PROJECT'S 'RISE FROM ASHES' VIA $20M SPEND

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An Eleuthera resort project many thought 'dead and buried' may be about to rise from the ashes, its developer yesterday telling Tribune Business that the revised development would involve an investment "in excess

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GROWTH FOCUS 'LATITUDE' VIA AML'S $10M PREF RESTRUCTURE

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor AML Foods says its latest preference share restructuring has given it "a tremendous amount of latitude" to focus on growth opportunities, having raised a further $4.28 million in capital and reduced dividend (inte

CCA: Sarkis ‘inflaming anti-Chinese sentiment’

Baha Mar’s main contractor has accused Sarkis Izmirlian of “a nakedly xenophobic attempt to inflame anti-Chinese sentiment” while asserting there is “no evidence” it misused $54m to acquire the then-British Colonial Hilton.

ROYALSTAR INVESTORS GET '200% PAY OUT'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor RoyalStar Assurance is expecting to generate a $2-$3 million net profit for 2011 despite enduring a tough year, its managing director yesterday saying the company had to-date "paid out almost 200 per cent" of the

‘Lessons must be learnt’ from Baha Mar’s chinese woe

Lessons must be learned from Baha Mar’s construction woes to ensure other Chinese-led investment projects avoid similar delays, a leading contractor yesterday noting the same company is poised to begin the British Colonial Hilton’s $200 million redevelopment.

SCOTIABANK: GROUP INSURANCE POLICY GROWS EVERY YEAR

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Scotiabank (Bahamas) says its group homeowners insurance programme is growing in size every year due to the "stress" in its $1.498 billion loan portfolio, as it pledged to resolve any concerns the industry regulat

SCOTIABANK: GROUP INSURANCE POLICY GROWS EVERY YEAR

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Scotiabank (Bahamas) says its group homeowners insurance programme is growing in size every year due to the "stress" in its $1.498 billion loan portfolio, as it pledged to resolve any concerns the industry regulat

SCOTIABANK: GROUP INSURANCE POLICY GROWS EVERY YEAR

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Scotiabank (Bahamas) says its group homeowners insurance programme is growing in size every year due to the "stress" in its $1.498 billion loan portfolio, as it pledged to resolve any concerns the industry regulat

SCOTIABANK: GROUP INSURANCE POLICY GROWS EVERY YEAR

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Scotiabank (Bahamas) says its group homeowners insurance programme is growing in size every year due to the "stress" in its $1.498 billion loan portfolio, as it pledged to resolve any concerns the industry regulat