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'UNSUSTAINABLE' COSTS DRIVE OLD FORT CLUB'S 67% FEE RISE

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The exclusive Old Fort Bay club yesterday warned members it had "no alternative" but to implement the first ever increase in annual membership dues, raising them by 67 per cent to $5,000 per year, given that costs

OIL EXPLORER TO 'MOST DEFINITELY' BISX LIST IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamas-based oil exploration company is "most definitely" seeking to list on the local stock market this year via a Bahamian Depository Receipt (BDR) offering, its chief executive yesterday describing the data

OIL EXPLORER TO 'MOST DEFINITELY' BISX LIST IN 2012

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamas-based oil exploration company is "most definitely" seeking to list on the local stock market this year via a Bahamian Depository Receipt (BDR) offering, its chief executive yesterday describing the data

BAHA MAR'S OCCUPANCIES 3-4% ABOVE FORECAST LEVEL

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor While occupancies at Baha Mar's two existing Cable Beach resorts are trending 3-4 per cent ahead of 2012 forecasts, the resort developer yesterday said they had yet to reach "levels considered acceptable", followi

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Sky Bahamas chiefs deny share allegation

SKY Bahamas' principals yesterday told Tribune Business they completely "deny" allegations by a former executive of the airline that they conspired to squeeze him out of his equity stake in the company, and recorded incorrect shareholdings in the Companies Registry.

THE 'BAHAMIAN DREAM' HAS SOURED FOR SO MANY

Anyone who reads the local newspapers cannot help but notice the large number of distressed Bahamian homes advertised for sale by banks under their mortgage powers. Never before in the history of the Bahamas have so many families suffered the humiliation,

$10M PORT IPO SETS A BAHAMIAN RECORD

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Arawak Cay Port Development (APD) offering has set a Bahamian record by becoming the "most widely subscribed for IPO in the history of the Bahamian capital markets", Tribune Business was told yesterday, one of

Bahamas exports decline by 36% to five-year low

The Bahamas’ merchandise trade deficit fell by 12.3 per cent in 2015 to $2.719 billion, as the decline in imports offset a more than one-third reduction in exports.

Construction finds a regulatory home

By Simon Cooper Res Socius Some things are really strange. We have guarantees for just about everything these days, and that even includes a notice promising that some biscuits have never seen a nut before - unless, of course, the factory owner went craz

Construction finds a regulatory home

By Simon Cooper Res Socius Some things are really strange. We have guarantees for just about everything these days, and that even includes a notice promising that some biscuits have never seen a nut before - unless, of course, the factory owner went craz

De-risk 'client migration' to benefit larger banks

Correspondent bank 'de-risking' could drive another wave of Bahamian financial services consolidation by sparking "client migration" to larger institutions, a former finance minister has warned.

GB POWER PLANT 'OVER 60% DONE'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday said its new generation plant is "more than 60 per cent complete" after a $40 million investment to-date, as the BISX-listed company that holds 50 per cent of its equity unveil

‘Wonderful opportunity’ for Long Island revival

The resolution to a 10-year dispute over Long Island’s one-time largest employer presents “a wonderful opportunity” to revive the island’s economy, its MP yesterday describing the surrounding area as “ghost town”.

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation's cash flow woes were highlighted again last night after BISX-listed Consolidated Water revealed that was owed $8.3 million for water

Ex-BCA chief says $15m to Bahamians for roadworks 'low'

Ex-BCA chief says $15m to Bahamians for roadworks 'low' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday said the 13.7 per cent of work sub-contracted out to Bahamian firms on the New Providenc

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation's cash flow woes were highlighted again last night after BISX-listed Consolidated Water revealed that was owed $8.3 million for water

Ex-BCA chief says $15m to Bahamians for roadworks 'low'

Ex-BCA chief says $15m to Bahamians for roadworks 'low' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday said the 13.7 per cent of work sub-contracted out to Bahamian firms on the New Providenc

Real property tax compliance 'higher than in the past'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Real property tax compliance is "higher than in the past, that's for sure", a government minister telling Tribune Business yesterday that new administration/enforcement measures would "yield" improved collection r

Consumer chief set to investigate BPL bill spike

The Consumer Protection Commission’s chairman last night promised to investigate the “double” and “triple” energy bill increases many consumers are now experiencing as a result of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) post-Matthew billing practices.

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QC: Don’t reward $35m Nygard ‘law breaking’

The Government was yesterday urged not to reward two decades of alleged law-breaking by approving Peter Nygard’s new development applications, a well-known QC suggesting he had seized land worth $35 million without permission.