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Bimini Bay facing homeowners revolt
The Bimini Bay Resort is facing a homeowners revolt in the Supreme Court, with multiple purchasers voicing concerns over how their properties and multi-million dollar maintenance fee sums are being managed.
'Almost $900m' raised on LPIA redevelopment
THE Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) yesterday told Tribune Business it had now raised "almost $900 million" via six separate financial transactions, having just closed the final $225 million round to fund Lynden Pindling International Airport's (LPIA) $409.5 million redevelopment.
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,
Bahamas ranked in bottom three of finance centres
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A former Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) chairman yesterday said a report that ranked the Bahamas a lowly 75th out of 77 global financial centres would "not impact" this jurisdiction's core private wealth
Insurers ‘not oblivious’ to Bahamas sanctions threat
THE insurance industry “is not oblivious” to the need for the Bahamas to comply with global anti-financial crime standards and avoid sanctions, its chairman said yesterday.
Contractor loses ‘millions’ in 4-year BEC theft fight
A former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday said his business had lost “millions of dollars” during his four-year fight against electricity theft charges, and he was now trying “to put the pieces together again”.
Insurer sees 38% fall from Summit
Summit Insurance blamed reduced real estate valuations for a 38.2 per cent year-over-year profits slump, as it focuses on “defending our book” in a year that will have “negative growth”.
Miller confident on Robin Hood replacement
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Robin Hood's landlord yesterday told Tribune Business he is extremely confident about finding a replacement tenant for the closing retailer, describing the Summerwinds Plaza location as "second to none" and "the b
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US
Bahamas ‘shooting ourselves in foot’ on insurance regulation
* Bahamas ‘going beyond’ AML standard * AG: ‘We’ll give general insurers one year’ * Fears captive revival undermined
FEARS were raised again yesterday that the Bahamas could be “shooting ourselves in the foot” by including general and captive insurers within its anti-money laundering regime. Emmanuel Komolafe, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman, urged the Government to provide the “benchmarking” studies and data to support its decision to define both market segments as financial institutions under the Financial Transactions Reporting Act (FTRA).
TAX RETURNS PAY FOR $44M DREDGE IN JUST '1.5 YEARS'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The $44 million Nassau Harbour dredging costs will be paid back in full within one-and-a-half years in taxes alone, the minister of tourism yesterday telling Tribune Business that any impact on the Bahamas' cruise
S&P: Gov’ts fiscal, economic reforms ‘will take time’ to work
* 1.5% average growth forecast lower than IMF’s * Grand Lucayan closure takes out 7% of rooms * Debt to rise through 2020 to 52% of GDP
THE Government’s fiscal and economic reforms will take time to “pay dividends”, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) warned yesterday, as it took a more ‘bearish’ view of the Bahamas’ growth prospects. The rating agency, in its latest Bahamas country assessment, expressed confidence that the Minnis administration’s fiscal reforms will “arrest the deterioration” in the Government’s deficit and the national debt.
COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National
COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National
COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National
COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National
COURT REJECTS CUSTOMS FEARS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Supreme Court has rejected fears that Customs will produce "a repeat performance" in the absence of a judicial ruling over its demand for all Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees to produce a National
BTC's 18% directory mark-up 'reasonable'
BTC's 18% directory mark-up 'reasonable' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) proposed 17.65 per cent retail mark-up for directory inquiry calls has been deemed "reasonable" by the sector regulator, alt