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BROKERS 'CUT OUT' OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE MARKET

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The outgoing Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association's (BIBA) president has again complained that ties between commercial banks and large brokers are "cutting everyone else out" of the homeowners insurance market, w

Bahamasair eyes 'break even' despite $21m loss

Bahamasair eyes 'break even' despite $21m loss By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Despite being on target for a $21 million loss in its 2011-2012 financial year, Bahamasair's chairman says the airline is trending in the right direction and eventua

Bahamasair eyes 'break even' despite $21m loss

Bahamasair eyes 'break even' despite $21m loss By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Despite being on target for a $21 million loss in its 2011-2012 financial year, Bahamasair's chairman says the airline is trending in the right direction and eventua

HOW A BUSINESS BROKER OPERATES

By Simon Cooper Res Socius People often stop me in the street these days to ask me exactly what a business broker does. I'm always happy to oblige, because some turn out to be sellers and others, buyers. Like any job, I guess the secret's in the skills -

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

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

SMALL BUSINESS BILL DISCUSSION TARGET BEFORE 2012 ELECTION

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A government minister says he is "reasonably certain" that broad consultation with stakeholders on the much-awaited Small and Medium-Sized Business (SME) Development Bill can be held prior to the general election,

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

DOCUMENT BEST FORMAT

By Deidre M. Bastian Have you ever stumbled across a PDF file and wondered how to open it? Or maybe someone e-mailed you a PDF file, but you're not sure how to use it. Perhaps you tried to open it, but Windows would not allow you to do so. You may be say

Port 'dismayed' by Shenanigan's

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has described itself as "dismayed" by criticisms from a Bahamian businessman who closed his Port Lucaya Marketplace restaurant blaming high rents, arguing that he had been "unresponsive" to attempts to resolve the si

Port 'dismayed' by Shenanigan's

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has described itself as "dismayed" by criticisms from a Bahamian businessman who closed his Port Lucaya Marketplace restaurant blaming high rents, arguing that he had been "unresponsive" to attempts to resolve the si

BAHAMAS 'NOT DONE VERY GOOD JOB' OVER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Both the Government and the private sector have done a poor job in preparing for, and negotiating, international trade agreements affecting the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCE

BAHAMAS 'NOT DONE VERY GOOD JOB' OVER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Both the Government and the private sector have done a poor job in preparing for, and negotiating, international trade agreements affecting the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCE

BAHAMAS 'NOT DONE VERY GOOD JOB' OVER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Both the Government and the private sector have done a poor job in preparing for, and negotiating, international trade agreements affecting the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCE

BAHAMAS 'NOT DONE VERY GOOD JOB' OVER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Both the Government and the private sector have done a poor job in preparing for, and negotiating, international trade agreements affecting the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCE

BAHAMAS 'NOT DONE VERY GOOD JOB' OVER TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Both the Government and the private sector have done a poor job in preparing for, and negotiating, international trade agreements affecting the Bahamas, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCE

BEC partner targets eco-industrial park

BEC partner targets eco-industrial park By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor BEC's ocean thermal energy partner yesterday revealed it plans to develop an eco-industrial park in the Bahamas, leveraging its project into technology and export spin-offs

BEC partner targets eco-industrial park

BEC partner targets eco-industrial park By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor BEC's ocean thermal energy partner yesterday revealed it plans to develop an eco-industrial park in the Bahamas, leveraging its project into technology and export spin-offs

THINKING RULES MADE TO BREAK

By Deidre Bastian Have you ever tried thinking like a web/graphic designer? If you have, you would be forced to think deeply, logically and precisely. Why do you need to think like a web/graphic designer, especially if the client comes up with the idea,

$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