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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

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

Government's watchdog 'robbed' of independence

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Auditor-General is being "robbed of administrative independence" because he cannot initiate prosecutions where corruption and fraud involving public monies is suspected, a Public Accounts Committee report noti

Government's watchdog 'robbed' of independence

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Auditor-General is being "robbed of administrative independence" because he cannot initiate prosecutions where corruption and fraud involving public monies is suspected, a Public Accounts Committee report noti

'POSSIBLE FRAUD' ON $600 -$700K OVERPAYMENTS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor "Possible fraud" and collusion resulted in $600,000-$700,000 overpayments to contractors working on a $33.5 million landfill project part-funded by the Government, the Auditor-General disclosing that he had recomm

Government's watchdog 'robbed' of independence

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Auditor-General is being "robbed of administrative independence" because he cannot initiate prosecutions where corruption and fraud involving public monies is suspected, a Public Accounts Committee report noti

'POSSIBLE FRAUD' ON $600 -$700K OVERPAYMENTS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor "Possible fraud" and collusion resulted in $600,000-$700,000 overpayments to contractors working on a $33.5 million landfill project part-funded by the Government, the Auditor-General disclosing that he had recomm

Government's watchdog 'robbed' of independence

Government's watchdog 'robbed' of independence By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Auditor-General is being "robbed of administrative independence" because he cannot initiate prosecutions where corruption and fraud involving public monies is su

'POSSIBLE FRAUD' ON $600 -$700K OVERPAYMENTS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor "Possible fraud" and collusion resulted in $600,000-$700,000 overpayments to contractors working on a $33.5 million landfill project part-funded by the Government, the Auditor-General disclosing that he had recomm

COLINA GENERAL HAD $2M ASSET DEFICIENCY

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Colina General Insurance Agency had an almost-$2 million balance sheet solvency deficiency when it was acquired by its sister company, BISX-listed Colina Holdings (Bahamas), in early December 2011 for just $1, Tri

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CCA: WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BAHAMAS – Contractor reached out for help to son of top govt advisor

Baha Mar's main contractor asked the son of Perry Christie's top policy adviser to intervene when his father proposed changing The Pointe's Heads of Agreement over how many Bahamian construction workers would be employed.

‘I want Schooner Bay progress’, says ex-PM

An ex-prime minister yesterday asserted he wants to see “progress and development” at an Abaco community once held up as sustainable development model following its baffling break with a former management partner.

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QC: ‘No more secrets’ over Freeport’s future

An outspoken QC yesterday made good on his threat to launch Judicial Review proceedings against the consultation on Freeport’s future, warning: “No more secrets. It’s finally time for government in the sunshine.”

DON'T FEAR THE UNKNOWN ON SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

By Deidre M. Bastian So you have just discovered this dyanamic new graphic software, and are eager to install and experiment. But there is one small problem: The fear of making a mistake, as the computer just might blow up or some terrible harm may be do

DON'T FEAR THE UNKNOWN ON SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

By Deidre M. Bastian So you have just discovered this dyanamic new graphic software, and are eager to install and experiment. But there is one small problem: The fear of making a mistake, as the computer just might blow up or some terrible harm may be do

DON'T FEAR THE UNKNOWN ON SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

By Deidre M. Bastian So you have just discovered this dyanamic new graphic software, and are eager to install and experiment. But there is one small problem: The fear of making a mistake, as the computer just might blow up or some terrible harm may be do

Kerzner's $65m capital upgrades in debt talk delay

Kerzner's $65m capital upgrades in debt talk delay By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Kerzner International (Bahamas) chief yesterday acknowledged that finalising this year's $65 million capital investment plan for its Paradise Island resorts is b