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ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Brookfield Asset Management's ownership takeover at Atlantis and the One & Only Ocean Club has been described by a leading accountant as "the best thing that ever happened for the Bahamas". Raymond Winder, managin
Kerzner couldn't get 'unqualified' 2010 accounts
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Kerzner International defaulted on its $2.5 billion loan agreement in May 2011, a lawsuit has alleged, with auditors unable to provide a set of 2010 'unqualified' financial statements for the Atlantis and One & On
Kerzner couldn't get 'unqualified' 2010 accounts
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Kerzner International defaulted on its $2.5 billion loan agreement in May 2011, a lawsuit has alleged, with auditors unable to provide a set of 2010 'unqualified' financial statements for the Atlantis and One & On
Creating new leader breed
Creating new leader breed By Ian Ferguson We have been working through our 21st century definition of a leader as being one who builds relationships, nurtures staff abilities and, through that talent, accomplishes goals and objectives. We have stated e
Creating new leader breed
Creating new leader breed By Ian Ferguson We have been working through our 21st century definition of a leader as being one who builds relationships, nurtures staff abilities and, through that talent, accomplishes goals and objectives. We have stated e
Creating new leader breed
Creating new leader breed By Ian Ferguson We have been working through our 21st century definition of a leader as being one who builds relationships, nurtures staff abilities and, through that talent, accomplishes goals and objectives. We have stated e
BUILDING TALENT POOL OF LEADERS
By Ian Ferguson For some time there has been a great debate to determine whether leaders are born or made. Some argue that we have all been touched with some innate ability to lead. Others still purport that leadership is a skill acquired by the delibera
BUILDING TALENT POOL OF LEADERS
By Ian Ferguson For some time there has been a great debate to determine whether leaders are born or made. Some argue that we have all been touched with some innate ability to lead. Others still purport that leadership is a skill acquired by the delibera
BUILDING TALENT POOL OF LEADERS
By Ian Ferguson For some time there has been a great debate to determine whether leaders are born or made. Some argue that we have all been touched with some innate ability to lead. Others still purport that leadership is a skill acquired by the delibera
How to ensure you're not among the 1,700
By Ian Ferguson Knowledge is power. For the small and medium-sized business, this statement proves true every time. Having information about your business, customers, the economy and your competitors is crucial to your success and growth. Perhaps in the
'Five Baha Mars' needed to solve jobless crisis
The Bahamas needs “five Baha Mars going on” simultaneously to achieve the 5.5 per cent GDP growth necessary to slash existing unemployment by 50 per cent and absorb thousands of annual school leavers into the workforce.
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 $21 million loss in its 2011-2012 financial year, Bahamasair's chairman says the airline is trending in the right direction and eventua
DPM: Bahamas must ‘prove’ itself to S&P
* ‘Not at all’ upset nation still ‘junk’ * Blames former Govt’s failure to deliver * Nation has 12-24 months to execute
The Government must “prove” it can deliver on its fiscal and economic turnaround strategy, the Deputy Prime Minister admitted yesterday, after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) kept the Bahamas at ‘junk’ status. K P Turnquest told Tribune Business he was “not at all” disappointed at the outcome of S&P’s annual review of the Bahamas’ sovereign creditworthiness, despite having previously expressed optimism that the Government could make the case to be upgraded to ‘investment grade’ status.
RoyalFidelity's fund with 'different angle'
RoyalFidelity is planning to launch an “alternative” US$ fund this summer that aims to minimise market volatility risk, a move coinciding with the maturing of another product forecast to generate 50 per cent investor returns.
Pinder moves one year after ‘amazing’ deal
One year after receiving a “mind blowing” offer he was unable to turn down, former financial services minister Ryan Pinder yesterday confirmed his career is on the move again - this time to the Graham, Thompson & Co law firm as partner.
BTC TARGETS 30-40 STORES BY END-2012
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is aiming to expand its retail network to between 30-40 stores at 2012 year-end, an executive yesterday telling Tribune Business it hoped to have a national 4G network
MSC cruise port: No lease agreement yet
No agreement has yet been reached to transfer the lease of Ocean Cay to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) for its private cruise port, with the current holder saying of the project: "It won't be done overnight."
Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Lack of private sector involvement has been a key factor in why the Bahamas’ bid for full World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership has lasted 15 years and counting, a former Securities Commission principal believes.
CCA: We’ll ‘be laughed at by world’ if Baha Mar not open
Top executives at Baha Mar’s main contractor voiced fears they would “be laughed at by the world” if the mega resort’s target 2015 opening was missed while admitting to multiple “shortcomings and deficiencies” in its construction.
