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BTC launches 4G in northwest Bahamas
BTC launches 4G in northwest Bahamas The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has officially launched 4G services in the Berry Islands and Bimini. Jerome Sawyer, BTC's spokesman, said: "Travellers won't have to worry about sluggish download speeds, l
'SERIOUS' CUSTOMS WOES UNDERMINING FDI, TRADE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Customs Department's "serious institutional and operational limitations", particularly an information management system more than 20 years-old, are undermining the Bahamas' trade competitiveness and ability "t
Arawak Homes wins ruling on $1.1m profit loss
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Arawak Homes has won a Court of Appeal ruling that is set to further impact potentially hundreds of landowners in the Sir Lynden Pindling Estates area, the developer claiming to have lost $1.11 million in gross pr
'SERIOUS' CUSTOMS WOES UNDERMINING FDI, TRADE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Customs Department's "serious institutional and operational limitations", particularly an information management system more than 20 years-old, are undermining the Bahamas' trade competitiveness and ability "t
Bimini Big Game unveils new logo
THE Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina's owners have unveiled as new logo design that will represent the 51-room property in all future marketing and branding initiatives.
BAHAMAS TO BECOME 'CRUISE NO.1' IN 2012
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas is expected to "exceed" and surpass Cozumel as the Caribbean's leading cruise destination if it maintains its current growth rate, the minister of tourism said, with 2011 stopover visitors to this nati
WATER CORP DISCONNECTS 5,400 IN '11
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A net 5,435 customers were disconnected by the Water & Sewerage Corporation for non-payment in 2011, data supplied to Tribune Business reveals, even though reconnections reached their highest level for five years.
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
Baha Mar casino hotel at '20 storeys' by year-end
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The casino hotel for the $2.6 billion Baha Mar project could "be as high as 20 storeys" by year-end, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with work on the core "superstructure" 50 per cent complete by that point.
ZNS blasts Cable on ad 'dumping'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor ZNS has alleged that Cable Bahamas' previous Channel 12 tie-up with a radio station owned by a former PLP Cabinet Minister was politically motivated, and an attempt to "cut a deal" with the Christie administration
SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR $270K ROUTE INVESTMENT
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Sky Bahamas expects to start seeing a return on its $270,000 investment in building its Marsh Harbour-West Palm Beach route in three months' time, telling Tribune Business it cost Bahamian-owned airlines twice as
In STEP with tax planning
In STEP with tax planning The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Bahamas branch has held its first half-day tax seminar, with speakers from three jurisdictions presenting on Taxation and Tax Reporting Requirements of Offshore Structures. T
Baha Mar avoids damages on $10m 'credit letter'
Baha Mar has reached a legal settlement that prevents a former hotel partner seeking specific damages against it for trying to draw down a $10 million Letter of Credit, although arbitration proceedings remain alive.
Lyford Cay Club in $17m shopping centre purchase
The Lyford Cay Club is moving to close a $17 million deal to acquire its old shopping centre from New Providence Development Company, with plans to convert it into a mixed-use retail, residential and marina project.
LEARN FROM NECESSITY AS OUR ANCESTORS DID
By Simon Cooper Res Socius The world changed irrevocably after the September 11 attacks and the international economic crisis, which keeps on rolling. Everything we believed in took a knock. People are a lot more cautious, and the employment umbrella we
Realtor adds new staffers
Mario Carey Realty and its MCR2 affiliate are expanding their staff complement through the hiring of a marketing manager and another broker/appraiser. "We're very pleased to announce the appointment of Terrinique 'Terri' Pennerman as marketing manager," s
URCA names its new chief
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has appointed Kathleen Smith as chief executive with effect from April 2, 2012. The appointment, which is for a five-year term concludes a competitive search begun in June 2011. Mrs Smith is an app
BAHAMIANS QUALIFY AS SANDALS BUTLERS
Nine Bahamians last week graduated from training at The Guild of Professional English Butlers, part of a move by Sandals Royal Bahamian to expand its butler staff. Some 21 butler rooms in its newly renovated Balmoral Towers will come on line soon. Patrick
