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Realtor has ‘never seen such high rental rates’

A Bahamian realtor says he has “never seen such high rental rates” as now exist in some of western New Providence’s most upscale communities with demand in this segment now suppressing available-for-sale inventory.

COMPETITIVE AIR FARES, BUT 2/3 OF ROUTES ARE MONOPOLY

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian air transport market's competitiveness is not being impaired by the fact over two-thirds of its international routes are serviced by just one carrier, a draft national aviation policy revealing that t

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Port chair pledges to address 'vitally important' breaks

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority's (GBPA) newly-confirmed chairman yesterday pledged to address Freeport's "critically important" Business Licence and real property tax exemptions, due to expire in 2015, with the Governmsent once the election was over.

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

NEW ATLANTIS DEBT FOR EQUITY SWAP 'MOVING VERY FAST'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor One or more fellow Kerzner International lenders will join Brookfield Asset Management in taking over ownership of the developer's Paradise Island resorts in a revised 'debt-for-equity' swap, Tribune Business can

NEW ATLANTIS DEBT FOR EQUITY SWAP 'MOVING VERY FAST'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor One or more fellow Kerzner International lenders will join Brookfield Asset Management in taking over ownership of the developer's Paradise Island resorts in a revised 'debt-for-equity' swap, Tribune Business can

NEW ATLANTIS DEBT FOR EQUITY SWAP 'MOVING VERY FAST'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor One or more fellow Kerzner International lenders will join Brookfield Asset Management in taking over ownership of the developer's Paradise Island resorts in a revised 'debt-for-equity' swap, Tribune Business can

NEW ATLANTIS DEBT FOR EQUITY SWAP 'MOVING VERY FAST'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor One or more fellow Kerzner International lenders will join Brookfield Asset Management in taking over ownership of the developer's Paradise Island resorts in a revised 'debt-for-equity' swap, Tribune Business can

NEW ATLANTIS DEBT FOR EQUITY SWAP 'MOVING VERY FAST'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor One or more fellow Kerzner International lenders will join Brookfield Asset Management in taking over ownership of the developer's Paradise Island resorts in a revised 'debt-for-equity' swap, Tribune Business can

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation's cash flow woes were highlighted again last night after BISX-listed Consolidated Water revealed that was owed $8.3 million for water

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m

Water Corporation owes BISX-listed firm $8.3m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation's cash flow woes were highlighted again last night after BISX-listed Consolidated Water revealed that was owed $8.3 million for water

Development Bank fund ‘sinking’: Covers 1/3 of $46m bonds

* Just 28.4% of loans ‘performing’ * Accumulated losses over $60m * Solvency deficiency at $31.31m

THE Bahamas Development Bank’s (BDB) ‘sinking fund’ covered just one-third of its $46 million outstanding bond debt at year-end 2016, with only 28.4 per cent of its loans ‘performing’. The BDB’s 2016 financial statements, tabled in the House of Assembly in Wednesday by the Prime Minister, reveal the parlous state of another state-owned enterprise (SOE) that has racked up more than $60 million in losses for the Bahamian taxpayer during its 43-year existence.

PRIVATE SECTOR LOAN DEFAULTS HIT $301M

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Almost one-third of commercial bank loans to Bahamian businesses are in arrears, something the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman described as a sign that economic recovery

Liquidation reforms to give nation advantage

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Reforms to the Companies Act's liquidation regime that deal with assets held in trust are "very progressive" and give the Bahamas a competitive advantage over its main Caribbean international financial centre riva

PHA exceeds bond target with $26-$27m

The Public Hospitals Authority's (PHA) $25 million bond issue closed slightly oversubscribed, its financial advisers estimating that between $26-$27 million has been raised from investors.

Broker blames SEC battle on regulator’s ‘inaction’

A Bahamian broker/dealer has blamed the Securities Commission’s “inaction” for creating its dispute with US regulators over their document production demands.