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COLINA BLASTS POLICYHOLDER LAWSUIT AS 'EMBARRASSING'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Colina Insurance Company has slammed as "embarrassing" allegations that it "mis-sold and negligently misrepresented" the benefits of Universal Life insurance policies to five elderly Bahamian policyholders, who ha

COLINA BLASTS POLICYHOLDER LAWSUIT AS 'EMBARRASSING'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Colina Insurance Company has slammed as "embarrassing" allegations that it "mis-sold and negligently misrepresented" the benefits of Universal Life insurance policies to five elderly Bahamian policyholders, who ha

Baha Mar delay: ‘We’re all losers’

A leading businessman yesterday rounded on the “despicable critics” of Baha Mar’s principals, and said of the $3.5 billion project’s delayed opening: “We are all losers.”

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Bahamas ‘must reengineer economy faster than ever’

* QC: 2018 will ‘set economy for 20 years’ * Warns reform pace may be bewildering * Warns of tax, exchange control ‘recalibrating’

THE Bahamas faces having to “substantially reengineer its economy at a much faster pace than ever before” to escape global ‘blacklists’, a prominent QC warned yesterday. Brian Moree QC, senior partner at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes, told Tribune Business that this nation’s response to the European Union/OECD initiatives in 2018 “will determine the future of the economy” for possibly the next 20 years.

‘Past desperation’ on vehicle title system

Bahamian auto dealers yesterday expressed hope that proposed Road Traffic Department reforms will ultimately result in a vehicle titling system, one telling Tribune Business its creation was “past desperation point”.

BFSB prepares for its annual summit

The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is in the final stages of preparation for this year's International Business and Finance Summit (IBFS), scheduled to be held from February 2-5 at the Abaco Beach Resort in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. IBFS 2012 is bein

URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player

URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian communications regulator has reversed course by deciding not to reserve space in the key 700 MHz radio frequency spectrum for a third cellular operator, while

Bahamas breaks global standards with jet fuel tax

The Bahamas is breaching international standards by levying 7 per cent import duty on jet fuel, warns a report produced for the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

Ex-BCA chief may not have obtained ‘fair trial’

Prosecutors “singularly failed” to prove that a former Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president stole electricity at a prominent downtown Nassau property that he managed, the Court of Appeal ruled.

Crossing the generation gap

By Ian Ferguson Much has been said and written on the differences between the four generations present in today's workforce. A number of titles have been given to them, but for the purpose of this discourse, we will refer to them as Traditionalist, Baby

Crossing the generation gap

By Ian Ferguson Much has been said and written on the differences between the four generations present in today's workforce. A number of titles have been given to them, but for the purpose of this discourse, we will refer to them as Traditionalist, Baby

Crossing the generation gap

By Ian Ferguson Much has been said and written on the differences between the four generations present in today's workforce. A number of titles have been given to them, but for the purpose of this discourse, we will refer to them as Traditionalist, Baby

BTC UNDERTAKES CUSTOMER SURVEY

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has announced that its representatives will be in several communities this month to collect information, in a bid to bring all existing customer records up to date and ensure quick response to reports of faults

BTC UNDERTAKES CUSTOMER SURVEY

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has announced that its representatives will be in several communities this month to collect information, in a bid to bring all existing customer records up to date and ensure quick response to reports of faults

BTC UNDERTAKES CUSTOMER SURVEY

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has announced that its representatives will be in several communities this month to collect information, in a bid to bring all existing customer records up to date and ensure quick response to reports of faults

BTC UNDERTAKES CUSTOMER SURVEY

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has announced that its representatives will be in several communities this month to collect information, in a bid to bring all existing customer records up to date and ensure quick response to reports of faults

BTC UNDERTAKES CUSTOMER SURVEY

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has announced that its representatives will be in several communities this month to collect information, in a bid to bring all existing customer records up to date and ensure quick response to reports of faults

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

Port IPO 'north of $32m'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Arawak Cay Port Development (APD) initial public offering (IPO) was yesterday said to be more than three times' oversubscribed, having raised "north of $32 million" with the tallying of applications not yet co