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Sarkis loses bid to buy $192m claims

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled it was legally impossible for Sarkis Izmirlian to acquire the rights to Baha Mar’s $192 million damages claim against the project’s contractor.

TELL, BUT DON'T SELL, YOUR FIRM'S STORY

By D'Arcy Rahming The first time I tried to use Facebook Ads in one of my businesses a couple of years ago, I lost a lot of money. I mean, everything seemed to be going so well. A lot of people were expressing interest in my page judging by the number of

AML chief: ‘Size of pie yet to be seen’

* Uncertainties over Xmas spending * Hopes December ‘uptick’ will persist  * All retailers see October/November fall-off

BISX-listed AML Foods has warned that “the size of the pie” remains unknown when it comes to Bahamian consumer spending this Christmas. Gavin Watchorn, the group’s president and chief executive, told Tribune Business that while it was “very confident” of gaining its due share, the extent of holiday expenditure was difficult to predict given continued economic uncertainty and fragile confidence.

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Baha May delay’s 50% cut to growth

Baha Mar’s delayed opening could potentially slash 50 per cent off the Bahamas’ 2015 economic growth forecast, a well-known businessman has warned.

Bahamians urged: Show ‘more ‘outrage’ over financial crimes

BAHAMIANS were yesterday urged to show “more outrage” over financial crime and poor business practices, a prominent cleric arguing that these had become “entrenched in our culture”.

74% 'PERSONAL' CREDIT IMPEDES DEVELOPMENT

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas' development is being "seriously impacted" because its citizens are unable to invest in key productive areas, such as energy and transportation, due to almost 74 per cent of credit going on 'personal'

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

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

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

Labour quality 'compromised' roads project

Labour quality 'compromised' roads project By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday accused the main contractor working on the $113 million New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) of using "poorly tr

Govt tax crackdown exposes ‘desperation’

The Christie administration’s much-trumpeted tax crackdown has exposed its “desperation” over the strained fiscal position, the Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader yesterday charging: “The Government is broke.”

PM 'elated' over 75% Our Lucaya occupancy level

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Prime Minister said he was "elated" upon learning that Our Lucaya's current occupancy levels were at 75 per cent, adding that an owner other than Hutchison Whampoa would likely have closed the Freeport resort.

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

Skills transfer woe still a ‘sad reality’

The Bahamas must change “the sad reality” that key skills and knowledge are not being passed on to local workers by expatriate work permit holders, a prominent contractor argued yesterday.

ROAD PROJECT WAGES 50% BELOW 'NORMS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Wages paid to skilled Bahamian tradesmen by the main New Providence Road Improvement Project contractor were around 50 per cent below market norms, the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president said yeste

ROAD PROJECT WAGES 50% BELOW 'NORMS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Wages paid to skilled Bahamian tradesmen by the main New Providence Road Improvement Project contractor were around 50 per cent below market norms, the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president said yeste

ROAD PROJECT WAGES 50% BELOW 'NORMS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Wages paid to skilled Bahamian tradesmen by the main New Providence Road Improvement Project contractor were around 50 per cent below market norms, the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president said yeste