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FIRSTCARIB MARKET CAP SHRINKS 44% DURING RECESSION

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) has seen its market capitalisation plummet by 44.4 per cent since the recession started, its 2011 annual report disclosing that return on equity (RoE) had also drop

BAHAMAS AT 'TOP OF PACK' ON WEALTH MANAGEMENT

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Revised legislation will leave the Bahamas "at the top of the pack" among Caribbean financial centres when it comes to private wealth management, the Attorney General told Tribune Business yesterday. Lauding amend

Tackle other 'flies in ointment' of Freeport, says QC

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government's decision to establish a committee to revise the Customs Guide to Freeport was yesterday hailed as "a first step to breathe modern life back into the Hawksbill Creek Agreement", a leading QC tellin

Tackle other 'flies in ointment' of Freeport, says QC

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government's decision to establish a committee to revise the Customs Guide to Freeport was yesterday hailed as "a first step to breathe modern life back into the Hawksbill Creek Agreement", a leading QC tellin

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

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

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

Wind farm targets 2013 'commission'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A renewable energy provider is looking to "commission" its Eleuthera wind farm by early 2013, having invested $250,000 in completing the first project phase involving the construction of a Meteorological tower. Th

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.

PHA: 20% local spend rise rebuts ‘wipe out’ fears

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) yesterday said the 20 per cent increase in spending with Bahamian pharmaceutical wholesalers over a two-year period proves that fears it is intent on “wiping out” the industry are groundless.

$20M FIRE LOSSES 'UNPRECEDENTED'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading Bahamian general insurer yesterday said the pre-recession 60/40 split in its auto book had been reversed in favour of third party coverage, with 2011 an "unprecedented" year for large fire-related claims

CREDIT BUREAU TARGET FOR END 2012/START 2013

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamian credit bureau should be established by "the latter part of this year or early 2013", the Central Bank's governor has told Tribune Business, with its activation designed to prevent the almost-20 per cent