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All Bahamians need the energy for conservation
Dear Editor, I am moved to respond to the "dabbling" comment in the article on Renewable Energy in last Thursday's Business Section of The Tribune. Governments are increasingly being asked to do more and be more. Yet individual choices are at the centre
All Bahamians need the energy for conservation
Dear Editor, I am moved to respond to the "dabbling" comment in the article on Renewable Energy in last Thursday's Business Section of The Tribune. Governments are increasingly being asked to do more and be more. Yet individual choices are at the centre
Potential West End investors coming in 'once a month'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The owners/developers of some 500 acres at Grand Bahama's West End are bringing potential investors to inspect the site at least "once a month", Tribune Business was told yesterday, and remain optimistic they can
Potential West End investors coming in 'once a month'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The owners/developers of some 500 acres at Grand Bahama's West End are bringing potential investors to inspect the site at least "once a month", Tribune Business was told yesterday, and remain optimistic they can
Mortgage finance 'biggest hurdle' to housing recovery
Mortgage financing access remains "the biggest hurdle" to reviving the domestic real estate market, causing up to three deals for the same property to fall through.
$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open
$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has placed a $14.5 million bond vital to keep it operating, its chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday that "the public is going to
$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open
$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has placed a $14.5 million bond vital to keep it operating, its chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday that "the public is going to
$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open
$14.5m bond keeps Mortgage Corp open By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) has placed a $14.5 million bond vital to keep it operating, its chairman telling Tribune Business yesterday that "the public is going to
Ex-minister pledges to battle $2.57m reversal
An ex-Cabinet minister has pledged "to fight on principle" a $2.57 million damages award against himself and his law firm, which the Court of Appeal last week backed as enforceable.
Broker severs ties with ex-investor over $1m ‘misuse’
A Bahamian broker/dealer yesterday said it had severed all ties with a former shareholder after he allegedly misappropriated $1 million that was intended to be an equity investment in the firm.
COMMISSION URGED: TAKE 'STRONG ACTION' OVER CITY MARKETS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A well-known financial analyst yesterday urged the Securities Commission to take strong, swift public action to protect the 22 per cent minority investors in City Markets' operating company, warning that "the inte
BANK IS FACING 50,000 ACCOUNT PROBE ON FATCA
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Commonwealth Bank yesterday said it was facing the prospect of 'drilling down' into an estimated 50,000 client accounts to determine if there was any US beneficial ownership connection, while telling Tribune Busin
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
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
‘Lessons must be learnt’ from Baha Mar’s chinese woe
Lessons must be learned from Baha Mar’s construction woes to ensure other Chinese-led investment projects avoid similar delays, a leading contractor yesterday noting the same company is poised to begin the British Colonial Hilton’s $200 million redevelopment.
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