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NAVIGATING YOUR SHIP BACK TO SHORE

By Ian Ferguson Our final chapter in this leadership series focuses the attention of the leader on his behaviour during turbulent times. Leaders face many challenges. As you read this article, I am certain your mind will circle the many institutional, fi

NAVIGATING YOUR SHIP BACK TO SHORE

By Ian Ferguson Our final chapter in this leadership series focuses the attention of the leader on his behaviour during turbulent times. Leaders face many challenges. As you read this article, I am certain your mind will circle the many institutional, fi

NAVIGATING YOUR SHIP BACK TO SHORE

By Ian Ferguson Our final chapter in this leadership series focuses the attention of the leader on his behaviour during turbulent times. Leaders face many challenges. As you read this article, I am certain your mind will circle the many institutional, fi

NAVIGATING YOUR SHIP BACK TO SHORE

By Ian Ferguson Our final chapter in this leadership series focuses the attention of the leader on his behaviour during turbulent times. Leaders face many challenges. As you read this article, I am certain your mind will circle the many institutional, fi

Customs: Gov't targeting 'best practices' goal

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government is targeting a Customs regime that meets "international best practices", a minister yesterday saying there was "no evidence" that the agency's operational/institutional weaknesses had deterred forei

Customs: Gov't targeting 'best practices' goal

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government is targeting a Customs regime that meets "international best practices", a minister yesterday saying there was "no evidence" that the agency's operational/institutional weaknesses had deterred forei

Customs: Gov't targeting 'best practices' goal

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government is targeting a Customs regime that meets "international best practices", a minister yesterday saying there was "no evidence" that the agency's operational/institutional weaknesses had deterred forei

Customs: Gov't targeting 'best practices' goal

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government is targeting a Customs regime that meets "international best practices", a minister yesterday saying there was "no evidence" that the agency's operational/institutional weaknesses had deterred forei

Customs: Gov't targeting 'best practices' goal

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government is targeting a Customs regime that meets "international best practices", a minister yesterday saying there was "no evidence" that the agency's operational/institutional weaknesses had deterred forei

BAHAMAS 'WELL BUFFERED' OVER CARRIER FALLOUT

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas is "well buffered" against any potential fallout from moves by American Eagle's parent to slash its workforce by up to 13,000, Tribune Business was told yesterday, the airline being among four-five car

Mortgage Corp's woes 'not good' for 70% of contractors'

Mortgage Corp's woes 'not good' for 70% of contractors' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation's (BMC) 'going concern' woes are "not good news" for 70 per cent of Bahamian contractors who rely almost solely on the resi

What employers look for in their workers

What employers look for in their workers By Ian Ferguson In a few months our seniors will be leaving high school, with many of them seeking employment in our already-saturated job market. The question is: "Will many of them be equipped with the competen

JUST 17% OF POOR GETTING BENEFITS

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Less than 17 per cent of poor Bahamian households are receiving social security benefits, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report highlighting a dysfunctional welfare system that is failing to reach those

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RoyalFidelity funds enjoy $10m injection

RoyalFidelity Merchant Bank & Trust yesterday said investors had injected a collective $10 million into its three-strong domestic mutual fund family for the year to end-May 2014, aided by the low interest rate “perfect storm”.

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Broker clients want right to sue for $25

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Clients of a failed Bahamian broker/dealer are seeking a Supreme Court order that would assign them the right to sue those deemed responsible for their collective $24.5 million loss, fearing they may lose forever

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'Madness': 90% of loan requests are consumer

The Bahamas' consumer loan "madness" is making sustainable economic development impossible, as more than nine out of every 10 credit applications fall into this category.

BTC mobile competitor ‘not planning to lose’

The Bahamas’ second mobile operator says it is “not planning to lose”, as it kicked-off its market entrance with the introduction of the ‘Aliv’ brand, promising to deliver a superior experience and customer plans.

Court: ‘No deal’ for 25,000 acre property

An $11.5 million deal to purchase the 25,000 acre property that was once Long Island’s largest employer cannot be concluded because there was never “an enforceable sales contract”, the Privy Council ruled yesterday.

Attorney demands promotional body for Grand Bahama

A leading Freeport attorney yesterday demanded that the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and Hutchison Whampoa be required to finance a Professional Marketing Organisation (PMO) to internationally promote what he described as “the forgotten island”.

Freeport consultation ‘a matter of survival’

The negotiations over Freeport’s expiring tax breaks are “very much a matter of survival” for the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) 3,500 licensees, an outspoken QC arguing that these incentives are among the few “not completely breached” yet.