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QC: Don’t reward $35m Nygard ‘law breaking’
The Government was yesterday urged not to reward two decades of alleged law-breaking by approving Peter Nygard’s new development applications, a well-known QC suggesting he had seized land worth $35 million without permission.
Gov’t agrees ‘few hundred thousand’ in VAT credits
The Government has approved “several hundred thousand dollars” of Value-Added Tax (VAT) credit refunds, a top official yesterday promising that businesses would not endure “a protracted wait” to receive them.
NEXT GOV'T 'CANNOT IGNORE' TAX REFORM
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The next Government cannot "ignore the need" for tax reform and moving towards a sales/Value Added (VAT" tax regime, the minister of state for finance telling Tribune Business there was still "a reasonable enough
FINCO in profit boost as bad loans hit $100m
FINCO in profit boost as bad loans hit $100m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The $5.4 million boost from changes to its loan loss provisioning calculation enabled Finance Corporation of the Bahamas (FINCO) to enjoy a 3.18 per cent net income in
FINCO in profit boost as bad loans hit $100m
FINCO in profit boost as bad loans hit $100m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The $5.4 million boost from changes to its loan loss provisioning calculation enabled Finance Corporation of the Bahamas (FINCO) to enjoy a 3.18 per cent net income in
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
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”.
Financial service executive settles on $615k 'offer'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamian financial services executive has settled an action brought against him by Canadian regulators over a "false, misleading" $615,000 securities offering, agreeing to accept "the reduced charge of acting ag
Financial service executive settles on $615k 'offer'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamian financial services executive has settled an action brought against him by Canadian regulators over a "false, misleading" $615,000 securities offering, agreeing to accept "the reduced charge of acting ag
Financial service executive settles on $615k 'offer'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamian financial services executive has settled an action brought against him by Canadian regulators over a "false, misleading" $615,000 securities offering, agreeing to accept "the reduced charge of acting ag
Financial service executive settles on $615k 'offer'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamian financial services executive has settled an action brought against him by Canadian regulators over a "false, misleading" $615,000 securities offering, agreeing to accept "the reduced charge of acting ag
Financial service executive settles on $615k 'offer'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A Bahamian financial services executive has settled an action brought against him by Canadian regulators over a "false, misleading" $615,000 securities offering, agreeing to accept "the reduced charge of acting ag
Telecom provider pledges ‘unheard of’ service levels
A newly-launched telecommunications provider yesterday promised “unheard of” service quality levels for the Bahamian market, as it will incur financial penalties for failing to meet customer expectations.
‘Lots of muscle’ required for $142m toxic BOB pile
The Bank of The Bahamas bail-out vehicle must now employ “lots of muscle” to recover its remaining “toxic” loan collateral valued at $142m, its chairman revealed yesterday.
Caribbean hotel rivals beat Bahamas' 5% RevPAR rise
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian hotel industry's 5 per cent revenue per room (RevPAR) increase for the first nine months in 2011 was overshadowed by greater rises in many Caribbean competitors, as an industry consultant yesterday to
Caribbean hotel rivals beat Bahamas' 5% RevPAR rise
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian hotel industry's 5 per cent revenue per room (RevPAR) increase for the first nine months in 2011 was overshadowed by greater rises in many Caribbean competitors, as an industry consultant yesterday to
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.
Bahamas faces major tax, exchange control shake-up
The Bahamas may have to completely overhaul its corporate and taxation structure to escape European Union/OECD ‘blacklisting’ threats, the Attorney General revealed yesterday.
Baha Mar 'close' to $150m spend on Bahamians
BAHA Mar is "close" to investing $150 million with Bahamian contractors for its Cable Beach redevelopment, as it prepares to today launch the $2.6 billion project's 300 luxury Residences to high net-worth buyers from across the world in London.
BIFF ‘taken for ride’ over Dingman deal
The Bahamas International Film Festival’s (BIFF) founder yesterday said she was left “embarrassed”, and felt “taken for a ride”, after Jamie Dingman failed to deliver on his promised acquisition of the organisation.