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$8K PER MONTH LOSSES CLOSE GB'S 'FAVOURITE EATERY'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A well-known Bahamian businessman yesterday told Tribune Business he had closed "Freeport's favourite restaurant" because it had been losing between $6,000-$8,000 per month for the past two years, adding that rent

Buyers 'pull back' on Moody's threat

International buyers are "pulling back" due to uncertainties caused by Moody's threatened downgrading of the Bahamas to 'junk' status, realtors have warned.

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AML chair: three food retail players likely to survive

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian food retail market will ultimately be dominated by just three major players, AML Foods' chairman telling Tribune Business in the wake of Robin Hood's demise that consolidation was "inevitable". Dionis

PUT NATIONAL INTEREST 'IN FACE' OF ATLANTIS PARTIES

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government has been urged to publish a "broad Bahamian policy" on Atlantis, a former finance minister urging it to put this nation's interests "in the face" of the parties starting to fight over the resort's o

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The two major industry players are "extremely concerned" with the communications regulator's proposed 2012 budget, warning that financing this through a licence fee i

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The two major industry players are "extremely concerned" with the communications regulator's proposed 2012 budget, warning that financing this through a licence fee i

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget

Operators 'very concerned' over URCA's budget By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The two major industry players are "extremely concerned" with the communications regulator's proposed 2012 budget, warning that financing this through a licence fee i

GB SHIPYARD GETS 'BETTER AND BETTER'

Grand Bahama Shipyard's chairman, Carl-Gustaf Rotkirch, said the facility has "done better and better" every month throughout 2011, having gone 205 days without any health/safety incident this year. And, speaking with staff at the Shipyard's annual Chris

'PRIORITISE' TAX EXTENSION FOR FREEPORT IN 2015

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's president has urged the next government to treat the extension of key Freeport tax incentives, due to expire in 2015, as "a priority" and to end the uncertainty that could st

'PRIORITISE' TAX EXTENSION FOR FREEPORT IN 2015

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's president has urged the next government to treat the extension of key Freeport tax incentives, due to expire in 2015, as "a priority" and to end the uncertainty that could st

'PRIORITISE' TAX EXTENSION FOR FREEPORT IN 2015

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's president has urged the next government to treat the extension of key Freeport tax incentives, due to expire in 2015, as "a priority" and to end the uncertainty that could st

'PRIORITISE' TAX EXTENSION FOR FREEPORT IN 2015

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's president has urged the next government to treat the extension of key Freeport tax incentives, due to expire in 2015, as "a priority" and to end the uncertainty that could st

'PRIORITISE' TAX EXTENSION FOR FREEPORT IN 2015

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's president has urged the next government to treat the extension of key Freeport tax incentives, due to expire in 2015, as "a priority" and to end the uncertainty that could st

Kerzner couldn't get 'unqualified' 2010 accounts

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Kerzner International defaulted on its $2.5 billion loan agreement in May 2011, a lawsuit has alleged, with auditors unable to provide a set of 2010 'unqualified' financial statements for the Atlantis and One & On

Kerzner couldn't get 'unqualified' 2010 accounts

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Kerzner International defaulted on its $2.5 billion loan agreement in May 2011, a lawsuit has alleged, with auditors unable to provide a set of 2010 'unqualified' financial statements for the Atlantis and One & On

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$600m Sarkis claims branded 'hogwash'

An ex-Baha Mar director has slammed as "hogwash" claims that Sarkis Izmirlian lacked the $600 million financing needed to complete the project, accusing the Government of "playing the blame game".

BEC manager-elect slams 'fraud by hindsight' claim

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) prospective manager has dismissed as "fraud by hindsight" claims that it artificially inflated its stock price prior to a one-day wipe-out that erased $250 million in shareholder value.

'Unsustainable' costs drive Old Fort Club's 67% fee rise

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The exclusive Old Fort Bay club yesterday warned members it had "no alternative" but to implement the first ever increase in annual membership dues, raising them by 67 per cent to $5,000 per year, given that costs

'UNSUSTAINABLE' COSTS DRIVE OLD FORT CLUB'S 67% FEE RISE

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The exclusive Old Fort Bay club yesterday warned members it had "no alternative" but to implement the first ever increase in annual membership dues, raising them by 67 per cent to $5,000 per year, given that costs

$30m Town Centre 'shooting' for Xmas 2012 completion

$30m Town Centre 'shooting' for Xmas 2012 completion By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor New Providence Development Company is "aggressively shooting" to have its $30 million Old Fort Bay Town Centre fully operational by Christmas 2012, Tribune Bus