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Bettering the Bahamas through 'Volun-touism'
ONE of the largest marketers of employee benefits in the United States, Assurant Employee Benefits, is coming to The Bahamas.
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RoyalStar Assurance opens new office
ROYALSTAR Assurance celebrated the grand opening of their new office on JFK Drive under the patronage of Prime Minister Perry Christie.
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BPL union assured jobs safe
THE union representing Bahamas Power and Light workers said it has been assured there will be no layoffs at the power provider amid economic uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Insurer's Caribbean expansion is 'very much on burner'
RoyalStar Assurance’s chairman says Caribbean expansion remains “very much on the burner” as a means to address diversification concerns voiced by an international rating agency.Sir Franklyn Wilson told Tribune Business that the Bahamian property and
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IAN FERGUSON: Assessing business readiness for 2016
Throughout October, successful businesses invest time and resources (often with the assistance of external consultants) to prepare their businesses for the upcoming year. Today’s article focuses on a globally respected tool that has become easily accessible to Bahamian businesses serving both international and local customers. The Hospitality Assured Programme has become known for assisting companies achieve outstanding results in their business and service goals.
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BICA stages its first Peer Review workshop
The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) has held its first Practice Monitoring/Peer Review Workshop, aimed at preparing licensees that sign off on attestation and assurance engagements for a process that begins this year.
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The $17m drones
Not that the $17m wroth of 55 drones might assist the police the public needs some re-assurances as to how these drones will operate and an assurance that our privacy will not unless they, the police have a Magistrate’s Order, be abused.
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Adjustments to be made to board appointments
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said “adjustments” will be made to the list of statutory board appointments and committees, adding that despite there being errors inclusive of at least two deceased appointees, he could “absolutely give no assurance”
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Policy underpinning key for Institute
A consultant to the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) said yesterday that it was “critical” the necessary policies were implemented to underpin its work, and that Bahamian producers were ensured access to the local market.
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Bahamian firm hailsits Majestic honour
Majestic Tours, the Bahamian tour operator, has won Delta Vacations’ 2018 Quality Assurance Award for the 10th consecutive year.Delta Airlines’ vacation provider created the Quality Assurance Award programme to recognize partners that provide outstan
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Thelma Gibson Primary School ‘is fully functional’
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin informed parents of students attending Thelma Gibson Primary School that measures have been put in place to assure continuous supervision and instruction of the students in those classrooms.
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Bay Street 'assured' on new Junkanoo bleacher protocol
DOWNTOWN Nassau stakeholders have been “assured a new protocol” will be put in place for Junkanoo bleacher placement starting next year, Tribune Business was told yesterday.Ed Fields, the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) managing director, also su
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BIA commits to settling hurricane claims ‘fairly’
THE Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) has assured that it is committed to working with those impacted by Hurricane Dorian and settling claims “fairly and in the most expeditious manner’.
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Hollow assurances
Foreign Direct Investment is one of the many tools for economic growth, but Mr. Christie’s assurances that he will “protect Andros” agriculture and fisheries from Chinese Government exploitation rings hollow.
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Companies urged to build investor sustainability trust
A Bahamian accountant says it is vital that investors have trust in a company’s sustainability reporting in an environment where increasing emphasis is being placed on climate action.
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VAT reassurance 'final impetus' for $100m expansion
PALM Cay’s chief executive yesterday said recent value-added tax (VAT) “assurances” by the Government had served as the “final impetus” to kick-start its latest $100m expansion.Rob Batchelor, Palm Cay’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that the
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Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants' suspension lifted
THE Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (BICA/the Institute) suspension from the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC/the Federation) has been lifted, BICA’s president announced yesterday.
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Government leaders meet with FIFA officials ahead of the 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup
TWO of the top officials in the world of football met with Acting Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture Dr Daniel Johnson and Ministry of Tourism Permanent Secretary Harrison Thompson today, and scored their first goal – assurance that government would provide “the highest level of cooperation” as the country prepares to host the FIFA 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas.
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$3m shortfall in Ministry's school repairs budget
DESPITE the Ministry of Education’s school repair budgetary shortfall of around $3m, Jeff Lloyd says officials will “make it work”.The Minister of Education was also confident yesterday public school repairs would be finished before the start of the
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Shipping company eases fears over move
FREEPORT - THE management of Mediterranean Shipping Company has moved to assure the public of their commitment to both Grand Bahama and the country following claims the company was set to relocate. For more than a decade, the Mediterranean Shipping Compa
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