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GOVT EMPLOYEES TAKE $6.5M IN APD SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GOVERNMENT employees accounted for $6.5 million in share subscriptions in APD Limited's initial public offering, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with the IPO reaching just over

Port IPO over $10m target

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development (APD) initial public offering (IPO) has raised 'north' of the $10 million subscription target, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with interest reachin

'I've never seen it like this before'

'I've never seen it like this before' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamas-based used car dealers have seen a significant drop off in business year-over-year, with one telling Tribune Business: "I've never see

Call to fix deficiencies in public health care system

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DEFICIENCIES within the public health care system need to be fixed first before any consideration is given to a 'national health insurance scheme,' a doctor telling Tribune Business

Climate change exacerbates Bahamas’ major challenges

CLIMATE change is exacerbating the Bahamas’ challenges with food security, water scarcity and energy security, the Prime Minister said yesterday, over an issue that threatens this nation’s land mass.

All ‘milestones’ come Aliv for mobile player

The Bahamas’ second mobile operator said yesterday it had met all “milestones and obligations” for cellular coverage and infrastructure roll-out as required by its license, its sales and marketing head arguing it has “the best network in the Caribbean”.

HOTELS TO 'BEAT' TARGET THROUGH 10% GROWTH

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian tourism industry is set to "exceed" 2012 first quarter/Easter performance forecasts, with some hotels seeing 10 per cent year-

HOTELS TO 'BEAT' TARGET THROUGH 10% GROWTH

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor and NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian tourism industry is set to "exceed" 2012 first quarter/Easter performance forecasts, with some hotels seeing 10 per cent year-

Road tax breaks 'too little, too late'

Road tax breaks 'too little, too late' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Many businesses adversely impacted by the New Providence Infrastructure Improvement Project (NPIIP) yesterday said the Government's pledge to

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Excise Tax snafu stymies start-up's 60 hires plan

A Bahamian-owned tobacco manufacturing start-up said yesterday it would pursue legal action as a “last resort” if it is unable to obtain an Excise Tax exemption on domestic sales, adding that its business model had been thrown “totally out of whack”.

$64M INVESTED IN PORT TO-DATE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE ARAWAK Cay Port Development Company said yesterday $64 million has so far been spent for the port's construction and that of the inland break-bulk facility at Gladstone Road, it

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

$83m Port's fee rises 'never seen' before

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The $83 million Nassau Container Port's new tariff structure has made the Bahamas' capital city "one of the more expensive ports in the Caribbean", a leading shipping company yester

10% APD GUARANTEE BRANDED 'FAIR RETURN'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) guaranteed 10 per cent internal rate of return (IRR) could ultimately mean lower costs for consumers if shipping volumes pick up as a res

10% APD GUARANTEE BRANDED 'FAIR RETURN'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) guaranteed 10 per cent internal rate of return (IRR) could ultimately mean lower costs for consumers if shipping volumes pick up as a res

10% APD GUARANTEE BRANDED 'FAIR RETURN'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) guaranteed 10 per cent internal rate of return (IRR) could ultimately mean lower costs for consumers if shipping volumes pick up as a res

Port's tariffs 'fair'

Port's tariffs 'fair' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE "net impact" of Arawak Port Development's (APD) new tariff structure is not "unreasonable" the company's chief executive said yesterday, telling Tribune B