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Airline '90% complete' on $4.5-$5M project
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net WESTERN Air chief executive, Rex Rolle, said yesterday that construction on the airline's new terminal and maintenance facility in Freeport is "about 90 per cent" complete, telling
PUBLIC HOSPITALS 'RUN ON JUST 17% OF BUDGET'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Overstaffing through the politically-related "pile on" of public service workers has left the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) with less than 20 per cent of its annual budget availa
Mortgage Corp still stuck at 40% arrears
The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation’s (BMC) arrears ratio continues to hover around 40 per cent, its chairman said yesterday, despite it adding $49.7 million in new mortgages to its portfolio over the past four years.
BPC undertaking further studies to prepare to spud
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A BAHAMAS-BASED oil exploration company has spent almost $50 million on its oil exploration efforts here in the Bahamas thus far, its chief operating officer noting that while a rev
BPC undertaking further studies to prepare to spud
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A BAHAMAS-BASED oil exploration company has spent almost $50 million on its oil exploration efforts here in the Bahamas thus far, its chief operating officer noting that while a rev
BPC undertaking further studies to prepare to spud
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A BAHAMAS-BASED oil exploration company has spent almost $50 million on its oil exploration efforts here in the Bahamas thus far, its chief operating officer noting that while a rev
SCRAP METAL REGULATIONS PUBLICATION TO COME SOON
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AMENDMENTS to the Customs Management Bill which are expected to provide for oversight of the scrap metal industry, are expected to be gazetted soon, the Minister the Environment tol
Mortgage Relief: 16%of targeted borrowers qualify
Some 16 per cent of troubled borrowers targeted by the Government’s revised Mortgage Relief Plan have been enrolled in the scheme, a Cabinet Minister yesterday saying it had already been “more successful” than the first version.
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said
‘Nothing to celebrate’ on $99m borrowing
The Opposition yesterday argued there was “nothing to celebrate” in the Christie administration’s revelation that it is only borrowing $99 million to fund the 2016-2017 fiscal deficit, its finance spokesman saying it had over-burdened Bahamians with taxes to achieve this.
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-
SCRAP METAL REGULATIONS PUBLICATION TO COME SOON
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AMENDMENTS to the Customs Management Bill which are expected to provide for oversight of the scrap metal industry, are expected to be gazetted soon, the Minister the Environment tol
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% net access
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said
$10-$12M PROJECT RESTARTS SALES AFTER YEAR-LONG HIATUS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BETWEEN $10-$12 million has been invested in the 281-lot South Seas subdivision to date, its developer said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that the project "didn't move as we a
Maritime marriage revenues beating forecasts by 20%
Maritime mariages on Bahamian-registered vessels have generated 20 per cent more revenue than projected for 2014 to-date, the Attorney General telling Tribune Business that this nation has been approached by all the major cruise lines over this venture.
Sandals proposes Bahamasair change
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net SANDALS has been in discussions with Bahamasair over the airline adjusting its flight schedule into Exuma to facilitate more arrivals, a move which could translate into millions of
Sandals proposes Bahamasair change
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net SANDALS has been in discussions with Bahamasair over the airline adjusting its flight schedule into Exuma to facilitate more arrivals, a move which could translate into millions of
Second shipping firm in fee rise
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A SECOND shipping company yesterday announced fee increases to offset the costs associated with its move to the new Arawak Cay port, with retailers telling Tribune Business any fre
