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AUTO PARTS FIRM EYES $1.2M FREEPORT MOVE
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AN Abaco businessman yesterday revealed he plans to invest between $1-$1.2 million in expanding his auto parts business to Freeport, telling Tribune Business it would become the dis
AUTO PARTS FIRM EYES $1.2M FREEPORT MOVE
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net AN Abaco businessman yesterday revealed he plans to invest between $1-$1.2 million in expanding his auto parts business to Freeport, telling Tribune Business it would become the dis
$10m Port IPO oversubscribed before public sector advance
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE $10 million Arawak Cay Port Development (APD) initial public offering (IPO) was already oversubscribed prior to the Government offering an interest-free salary advance for civil
Education reform first step in ‘skills gap’ fight
CURRICULUM reform in the school system should be the first step in tackling this nation’s ‘skills gap’, a veteran educator arguing that the education system must shift to a model that requires all students to meet a certain standard before they can obtain a high school diploma.
Water Corp's threat to roads contractor
Water Corp's threat to roads contractor By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) had threatened to remove Jose Cartellones Construcciones Civiles Company (JCCC), the main contracto
Fishermen: Gov't late on storm relief
Bahamian fishermen are hoping the Government will give further thought to their cry for fuel concessions, one representative telling this newspaper: “That would go a long way to helping the industry”.
Revisions to $1.8 billion I-group project a 'win-win'
Revisions to $1.8 billion I-group project a 'win-win' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net REVISIONS to the $1.8 billion Mayaguana-based I-Group project provide a "win-win" for all Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vi
‘Bleak’ Xmas start for many retailers
Bahamian retailers yesterday described early Christmas season sales as “slow” and “bleak”, but expressed optimism they will see a major pick-up over the next week.
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
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
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
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
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
DPM: Business Licence fee is ‘inherently unfair’
THE Government is examining how to adjust a Business Licence fee that the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday branded “inherently unfair” to firms with high turnover and low profit margins. K Peter Turnquest, who is also minister of finance, described as “misinformation” any suggestion that the Government has committed to the European Union (EU) that it will introduce a corporate tax or income tax.
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
Gov't 'claws back' on Mayguana incentives
Gov't 'claws back' on Mayguana incentives By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Government has not only recovered more than 50 per cent of Mayaguana real estate initially made available to the Boston-based I-Group
Businesses monitor air cargo fall-out
Bahamian businesses are continuing to monitor the fall-out from new and increased Customs fines on the air cargo industry, which has prompted some carriers to threaten to withdraw from this market.
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.
FNM deputy questions Mortgage Relief ‘sense’
The Christie administration’s revised Mortgage Relief Plan does not make much sense “on the face of it”, according to the Opposition’s finance spokesman, who questioned what return the Government would get for its $20 million ‘investment’.
BTC TARGETS 70-75% LOCAL RETAIL OWNERS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) retail expansion is expected to generate significant entrepreneurial opportunities for Bahamians, its chief executive telling Tribune
