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Tourism chiefs happy with airline conference
Tourism chiefs happy with airline conference By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net TOURISM officials said yesterday they were pleased with delegate responses to the Routes Americas forum, telling Tribune Business the e
Swain warns: 'We can't continue at this same pace'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GREATER efforts need to be made in attracting new businesses to Grand Bahama and reducing the cost of doing business to help boost its ailing economy, the island's chamber of commer
Swain warns: 'We can't continue at this same pace'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GREATER efforts need to be made in attracting new businesses to Grand Bahama and reducing the cost of doing business to help boost its ailing economy, the island's chamber of commer
MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad
MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad
MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad
BAHAMAS TARGETS 15 AIRLINE MEETS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN tourism and airport executives are expecting to meet with 15 airlines at this year's Routes Americas conference, according to tourism director-general David Johnson, who sa
BAHAMAS TARGETS 15 AIRLINE MEETS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN tourism and airport executives are expecting to meet with 15 airlines at this year's Routes Americas conference, according to tourism director-general David Johnson, who sa
BAHAMAS TARGETS 15 AIRLINE MEETS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN tourism and airport executives are expecting to meet with 15 airlines at this year's Routes Americas conference, according to tourism director-general David Johnson, who sa
Big Game afoot for Bimini
THE Big Game Club on Bimini yesterday said its re-opening had sparked a number of new tourism opportunities on the island. The resort is continuing to build its own tourism-focused base in 2012, promoting its traditional water sports activities, along wit
Atlantis owner eyes 'significant' 5-year investment programme
The Atlantis resort’s owner is looking to invest a “significant sum” in a five-year capital expenditure plan for the Paradise Island resort, having pronounced itself “quite excited” to have completed the $1.9 billion refinancing.
Rolle: Bahamian unemployment rate 'not out of the doldrums yet'
Rolle: Bahamian unemployment rate 'not out of the doldrums yet' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamian unemployment rate now at 15.9 per cent is a clear indication that the economy has "not turned out of th
Chamber chief: Atlantis 'back into uncertainty'
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Atlantis has been thrust back into a state of uncertainty once again, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman, Winston Rolle, yesterday questi
DNA LEADER BLASTS RIVALS ON ATLANTIS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) leader, Branville MCartney, last night heaped blame on both PLP leader Perry Christie and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham over the continuing $2.5
Union 'not sitting idle' over Atlantis
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) is closely monitoring the Atlantis ownership situation, and is prepared to take legal action if necessary, its executiv
Economist: Enterprises Bill $250k should be ‘bit higher’
THE Commercial Enterprises Bill’s $250,000 investment threshold should have been “a bit higher”, a University of the Bahamas economist argued yestrerday. Rupert Pinder, addressing the Rotary Club of West Nassau, said the $250,000 benchmark for foreign companies applying under the Bill did not match the level of incentives being granted.
Economist backs spending cuts to end ‘major wastage’
A University of the Bahamas economist yesterday backed government spending cuts on the grounds there has been “a great deal of wastage”. Rupert Pinder, addressing a Rotary Club of West Nassau luncheon, said: “We cannot overemphasise the importance of economic growth. You can cut spending until the cows come home, but what is really going to put this economy on a strong footing is growth. I am a proponent for cuts in public spending because I think there has been a great deal of wastage.
Insurers unhappy at Gov’t ‘neglect’
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman says the industry believes the Government has neglected it, as there are numerous long-standing legal and policy issues it is still battling to resolve.
DOCTORS UNVEILS NEW BOARD APPOINTMENT
DOCTORS Hospital yesterday announced the appointment of Kerzner International executive,, Karen Carey, to its Board of Directors. Mrs Carey, who serves as senior vice-president of human resources at Kerzner International Bahamas, fills a position made vac
UNION 'VIGILANT' ON ATLANTIS JOBS
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) yesterday said it continued to remain vigilant over the employment situation at Atlantis following Brookfield Asset Man
