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Corporate redress regime upheld with $33m verdict
The Supreme Court has prevented the Bahamas being perceived as “a parochial, quirky jurisdiction” for international business through its recent ruling on a $33 million insolvency dispute, a former attorney general said yesterday.
Atlantis eyes 100k extra room nights in Marriott tie-up
Atlantis is hoping its 10-year franchise deal with Marriott International will generate an extra 50,000-100,000 room nights per year, its top executive describing the agreement as “the most significant tourism stimulus for the Bahamas this decade”.
THE BIGGER PICTURE ON LOCAL BUYING
By Ian Ferguson The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Cleveland Eneas who once jokingly declared that Bahamians w
THE BIGGER PICTURE ON LOCAL BUYING
By Ian Ferguson The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Cleveland Eneas who once jokingly declared that Bahamians w
THE BIGGER PICTURE ON LOCAL BUYING
By Ian Ferguson The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Cleveland Eneas who once jokingly declared that Bahamians w
THE BIGGER PICTURE ON LOCAL BUYING
By Ian Ferguson The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Cleveland Eneas who once jokingly declared that Bahamians w
THE BIGGER PICTURE ON LOCAL BUYING
By Ian Ferguson The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Cleveland Eneas who once jokingly declared that Bahamians w
Gov’t plans to narrow VAT payment window
The Government yesterday unveiled plans to shrink the Value-Added Tax (VAT) payment window by seven days, and other revenue enforcement measures, amid the numerous tariff rate cuts consistent with a pre-election Budget.
BORCO: 58% OF STORAGE MONIES FROM 3 CLIENTS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) parent has listed the Grand Bahama-based facility's narrow customer base among its material risks, with 58 per cent of its core oil storage revenues coming from just its
BORCO: 58% OF STORAGE MONIES FROM 3 CLIENTS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) parent has listed the Grand Bahama-based facility's narrow customer base among its material risks, with 58 per cent of its core oil storage revenues coming from just its
BORCO: 58% OF STORAGE MONIES FROM 3 CLIENTS
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) parent has listed the Grand Bahama-based facility's narrow customer base among its material risks, with 58 per cent of its core oil storage revenues coming from just its
Profits triple as BAF's 'sleeping giant awakes'
Profits triple as BAF's 'sleeping giant awakes' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor BAF Financial's owners believe they have "awoken the sleeping giant" during their first five years at the helm, "tripling profits" and doubling total assets to $150
'Little chance' to lower high debt, bad loan levels
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has admitted the current economic climate provides "little opportunity" to reduce high consumer debt and loan delinquency levels, with only 'qualified borrowers' able to access credit.
Bahamas exports decline by 36% to five-year low
The Bahamas’ merchandise trade deficit fell by 12.3 per cent in 2015 to $2.719 billion, as the decline in imports offset a more than one-third reduction in exports.
The bigger picture on local buying
Use Chamber voice logo. Byline 'By Ian Ferguson', and use Pic of him The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Clevel
29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection'
29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The 29 per cent year-over-year new car sales increase for the first two months of 2012 is "not a true reflection" of the anemic overall market, two Bahamas Motor D
29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection'
29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The 29 per cent year-over-year new car sales increase for the first two months of 2012 is "not a true reflection" of the anemic overall market, two Bahamas Motor D
Mango provider eyes staff, retail 'ramp up'
Mango provider eyes staff, retail 'ramp up' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Transfer Solutions Providers (TSP), the Mango card provider, yesterday said it was planning "within two-three months" to ramp up staff levels to 20-25 employees and ope
$112m spent with 'no due process'
$112m spent with 'no due process' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor With more than $112 million in public monies spent "without any evidence of due process", the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president has urged the Government to use t
$112m spent with 'no due process'
$112m spent with 'no due process' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor With more than $112 million in public monies spent "without any evidence of due process", the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president has urged the Government to use t
