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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

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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.

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’.

$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

ICTs cited as ‘enabler’ for sustainable cities

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) can be used as ‘enablers’ to tackle environmental challenges and build sustainable cities, an adviser to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said yesterday.

$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

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

$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

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GOVT LIKELY TO SELL 40% PORT EQUITY STAKE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he expects the Government to eventually sell its 40 per cent stake in Arawak Cay Port Development Company (APD), allowing the Nassau Co

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

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PM: ‘No time to rest on laurels’ over EU

THE Prime Minister yesterday said the Bahamas has “no time to rest on our laurels”, given the European Union’s (EU) concerns over the absence of corporate income taxation. Dr Hubert Minnis told the House of Assembly that the EU’s Code of Conduct group had written to the Government expressing concerns that this nation’s tax system did not comply with its ‘blacklisting’ criteria.

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

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

PORT IPO HOLDING $1,150 MAXIMUM

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE than 95 per cent of share subscriptions in the Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO) were from individual investors, with subscripti

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