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Bermuda learns from Arawak Port project

Arawak Port Development Company (APD) executives recently hosted Bermuda government officials on a tour of the $83 million Nassau Container Port and Gladstone Freight Terminal. Marc A.R. Bean, Bermuda's minister of environment, planning and infrastruct

PRIVATISATION CAN 'HOLD BAHAMAS TO RANSOM'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading activist yesterday urged the Government not to privatise the energy and water industries on the grounds that foreign buyers could "hold the Bahamas to ransom", adding that this nation had "not begun to s

Green economy gives ‘opportunities galore’

The Government would help create a “far greater” number of “meaningful” Bahamian jobs if it abandoned its current development approach in favour of the ‘green economy’, a well-known QC believes.

DON'T SETTLE FOR A SURVIVAL 'RUT'

By Ian Ferguson A paradigm is defined as a mindset or pattern of behaviour that appears to be the established norm. A paradigm shift, though, is the force driving individuals and organisations out of that prevailing mindset, propelling them towards a bri

PUBLIC SPENDING TO RISE 'LESS THAN 0.1% OF GDP' VIA WAGE FREEZE END

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Lifting the civil service wage freeze will increase public spending by a sum equivalent to "less than 0.1 per cent of GDP", the Government believes, its major difference with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Lifting the civil service wage freeze will increase public spending by a sum equivalent to "less than 0.1 per cent of GDP", the Government beli

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Lifting the civil service wage freeze will increase public spending by a sum equivalent to "less than 0.1 per cent of GDP", the Government beli

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Lifting the civil service wage freeze will increase public spending by a sum equivalent to "less than 0.1 per cent of GDP", the Government beli

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Lifting the civil service wage freeze will increase public spending by a sum equivalent to "less than 0.1 per cent of GDP", the Government beli

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end

Public spending to rise 'less than 0.1% of GDP' via wage freeze end Sub-Deck: * Gov't acknowledges major difference with IMF over 'timing and will for major tax reform' * Debt Management Committee set up to oversee Bahamas' fiscal position By NEIL HA

Gov't completes 'big architecture' on renewables

Gov't completes 'big architecture' on renewables By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Ingraham administration has completed "the big architecture" to reform the energy industry and pave the way for renewable sources, the minister for the environ

Gov't completes 'big architecture' on renewables

Gov't completes 'big architecture' on renewables By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Ingraham administration has completed "the big architecture" to reform the energy industry and pave the way for renewable sources, the minister for the environ

Gov't completes 'big architecture' on renewables

Gov't completes 'big architecture' on renewables By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Ingraham administration has completed "the big architecture" to reform the energy industry and pave the way for renewable sources, the minister for the environ

Govt urged to clarify $1m residency threshold

The Government was last night urged to clarify whether the new $1 million investment threshold for accelerated permanent residency consideration represented an increase or decrease from the previous benchmark.

BAHAMAS OUT OF STEP ON 'INFORMATION AGE'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas must retool its economy and workforce to offer an expanded services menu including software development and retirement homes, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman sugg

BICA UNVEILS LATEST SEMINAR

The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA), in conjunction with regional affiliates - the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) and the Certified General Accountants Association (CGA) of the Caribbean - has unveiled its th

CIBC:‘No plans’ for further terminations

CIBC’s top Caribbean executive yesterday said the bank had “no plans” for any further major outsourcing of jobs from the Bahamas, emphasising it was targeting the retail and private wealth management segments for growth.

All Bahamians need the energy for conservation

Dear Editor, I am moved to respond to the "dabbling" comment in the article on Renewable Energy in last Thursday's Business Section of The Tribune. Governments are increasingly being asked to do more and be more. Yet individual choices are at the centre

All Bahamians need the energy for conservation

Dear Editor, I am moved to respond to the "dabbling" comment in the article on Renewable Energy in last Thursday's Business Section of The Tribune. Governments are increasingly being asked to do more and be more. Yet individual choices are at the centre

All Bahamians need the energy for conservation

Dear Editor, I am moved to respond to the "dabbling" comment in the article on Renewable Energy in last Thursday's Business Section of The Tribune. Governments are increasingly being asked to do more and be more. Yet individual choices are at the centre