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1,000-seat Nassau boost from Delta

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DELTA AIRLINES is projecting load factors of between 80 to 85 per cent for its reinstated non-stop service between Nassau and New York's LaGuardia airport, airline executives tellin

Call to fix deficiencies in public health care system

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DEFICIENCIES within the public health care system need to be fixed first before any consideration is given to a 'national health insurance scheme,' a doctor telling Tribune Business

Shipping industry 'gone through hell'

Shipping industry 'gone through hell' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE past three years have been "hell" for the shipping industry, to Arawak Port Development (APD) chief executive Mike Maura Jr said yesterday

Shipping industry 'gone through hell'

Shipping industry 'gone through hell' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE past three years have been "hell" for the shipping industry, to Arawak Port Development (APD) chief executive Mike Maura Jr said yesterday

Shipping industry 'gone through hell'

Shipping industry 'gone through hell' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE past three years have been "hell" for the shipping industry, to Arawak Port Development (APD) chief executive Mike Maura Jr said yesterday

Competition absence aids bad businesses

Competition absence aids bad businesses By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A LARGE number of Bahamian companies enjoy repeat business simply due to lack of competition, a Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) executive sa

Competition absence aids bad businesses

Competition absence aids bad businesses By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A LARGE number of Bahamian companies enjoy repeat business simply due to lack of competition, a Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) executive sa

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

'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

$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

10% APD GUARANTEE BRANDED 'FAIR RETURN'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) guaranteed 10 per cent internal rate of return (IRR) could ultimately mean lower costs for consumers if shipping volumes pick up as a res

10% APD GUARANTEE BRANDED 'FAIR RETURN'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) guaranteed 10 per cent internal rate of return (IRR) could ultimately mean lower costs for consumers if shipping volumes pick up as a res

10% APD GUARANTEE BRANDED 'FAIR RETURN'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) guaranteed 10 per cent internal rate of return (IRR) could ultimately mean lower costs for consumers if shipping volumes pick up as a res

Young liberals accuse govt over road project

Young liberals accuse govt over road project THE Progressive Young Liberals accused the government yesterday of mismanaging the New Providence Infrastructure Improvement Project, and said the additional money allotted to the scheme could have been used

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

Retailers target 'exciting' Xmas

Retailers target 'exciting' Xmas By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN retailers told Tribune Business yesterday that they expect an 'exciting Christmas', with customer traffic expected to increase substantial

Retailers target 'exciting' Xmas

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN retailers told Tribune Business yesterday that they expect an 'exciting Christmas', with customer traffic expected to increase substantially in the coming days. The Christm