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Atlantis situation shows need for 'Chapter 11 laws'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Trade Commission's co-chairman yesterday called for new laws that would allow troubled, debt-burdened Bahamian companies to restructure, pointing out that the only current available options - receivers
MSC warns over Customs change shipment delays
The world’s second largest cargo shipper has warned Bahamian companies that their imports will be delayed “until the next sailing” if manifests are not made for compliance with Bahamas Customs’ new requirements.
Harajchi bank clients still eye $19.217m 'loss'
Harajchi bank clients still eye $19.217m 'loss' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor More than 11 years after Mohammed Harajchi's Suisse Security Bank & Trust was put under court supervision, its depositors and creditors have yet to recover a single
'Unsustainable' costs drive Old Fort Club's 67% fee rise
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The exclusive Old Fort Bay club yesterday warned members it had "no alternative" but to implement the first ever increase in annual membership dues, raising them by 67 per cent to $5,000 per year, given that costs
'UNSUSTAINABLE' COSTS DRIVE OLD FORT CLUB'S 67% FEE RISE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The exclusive Old Fort Bay club yesterday warned members it had "no alternative" but to implement the first ever increase in annual membership dues, raising them by 67 per cent to $5,000 per year, given that costs
Lyford Cay Club in $17m shopping centre purchase
The Lyford Cay Club is moving to close a $17 million deal to acquire its old shopping centre from New Providence Development Company, with plans to convert it into a mixed-use retail, residential and marina project.
Bimini Big Game unveils new logo
THE Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina's owners have unveiled as new logo design that will represent the 51-room property in all future marketing and branding initiatives.
$20-$30M INVESTMENT AT LAST HOTEL CORP HOTEL
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An Illinois-based investor is eyeing a $20-$30 million investment during the first two phases of its plans to transform the last Hotel Corporation-owned property into an upscale boutique resort, with talks aiming
Rival Bahamian bidders in fight for last Gov’t hotel
Rival Bahamian-led bids with strong Andros connections are battling to acquire the last government-owned hotel, Tribune Business can reveal, with at least one proposal focusing on eco-tourism. Prescott Smith, owner of Stafford Creek Lodge, confirmed to Tribune Business that he was heading one group seeking to buy the Fresh Creek-based Lighthouse Club from the Government-owned Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas.
ATLANTIS OWNER 'OUT OF MONEY AT $2.3BN PI SALE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Atlantis resort's potential new owner could lose the entire $175 million it is owed if the proposed debt-for-equity swap with Kerzner International fails to go through, a lawsuit seeking to block the deal is a
ATLANTIS OWNER 'OUT OF MONEY AT $2.3BN PI SALE
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Atlantis resort's potential new owner could lose the entire $175 million it is owed if the proposed debt-for-equity swap with Kerzner International fails to go through, a lawsuit seeking to block the deal is a
Minister to activists: Don’t deny us jobs
A Cabinet Minister yesterday urged environmental activists to be “balanced and responsible” when launching legal actions against legitimate developers, warning that these could deny Bahamians much-needed “economic benefits”.
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Brookfield Asset Management's ownership takeover at Atlantis and the One & Only Ocean Club has been described by a leading accountant as "the best thing that ever happened for the Bahamas". Raymond Winder, managin
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Brookfield Asset Management's ownership takeover at Atlantis and the One & Only Ocean Club has been described by a leading accountant as "the best thing that ever happened for the Bahamas". Raymond Winder, managin
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Brookfield Asset Management's ownership takeover at Atlantis and the One & Only Ocean Club has been described by a leading accountant as "the best thing that ever happened for the Bahamas". Raymond Winder, managin
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Brookfield Asset Management's ownership takeover at Atlantis and the One & Only Ocean Club has been described by a leading accountant as "the best thing that ever happened for the Bahamas". Raymond Winder, managin
ATLANTIS TAKEOVER 'BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Brookfield Asset Management's ownership takeover at Atlantis and the One & Only Ocean Club has been described by a leading accountant as "the best thing that ever happened for the Bahamas". Raymond Winder, managin
Baha Mar becoming ‘huge white dinosaur’
A former Baha Mar director yesterday warned that the Government will soon “have a huge white dinosaur on their hands”, despite the project’s secured creditor promising that a solution is being developed.
Realtor has ‘never seen such high rental rates’
A Bahamian realtor says he has “never seen such high rental rates” as now exist in some of western New Providence’s most upscale communities with demand in this segment now suppressing available-for-sale inventory.
Bahamian insurers eye TCI CLICO deal
Two Bahamian insurance companies are in negotiations to acquire CLICO’s Turks & Caicos business, Tribune Business can reveal, with the deadline for the cancellation of the insolvent insurer’s local medical policies just two weeks away.
