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$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

PUT NATIONAL INTEREST 'IN FACE' OF ATLANTIS PARTIES

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government has been urged to publish a "broad Bahamian policy" on Atlantis, a former finance minister urging it to put this nation's interests "in the face" of the parties starting to fight over the resort's o

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

ROADS COMPENSATION 'SMOKE AND MIRRORS'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor A leading businessman yesterday said there was "no Christ way on God's green earth" that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would be able to fully compensate every business affected by the New Providence Road Imp

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Superwash chief: VAT bites 12-14% off key products

A leading businessman says the Bahamian economy is stuck "in a funk" as Value-Added Tax's (VAT) full impact starts to bite, with sales in two of his key product categories down 12-14 per cent. Dionisio D'Aguilar, Superwash's president, told Tribune Business that the Bahamas desperately needed to change its attitude towards "rebooting the economy" and making it easier to conduct business.

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AML chair: City Markets deal 'kept changing'

AML Foods chairman yesterday said its efforts to acquire City Markets' remaining business fell apart because the latter's principal, Mark Finlayson, "kept changing the terms of the deal" on a daily basis, and had nothing to do with the BISX-listed food retail group refusing to take on the chain's staff.

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AML chair: three food retail players likely to survive

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian food retail market will ultimately be dominated by just three major players, AML Foods' chairman telling Tribune Business in the wake of Robin Hood's demise that consolidation was "inevitable". Dionis

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$600m Sarkis claims branded 'hogwash'

An ex-Baha Mar director has slammed as "hogwash" claims that Sarkis Izmirlian lacked the $600 million financing needed to complete the project, accusing the Government of "playing the blame game".

Competition fears on Super Value's City Markets 'deal'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Rival food retailers have voiced fears that allowing Super Value to acquire City Markets' remaining stores would create a "virtual monopoly" in the New Providence supermarket business, with an estimated 60-80 per

Competition fears on Super Value's City Markets 'deal'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Rival food retailers have voiced fears that allowing Super Value to acquire City Markets' remaining stores would create a "virtual monopoly" in the New Providence supermarket business, with an estimated 60-80 per

'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

TELL, BUT DON'T SELL, YOUR FIRM'S STORY

By D'Arcy Rahming The first time I tried to use Facebook Ads in one of my businesses a couple of years ago, I lost a lot of money. I mean, everything seemed to be going so well. A lot of people were expressing interest in my page judging by the number of

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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.

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

Web shop owner in $27m bank rescue

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bahamas-based web shop boss, Craig Flowers, along with BISX-listed Bank of the Bahamas International, were both separately approached to rescue a bust Turks & Caicos bank that required a $27 million injection to r