Compliance chief 'stays step ahead'
The founder and president of the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) has armed herself for a more rigorous regulatory climate by attaining another degree.Cheryl Bazard said it was critical for compliance professionals to “stay a step ah
DPM: Boat fee rises 'strike fair balance'
The deputy prime minister yesterday argued that the government had “struck a fair balance” on the increased boating and cruising permit fees revealed this week.K Peter Turnquest said the prior fee structure had not been altered for some time, leading
Sebas to address BTC small business forum
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will close its small business month with today’s first annual small business conference. Titled BTC InKnowVation, powerful real-world business solutions , it will feature a number of local and internation
BTVI names consultants to oversee transformation
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) has named consultants to oversee the multi-million dollar upgrades being part-financed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Dr Robert W Robertson, its president, announced LaToya Johnson as p
Dorian 'recovery zones' ready by November 11
The deputy prime minister yesterday said the post-Dorian Economic Recovery Zones should be “completely up and running” by November 11 following a declaration by the Prime Minister. K Peter Turnquest said: “We hope to be in position to have the Prime
First firms receive Dorian grant funds
Eight Bahamian companies yesterday received grants from the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) to help kickstart their post-Hurricane Dorian rebuilding efforts.Fowlco Ltd; Painters Touch (Bahamas); Continuum Financial Holdings; ETP Industrial O
EDITORIAL: Speaker needs to keep his head
IT takes a level head to be the Speaker of the House of Assembly. It is a position that requires balance, to stand up to conflicting points of view and to weather criticism.
ALICIA WALLACE: Minimum wage doesn’t cut it - we have to get real
There are a number of life skills we either learn on our own, usually through trial and error, or suffer continuously for not having learned. They are not taught in school, though they should be, and our parents fail to impart certain kinds of knowledge because they do not have it, do not know how to share it, or it has not occurred to them that certain skills are critical and need to be taught.
Turnquest: Equinor will do right thing
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest told Grand Bahama residents that Equinor has given its commitment to do what is right regarding the clean-up and investigation of the oil spill at its South Riding Point terminal in East End. At a town meeting o
No disruption to NIB work, says director
DESPITE the employees of the National Insurance Board going on “work to rule”, there have been no disruptions to the agency’s operations, according to NIB Director Dr Nicola Virgill-Rolle. Her comments came on the second day of the employees’ “work t
Arrivals down 14% - but it could be worse
VISITOR arrivals were down 14 percent in September highlighting Hurricane Dorian’s immediate affect on The Bahamas’ tourism industry. According to Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday this was “significant”, but officials thought it would h
Officials yet to finalise Dorian 'missing'
OFFICIALS are still cross-referencing lists of missing persons as a result of Hurricane Dorian and a decision on when such a full list will be made public will be made by police, according to Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell. Yesterday,
Mother Pratt pledges support for survivors
DOZENS of Hurricane Dorian victims from Abaco received food and clothing items yesterday from the Mother Pratt Foundation, which pledged to support storm survivors in the wake of the deadly storm. Earlier this week, former Deputy Prime Minister Cynt
Dealers hope 28% rise ends 'roller coaster hell'
New auto dealers yesterday voiced optimism that the industry’s 28.1 percent sales increase for the year to end-September indicates “one hell of a roller coaster ride” has finally ended. Rick Lowe, the Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) secre
'Spiking message': Tourism board raises marketing 15%
The Bahamas’ main tourism promotion board yesterday said it had increased its marketing spend by 15 percent to “spike the message” that this nation remains open post-Hurricane Dorian.Fred Lounsberry, the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board’s chief
BOB signs deal to sell $103m trust business
Bank of The Bahamas has signed a deal to sell its $103m trust portfolio, the BISX-listed institution’s just-released 2019 financial statements have revealed.Virtually no details are provided about the sale, such as price and buyer identity, other tha
Container port operator $600k ahead of target
The Nassau Container Port’s operator beat the profits forecast for its 2019 financial year by some 8.4 percent or almost $600,000, its just-released financial statements have revealed. Arawak Port Development Company (APD), the BISX-listed manager f
Govt urged: 'Dust off' National Plan to solve our woes
An ex-Chamber of Commerce director yesterday urged the government to rapidly “dust off” the National Development Plan, arguing: “It is 100 percent the solution to the issues we are facing.” Roderick Simms, pictured , who previously chaired the organ
Mario Brown City Bowling League MVP
THE most valuable player (MVP) from the City Bowling League on Monday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre was red hot Mario Brown of the Tenback Strikers-Lee’s Motor Works.
