Digital printer gains $215,000 from RBC
A digital printing company has obtained $215,000 in loans from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) through the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC). Juluis Tinker started Kevco Printing, a large format digital printing company, as an auxiliary market
Boost productivity to end business ease stagnation
The Bahamas must match increased business costs with “productivity and efficiency” improvements to reverse its ‘ease of doing business’ stagnation, the private sector urged yesterday.Christel Sands-Feaste, chair of the Chamber of Commerce’s (BCCEC) ‘
Development Bank to expand services
The Bahamas Development Bank is aiming to expand its products and services using existing powers provided under its founding Act, its managing director says. Dave Smith pledged that the institution is seeking to to incubate emerging or struggling in
Renewable adoption hit by 'out of sync' approvals
A renewable energy provider yesterday said an eight month to four-year approvals process featuring “out of sync” government agencies is the greatest obstacle to the technology’s adoption. Philip Holdom, president of Alternative Power Supply (APS), s
Dorian death toll rises to 67 as two more bodies found
POLICE have recovered the remains of two unidentified bodies in Abaco, bringing the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 67.
EDITORIAL: End the tribalism for the sake of the public
“Deeply tribal, mediocre and unproductive.”
Smaller oil spill is still bad news, says Darville
DESPITE Equinor revealing that the amount of crude oil which spilled from its Grand Bahama site was less than previously announced, Save the Bays chairman Joseph Darville said this does not diminish the catastrophic impact upon the island’s environme
Minister needs to 'speak the truth', says BUT chief
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson accused Education Minister Jeff Lloyd of not being forthcoming about the issues at Carlton Francis Primary School and CH Reeves Junior High. Speaking to reporters outside Church of God of Prophecy o
INSIGHT: Why a more informed citizenry is critical to advancing our democracy
AFTER a week where the news cycle covered the usual – the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and immigration issues - what also crept into the spotlight was the face-off between the Bahamas Christian Council and LGBTIQ and human rights advocates Rights Bahamas.
INSIGHT: ‘Our university must be a reflection of where we want our country to be’
Let’s begin by establishing my view that University of The Bahamas (UB) is the primary strategic institution for building a strong Bahamas.
INSIGHT: An opportunity to pause, think and remember we’re all human, Haitians too
In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, a great deal of public conversation has focused on the injunction prohibiting demolition of communities of Haitian ethnicity called shanty towns.
World bank drops Bahamas 'ease of doing business' ranking
AS THE World Bank has dropped The Bahamas a spot in its ease of doing business rankings, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest has called its assessment a “misunderstanding”.The Bahamas has dropped one notch in the ease of doing business rankings -
Top realtor: 'Not enough affordable housing'
A top realtor has expressed concern over the high cost of homes in The Bahamas - and a shortage of affordable housing, saying: "The cost of owning the Bahamian dream of having your own home is far outpacing the majority of Bahamians because in today's economy affordable housing just doesn't exist."
Cooper calls for 'czar' to handle business reform
Progressive Liberal Party deputy leader, Chester Cooper, has called for a “czar” to spearhead the government’s attempts to improve the ease of doing business in The Bahamas.At the same time Mr Cooper also said government funding to help small and med
IDB to host digitisation workshop for govt project
THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will be hosting a kick-off workshop for the government’s new digitisation project unit next month. Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson said the workshop will be held November 11-15. The project
Out of touch: Former Speaker blasts ‘mediocre, tribal’ Parliament
THE Minnis administration-led Parliament is “deeply tribal,” “mediocre” and “unproductive”, according to former House Speaker Dr Kendal Major.
NIB begs union - settle dispute
THE National Insurance Board called on the Union of Public Officers to de-escalate its issues to reach an amicable solution that won’t disrupt the pension and other benefit payments to residents who rely on NIB.
Show respect to the office
Basic food items and the long list of Price Controlled Food items carry zero Duty.... hope Talk Show Hosts and their side-kicks will stop misleading the public.
WORLD VIEW: Caribbean business community stands to lose from de-risking
THE business community in the Caribbean – both foreign and local – has made no collective statement and taken no joint position on the process of de-risking and the withdrawal of correspondent banking relations (CBRs) with which all Caribbean countries have been plagued since 2015.
