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Five realtors honoured by international franchise

Five agents at Better Homes and Gardens MCR Bahamas Group have been recognised by the international real estate franchise for outstanding sales performance.The four-tier, performance-based award system bestows Silver, Gold, Platinum and Emerald Elite

ART OF GRAPHIX: Designing on the fly will never work

A flyer can often be a cheap but cheerful way to get your brand before customers. Flyers can also be great at promoting special events or offers, providing customers with more information on a specific product or service you are providing.But making

Contractor chief hopes forAffordable Homes boost

The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said the Government’s Affordable Homes initiative could potentially provide an immediate housing sector boost, although the legislation needed more examination.Leonard Sands, pictured,

Web shop locations decline near 60%

WEB shop locations have decreased by some 60 per cent since the industry’s regulation, it was revealed yesterday, with the industry’s Association dismissing the perception of “proliferation”. Gershan Major, the Bahamas Gaming Operators Association’s

BTC profits slump 75% amid 2-year owner wait

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2017 profits plunged by around 75 per cent amid its owner’s continuing two-year wait for the Government to approve its takeover.

Credit growth less than 3% through 2021

The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday conceded the Government’s economic and fiscal plans are “ambitious”, amid forecast of subdued credit growth of “less than three per cent” through 2021.K P Turnquest, pictured, responding to the Caribbean Developme

Bahamas 'nation of choice' through Arbitration Centre

The Government will “table shortly” international arbitration centre legislation aimed at helping The Bahamas become the investor’s “jurisdiction of choice”.Brent Symonette, minister of financial services, trade and industry and Immigration, told a M

Bahamas ‘late in arbitration game’

The Bahamas can still realise its international arbitration centre ambitions despite being “late to the game” after 10-15 years of mere “talk”, a well-known QC argued yesterday.

Court bars hotel union elections

Hotel union executives yesterday served notice they plan to challenge a Supreme Court injunction that has - temporarily at least - blocked leadership elections set for this month.The injunction, granted on May 4, 2018, by acting chief justice Stephen

Bahamian production house in carnival first

A Bahamian-owned production company is praising Carnival organisers for allowing a local company to set-up the Main Stage for the first time.Maecal Electronics provided the audio, visual, lighting and staging for Bahamas Carnival Experience, replacin

Port bids to make freeport 'shine'

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is continuing to rid the island of abandoned, derelict and structurally-unsound properties as it completes demolition of a former business plaza.“The beautification and maintenance of the city of Freeport is alw

'Tech hub' pioneers parks jobs frenzy

The investor aiming to kickstart Grand Bahama’s “technology hub” yesterday pledged to fully “Bahamainise” “sooner rather than later”, having been inundated with 100 job applications per day.Greg Wood, GIBC Digital’s chief executive, told Tribune Busi

Lodges 'confounded' by mixed regulatory message from Gov't

Bonefish lodge operators yesterday said they were “confounded” and “mystified” by the contradictory messages coming from the Government over the industry’s controversial regulations.Clint Kemp, president of the newly-formed Bahamas Fly Fishing Lodge

Caribbean bank: Bahamas fiscal plan 'very ambitious'

The Bahamas’ plan to reverse its fiscal woes has been branded “very ambitious” by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), with this nation needing to outperform GDP growth forecasts to hit target.The CDB, in a recently-released economic assessment of T

Ex-beauty queen's Tourism copyright lawsuit survives

A former Bahamian beauty queen’s copyright violation lawsuit has survived, after a US federal court was “unpersuaded” by the Ministry of Tourism’s effort to dismiss it.Khiara Sherman, the former Miss Bahamas Universe, and her record company won a par