Stellar stress key element of landfill solution
A waste-to-energy solution is vital for the New Providence landfill to be ‘environmentally and economically sustainable’, according to Stellar Energy’s chief executive.“It makes no sense without it”.
Sterling lauds Forbes for rating Bahamas #1
STERLING Global Financial, a broad-based real estate and international financial services provider with US$9 billion in assets under administration and management, has today applauded Forbes magazine for ranking The Bahamas as the world’s number one choice for real estate investment.
Festival programme would be magnet to boost cruise revenue
The Bahamas should encourage the creation of more signature cultural and heritage festivals as a means to attract cruise visitors and create economic opportunities for Bahamian entrepreneurs, a local event organiser said yesterday.
Duty increases drives Aquapure growth
A leading local bottled water manufacturer said yesterday it was enjoying ‘a very good summer’ with sales up an estimated five percent over last year.
BISX welcomes new listing
Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) yesterday announced that Oil & Gas Opportunity Lending Fund Ltd. (the Fund) has successfully completed the BISX Mutual Fund Listing Process.
Fledgling franchise shows signs of success
Local sign manufacturer Signarama said yesterday it had seen ‘almost double growth’ in its business compared with last year.
IAN FERGUSON: Times, they need to be changing
As the racism and bigotry discussion reopens in North America in the presence of a supreme leader who seemingly welcomes the different treatment of others by virtue of their colour, nationality, socio-economic standing or sexual orientation, we must pause as well to evaluate our own corporate position on similar matters.
CPC gets down to work
Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) newly appointed board has held its first meeting.
Investor citizenship stays off the table
The Minnis administration presently has no plans to look at implementing an investor citizenship programme, Immigration and Financial Services Minister Brent Symonette said yesterday. Mr Symonette, who also has ministerial responsibility for trade a
Taxing holiday home rentals levels the field
Regularisation and taxation of vacation home rentals will help to ‘level the playing field’ for traditional hotel operators, according to Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) president Carlton Russell.
Second chance for stakeholders to ensure NHI delivers
The Bahamas has been afforded a ‘second opportunity’ to get National Health Insurance (NHI) right the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) deputy chairman said yesterday, urging that ‘all hints’ of politics ‘must be removed’. Tina Cambridge, deputy
Art Of Graphix: How important is choosing the right font?
Imagine hauling around heavy boxes of metal type, a different set for every typeface and having to assemble your text letter by letter in order to design a document. Certainly that seems a world away from our point-and-click, instant world of digita
Private sector jobs offers road to success
Government was yesterday urged to facilitate greater growth in private sector employment, with a governance reformer warning: “We can’t be stagnant in our thinking.”Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) told
'Buy Bahamas' - Forbes ranks islands first for investors
The Bahamas has been listed as ‘hands down’ the top international area real estate investors should examine, according to Forbes Magazine.The Bahamas was ranked number one out of nine jurisdictions by Forbes’ Real Estate Council which is comprised of
BTC's helping hand in Freeport
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is helping spur economic activity in Downtown Freeport ahead of the busy Back to School shopping season.The company has partnered with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for ‘Back to School Fridays’ an
