New pizza franchise targets four Nassau sites
THE Bahamian franchisee for Little Caesars Pizza is targeting as many as four Nassau restaurants, after investing nearly $500,000 in the first outlet, which will create 30 jobs.
RoyalStar: 15% of profits from ‘bad mortgage’ link
RoyalStar is aiming to “diversify” by building a closer relationship with its mortgage restructuring affiliate, its top executive yesterday revealing this will generate 10-15 per cent of its profits within the next three years.
‘Disconnect’ over NHI doctor sign-up
The Medical Association of the Bahamas (MAB) was yesterday seeking to clarify which doctors have signed on for the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, its president saying “some type of misrepresentation is going on”.
Low growth causes ‘major brain drain’
The Bahamian economy’s inability to grow over the last four years is exacerbating the “brain drain” of this nation’s brightest minds and talents, the Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader warned yesterday.
Portability launch ‘as big as coming Aliv’
The Bahamas’ new mobile operator believes yesterday’s number portability launch is “as momentous a milestone” as its creation, given that it can now target an extra 100,000 subscribers.
Landfill bid opening delayed until today
The opening of bids for the New Providence landfill’s management and remediation contract has been delayed by 24 hours until this morning, Tribune Business can reveal.
Mobile portability’s launch ‘promising’
The first day of mobile number portability was described as “promising” by the Bahamas’ two providers, with each reporting strong customer interest.
NIB imposed broker connected to Minister
The National Insurance Board (NIB) sought to simultaneously make a company owned by a Cabinet Minister’s mother the ‘broker of record’ for both its group health and property insurance business less than two months after the 2012 general election.
OECD chief tells Bahamas: Act now to avoid ‘blacklist’
The OECD’s Global Forum head yesterday delivered a blunt warning that the Bahamas must “take quick action” to avoid being ‘blacklisted’, arguing that this nation’s image was that of “the last tax haven standing”.
‘Fluff contracts’ would face FNM Govt review
The FNM’s deputy leader has dismissed Government claims his party will ‘stop, review and cancel’ all agreements if elected to office, although “fluff contracts” would face close scrutiny.
Minister: ‘Only logical’ to assess tax info stance
A Cabinet Minister yesterday conceded it was “only logical” for the Bahamas to now re-evaluate its position on automatic tax information as a result of the European Union’s (EU) hardline stance, saying: “We want to make sure we do what’s best for the country”.
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‘Real no brainer’ to meet EU demands
Bowing to international demands to automatically exchange tax information on a multilateral basis is a “real no brainer” for the Bahamas, a financial services executive argued yesterday.
Bahamas urged to liberalise domestic water transportation
Opening up the domestic ferry and mailboat market to international operators could drive efficiencies and improve inter-island commerce, an economic study is arguing.
Confidence ‘baby steps’ key to GDP growth cure
Confidence-building “baby steps” are required to break the Bahamian private sector out of its “entrenched status quo” following a decade of growth “flat-lining”, an international economist argued yesterday.
