Healthcare takes a ‘giant leap forward’
The Minister of Health yesterday said healthcare modernisation had taken a “giant leap forward” through the implementation of an $18.4 million Integrated Health Information Management System (IHIMS).
$100m NHI budget ‘isn’t much money’
The $100 million budget for National Health Insurance’s (NHI) primary care phase “isn’t much money”, the Medical Association of the Bahamas (MAB) president says, as he warned the Government it must “compromise” with the private sector.
1,000 resumes on first recruitment day for Baha Mar
Baha Mar yesterday received “in excess of 1,000” resumes from job seekers as the first wave of hiring kicked-off for the previously stalled $3.5 billion resort.
BISX-listed fund: 10% pt rental rise is ‘dividend trick’
The administrator for the BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund yesterday said a 10 percentage point increase in average occupancy rates would “be the trick” to unlocking long-awaited dividend payments.
Waste plant ‘makes no economic sense’
A Bahamian waste provider consortium yesterday said Stellar Energy’s $400 million proposal for the New Providence landfill “makes no economic sense”, and warned against this nation being used as “a testing ground for unproven technology”.
Stellar: Waste plant cost cut by one-third
Stellar Energy yesterday slammed critics of its proposed waste-to-energy plant at the New Providence landfill as “Monday morning quarterbacks”, disclosing that capital investment costs had been cut by more than one-third.
Bahamas branded ‘debt crisis victim’
The Bahamas’ ‘junk’ downgrade has drawn sympathy from a religious development coalition, which says this nation’s fate highlights the need for structured processes to resolve “financial crises”.
Minister’s ‘struggle’ over political approach to FDI
A Cabinet minister has admitted to “struggling” with the Government’s politically-led approach to decision-making on foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, saying: “I ain’t no politician.”
NHI study: ‘More money’ will not fix health system
The Government yesterday raised fears it is “throwing good money after bad” with National Health Insurance (NHI), given its two-and-a-half year failure to act on confidential recommendations for strengthening the existing public health system.
Minister: Govt must be ‘more forceful’ on South Ocean resort
A Cabinet minister has suggested that the Government needs to be “more forceful” with South Ocean’s owner if it wishes to see renewed economic activity at the long-closed resort.
Fly fishing chief slams ‘absolute foolishness’
The Bahamas Fly Fishing Industry Association’s (BFIA) president has again fired back at critics of the new industry regulations, labelling the opposition as “absolute foolishness”.
‘Ad hoc’ apprenticeship scheme causes concern
The Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern about the “ad hoc” organisation of the Government’s apprenticeship scheme, a key component in a $50 million scheme to improve workforce productivity and employment prospects.
Freeport hotels still ‘wait on Hutchison’
The Minister of Tourism says the immediate fate of Freeport’s major hotels is still “waiting on Hutchison Whampoa” to provide confirmed repair and reopening dates.
Govt still pushing forward over NHI
The National Health Insurance (NHI) secretariat is continuing to work on the primary care phase roll-out, despite doubts that the scheme will be ready before the May 2017 general election.
J S Johnson eyes $60m in Matthew payments
A prominent Bahamian insurer is eying close to $60 million in Hurricane Matthew-related payouts, a senior executive saying it has settled between 2,000-3,000 claims.
