Jerome: My family’s firm was at Baha Mar
Jerome Fitzgerald has finally confirmed to Tribune Business that his family’s company did perform work at the $4.2 billion Baha Mar project, but not for the developer or any of its affiliates.
PM urged: ‘Show some spine’ and fire Fitzgerald
A Sarkis Izmirlian ally yesterday urged Prime Minister Perry Christie to “show some spine and fire” his Minister of Education over revelations that he tried to exploit his Cabinet position for private advantage.
Social entitlements ‘worthless’ without Govt fiscal order
The social entitlement programmes promised by all the political parties are “worthless unless we get our fiscal house in order”, a leading governance reformer urging: “Grow the economy, shrink the Government.”
Landfill ‘biggest pain source’ for Bahamas Waste
Bahamas Waste yesterday branded the New Providence landfill “our biggest source of pain” in 2016, with “disastrous” waiting times and equipment damage undermining revenue performance that was 8 per cent above expectations.
Save the Bays enjoys ‘karma’ on Fitz e-mails
Save the Bays’ legal director yesterday branded the controversy surrounding Jerome Fitzgerald as “karma is a b****”, adding that the Bahamas’ international reputation has been dealt “yet another blow”.
IAN FERGUSON: ‘Shout outs’ to the employee ‘X’ factor
We are products of our environment. Much of the culture that generations live out is as a direct result of what they have seen.
FNM ‘prepared to gamble’ on inner city inhabitants
The Free National Movement’s (FNM) deputy leader yesterday defended the party’s plans to revitalise ‘Over-the-Hill’ and inner-city communities through a comprehensive set of tax breaks, arguing that such incentives would positively impact residents’ lives.
Transparency demands ‘can’t be stressed enough’
The need for the Bahamas to have greater transparency and accountability in governance “cannot be stressed enough”, Transparency International’s local representative said yesterday.
Court expresses ‘highest condemnation’ of Govt
The Supreme Court was yesterday said to have “expressed the highest possible condemnation” of the Government and Bahamas Customs’ conduct during a six-year legal battle with a prominent Freeport retail/wholesale business.
South Ocean sale process is revived
A new sales process has been initiated for the long-closed South Ocean resort, a Cabinet minister yesterday describing the property’s revitalisation as key to the Bahamas achieving higher GDP growth rates.
PLP’s ‘mind boggling’ omission of fiscal crisis
An FNM candidate yesterday said it was “mind boggling” that the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) 2017 election ‘action plan’ fails to mention how it will address the Bahamas’ fiscal crisis, adding: “They don’t want Fiscal Responsibility.”
Web shop ‘must respect’ GBPA’s license authority
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) “will take steps to cause Chances Games to respect” its regulatory authority if the web shop fails to “regularise” its license terms and fees, Tribune Business was told yesterday.
Free electricity plan ‘stupidest idea ever’
The Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) pledge to offer ‘free electricity’ to the poorest Bahamians was yesterday slammed by one of its political opponents as “the stupidest idea I ever heard”.
Taking security beyond the passwords, firewalls
Deloitte’s Shavonne Smith warns companies to extend prevention further than access control
It may be fair to wonder, especially if a Board member does not have a professional information technology (IT) background, whether asking management about specific security measures might invite jargon-ridden replies that leave the director no wiser than before.
Melia in 7% pt Easter increase
Nassau-based resorts yesterday reported a “very good Easter”, with one property telling Tribune Business it had seen a 7 percentage point increase in occupancies compared to last year’s holiday weekend.
