Expedia: Bahamas searches rise 70%
The Bahamas will enjoy strong tourism growth “on par” with the rest of the Caribbean, an online travel services company is predicting, with searches for this nation up 70 per cent in 2016.
Cable loses $13m bid over gas leak
The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Cable Bahamas’ bid to obtain a $13 million-plus summary judgment over the Robinson Road gas leak, branding the case as “a complex matter” that needs a full trial.
NHI ‘impossible’ without support from doctors
National Health Insurance (NHI) “is simply impossible” without the Bahamian medical profession’s support, a well-known physician warned yesterday, with the Government facing a growing, profession-wide rebellion against the scheme.
Bahamas on track for WTO accession record
The Bahamas will soon set a record for the longest-running World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession, an ex-Cabinet minister yesterday suggesting that “nationalistic resistance” was thwarting one avenue for addressing this nation’s economic imbalance.
Kerzner back with new Baha Mar bid
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday reiterated his firm belief that a Baha Mar resolution was “very close”, disclosing that Sol Kerzner had returned with a revised bid.
PM ‘not practicing JA speech virtues’
The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday branded Prime Minister Perry Christie’s address to a Jamaican investment conference as a classic example of failing to “practice what you preach”.
IAN FERGUSON: We ignore region at our own peril
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) and Caribbean Tourism Organisation have this week ‘come to our shores’. Ministers of Tourism and leading industry professionals are meeting over how to build capacity, and strengthen our individual nations and region as a whole.
Businessman seeks ‘zero fiscal deficit’
An outspoken businessman yesterday said he was “looking for the fiscal deficit to be zero”, otherwise he would inquire what the Government has done with its Value-Added Tax (VAT) ‘revenue windfall’.
College attracts less than 20% of public high school leavers
THE Bahamas’ national examinations lack relevance to what school leavers require to be college and career-ready, a Bahamian-born academic said yesterday.
PM in challenge on public insurer
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday challenged the insurance industry to explain their opposition to National Health Insurance’s (NHI) public insurer.
Bahamas needs ‘back to basics’ on tourism
The Bahamas suffers a huge leakage of tourism dollars because it has failed to establish strong links to other industries, the Nassau Airport Development Company’s (NAD) chief executive said yesterday.
Freeport’s restaurants 50% below break even
A typical restaurant in Freeport’s Port Lucaya Marketplace “regularly fails” to earn 50 per cent of what is required to ‘break even’ on a daily basis, the Government has been warned.
Gov’t urged: Hear ‘loud cries’ over Business Licence
The private sector has this week written to Prime Minister Perry Christie and several Cabinet ministers to urge that they again review the Business Licence fee structure, on the grounds that “we ought to be in the business of making business easier”.
Attorney wanted Hayward children to receive nothing
A Bahamian attorney allegedly demanded that the late Sir Jack Hayward’s children and grandchildren receive nothing from the family trust, a move that would have violated a proposed legal settlement.
Gov’t must match Port if regulatory takeover
The Government’s own consultants have warned it must match the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) for service delivery if it realises its objective of regaining regulatory control in Freeport.
