Baha Mar teams up with top musicians
Baha Mar has partnered with musicians Jamie King and Emilio Estefan, who will be teaming up for the first time to develop, produce, choreograph and score the resort’s Grand Opening Gala alongside executive producer, Bernie Yuman.
Tourism executives bid for further GB airlift increase
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and private sector representatives teamed up for a public relations and sales mission in several US cities, in a bid to further boost airlift to Grand Bahama that is up 33 per cent year-to-date.
$50m investors getting 'shafted at every turn'
Investors with a collective $50 million exposure yesterday said they felt betrayed and abandoned by the Bahamian justice system, with their development struggling to move forward under the weight of its controversial past.
Gov't to amend VAT 'travel ban'
The Government is proposing to amend the controversial section in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Bill that prevents delinquent taxpayers from leaving the island, and will instead require such persons to lodge a bond covering their liabilities.
US billionaire in Walker’s Cay talks
The Government is hoping that Walker’s Cay will return to its “boater’s paradise heyday” if its purchase by a US real estate billionaire successfully closes.
Business 'don't welcome' productivity-linked wages
Businesses are committing a major blunder by failing to link wages to worker productivity, a trade union leader yesterday arguing that the Bahamas only referred to this concept in an “academic” setting.
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BTC executive assists sector's female push
CANTO, the Caribbean’s information and communications technology (ICT) organisation, highlighted the advance of women as a vital factor in the industry’s development during its 30th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition.
BISX gains double fund listing boost
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has added two further mutual fund listings, coinciding with the publication of an Internet article on this facility.
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Texas oil billionaire closes Chub Cay deal
A Texas oil billionaire has completed his multi-million dollar purchase of the Chub Cay resort development in the Berry Islands, its former administrator yesterday describing the property’s future as “bright”.
$650m Waste project links to DNA, Bran's law firm revealed
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader yesterday charged that the Government was not serious about investigating the controversial $650 million waste-to-energy plant ‘deal’, as Tribune Business uncovered links that his party and law firm have to the project.
Fire-ravaged firm pledges to rebuild 'bigger and better'
The principal of fire-ravaged SMG Millworks yesterday pledged that the company would rebuild “bigger and better if the opportunity is provided”, as he worked feverishly to find “temporary” jobs for 50 employees.
BORCO parent to appeal $17m damages limit
The Bahamas Oil Refining Company’s (BORCO) parent plans to appeal a ruling that leaves it with a potential multi-million dollar jetty repair bill to the Privy Council.
Banks: 40% yet to assess impact from risk method change
Some 40 per cent of bank and trust companies surveyed by the Central Bank of the Bahamas have yet to study how their capital requirements will be impacted by the regulator’s preferred credit risk measurement.
