Bahamians to operate Baha Mar sundry store
A Bahamian husband-and-wife team has secured the contract for the sole sundry store at Baha Mar, solidifying a place for Bahamian entrepreneurship at the $3.5 billion resort.
BahamasLocal staffer leads way on Internet marketing
A 27-year-old BahamasLocal staff member has become the first Bahamian to earn Internet Marketing Association certification.
new firm 'upstages' open home showings
Mention construction, and instant images of concrete blocks, cement and men in hard hats come to mind.
Realtor negotiates Ministry relocation
NAI Bahamas Realty Commercial yesterday announced it has negotiated a lease of 21,000 square feet at East Bay Street’s Island Traders Building for a government ministry.
$30m project: 80% of Phase one units sold
Eighty per cent of the units in Phase I of the $30 million Venetian West community have already been reserved, with immediate construction now on the agenda..
Sky Bahamas targets direct Haiti flights
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Counterfeit drug 'front' facing fraud re-trial
The alleged Bahamian ‘front’ for a multinational counterfeit prescription drugs ring, who ignored warnings she was selling fake product, is facing a re-trial on fraud-related charges.
Leading insurance firms in Exuma deal
Two of the Bahamas’ largest insurance brokers have partnered in a deal that will see one exit the Exuma market via the sale of its $0.5-$1 million portfolio, allowing the other to become the island’s “company of choice”.
Bishop to sue BREA for 'inexcusable' damage
Prominent realtor, Bishop Walter Hanchell, yesterday said he will sue the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) for the “inexcusable” damage done to his business reputation by incorrectly including him among a list of unlicensed realtors.
Banks face 'Hand to hand mortgage combat'
Bahamian financial institutions are engaged in “hand to hand combat” to find scarce quality mortgage clients, a leading banker yesterday arguing that 8 per cent interest yields were not enough top compensate for high delinquency rates.
CIBC places dual currency ABM in Marina Village
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) has installed a dual currency Automatic Banking Machine (ABM) in the Atlantis Marina Village on Paradise Island.
Sponsors 'queasy' on carnival $7m
The carnival-style festival planned for May 2015 could stimulate year-round employment in the creative industries and create an economic spin-off of $27 million its chairman said yesterday.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Unblocking your creative thoughts
It does not matter whether they call it ‘writer’s block’ or ‘creative block’. Most writers, designers, artists, photographers, web developers and programmers depend on their imagination to perform their jobs. But, once in a while, that creative juice you have been relying on does not flow when needed.
'Tremendous injustice' flows from Quieting Titles abuse
The Government was yesterday urged to reform land registration and the Quieting Titles Act, a leading developer’s attorney warning that the latter has created “a number of problems” and “tremendous injustice” in some cases.
Privy Council details 'Quiet' model fraud
The fraudulent abuse of the Quieting Titles Act has jeopardised many Bahamians’ home ownership dreams, with the Privy Council this week detailing a model template for how this practice works.
