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A graphic analysis of the design mind

By Deidre Bastian

Just six 'eligible' for mortgage relief

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Insurers fearing 'flood of claims'

By NEIL HARTNELL

Homeowners Bill to 'level playing field'

By NATARIO McKENZIE

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'Mortgage collapse worse than Greece'

Rattled Bahamian commercial bankers were last night nervously awaiting today’s tabling of the Homeowners Protection Bill in Parliament, fearing it will further depress economic recovery and a mortgage market that has already “collapsed”.

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Hilton sale decision by month's end

The British Colonial Hilton’s owners will decide by month’s end which of the three bids to acquire Bay Street’s ‘anchor property’ they will accept, Tribune Business can reveal.

Gov't urged to 'correct' Stamp Duty platform

The Government has been urged to “correct” the practice of basing Stamp Duty on real estate ‘market value’, as opposed to ‘conveyancing value’, one realtor warning the uncertainty threatened to leave sales “up in the air”.

Insurer closes on $25m net equity 'landmark'

A Bahamian general insurer is expecting to hit the $25 million net equity “landmark” by mid-2013, after last year’s net income performance beat budget targets by 30 per cent.

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QC: Customs 'excesses' strangling Freeport

Customs’ “excesses” are still imposing a “stranglehold” on business in Freeport, a top QC warned yesterday, despite the Government’s revenue agency dropping previous demands and impositions.

Bahamas eyed by six more Premier League outfits

THIS week’s exhibition match between Tottenham Hotspur and Jamaica’s ‘Reggae Boyz’ could catapult the Bahamas into soccer’s top global division, with six other English Premier league clubs having made inquiries about participating in a similar event next year.

MARKETING REVOLUTION: Don't go 'sideways' with Internet sales

I fell in love with marketing, more precisely Internet marketing, a few years ago when I decided to get serious with telling the story of the Bahamas Judo Federation.

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Judicial Review over Nygard 'breach of duty'

The Government’s alleged failure to prevent “unauthorised development activities” at Clifton Bay by Peter Nygard and his attorney, Keod Smith, is to be challenged by Judicial Review.