Realtor recovers 50% of lost sales
A two-time Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) president has recovered 50 per cent of the business volumes he lost at the recession’s peak, but is warning that Baha Mar will not be a “saving grace”.
Into the Jaws of 'unregulated' work
The Government has been asked whether a new dock and other construction work at Jaws Beach had all the necessary permits and approvals, amid questions of whether this is a “further example of unauthorised and unregulated development of public land”.
Work permits: 90% of applications come from Bahamians
Ninety per cent of work permit applications come from Bahamian businesses and individuals, a former Immigration Minister telling Tribune Business that the Government did not understand the need to “run the Bahamas as a business”.
No 'wholesale panic' over G-20 automatic tax exchange push
The Bahamas must avoid “wholesale panic” over G-20/OECD efforts to drive the world to automatic tax information exchange, a leading private sector executive instead urging this jurisdiction to “increase” its financial services ‘value proposition’.
Productivity is the long forgotten economic key
How do you measure productivity in your place of work? Do you know how efficient your employees and processes are? Workforce productivity can be measured in two ways: In physical terms or in price terms. This incorporates the intensity of labour-effort, the quality of labour effort, the creative activity involved in producing technical innovations and the relative efficiency gains resulting from different systems of management, organisation, co-ordination or engineering.
Eleuthera sees new business 'infusion'
A TOP private sector executive believes Eleuthera has seen “an infusion” of new businesses, particularly in the central part of the island, telling Tribune Business its economy was “really starting to see signs of growth”.
Bahamian Internet chief meets US lawmakers
A Bahamian Internet business has spent the past week in Washington, D.C.in a bid to influence international internet policies.
Elizabeth holds small business symposium
The Elizabeth constituency is launching a Small Business Symposium for all constituents that are business owners, or interested in starting their own business, on May 4.
Casinos target $249m boost from reforms
An additional $249 million could be injected into the Bahamian economy if proposed reforms to this nation’s casino gaming legislation are adopted, a leading executive yesterday disclosing that 16 out of 17 industry recommendations had been incorporated into the draft legislation.
BISX: Commercial paper proposal 'within a month'
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is aiming to put forward plans to create a ‘commercial paper’ market “within the next month”, its chief executive yesterday saying every business in this nation was a “potential customer”.
Work permit 'confusion' hits Bahamas' reputation
A former Immigration minister yesterday urged the Department to conduct investigations with “more decorum”, adding that this week’s incident at Atlantis “does not bode well for the reputation of the country”.
Business costs to rise by more than VAT's 15%
Business costs will increase by more than the proposed Value Added Tax’s (VAT) 15 per cent rate, a senior private sector executive warned yesterday, due to the need to implement new accounting and bookkeeping systems.
$10m resort investment targets 'prime' Xmas
A major resort developer/operator is aiming to launch its $10 million first phase redevelopment of Eleuthera’s Coco Di Mama property in the Christmas 2014 “prime season”, telling Tribune Business it was looking to take the resort’s room count up to 30.
RICHARD COULSON: My remedy to get economy moving
Several readers have asked me how to “get our economy moving again”.
$200m hospital proponent concludes Bahamas visit
The president of a US-based health services exporter has concluded meetings in Nassau and Freeport, as it looks for the island that will be the ‘best fit’ for its proposed $200 million medical facility.
