Bimini Big Game Club sees 30% revenue increase
THE historic Bimini Big Game Club is seeing a 30 per cent increase in year-to-year revenue and is expected to increase staff by 35 per cent, according to the resort’s general manager Michael Weber.
Air traffic controllers union rejects new goverment proposal
THE air traffic controllers union has rejected government’s proposal on an interim industrial agreement.
Summer interns are here!
AS we near the summer months and our high school and college students prepare to take their breaks, the market place will soon again be flooded with youngsters vying for summer internships and summer employment.
Gov't: Web shops 'openly admitted' law breaking
Web shops have provided no evidence for their “bold assertion” that they are in compliance with the Business Licence Act, the Government alleging they “openly admitted, on numerous occasions and platforms”, to being involved in illegal gambling.
New expansion to boost 5-10% MLS growth rate
The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) yesterday said it was “over the moon” with the latest global expansion for its Multiple Listing Service (MLS), adding that this would increase the latter’s current 5-10 per cent membership growth rate.
Airline eyes 3% Easter load factor increase
A Bahamian-owned airline yesterday said passenger volumes for the Easter weekend were projected to be up 3 per cent year-over-year, with load factors averaging 80 per cent “all around”.
'Zero response'to property tax appraisal offer
A well-known appraiser has received “zero response” to his property valuation services offer, saying this had been motivated after the real property tax bill for one of his businesses “doubled”.
Money provider eyes 40% client increase
A MONEY tranmission provider’s bill payment platform is looking to increase customer traffic by at least 40 per cent over the next four to five months, with several options to be added to its offering.
Damianos adds to Nassau sales team
Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty has announced that Craig Pinder has joined its Nassau sales team.
PM dismisses BTC appointee 'conflict'
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that he plans to meet again with top Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) executives, having previously conceded that the Government had made little-to-no headway in its attempt to regain majority control at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).
Bahamas takes 'regional lead' over FATCA
The Bahamas has taken a “regional lead” in talks with the US over its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Cabinet Minister yesterday disclosing he had spoken to Washington about how the legislation would treat Bahamian financial services products.
NIB director to fight any audit 'misrepresentations'
Attorneys for suspended National Insurance Board (NIB) director Algernon Cargill yesterday said they would fight “any negligent misrepresentations” made about their client in the forensic audit report delivered to the Government.
'Pent up' second homedemand to aid Bahamas
The Bahamas and other Caribbean nations are poised to benefit from “pent-up demand” for luxury second homes, a leading international realtor believes.
Bahamas eyes data storage hub opening
The Bahamas can exploit developed country “overreaction” to become a leading international jurisdiction for commercial data storage, a top industry specialist adding that its client base in this nation had doubled in the last two years.
CLICO wind-up: 'utter disillusion'
A leading pastor yesterday told Tribune Business he resigned from CLICO (Bahamas) creditors committee “as a form of protest”, adding that he was “disappointed but sympathetic” to the Government’s failure to-date to deliver its promised $30 million guarantee.
