Banks offer deals during Auto Show
New car dealers, banks and insurance companiesl filled Grand Bahama’s Circle Mall last weekend for the annual Auto Show.
More transparency called for over Building permits
THE process of obtaining building permits was yesterday described as difficult and frustrating by a well-known Bahamian contractor, who told Tribune Business that more transparent policies and procedures would help.
Grouper extension to go to Cabinet
MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources, V. Alfred Gray, said yesterday that he would raise the issue of granting a 30-day extension to the grouper season in Cabinet.
Fidelity in 37% profit rise as moral hazard increases
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) yesterday said its net income to end-September remained 37 per cent above 2011 comparatives, despite some mortgage borrowers defaulting in hopes of benefiting from the Government’s mortgage relief plan.
MARKETING REVOLUTION: Unlocking that special something in all of us
In my last article I explained how my son and I were developing a product based on the old Gary Halbert principal: Work as if someone had a gun at your head and they were going to pull the trigger, unless you came up with a saleable product within 72 hours.
Contractors: Over 50% hit by lack of work
Some 52 per cent of Bahamian contractors are suffering from a lack of private sector and government projects, the issue being cited as one of the greatest challenges to their “survivability”.
Building permit time, stages 'double' World Bank findings
Architects yesterday said their reform proposals would bring the Bahamas’ building permitting process “in line with first world countries”, one telling Tribune Business it was currently taking six months to obtain such approvals.
Miller calls for copper export ban
MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller yesterday added his voice to calls for the Government to ban copper exports, adding that such thefts had cost him $150,000-$200,000.
Axed water franchise 'major step backward'
The Government has taken “a major backward step” by axing a 25-year water franchise agreement for western New Providence, a former utilities minister yesterday warning the move could “further burden” Bahamian taxpayers.
Ex-Water Corp chairman blasts franchise 'peanuts'
A former Water & Sewerage Corporation chairman yesterday described the royalties it would have earned from the axed western New Providence water franchise agreement as “peanuts”, arguing that the state-owned utility should instead be the retail supplier for that area.
First surgeries for new Doctors facility
The first surgical procedures have taken place at Doctors Hospital’s newly-opened Bahamas Medical Centre in western New Providence.
CHAMBER VOICE: Bahamas needs Bureau for customer service
By Ian Ferguson
THE FINANCIAL FOCUS: More clarity needed over numbers 'vote'
In its Charter for Governance, the then-opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) promised that if elected, in its first 100 days, it would: “Hold a referendum of the general Bahamian population to determine whether it is the desire of Bahamians to legalise the numbers business.
BREA chief supports private inspectors to end permit 'log jam'
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday backed government plans to involve the private sector in building inspections, arguing that it would relieve development “log jams” and create new revenue streams for licensed professionals such as architects and engineers.
Law firm enjoys 10th anniversary
ONE of Abaco’s oldest law firms is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by giving back to the community in a major way.
