DEREK SMITH: Make compliance your firm’s strategic partner
It may well be the misalignment between culture and strategy that poses the largest workforce-related risk management challenge.
Sir Franklyn in call for Chamber-ORG merger
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) incumbent chairman has seen off an election challenge to retain her post for a second two-year term.
Higher turkey prices a Thanksgiving turn-off
A food store manager believes increased turkey prices are turning consumers off from Thanksgiving shopping.
Resorts now await Thanksgiving feast
Two Bahamian resorts have provided further evidence of the industry’s post-COVID rebound by disclosing they are “100 percent” occupied, and “beating 2019 numbers”, for Thanksgiving.
‘Cut suit to fit the cloth’: Movie demand off 85%
Galleria Cinemas must “cut the suit to fit the cloth”, its principal asserted yesterday, with consumer demand for cinema showings down “as much as 85 percent” compared to pre-COVID.
Customs officer wins appeal on $30k John Bull watch theft
A Customs officer has seen his four-year sentence for participating in a conspiracy to steal $30,000 of John Bull’s watches quashed as “unsafe and unsatisfactory” by the Court of Appeal.
Chamber leadership election heating up
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) top post is set to be hotly contested tonight amid concerns it is no longer truly serving the private sector’s needs.
Bahamasair’s Cuba, Haiti return covers local ‘shortfall’
Bahamasair’s managing director last night said holiday bookings for travel to the US are producing 60 percent load factors “and climbing”, adding: “Anything is a big boost.”
Dismissal claim dragged on 12 years
A former Polymers International supervisor has seen his $45,500 wrongful dismissal award upheld despite being in charge when the Freeport-based plant came perilously close to exploding.
Battle 4 Atlantis to give tourism boost
The two Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament will bring a combined 7,000 visitors to The Bahamas over the Thanksgiving period, creating “exponential” tourism benefits for the country.
E-commerce usage to surge with ‘familiarity’
A Bahamas-based information technology provider yesterday said e-commerce system usage will increase once companies and consumers become more “familiar” with it.
Port forges crowdfunding partnership with ArawakX
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) says it has forged a partnership with the ArawakX crowdfunding platform that will help give the island’s entrepreneurs better access to capital.
Amnesty write-offs ‘discourage’ good property taxpayers
A prominent realtor yesterday warned the Government’s frequent real property tax amnesties “almost discourage compliant taxpayers” from continuing to pay in full and on time.
SuperPlex hopes for 47% revenue return
The Fusion SuperPlex’s principal yesterday said ending COVID emergency orders and curfews could help it regain up to 47 percent of pre-pandemic revenue, adding: “Economic freedom is back.”
Employers, unions unite on extra 90 furlough days
Employers and unionists yesterday both hailed the Government’s move to extend the furlough period by an extra 90 days amid concerns Atlantis may be readying for further lay-offs.
