Small businesses say 85% are ‘one man bands’
Some 85 percent of a new small business advocacy group’s members have been reduced to “one-man bands” by COVID-19 and its lockdowns, its first proposed president revealed yesterday.
Maritime regulation woe 'a crime in itself'
A Chamber of Commerce division last night said The Bahamas' failure to properly regulate the maritime industry was "a crime in itself" amid fears about seabed damage caused by cruise ship anchors. The Chamber's energy and environment division, in a
Union leader says Gov't approves COVID training
A trade union leader yesterday disclosed that the Government has approved a national COVID-19 training programme targeted primarily at tourism workers and all who come into contact w
Hand sanitiser sales level off following initial surge
Bahamian hand sanitiser manufacturers yesterday said sales have levelled off and are now "stable month-to-month" following the initial surge during COVID-19's early stages.
Cleaning firms in 'ebbs and flows'
Cleaning and janitorial services firms are receiving business in "ebbs and flows”, one company said yesterday, adding that private contracts in place before the pandemic have kept it s
ActivTrades: The great markets melt-up
The financial markets have been the outstanding performers during the pandemic, seemingly benefiting from conditions that otherwise brought entire sectors of the economy to their knees.
Webinar to explore tourism rebranding
The Bahamas Business Outlook series organiser will this Thursday stage a webinar to explore how this nation can rebrand, strengthen and diversify its tourism product post-COVID-19. The Tourism and hospitality: Strengths in rebranding webinar will fe
'The fight is still on for survival'
Bahamian aviation operators yesterday warned "the fight is still on for survival" despite the Government's move to re-open inter-island commercial air travel from tomorrow. Anthony K Hamilton, president of the Bahamas Association of Air Transport Op
Code violations: Tip-offs wanted
Under-staffed regulators cannot catch all building code and planning violators without tip-offs from law-abiding Bahamians, a Cabinet minister has revealed to Tribune Business . Desmond Bannister, minister of works, told this newspaper in a recent i
'Everything spins' on founder finding for $400m project
Sir Franklyn Wilson says "everything spins" on how quickly the Jack's Bay project can find 40 "founder" investors to kick-start its next expansion phase following Friday's Heads of Agreement signing. Making an impassioned plea for "everyone in Eleut
Super Value plans inventory slash to pre-COVID levels
Super Value will shortly reduce its warehouse inventory to pre-COVID-19 levels with the threat of food shortages and "embargoes" having eased, its president told this newspaper.
BPL worker gets token $6,000 for 'lewd' dismissal
A 25-year veteran Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) employee has been awarded a token $6,068 for unfair dismissal after she was terminated for "lewd sexual activity" in the company's cashier's cage.
Nightclub hits uneven COVID enforcement
A Bahamian nightclub owner says he is losing $125,000 a month due to the COVID-19 enforced shutdown as he blasted the authorities for failing to apply the rules evenly to all operators
Bahamian firm claims first as cloud-based ID provider
A Bahamian information technology (IT) company yesterday said it had become the first cloud-based identification (ID) card provider to offer such services in this nation and the wider Caribbean. Sure Badge, in a statement, added that its online card
Bahamas shortlisted for financial services award
The Bahamas has been nominated for the 2020 International Financial Centre honour at the Wealth Briefing Europe Awards, with winners set to be announced on October 14. The shortlist's unveiling coincided with the publication of WealthBriefing’s Accl
