'Tact and strategy' need over tourism promotion
The Bahamas must “tactfully and strategically” promote it is open for business ahead of the all-important winter tourism season’s November start, a top hotelier says.Robert Sands, Baha Mar’s senior vice-president of government and external affairs, b
Healthcare suffers $90m ‘massive blow’ in Dorian
A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed that Hurricane Dorian was estimated to have inflicted $90m worth of damage on the public healthcare infrastructure, describing it as “a massive blow”.
Minister moves to ‘arrest double digit booking fall’
The Minister of Tourism yesterday said he is quickly moving to “arrest the double digit decrease” in forward visitor bookings post-Dorian with some hotels suffering a 20-40 percent fall-off.
Aliv places Dorian repairs at $5m-$10m
Aliv yesterday completed the full restoration of its mobile towers in Abaco and east Grand Bahama, finishing a storm recovery “first phase” estimated to have cost between $5m-$10m.
Chamber chief: ‘Can’t exclude Freeport City’
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday warned the government that “you cannot exclude Freeport” from its Hurricane Dorian Economic Recovery Zones.
Abaco Outboard pledges January start on rebuild
An Abaco-based business yesterday pledged to begin rebuilding by January 2020 as it constructs a temporary facility to house its business.
IAN FERGUSON: Don’t paper over these workplace advantages
Technology has so seamlessly replaced paper processes that it is difficult to remember how things used to be done. In nearly all cases, the evolution from paper-based items to their electronic counterparts is profoundly more efficient.
Cruise line partners to boost Bahamas travel
Royal Caribbean International has teamed with a company representing 50,000 North American travel agents to launch an exclusive offer supporting travel to The Bahamas.
NIB gets 676 Dorian jobless claims so far
The National Insurance Board (NIB) yesterday said it had received 676 unemployment benefit claims from persons displaced by Hurricane Dorian over the three weeks to this Wednesday.
Carnival’s $100m cruise port must ‘bring jobs back’
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s principle yesterday called on the $100m Carnival cruise port to hire local contractors and workers as a way to “bring jobs back” to the island.
Life coach to assist storm victims on jobs
A Bahamian life coach will host a free work readiness day tomorrow in a bid to prepare Abaco and Grand Bahama residents for potential job opportunities
'Freeport won't work' if airport fear realised
A top Grand Bahama hotelier yesterday warned that “Freeport’s business model won’t work” unless its airport is rapidly restored to a standard where it can receive US and international flights.Magnus Alnebeck, Pelican Bay’s general manager, told Tribu
Minister hails Carnival's 'monumental' $100m deal
A Cabinet minister yesterday hailed Carnival Corporation’s $100m Grand Bahama port deal as “monumental” for breaking the model of cruise line control at their private destinations.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told Tribune Bus
Landfill firm hails 'first fire free summer in decades'
The New Providence landfill’s operator yesterday hailed the “first fire-free swummer in decades” as a “remarkable accomplishment” amid key boardroom changes.Henry Dean, deputy chairman of New Providence Ecology Park, declined to comment on Felix Stub
Broker defeats its suspension
A Bahamian broker/dealer has hinted it resorted to court action to remove the five-day licence/registration suspension imposed on it last week by the Securities Commission.
