PwC boosting skills for Caribbean staff
The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) affiliates in the Caribbean are launching an internal training programme to boost the skills of employees. The accounting firm’s intermediate to advanced skills-building initiative, called Digital Accelerators, will
GB law firm gains shipping honours
A Grand Bahama-based law firm has been named as Lawyers World Global’s shipping and maritime law firm of the year for The Bahamas under their global awards category. “It’s a humbling honour to be recognised globally by an organisation like Lawyers W
IAN FERGUSON: The seven toxins that hurt employee output
Every employee has their Achilles heel; an area of vulnerability where there is the potential to fall. Most know what it is and how to manage it, but it is often ignored and left to eat away like a cancer. For many in the workplace, particularly in t
'Don't be tempted' on BTC buy-out proposal
A Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) union leader last night urged the government “not to be tempted” by any Liberty Latin America offer to acquire its stake in the company. Dino Rolle, the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union’s (B
Legal fight begins over controversial Briland investment
Opponents of a controversial Harbour Island project have seen the Supreme Court reject their bid to include the local council as a respondent in the battle to overturn its permits and approvals.Justice Diane Stewart ruled on Monday that local hotelie
RBC alliance 'three-way win' for financial access
Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) alliance with a payment solutions provider was yesterday hailed as a “three-way win” for solving financial access woes when it rolls out across all Out Islands.Omni Financial Services executives, unveiling their pilot Lon
Sebas hails increased Gaming Board powers
Island Luck’s principal last night hailed the Gaming Board’s enhanced regulatory powers as “great for the industry as a whole”, although he described the patron winnings tax as “a wild card”.Sebas Bastian told Tribune Business that the web shop indus
Sir Franklyn warns against forced BTC renationalisation
A leading businessman yesterday warned that a forced renationalisation of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will “do more harm than good” for this nation.Sir Franklyn Wilson, pictured, who led the Christie administration’s negotiations to
Small Business Centre partners with BAIC on Crown Land access
The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) teamed with BAIC officials to demystify the process by which Bahamian entrepreneurs can lease crown land for business purposes. Debbie Strachan, the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC
ART OF GRAPHIX: Design skills to keep you on cutting edge
The graphic design industry is always changing and evolving as new technology arrives. in recent decades, design has progressed from hand drawings to computerised artificial intelligence. Not too many years ago, designers needed to be able to code to
KPMG hires digital and it team leader
KPMG (Bahamas) has announced the appointment of Nico Maritz as a director in its advisory services team.He will be responsible for leading KPMG’s digital and IT advisory practices, bringing to bear technology skills from more than 22 years’ experienc
Bahamian firm claims regional lead in managed service sector
A Bahamian-headquartered company has been named among the world’s leading managed service providers (MSPs) on the 12th annual Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings.Cloud Carib, in a statement issued yesterday, said it had been rated above all other provid
Govt urged: Reclaim BTC for Bahamians
Trade union leaders yesterday urged the government “to part ways” with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) controlling owner after its top executive “insulted” the company’s workforce. Bernard Evans, the National Congress of Trade Unions
Abaco port inspection failure 'not an option'
An Abaco MP last night voiced optimism that the island’s main port will pass its “make or break” inspection today, and added that failure “is quite simply not an option”.James Albury, pictured, who is also the Abaco parliamentary secretary in the Pri
Tourism chief blasts drive operator's 'rant'
The Tourism Development Corporation’s chair has blasted a dive operator’s “self-indulgent diatribe” over efforts to protect The Bahamas from a “vicious onslaught” over recent shark attacks.Michael Scott told Tribune Business that he took “a very nega
