Andros facing high cost tourism barrier
High costs remain one of the greatest barriers to Andros fulfilling its untapped potential as a tourism destination, a Ministry of Tourism executive argued yesterday.Peter Douglas, senior manager of the North Andros Tourist office, told the island’s
Western Air principal in Hotel Corp talks
Three groups, including Western Air’s principal and Kamalame Cay’s developer, have expressed interest in acquiring the last Hotel Corporation-owned resort, its chairman revealed yesterday. Attorney Michael Scott told the Andros Business Outlook conf
Union leader rejects 'parasite' labelling
A top trade union leader yesterday hit back over being described as “parasitic” by the Hotel Corporation chairman’s, asserting that the labour movement is “responsible for the new Bahamas”. Obie Ferguson, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) president, t
IAN FERGUSON: How to balance work with life
Our work often seemingly takes precedence over everything else in our lives. Our desire to succeed professionally can leave us forgetting about our own well-being. Creating a harmonious work-life balance is critical to improving not only our physica
Price controls threat to health food drive
The Government was yesterday warned that price controls threaten its healthier eating drive by making it “more attractive to invest in a fast food chain than a health food store”.
Original tech hub investor queries Govt commitment
The first investor in Grand Bahama’s “technology hub” yesterday questioned the Government’s “commitment” to continue pursuing the concept given the seeming absence of Budget funding.
DPM hails 42% rise in FDI equity inflows
The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed a 42 percent year-over-year increase in foreign investors’ equity investments as confirmation that “The Bahamas’ economic turnaround has begun”.
AML’s ‘20% shrink’ drives profit tripling
A BISX-listed food retail group yesterday said it had slashed shrinkage by 20 percent compared to the first half as it closed its 2019 financial year by more-than tripling final quarter profits.
IDB: Bahamas economy has ‘turned corner’
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday gave the Government a further boost with its analysis that “the Bahamian economy has turned the corner”, while warning “major challenges” remain.
Cruise port winner meets stakeholders
The preferred bidder for the $250m transformation of Nassau’s cruise port has hosted a recent series of government-endorsed stakeholder meetings to discuss the redevelopment.
Bahamas must ‘do things differently’
A Cabinet minister yesterday pushed back at misinformation over The Bahamas’ planned Word Trade Organisation (WTO) accession, arguing that this nation “must do things differently”.
New Bar appointee eyes ‘urgent land reform need’
The newly-elected chair of the Bahamas Bar Association’s real estate division has vowed to use her post to address what she described as “an urgent need for land reform”.
Tourism chief leads New York delegation
The Ministry of Tourism’s director-general led a Bahamian delegation to the recent Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Week 2019 in New York.
Jet ski operators: ‘We have clean up to do’
JET SKI operators yesterday pledged they are willing to sit with tourism industry officials and address all issues affecting the sector.
Minister questions microgrid unveiling
A Cabinet minister last night questioned whether an Italian company’s announcement of its successful bid to develop a Bahamas-based mircogrid is compliant with the law.
