Mixology and mingle ahead of culinary contest
The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and the 2019 Bahamas National Culinary Team welcomed the industry to their “Culinary and Mixology Extravaganza” held at SLS last Thursday.
FOCOL ‘ready for change’
At a recent annual general meeting for ordinary shareholders, executives from FOCOL Holdings Limited said the company is poised to meet changes in the energy sector while evolving to meet global advancements in climate change.
Unions unite to threaten taxi and bus service shutdown
Taxi and jitney drivers have now joined forces and are threatening a ‘massive shutdown’ if government does not take their concerns seriously, stating: “We will no longer be pushed aside.”
Concern over margins on new breadbasket items
Supervalue’s owner says retailers will have to ‘wait and see’ what margins are allowed on the items to be added to the breadbasket list, noting if the low grocery margins are used for such perishable items it could force smaller retailers out of business.
Rehabilitation work underway on airport runway and taxiway
Major rehabilitation work has begun on Runway 09/27 (soon to be Runway 10/28) and Taxiway India at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) has partnered with local firm Bahamas Hot Mix to complete the capital project valued at just under $20 million.
Canadian firm chases unpaid millions from Renew walkaway
A Canadian recycling manufacturer says it is has been left ‘holding the bag’ over a multi-million materials recycling facility (MRF) sold to the New Providence landfill’s former manager Renew Bahamas, and is now urging the government to bring an end to the ‘back and forth’.
Healthcare needs a clear vision - and greater funding
FOR the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to expand the services provided under the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme $20m ‘is not going to do it’, according to Medical Association of The Bahamas (MAB) president Dr Marcus Cooper, stressing there must be a vision and serious commitment to improving the state of healthcare in the country.
First tenants move in to completed Thirty Six
Aristo Development has completed construction on the $30 million luxury residential THIRTY SIX development on Paradise Island with the first residents taking occupancy.
ISLAND INSIGHTS: Crown Land – ownership and management
Crown Land can be defined as public land. It is a territorial area owned by the state (government) by which citizens have access and rights to use this land.
Hotel union boss insists all he wants is a deal
THE Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) president yesterday fired back against claims by Bahamas Hotel Employers Association (BHEA) insisting the union has always been “ready, willing and able” to negotiate a new industrial agreement.
Former minister states concern for Freeport’s economic ‘pace’
A former tourism minister yesterday said he is concerned over the pace of Grand Bahama’s economic revival telling Tribune Business: “Grand Bahama needs an injection”.
Sands outlines surge in NHI uptake
THE NATIONAL Health Insurance (NHI) Bahamas has enrolled 56,000 beneficiaries to-date according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed In Parliament yesterday, while nothing that universal heath care and national health insurance remains “unfinished business”.
Board member slapped with restraining order
ONE of two “warring factions” seeking supremacy of the Lucayan Towers South Condominium Association has been hit with a restraining order after a former board member ordered the locks to the Resident Manager’s office to be changed without the current board’s permission.
Door still open for Lewis scholarships
All is not lost for those 2019 graduates and young adults still in hot pursuit of financial aid and a college to call home as the Lewis Foundation, a charitable organisation promoting tertiary education, is still accepting applications.
IAN FERGUSON: Channelling excellence in your human resources
Like accounting services, marketing, training and technology, human resources has become a vital area of business that serious companies can no longer ignore.
