Development bank partners with BTVI in $4.7m training venture
A $4.7m PROJECT was launched yesterday to boost skills training in The Bahamas.
Morton Salt industrial action concludes
A long-awaited Industrial Agreement was signed yesterday between the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers & Allied Workers Union (BIMAWU) and Morton Salt Bahamas, ending a two-year industrial dispute.
Freeport to get a school of medicine
A DEAL to open a school of medicine in Freeport is expected to make a $60m impact on the island of Grand Bahama.
FATF calls for further steps on action
THE Bahamas has been praised for its efforts to tackle money laundering and the funding of terrorism in a new report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - but Attorney General Carl Bethel said experts wanted to see further steps taken by the country.
WTO delay: We must get on with it
A prominent Freeport attorney says he is extremely disappointed in comments made by The Bahamas’ World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) chief negotiator, Zhivargo Laing that it is '95 percent unlikely' that the government will accede to the WTO during this current term.
Construction industry experts unite in Dorian aftermath
A Bahamian Construction Alliance is recommending the government deputize industry professionals to assist with the building assessment and permit approval processes.
Welcome for clarity in awarding government contracts
A local contractor has welcomed the new Public Procurement Draft Bill put forward by the government for consultation believing it would fix the lack of transparency in the government bidding process.
GB airport back in operation next month
Grand Bahama International Airport is set to welcome its first international commercial flight - post Hurricane Dorian - on November 15.
Start up secures RBC $112k loans
A Cat Island company has secured $112,500 in investment loans from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) through the Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Centre (SBDC).
Spreading the message - open for business
A new advertising campaign is being launched by the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (MOTA) in an attempt to urge travel to The Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
Wells LOI battle: 'It's finished now'
A $727.364m damages claim against Renward Wells and others was yesterday branded as “finished” after the firm at the centre of the Letter of Intent (LOI) controversy withdrew its appeal.Gregory Moss, the now-Cabinet minister’s attorney, told Tribune
'Music to my ears' WTO 95% unlikely
Super Value’s principal yesterday said it was “music to my ears” to hear the government’s WTO chief negotiator state The Bahamas is almost certainly not joining under this administration.Rupert Roberts, who has vehemently opposed becoming a full Worl
Govt targets 'best in class' over aviation
The government’s aircraft registry ambitions are critical to developing a “best in class aviation sector”, a Cabinet minister telling Tribune Business yesterday: “Now the journey begins.”Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told Trib
Appeal justice raises 'judicial activism' fear
A Court of Appeal judge has seemingly cautioned a colleague for straying into “judicial activism” in a case involving the termination of a 14-year veteran John Bull store manager.Appeal justice Stella Crane-Scott said “courts should avoid” straying i
Ex-Atlantis staffer loses appeal over $300,000 fraud
A former Atlantis employee who masterminded a $300,000 fraud against the Paradise Island resort has seen her wrongful dismissal counter-claim dismissed by the Court of Appeal.It also upheld the hotel’s “breach of fiduciary duty” against Monteigne Cun
