'We'll have to make one-cent end work'
Super Value’s principal yesterday said his Abaco interests had coped well after eliminating the one-cent coin last year, and added: “We’ll have to make it work here.”Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that the retail industry and consumers will hav
Atlantis in top travel honour
Atlantis, and its The Cove and The Reef properties, have been recognised in the Top 25 Resorts in the Atlantic category by Condé Nast Traveler.“It is an honour to accept this prestigious award on behalf of our magical Bahamian resort,” said Audrey Os
Baha Mar's $300m spend aids Nassau 'renaissance'
A top tourism executive yesterday described Baha Mar’s $300m water park as the latest element in Nassau/Paradise Island’s “renaissance” as a tourism destination.Fred Lounsberry, president of the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board, told Tribune Bu
BPL class action in November ‘full flight’
A former Cabinet minister yesterday predicted his Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) class action lawsuit will be in “full flight” by end-November after gaining around 1,000 members.
John Bull firing 'beyond the pale'
A Court of Appeal judge has ruled that John Bull went “beyond the pale” in firing a 14-year veteran store manager for drinking champagne at a promotional event staged by the company. Sir Michael Barnett found that the Bahamian luxury goods and offic
Baha Mar shrugs off $10m dip with $300m expansion
Baha Mar yesterday shrugged off a “temporary” Hurricane Dorian-related $10m revenue decline by unveiling a $300m water park expansion that will increase its workforce by ten percent.
Procurement Bill can ‘remove veil’
A top engineer yesterday hailed the draft Public Procurement Bill as a tool that can “remove the veil” and “opaque processes” surrounding the award of multiple government contracts.
Bahamasair loses $2m over Dorian
Bahamasair’s Hurricane Dorian-related losses “quickly spiral” above $2m due to a combination of evacuation costs and lost commercial flights, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
Bahamian entrepreneurs in services export insight
The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) teamed with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) to host a global export workshop for entrepreneurs. The three-day workshop, titled Services Go Global , was conducted by Dr Nsombi Jaja, a CEDA c
Govt: No VAT on insurance claims
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said it had moved swiftly to “pre-empt” erroneous social media claims that VAT is being charged on Dorian claims payouts. Marlon Johnson, acting financial secretary, told Tribune Business that the min
$44m Exuma airport 'to tender in two weeks'
A senior government official yesterday said the works package for the $44m redevelopment of Exuma International Airport will be put out to tender within the next two weeks.Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, told Tribune Business ahead of next we
Technology enhances Dorian damage study
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Ministry of Public Works are employing new technology to conduct building damage assessments in the Dorian-hit islands. “In the past, data collection was a tedious process; information was coll
Cruise lines unveils Nassau hotel options
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line says travel advisors can offer clients sailing with it the option of staying at multiple Nassau hotels following the launch of its latest itinerary. The cruise line said the all-inclusive Meliá Nassau Beach Resort at Cab
Tourism eyes New Year 'bounce back'
The Bahamas is on target for a New Year “bounce back” post-Dorian with first quarter stopover tourists up two to four percent compared to 2019’s record, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, tol
Cruise line: 25% of passengers in Nassau overnight
A cruise line yesterday projected that up to one-quarter of its 250,000 annual passengers will “overnight” in Nassau hotels after making its first voyage to the Bahamian capital. Francis Riley, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Lines’ senior vice-president of
