Bahamians must 'mobilise corruption outrage to action'
Bahamians must “mobilise their outrage into action” if this nation is to defeat both real and perceived corruption plaguing society, governance reformers urged yesterday.Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive direct
Dorian-hit firm: We will be 'stronger than ever'
A major Freeport retailer/wholesaler is aiming to “fully reopen” its building materials division tomorrow, as it pledged to rebound from Hurricane Dorian “stronger than ever before”.John Doherty, Kellys (Freeport’s) general manager, told Tribune Busi
DPM: 'No room' for bribe paying
The deputy prime minister yesterday asserted “there is no room” for the conduct that saw The Bahamas ranked as the region’s worst when it came to paying “bribes of convenience”.KP Turnquest urged Bahamians to inform the relevant minister or permanent
Dorian's $80m hit to farms, fisheries 'quite staggering'
Hurricane Dorian has inflicted “quite staggering” $80m-plus damages on the Bahamian agricultural and fisheries industries, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.Michael Pintard, minister of agriculture and fisheries, said the government was now deter
Environmentalists 'not only oil drilling voices'
A Cabinet minister yesterday said environmentalists are “not the only voice in the room” when it comes to determining whether The Bahamas should permit oil exploration in its waters.Romauld Ferreira, minister of the environment and housing, said the
Dorian blows away 2,500 tourism jobs
Some 2,500 tourism jobs, which supported more than 10,000 family members, were blown away by Hurricane Dorian it was revealed yesterday.The category five storm’s impact on employment levels in The Bahamas’ largest private sector industry was exposed
BTC to resume mobile billings
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday said it had made good progress with the restoration of its mobile network in Grand Bahama.Garfield “Garry” Sinclair, BTC’s chief executive, said: “Our crews have made really good progress on rest
Realtor adds sales agent
Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty has named Christina Cunningham as the latest estate agent to join its sales team.“The Nassau real estate market continues to grow at a steady pace,” Lana Rademaker, the company’s chief brokerage officer, said.
Bahamas leads region on 'convenience bribes'
The Bahamas leads the Latin American and Caribbean region for paying “bribes of convenience” to public officials so that “things are done more quickly or better”, it was revealed yesterday.Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer stud
Crowdfunding platform to 'fill big market hole'
A Bahamian financial services provider yesterday said it aims to fill “a big hole in the market” through this week’s launch of its ArawakX crowdfunding platform. D’Arcy Rahming Jr, MDollaz Technology’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that the
Freeport 'desperately needs' govt's $10m
Several hundred Freeport businesses ravaged by Hurricane Dorian were yesterday said to “desperately need” the Government to extend its $10m financing facility to the city.Carey Leonard, the former Grand Bahama Port Authority in-house counsel, told Tr
Realtors: Dorian tax breaks 'plus' as vultures hover
Bahamian realtors yesterday hailed the government’s post-Dorian Economic Recovery Zone incentives as a “big plus” but warned other measures were required to kickstart the rebuild.Mike Lightbourn, Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty’s president, told Tr
Red tape fear on Recovery Zones
The government must eliminate bureaucracy and “red tape” if its post-Dorian Economic Recovery Zones are to work, an Abaco-based poultry farmer warned yesterday.“Economic concessions won’t help if the amount of red tape we’ve been dealing with is stil
Bank of the Bahamasgives to Dorian relief
Bank of The Bahamas has donated $25,000 to the Bahamas Red Cross in support of Hurricane Dorian relief efforts.Robert Cox, the bank’s corporate manager for business development, presented the cheque to Terez Curry, president of the Bahamas Red Cross
Bahamas 'paints' ties with key travel agents
The Bahamas recently teamed with American Airlines to host a “Sip and Paint” networking opportunity for some of the carrier’s top travel professionals in the Miami area.Tina Lee, the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation’s district marketing manager, said
