BISX listing part of 'more rigorous' debt oversight
Listing $3bn in bonds on the Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) links directly to plans for “more structure and rigour” in managing government debt, it was revealed yesterday.K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister, told Tribune Busin
Insurer's Caribbean expansion is 'very much on burner'
RoyalStar Assurance’s chairman says Caribbean expansion remains “very much on the burner” as a means to address diversification concerns voiced by an international rating agency.Sir Franklyn Wilson told Tribune Business that the Bahamian property and
Farmers must be 'business minded'
BAHAMIAN farmers were yesterday urged to become more “business minded” in order to take the sector to the “next level”. Caron Shepherd, the Farmers United Cooperative president, told Tribune Business that the first annual agricultural conclave, Baha
IAN FERGUSON: Firms must extract graduate potential
We have known the benefits of pursuing a college education for a long time. Research tells us that individuals with higher education earn more, pay more taxes and are more likely than others to be employed and have benefits such as pensions and healt
Trust's National Park leases being finalised
THE Bahamas National Trust (BNT) yesterday said leases that will give it oversight of some 20 National Parks are now being finalised, with 43 more still under government review. Eric Carey, the Trust’s executive director, told Tribune Business: “We
Politicians told: 'Stop throwing fiscal rocks'
A governance reformer has urged the Opposition to publicly affirm its commitment to responsible government finances, while urging both political parties: “Stop throwing fiscal rocks.” Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG)
Sky Bahamas faces inspection stand-off
Sky Bahamas was last night embroiled in a new stand-off over an “on-site inspection” - scheduled for today - that its regulator will use to determine if the airline has addressed its concerns.
Disney key to South Eleuthera 'survival'
Major investments such as Disney’s cruise port are essential if South Eleuthera communities are to “survive into another generation”, the island’s Chamber of Commerce argued yesterday. Thomas Sands, pictured , the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s pre
'Rogue' group can't be found at Harbour Bay
Security staff at the Harbour Bay Shopping Centre last night said they knew nothing of a group now subject to an “extraordinary precautionary warning” from the Securities Commission.
'One of best closings' aids $68m lobster haul
BAHAMIAN fishermen yesterday voiced optimism for a “strong” 2019-2020 crawfish season following the previous one’s $68m haul and “one of the best closings in 22 years”. Keith Carroll, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s vice-president, told Tr
Development Bank unveils scholarship
The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) has established a scholarship programme named after its first managing director to coincide with its 40th anniversary celebrations. The Warren Logan Rolle apprenticeship programme will offer a scholarship to a Baha
Fisheries minister reveals conch exports phase-out
A Cabinet minister yesterday urged conch exporters to switch to other products given the government’s desire to ultimately eliminate sales to other countries. Michael Pintard, minister of agriculture and marine resources, confirmed that the governme
ART OF GRAPHIX: Use design thinking to unlock creativity
Think like a designer and be more creative. Take inspiration from the teachings of Michelangelo, who said: “Every block of stone has a statue inside, and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” Creativity is a process, and great ideas do not
'Surprise' at just three Nassau Flight offers
A senior government official yesterday voiced surprise that the Nassau Flight Services (NFS) privatisation had attracted just three bids from potential Bahamian purchasers. Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, told Tribune Business that “a lot mo
Distressed debt acquirer's unsecured loan expansion
A “bad mortgage” acquirer is aiming to further relieve distressed borrowers and their lenders by expanding into unsecured loan purchases, it was revealed yesterday.Sir Franklyn Wilson, whose group is one of the investors behind Gateway Financial, tol
