Use EU's demands to 'set our own table'
The Bahamas must now focus on leveraging the European Union’s (EU) demands to “set our own table” and boost GDP growth and employment, a well-known attorney is urging.Michael Paton, also a former Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) chairman, said
DPM pledges 'no runaway budget'
The Deputy Prime Minister has pledged that there will be “no runaway spending” in Wednesday’s budget, which will feature “hard choices” to get the near-$8bn debt under control.K P Turnquest, addressing the Institute of Internal Auditors last week, sa
No time for 'jubilation' on EU blacklist escape
A top accountant has warned there is no time for “jubilation” over The Bahamas’ removal from the European Union’s (EU) “blacklist”.Gowon Bowe, pictured, the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) president, told Tribune Business: “It is po
Chamber leads mission to Haiti
The Chamber of Commerce (BCCEC) took a 17-strong delegation of Bahamian businesspersons to Haiti last week on its latest trade mission.The May 23-26 event partnered with Aliv, Bahamasair and the Bahamas Embassy in Haiti, and was headed by Chamber chi
Bahamas First in chair succession
Bahamas First Holdings has appointed Alison Treco as chairman with effect from May 25, after Ian Fair retired following 19 years in the post.The move came after the insurer’s 2018 annual general meeting (AGM). Ms Treco has served as a Bahamas First d
Contractors urge better policing' of investments
THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president has called for stricter “policing” to ensure developers adhere to the terms of their Heads of Agreement.Leonard Sands, pictured, told Tribune Business that the BCA, which has repeatedly raised co
IDB: 20% NIB rates needed to avoid pension crisis
National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rates must more than double to over 20 percent to prevent a long-term Bahamian pension crisis, it was revealed yesterday.The warning, which will likely be greeted with dismay by workers and employers alike,
33,000 real property defaulters sanctioned
The Government sanctioned around 33,000 real property tax delinquents in both 2015 and 2016, an OECD report revealing the scale of its struggles to collect all due revenue.The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD) “peer revi
IDB: High 'petty' corruption endangers public services
High levels of “petty” corruption are undermining trust in public services, the IDB said yesterday, drawing on findings that 20 percent of Bahamians have been solicited for bribes.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in its just-published 2018-
Freeport ‘gets short end of stick again’
An outspoken QC yesterday pronounced himself “discouraged” by Wynn Group’s ability to make progress in Nassau rather than Freeport, blasting: “We’ve got the short end of the stick again.”
Renewable provider blasts 'lip service'
A Bahamian renewable energy provider yesterday called for “real forward momentum” on achieving the National Energy Policy goals, saying: “We’ve been giving it lip service.”Guilden Gilbert, vice-president of Alternative Power Solutions (APS), told Tri
'Feet to the fire' on hotel union's future
THE incoming hotel union president is targeting a new industrial agreement as priority, amid calls by one defeated rival to hold the leadership’s “feet to the fire”.Darren Woods, whose “Team Phoenix” won this week’s election, yesterday acknowledged t
Blockchain summit targets 500 firms
The Government is targeting 500 international companies with next month’s Blockchain and cryptocurrency conference, the next step in its drive to establish Grand Bahama as a “technology hub”.Kwasi Thompson, pictured, minister of state for Grand Baham
New $50m power plant for Andros
A Bahamian-led consortium is bidding to develop a $40-$50m biomass-fuelled power plant in North Andros through a proposal featuring a tie-up with BAMSI.
Works minister seeks 'lot more funds' in Budget
The Minister of Works yesterday said his ministry needs “a lot more” money than presently allocated in next week’s Budget to address “hundreds of millions” in infrastructure needs.
