Unions seek PM intervention over Morton Salt ruling
THE Bahamas’ two main trade union groups have written jointly to the Prime Minister seeking an “urgent meeting” over a Court of Appeal ruling they claim will “cripple” organised labour.
FirstCaribbean's New York listing step closer
FirstCaribbean’s parent has taken another step towards selling-off its ownership by filing a registration form with US regulators for the bank’s proposed New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing.The amount of shares, nor the price that they will be off
Taxi union chief hails app team-up as 'perfect mix'
THE Bahamas Taxicab Union’s president yesterday said branded its partnership with a transportation-based mobile app as the “perfect mix”, suggesting it will help modernise the industry.Philip Watkins, speaking at a press conference to announce the un
Record Easter for Nassau's airport
LYNDEN Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) operator is predicting the busiest Easter weekend on record, officials said yesterday.“People in Canada and the US, who have suffered through a season of what felt like never-ending northeasters, are jus
US: Bahamas ‘losing competitive FDI edge’
The Bahamas is “losing its competitive edge” on foreign direct investment (FDI) to Caribbean rivals as a result of its ‘ease of doing business’ woes, the US government has concluded.
IBCs face ‘much damage’ through blacklisting Bill
THE Bahamas’ ‘blacklisting’ response threatens to “cause a lot of damage” to its IBC business and create “much less certainty” for the financial services industry, a top attorney is warning.
Tax reform key to get Bahamas to ‘mid-shore’
THE Bahamas will only gain “respite” from international regulatory initiatives if it implements a tax regime that moves it to “mid-shore”, a well-known attorney has warned.
Fears Oban controversy will deter other investors
OBAN Energies has moved to reassure its $5.5 billion project is ‘for real’ amid concern that the ongoing controversy could deter other investors from coming to Grand Bahama.
Unions unite to fight ‘catastrophic’ ruling
THE Trades Union Congress (TUC) is seeking permission to appeal a “catastrophic” ruling that takes Bahamian workers “back to pre-1942” to the London-based Privy Council.
IMF – Your economy has turned the corner
The IMF yesterday gave the Government a much-needed boost by declaring the economy has “turned the corner”, despite warning over continued fiscal and current account imbalances.
Ex-finance chief: Don’t let the EU ‘trump’ our needs
AN ex-finance minister yesterday urged the Government to place the Bahamas’ “true economic needs” above the European Union’s (EU) demands in its haste to escape the latter’s ‘blacklist’.
DPM pledges 2020 ‘balanced Budget’
THE Deputy Prime Minister last night pledged the Government’s commitment to a “balanced Budget by 2020”, and expressed optimism that current account imbalances will be “comfortably” dealt with.
Contractor chief backs 200% work permit rise
THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said he would gladly back a ‘200 per cent’ increase in work permit fees for unskilled foreign labourers employed in the sector.
Pests beware: Merger combines 88 years of termination knowledge
TWO pest control companies with a combined 88 years’ experience will be able to take on more “large scale projects” following their merger under the Rentokil umbrella.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Tackling vectors for better design effect
IF you are confused over the difference between the many image file types, you are not alone. When beginning a branding project for a business, one of the first things requested from a client is a vector file logo. However, that request is often met with blank stares or responses such as: “Can’t you just pull the logo from my site?”
