Chamber names new membership liaison
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) has named Nicole Burrows as its communications and membership liaison.
Bahamas urged: ‘Roll with punches’ over blacklisting
THE Bahamas must be “methodical” and not reactionary in response to the European Union’s (EU) ‘blacklisting’, a well-known accountant yesterday urging it to “roll with the punches”.
Tribune Radio names new sales manager
THE Tribune Media Group has appointed Kevin Darville to the role of sales manager at Tribune Radio Ltd (Radio House).
Bahamas “blacklisted” by European Union
The Bahamas has been “blacklisted” by the European Union - despite a last ditch effort this week by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Financial Services to ward off the move.
Minnis 'called out' on Schooner Bay
A BAHAMIAN businessman yesterday challenged the Government to demonstrate its support for local entrepreneurs after a new front erupted in his battle with a foreign developer.Glen and Tracy Kelly, who were previously evicted from their Crown Land far
Galanis ‘blindsided’ by Minister’s attack
A BAHAMIAN accountant yesterday admitted he was “blindsided” by the Minister of Housing’s attack on his firm’s integrity during the mid-year Budget debate.
Bahamas 'failed to read tea leaves' on corporate tax
THE Bahamas’ failure “to read the tea leaves” and introduce a corporate income tax “for ourselves” has contributed to Europe’s planned ‘blacklisting’, a financial executive argued yesterday.Paul Moss, Dominion Management Services’ president, told Tri
Customer’s 20-year ‘concrete block’ to Water Corp cut-off
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation gave $5.9 million back to consumers over 21 months, while one delinquent customer “blocked meter access” with concrete to enjoy uninterrupted supply for 20 years.
Job fairs create 900 New Providence jobs
ALMOST 900 persons on New Providence have gained jobs through the Labour Department’s ‘Labour on the Blocks’ employment fairs, its top official revealed yesterday.Robert Farquharson, director of labour, said: “The ‘Labour on the Blocks’ events have b
NIB's IT woes cause 43% productivity fall
THE National Insurance Board’s (NIB) information technology (IT) challenges have caused a 43 per cent decline in productivity, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.Brensil Rolle, minister of state for the public service and National Insurance, lamen
Aliv launches in Long Island
ALIV says it has been making “excellent progress” with its service roll-out, a top executive saying it has more than 100,000 subscribers to-date.Damian Blackburn, the chief Aliv officer, said: “We promised the people of the Bahamas that we would roll
Chamber to 'monitor trade mission returns'
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday said the organisation will be “monitoring the returns” from its trade mission to Washington DC last week.Edison Sumner told Tribune Business: “The trade mission went extremely well. We met w
Tourism pitches to US businesswomen
THE Ministry of Tourism has sold the Bahamas’ benefits to more than 1,200 influential businesswomen from across the US.Already a corporate sponsor of the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit (BEWOP), the Ministry took centre stage at the final lunc
Last-ditch bid to halt EU blacklist
The Deputy Prime Minister and minister of financial services were yesterday travelling to Europe in a last-ditch bid to plead the Bahamas’ case against being ‘backlisted’.
Roberts: EY had ‘no right’ to probe political decisions
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) forensic auditors have “no right to question” politically-led decision-making, a former chairman has blasted.
