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$2 million secured for construction of standards building

AT least $2 million has been secured for the construction of a Bahamas Bureau of Standards (BBS) building and for equipment, the bureau’s acting director said yesterday.

Bahamas Waste beats Q1 profit goals by 24%

Bahamas Waste has returned to historical first quarter profit levels after its net income more-than-tripled year-over-year, a result that exceeded its own expectations by 24 per cent.

ART OF GRAPHIX: Avoiding seduction by false advertising

Propaganda lies, deceit and half-truths; is there a difference? If you tell someone that advertisers lie, they will probably roll their eyes and say: “DUH! That’s what advertising is.”

'20 years behind' on market protection

The Bahamas is “20 years behind” on safeguarding its agriculture producers and modernising its economy, a leading consultant yesterday telling Tribune Business this failures had “decimated” local farmers.

Internet policy 'zero' hits Bahamas ranking

A ‘zero’ score for ‘public policy and strategic vision’ has dropped the Bahamas to a mid-table ranking in the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) newly-launched broadband Internet penetration rankings for Latin America and the Caribbean.

'Merits' of GB Chamber's M.O.U proposal questioned

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC() outgoing chairman has questioned the “unclear merits” of creating a separate body to co-ordinate activities between all Chambers, as he moved to “reconcile” differences with his Grand Bahama counterparts.

Bahamas urges OECD: Stop the 'blacklists'

THE Bahamas wants the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and its affiliates to stop using so-called ‘blacklists’ to pressure international financial centres, arguing that “greater transparency” can be achieved through different means.

VAT delay providing 'blessing in disguise'

With just 22 per cent of hotels indicating they had a full understanding of Value-Added Tax (VAT), the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) believes the delayed implementation provides an ideal opportunity to minimise costs and revenue losses.

Palm Cay: High-end sales surge aided by recovery

A sudden increase in high-end property sales has given the Palm Cay development renewed optimism that an economic recovery driven by growing consumer confidence is starting to gain momentum.

Government pays Water Corp debts

The Government was yesterday revealed to have used $11 million in taxpayer monies to pay off “delinquent accounts” owed by the Water & Sewerage Corporation to its BISX-listed water supplier, and promised: “More is on the way.”

BTC targeting 40 franchise stores

The 17th independently-owned Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) franchise store has opened in Coconut Grove, owned by businessman Ian Antonio.

New fund productset for AG review

The draft Bill for the Bahamas’ latest fund product will be sent to the Attorney General’s Office “in short order”, Tribune Business was told yesterday, amid anticipation it will give this nation “significant traction” in Latin America.

Atlantis eyes rebound following 'soft May'

ATLANTIS is forecasting a “soft May” followed by a ‘marginal’ pick-up in June business, its top executive telling Tribune Business that July and August were projecting to be much stronger.

PM's adviser: Join 'bandwagon' for Investor Citizens

A senior adviser to Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday urged the Bahamas to “join the bandwagon” by introducing an Investor Citizenship programme to target the world’s wealthiest individuals, something that could have “the most transformative effect” on the economy.

Reducing $200m incentives will hit FDI competitiveness

Reducing the $200 million-plus incentives granted annually could limit the Bahamas’s ability to attract foreign direct investment(FDI) in the current climate, a key Cabinet Minister said yesterday, adding: “If we don’t offer those incentives, someone else will”.

The Government pays $11m Water Corp debts

The Government was yesterday revealed to have used $11 million in taxpayer monies to pay off “delinquent accounts” owed by the Water & Sewerage Corporation to its BISX-listed water supplier, and promised: “More is on the way.”

Fraud examiners visit Freeport

Executive members of the Bahamas Association ofCertified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) recently visited Freeport to promote the anti-fraud fight and expand its membership.

BFSB targeting shipping synergy

The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is aiming to deepen synergies with the shipping industry by joining the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) at Posidonia 2014.

Plan for more than community

By D’Arcy Rahming

Hotel urges five-month Baha Mar opening delay

Baha Mar has been told to push the opening date for one of its hotels back by five months to April 1, 2015, with the operator branding the projected December deadline as “not accurate”.

Oil explorer: Share offering delayed by regulations wait

The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) is “ready and willing” to proceed with its long-planned share offering to Bahamians, its departing chairman noting progress had been “frustrated” by the wait for approvals.

Oil explorer targets 50 per cent well cost cut

The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) is hoping to slash costs associated with drilling its first exploratory well by up to 50 per cent “without compromising” health and environmental safety standards.

GB 'breaks ranks' on Chambers deal

The Grand Bahamas Chamber of Commerce will today ‘break ranks’ with its fellow bodies and decline to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to foster greater co-operation between all Chambers in the Bahamas.

Bahamas may negotiate own Canada trade deal

The Bahamas could negotiate its own bilateral trade agreement with Canada if CARICOM fails to achieve a regional deal by the June 30 deadline, a Cabinet Minister yesterday reassuring that exporters’ duty-free market access was not under threat.

Mobile card machine gives business boost

Bank of the Bahamas International has launched a mobile credit card machine that allows customers to pay with plastic anywhere, anytime.