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NAGICO agent hits at insurance 'oligarchy'

By NEIL HARTNELL

Conferences to bring 4,000 January visitors

By NATARIO McKENZIE

BTC smashes projection via 15,000 handset sales

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Bahamas targeting 1.6-1.8m stopovers

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Super Value aiming to slash container landing fees 'in half

By NEIL HARTNELL

Mutual benefits in your workplace

By Ian Ferguson

Port extracts $2m per year from GB Power

By NEIL HARTNELL

Oceania dispute: Confirmation of meeting today

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Developer urges Gov't: Reform quieting of Titles

By NEIL HARTNELL

Bahamas First fears over ‘destabilising’ 20% price undercuts

Bahamas First yesterday pledged that it would “not lie down” in the face of “aggressive” price undercutting by an upstart Caribbean insurer, which is offering discounts of 20 per cent or greater to existing market premiums.

City Markets staff ‘reject’ partial $1.4m payout offer

FORMER City Markets employees have “outright” rejected a $1.4 million severance pay offer, a group spokesman said yesterday, telling Tribune Business their attorneys plan to challenge a debenture which effectively makes the Finlayson family-owned majority shareholder the primary creditor.

Insurer enjoys top-line growth ‘over 20% in 2012

A Bahamian insurer yesterday said it had enjoyed top-line growth of “over 20 per cent” in 2012, suggesting that its strategy of focusing on large accounts with “good quality risks” was paying off.

Bahamas ‘grew’ stopover market share during 2012

Hotel industry leaders yesterday disputed Moody’s assertion that the Bahamas had lost stopover visitor market share to Caribbean rivals, saying this nation “held or slightly increased” its share in 2012 - a year that 1.35 million air arrivals made the best since 2008.

Arawak Port chief: Fees ‘in line’ with Caribbean

THE Nassau Container Port’s charges are “in line” with those levied by Caribbean ports of similar size, with Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) chief executive yesterday saying its 20-foot equipment unit (TEU) landing fees were cheaper than Barbados and almost level with the Cayman Islands.

BTC enjoys 28,751% mobile data growth

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday said it was committed to investing “more than $100 million” in upgrading its communications infrastructure, adding that its mobile data traffic had increased 28,751 per cent since its 4G network launched in December 2012.

Society critical for education direction

The Bahamian education system’s quality is a matter of great concern, and has sparked much debate about where the responsibility lies for making it better.

Opposition blasts Govt’s economic ‘smoke and mirrors’

THE Government needs to articulate a clear strategy for reviving the Bahamian economy, the Free National Movement’s (FNM) chairman believes, arguing that the Christie administration’s approach appears to be a “combination of smoke and mirrors” without specifics.

GB Power targets 42% profits rise for 2013

Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) is projecting that its net income will “improve significantly” by 42.1 per cent this year, rising to $12.331 million on the back of cost efficiencies and its ‘return-based’ tariff structure.

Arawak Port blamed for 30-48% Tropical Shipping fee rises

A MAJOR shipping company yesterday blamed fees levied by the new Arawak Cay Port for its decision to increase container landing charges by between 30-48 per cent, causing one retailer to tell this newspaper: “It’s cheaper to hire a cargo plane and fly your products in.”

Bahamas financial firms on opposite side of lawsuit

Two Bahamas-based financial services providers have become embroiled on opposite sides of a lawsuit relating to the alleged “gross mismanagement” of a former $100 million investment fund.

BTC outage report’s veiled CWC criticism

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) breached a key condition of its licence during last June’s island-wide network outage, regulators said yesterday, levelling implicit criticism at majority shareholder Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC).

Burger King upgrades to boost ‘all aspects’

BURGER KING (Nassau) is set to undergo a major revamp that will include infrastructure upgrades and an array of new menu options set to launch this month.

Stiffening your design resolve

Henry Ford said, and I quote: “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently.” Another year has come as we bid farewell to 2012. And with every New Year come new resolutions. Some people embrace the concept, while others pale at the thought altogether.

Wipe out’ fears over $1.3m Oceania purchases

A property owner at the controversy-torn Oceania Heights development is alleging that he has been unable to recover his late father’s $1.318 million investment, and wind-up his estate, because the developers have failed to release title documents/conveyances to him.

Chamber chair: Make tax reform reality by 2013 Q4

The Bahamas must make tax reform happen as early as the 2013 fourth quarter, the Chamber of Commerce’s (BCCEC) chairman urging the Government to adopt an “aggressive approach” to managing the economy.