Homepage for the Visual Studio Code Flask tutorial.
A Bahamian-owned airline yesterday said it was “recovering” after Hurricane Sandy likely cost it “over $110,000” in revenues over a four-day period.
Bahamian food stores saw their normal level of hurricane business last week according to several retailers, with one telling Tribune Business the spike in demand had challenged his inventory levels.
Despite losing “a lot of bookings” due to Hurricane Sandy, Atlantis is set to regain them after “most” rebooked for later in 2012.
The Government is increasing its short-term debt limits by 20 per cent, from 50 to 60 per cent, via reforms to the Financial Administration and Audit Act.
As part of its Business Seminar Series, the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is hosting a follow-up symposium on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on October 29, 2012, in collaboration with the Ministry of Financial Services and the Professional Industry Associations (PIAs) that are part of its Professional Industry Association Working Group (PIAWG).
Bahamas Waste yesterday became the latest BISX-listed company to unveil a share buyback programme, its managing director suggesting that its stock was undervalued by around 30 per cent.
A leading contractor yesterday said he was “surprised the Bahamas ranked as high” as 68th in the world when it came to processing construction permits, suggesting the industry could generate “a lot more jobs” if the process was more efficient.
Some 98 per cent of cruise passengers who came ashore in Nassau/Paradise Island said they would recommend the Bahamas to friends and relatives, a Ministry of Tourism survey finding that those on Disney vessels spent an average $20 more than those travelling with rival lines.
BAHAMAS Striping, the self-starter grant-winning striping company, has won the Bahamas Contractors Association (BCA) Level I Sub-Contractor of the year award.
Ever wondered where computer viruses come from?
A Bahamian general insurer yesterday said it did not expect Hurricane Sandy “to become a significant loss” event for the property and casualty industry, although it was “not counting our chickens” just yet.
The Bahamas is standing still and allowing rival jurisdictions to “leapfrog” it on economic competitiveness, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive warned yesterday, after this nation slipped another six spots to 77th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings.
By NEIL HARTNELLA former state minister for finance yesterday blasted the Government’s plan to increase its short-term debt limit three-fold as “alarming” and “too much”, suggesting to Tribune Business the move had resulted from this administration’s spending excesses.
AML Foods’ $10 million private placement will free up a total $1.152 million in cash flows over the next two years, its chief executive yesterday confirming the issue will double the company’s preference share investors to six.
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that he expects the Sunwing Travel Group to bring more than 100,000 visitors a year to Grand Bahama, while acknowledging that the Government spends far too much annually in subsidising that island’s tourism industry.
By D’Arcy RahmingMany times I’m called in as a consultant to advise on a marketing strategy. Since “everyone“ is an expert in marketing (I’m kidding, folks), I only work with key decision makers and owners.
After years of desultory chat about a new tax structure, the Symposium on Tax Reform, scheduled for October 25-26 at the College of the Bahamas, may actually propel us towards a specific programme of change.
The symposium on the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will feature a session on the Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) introduced as a mechanism for implementing compliance with its demands.
The founder of Abaco’s Schooner Bay development, Orjan Lindroth, was honored in Palm Beach on Saturday with an Addison Mizner Award for his work to further classical architecture.
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that the Government’s decision on the potential acquisition of Bahamas Food Services (BFS) by the multi-billion dollar US distribution giant, Sysco, was one that “would not be delayed much longer”.
A Cabinet Minister yesterday said there was “a real push” to improve the Bahamas’ business processes and systems, after the World Bank’s move to again cut this nation’s competitiveness “validated all the concerns” he harboured over the Ingraham administration’s policies.
THE Bahamas could witness a resurgence in the boating market in the next few years, the Marina Operators of the Bahamas (MOB) president said yesterday, adding that reservations for his property were up 15-20 per cent over 2011.
The Government is preparing to increase its short-term borrowing threshold three-fold to 60 per cent, a key Ministry of Finance consultant yesterday conceding this was “a huge jump” for which there was little alternative.
The developers behind a proposed multi-million dollar resort and real estate development on Long Island “have not pulled out”, and are looking to establish a permanent presence and take over marina operations at the adjacent Stella Maris Resort “next month”.
While praising the Government for “a good first step” in trying to bring the Bahamas further into line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) security standards, a leading airport operator yesterday said it was effectively ‘putting the cart before the horse’.