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Miller confident on Robin Hood replacement
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Robin Hood's landlord yesterday told Tribune Business he is extremely confident about finding a replacement tenant for the closing retailer, describing the Summerwinds Plaza location as "second to none" and "the b
$150M TRUST URGED TO RESCUE HOUSING MARKET
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government was yesterday urged to invest $100-$150 million into a Foreclosure Trust as a way to solve this nation's mortgage/housing crisis, a well-known businessman telling Tribune Business that the returns g
CROWN-ING MOMENT FOR OUR LAND REFORM
Food/water, energy, land and human capital are the four resources that all countries require not only for economic development but also their mere existence. These resources are so valuable that I have coined the term 'Essential National Assets' to collec
CROWN-ING MOMENT FOR OUR LAND REFORM
Food/water, energy, land and human capital are the four resources that all countries require not only for economic development but also their mere existence. These resources are so valuable that I have coined the term 'Essential National Assets' to collec
CROWN-ING MOMENT FOR OUR LAND REFORM
Food/water, energy, land and human capital are the four resources that all countries require not only for economic development but also their mere existence. These resources are so valuable that I have coined the term 'Essential National Assets' to collec
CROWN-ING MOMENT FOR OUR LAND REFORM
Food/water, energy, land and human capital are the four resources that all countries require not only for economic development but also their mere existence. These resources are so valuable that I have coined the term 'Essential National Assets' to collec
CROWN-ING MOMENT FOR OUR LAND REFORM
Food/water, energy, land and human capital are the four resources that all countries require not only for economic development but also their mere existence. These resources are so valuable that I have coined the term 'Essential National Assets' to collec
MORE BAHAMIAN HOMEOWNERS IF SMALLER LOTS SIZED PERMITTED
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor More Bahamians would be homeowners today if the authorities had acted on a 1984 report by now-Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham advocating that houses by constructed on lots under 5,000 square feet, the Bahamas Real
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m
'Missing link' to grow BORCO revenue $20m By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas Oil Refining Company's (BORCO) revenues could increase by up to $20 million per annum due to its owner creating "a critical link" between its Bahamian and US
Enterprises Bill compared to ‘fighting cancer with band-aid’
A well-known businessman has compared the Government’s Commercial Enterprises Bill to “fighting cancer with a band-aid”.
PRIVATE SECTOR LOAN DEFAULTS HIT $301M
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Almost one-third of commercial bank loans to Bahamian businesses are in arrears, something the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman described as a sign that economic recovery
S&P: Baha Mar to prevent any outlook upgrade
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) says the delayed Baha Mar opening has eliminated any chance that it will raise its ‘negative’ outlook on the Bahamas, as it prepares to “revise downwards” growth estimates for this nation.
Sir Jack tells QC: Put money where mouth is
A key Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) shareholder yesterday urged an outspoken QC to ‘put his money where his mouth is’ and find a buyer for the quasi-governmental entity.
VAT guidance notes undermine core financial sector policy
The Government’s “inconsistent” Value-Added Tax (VAT) positions are threatening to undermine core financial services policy objectives, a top QC warned yesterday, threatening a loss of competitiveness and high-value business.

Bran: 'Very dodgy' to interfere with business pricing
The Government will be "in very dodgy territory" should it seek to interfere with how Bahamian businesses price their goods and services, the DNA leader has warned.
Gov’t ‘accelerates’ WTO member push
The Government’s reconstituted trade negotiating bodies face a “huge task”, its chief negotiator acknowledged yesterday, adding that his appointment showed it wanted to “accelerate” the Bahamas’ accession to full World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership.
BCA chief: 'Many smaller builders' oppose regulation
BCA chief: 'Many smaller builders' oppose regulation By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Many smaller Bahamian contractors do not support the Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) or its push for legislation to regulate the industry, the latter's
$112m spent with 'no due process'
$112m spent with 'no due process' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor With more than $112 million in public monies spent "without any evidence of due process", the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president has urged the Government to use t