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Liveable wage not possible without productivity boost

A CABINET minister yesterday warned that achieving a “liveable wage” will not be possible unless there is an improvement in Bahamian worker productivity and business efficiency.

$170m project must stop Exuma’s south ‘dying out’

EXUMA’S private sector says the $175m Torch Cay project is urgently needed to prevent the island’s southern end from “dying out”.

An act of selfishness?

I am an unrepentant capitalist and most of my other traits, if I may say so, are great. As such, however, I believe that labour and human resources play a vital role in the economic development and advancement of any society regardless of its political identification or call systems.

Firing can lead to them thriving

MANY employers struggle with the decision of whether or not to terminate employees who have proven themselves as liabilities rather than assets.

FNM leader hits out over rate of murders

AS the murder rate hit 86 for the year, FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis called on the governing PLP to do a better job in tackling crime.

Brewery targets Florida export market for 2013

The Bahamian Brewery & Beverage Company is targeting early 2013 to break into the Florida export market with its Sands beer, a move its founder anticipates will create another 10 jobs initially.

Plan to succeed with succession

By Ian Ferguson

Mall to bring job opportunities

FREEPORT – Grand Bahama Port Authority President Ian Rolle believes that the impending grand opening of a new indoor shopping mall will provide employment and economic opportunities in Grand Bahama.

All must join in the fight against crime

FOR THE first time yesterday, we heard a PLP Minister come close — the closest that any of them has ever come in the past five years — to admitting that no government can completely eradicate crime — certainly not the type of crime that has changed our way of life.

ATLANTIS EYES 12-14% GROUP BOOKING RISE

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Atlantis is looking at a 12-14 per cent increase in group business for 2012, the head of Kerzner International's Bahamian operations yesterday saying its $50-$60 million annual capital expenditure plans would like

The righteous forsaken

By Pastor Matthew Allen Psa.37:25. "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." The King James Version of the above passage of scripture is one of the most quoted among today's religious fol

Grand Bahama PLP hopefuls unveiled

FREEPORT – The Progressive Liberal Party officially introduced its five candidates to Grand Bahama on Friday at the Grand Lucaya Resort, where PLP leader Perry Christie unveiled plans to revitalise Grand Bahama’s economy. Mr Christie stressed that

PLP deputy says FNM is getting desperate

OPPOSITION party deputy leader Philip “Brave” Davis contends that Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and the Free National Movement are getting desperate for votes as the 2012 general election approaches. The MP for Cat Island based his claims on

Where are businesses in Caribbean business?

Where are businesses in Caribbean business? By Sir Ronald Sanders THE countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), with the exception of Guyana and Suriname, are each experiencing severe decline in their economies. The small Leeward

VIDEO: Brookfield made Atlantis' new owner

BROOKFIELD has officially taken over ownership of Atlantis with a “seamless deal” that will see no job losses and no impact on the Bahamas’ economy.