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Port: Freeport deal reached with Gov’t
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday said it had reached agreement with the Government and key licensees on a deal to bring “ significant growth and job creation to Freeport”.
High school leavers: 30% ‘unemployable’
An ex-Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) attorney yesterday warned there was “little hope” for the economy without Immigration and education reform, and branded almost one in three high school graduates as unemployable.
Atlantis concern over cruise line’s PI environment impact
AN ATLANTIS executive says the Paradise Island mega resort has concerns over how Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) plans to mitigate any environmental risks resulting from its proposed Beach Club project.
Developer to invest up to $75m in eco-resort
A developer is planning to invest up to $75m in developing a sustainable eco-resort in the Exuma Cays that will create some 60 jobs during a two-three year construction phase.
WORLD VIEW: Dust off the Commonwealth Secretary-General elections
MUCH has been written in the Caribbean media about the contest surrounding the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General that was decided on Friday, June 24, at an election in Kigali, the Capital of Rwanda.
The Tribune does not blink under threat
CALLERS to The Tribune have warned that Tribune reporters should be careful because certain PLP operatives are not taking too kindly to The Tribune’s publication of allegations made in a Supreme Court document about the behaviour of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.
Leadership needed to resolve trade issues with Europe
A COPY paper manufacturer in a Caribbean country is facing closure of his business and his 300 employees are likely to lose their jobs because he woke up a few days ago to the reality that tariffs had been removed from a similar product imported from the European Union (EU).
Property tax waiver 'wide open to abuse'
PRIVATE sector executives yesterday expressed concern that proposed legislative amendments to provide certain companies with real property tax breaks were “too vague” and “wide open to abuse”, failing to conform with best governance practices.
The issues that matter
The Christie Administration is badly off course on a number of issues. It is becoming more obvious each and every day that there needs to be a focus and dedicated attention to those bread and butter issues which really matter to the average Bahamian.
$1bn project eyeing revival
EFFORTS are being made to revive a former $1 billion resort project cited by ex-Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham as a key factor in firing his then-minister of housing, Ken Russell, Tribune Business can reveal.
Laing: prove job figures and I'll resign
FNM Senator Zhivargo Laing said he will resign from his seat if the PLP can provide proof of a nationwide 33 per cent unemployment rate as was allegedly claimed by the party during their election campaign.
GB Power grows solar to 10% of energy mix
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday signed a deal with a FOCOL Holdings subsidiary that will expand renewable energy to 10 percent of its generation mix once initiated.
PI ‘cannot bear pressures’ of Royal Caribbean project
A former Bahamas National Trust (BNT) executive director yesterday voiced concerns that Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island project “cannot bear the environmental pressures of what is being proposed”.
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
FNM deputy: Labour law reforms could ‘unbalance’ economy
The FNM’s deputy leader yesterday warned that the Government’s latest labour law reforms threaten to upset the delicate balance between protecting Bahamian workers and the need for jobs and economic growth.
UPDATED: Seventh man shot dead in Nassau's bloody weekend
POLICE are investigating the fatal shooting of a man after an altercation outside a West Bay Street night club early on Monday. The killing took the murder toll of a bloody weekend in Nassau to seven.
Hotel work-to-rule ‘frenzy’ unwarranted
The hotel union’s president yesterday said he would act “in the best interests” of members and the industry, as the “work-to-rule” across New Providence resorts continues to Thursday.
Minnis: McAlpine wants GB to suffer
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis criticised Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine for the latter’s criticism of the government’s purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort, accusing Mr McAlpine of wanting the island to “suffer”.His comments came during a town hal
Mandatory COVID vaccination ‘goes beyond’ the law
Attorneys yesterday warned that making it mandatory for Bahamian workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine “goes beyond what employers can do” and exposes companies to potential legal liability.
Concerns despite Royal Caribbean’s $1bn boost pledge
Bahamians last night raised concerns over Royal Caribbean’s proposed Paradise Island beach club despite cruise line executives pledging it will inject $100m annually into the economy in its first decade.