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$500m cruise port’s ‘strict preference’ for Bahamians

The US contractor managing landside construction for Carnival’s $500m Grand Bahama cruise port has pledged to give “strict preference” to Bahamians on all work that is put out to bid.

First step to $200m port

OFFICIALS broke ground in East Grand Bahama for construction of the $200m Carnival Cruise Port that is expected to open in 2024, creating 1,000 permanent jobs for Bahamians.

Speaker’s anger at NEMA boss’ response

HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux sharply rebuked National Emergency Management Agency director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday, telling him “you need a 9 to 5 job” and suggesting he did not have the same vision as the government to advance the country.

Bahamas can take $5-$10bn premium 'captive' with focus

Bahamas can take $5-$10bn premium 'captive' with focus By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamas could attract between $5-$10 billion in premium income within five years if it made a concerted effort to re-establish itself as a captive insura

25,000-acre dispute solution 'critical to 'thousands of jobs'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Resolving a long-running dispute that has tied up 25,000 acres of prime real estate is "critical" to potentially creating "thousands of jobs" and reversing Long Island's depopulation, a Court of Appeal ruling havi

New fly fishing regime may hit 90% of market

The Bahamas’ new fly fishing regulations could drive away 90 per cent of visiting anglers, research has shown, with affecting a market of “major significance” that generates almost 10 per cent of this nation’s stopover visitors.

Bahamas ‘nears a socialist state’

The Bahamas “is becoming a socialist state”, an outspoken FNM candidate said yesterday, blasting the Government’s decision to move ahead with controversial labour law reforms as “madness”.

INSIGHT: Why isn’t anyone listening to us?

“Temporary” social workers at the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development are upset and accusing the authorities there of treating them “like garbage” while they remain uncertain as to the longevity of their employment.

Squandering Freeport costs Bahamas 'billions'

The Bahamas has lost "billions of dollars" through decades of squandering Freeport's special economic zone (SEZ) potential with "collaboration not seen for 50 years" needed to effect a turnaround.

EDITORIAL: It’s time for the Opposition to get its act together

WITH only three months away from a general election there is no unified opposition to challenge and defeat a government that does not deserve another five years in power. Already on the brink of disaster, five more years of PLP-ism will be the death knell of a Bahamas that we once knew.

Long Island residents discuss water issues after $5.3m contract signing

POOR access to potable water is one of the major issues facing some Long Island settlements.

Hutton: Abaco skills gap affecting quality of work

AS many construction jobs go unfilled in Abaco, a skills gap on the island has sometimes led to substandard construction work, according to Abaco Chamber of Commerce President Ken Hutton. He spoke on Saturday during a virtual job fair highlighting e

Activist: 'I've not bought fairytale' on Disney plans

An environmental activist yesterday said she had “not bought the fairytale” on Disney’s plans for Lighthouse Point, and urged it to “compromise” by using an existing cruise port.Sam Duncombe, reEarth’s president, told Tribune Business that using the

200 jobs with new Grand Bahama medical school

A HEADS of Agreement was signed yesterday by the government for a new medical school in Freeport to be built in phases at an overall investment of $64.2 million over a 10-year period.

Buck-passing honed to perfection in The Bahamas

THE BAHAMAS must be one of the world’s greatest buck-passers. Everything that goes wrong is never the fault of the one in charge - the finger is always pointing in another direction, where it continues down the line until it stops at an unfortunate wretch caught napping under the coconut tree and failing to do his job.

A call for mercy

To do something as simple as get on a jitney, Kayleisha Rolle has to manoeuvre out of her wheelchair, sit on the steps of the bus, her back facing the door, pull herself up the steps with the support of her arms, and then hop to a vacant seat.“Some p

Entrepreneurs challenged to exploit Bank’s rate cut

Sir Franklyn Wilson has questioned whether the Bahamas has sufficient entrepreneurial risk-takers capable of exploiting the Central Bank’s interest rate to create new businesses and jobs.

Cubicle Cupid

Cubicle Cupid By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter THE AMOUNT of time adults spend at work is matched only by the amount of time children spend at school, so it is no wonder that many working men and women find themselves engaged in office romance

Have business owners lost confidence?

LOCAL and foreign investors are probably having more board room sessions about whether this is the right time to invest in this country. So far, the Christie government has done nothing to assure the private sector that they know the direction in which their government’s sails are set.

Entrepreneurship crime war's 'missing element'

A well-known consultant yesterday said his planned Entrepreneurship programme is the “missing element” in the crime war, as he aims to graduate 200 ex-offenders to become business owners within six months.

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