| The Tribune

BTC cell tower sale to help finance 5G

The Government wants “part of the proceeds” from the sale and leaseback of all the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 345 cell tower sites to be reinvested in improving services and 5G technology.

BTC is owner’s ‘most inefficient’ subsidiary

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was yesterday branded “our most inefficient business” by its owner despite mobile customer losses dropping to a record quarterly low.

Banquet to honour '40 Fathers' for Independence

AS the 40th Anniversary of Independence nears, Mount Tabor Full Gospel Baptist Church, in conjunction with the National 40th Independence Celebration Committee, is hosting a banquet to honour its own list of ‘40 Fathers’ at the Sheraton Beach Resort on Cable Beach on Friday, June 14.

Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 case is thrown out

THE Delaware Bankruptcy Court’s decision to throw out Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case yesterday has validated the government and “disappointed” the Cable Beach resort.

Liquidators reassure 1,000 Melia workers

Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators yesterday pledged that salaries and benefits due to the Melia Nassau Beach Hotel’s 1,000 staff would not be disrupted, even though the resort’s owner is one of the Baha Mar companies now under Supreme Court supervision.

Visitor vows boycott over conditions at police station

AN American woman declared yesterday that she will never return to the Bahamas and is asking her friends to also boycott after facing deplorable conditions in a holding cell at the Central Police Station.

Baha Mar contractor ramps up to 400 staff

Baha Mar’s receivers yesterday said around 400 personnel from the project’s main contractor were on-site at Cable Beach, with efforts to restructure the project under new ownership likely to “bear fruit” soon.

"It Takes A Village" family sitcom set for cable debut

BAHAMIAN Entrepreneur Moya Thompson is taking her talents to new heights this year.

Realtor recovers 50% of lost sales

A two-time Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) president has recovered 50 per cent of the business volumes he lost at the recession’s peak, but is warning that Baha Mar will not be a “saving grace”.

Careers fair held in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama – The first ever Grand Bahama Industrial, Technical and Maritime Career Fair closed out at the Grand Lucayan Resort Grand Ball Room with many declaring it a huge success.

Hotel chief 'confident' nation closing on 2m stopovers before 2022

THE Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president is "confident" this nation will be approaching the two million stopover visitor mark before 2022, believing a study on the industry's economic impact has underestimated the $2.6 billion Baha Mar project's post-2014 impact.

Brackets released for inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase

THE brackets have been released for the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase and a stacked field of recent NCAA Tournament participants are slated to compete.Eight elite mid-major NCAA Division programmes will participate in the early season tou

Outlook conference unveils presenters

Focusing on ‘Charting a New Course for Growth in 2014’, Prime Minister Perry Christie will lead the speaker schedule for the 23rd annual Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO).

Union chief brands BTC downsizing ‘inhumane’

The trade union leader representing Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) line staff has described the company’s protracted downsizing process as “inhumane”, adding: “Morale is in the tank”.

Bahamian entrepreneurs win $25,000 grant

TWO Bahamian entrepreneurs yesterday received a $25,000 grant to start their own businesses courtesy of a self-start funding programme from the country's largest web shop operator.

Cleanliness next to Godliness

Season’s Greetings Bahamas. Once again we approached the end of yet another year and what a joy to be alive.

BEC says it is 'doing its best'

BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation spokesperson Arnette Ingraham said yesterday that the company is currently “doing its best” to maintain electricity supply to the country with “an aging fleet of engines.”

Hands for Hunger helps out in north Eleuthera

HANDS for Hunger travelled to North Eleuthera over the weekend to deliver food to people facing food insecurity in the Harbour Island and Spanish Wells communities.

Tyson's rumble on the reef

Grand Bahama received major international exposure during the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week aired on Sunday starring boxer Mike Tyson at Tiger Beach.

Union: No more downsizes needed for BTC competition

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said there have been no recent discussions on further staff downsizing, although this was an “open-ended conversation” given increased competition.Leon Williams said there had b

All results / Stories

Sort By

Date

Authors