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Resort condo's 1,200 jobs to be '100% Bahamian'

The $2.8bn West End revival will be “complemented” by an adjacent resort condo project that aims to make its 1,200 construction and full-time jobs “100 percent Bahamian”.John MacDonald, principal of Grande Harbour at Old Bahama Bay, told Tribune Busi

EDITORIAL: Immigration sense or election trail rhetoric?

IMMIGRATION was in the Prime Minister’s sights yesterday – though his target was not always clear.

Bahamas urged to reverse IMF’s GDP growth outlook

The Bahamas must reverse the downward GDP growth trajectory forecast yesterday by the IMF, a governance reformer warned yesterday, arguing: “We’re still not where we need to be.”

Union seeking 'seat at table' on CIBC deal

Union leaders have written to the government seeking a “seat at the table” over the approval of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s majority sale to a Colombian-headquartered financial group.Teresa Mortimer, the Bahamas Financial Services Union’s (BFSU) president,

Still scepticism on revival of Eleuthera ‘benchmark’

The Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s president has acknowledged that a “level of scepticism” exists over this week’s deal to revive “the benchmark of what was possible in the Family Islands”.

Realtor urges 'total rethink' of investor approval process

A prominent realtor has urged the Government to “completely rethink” the approval process for foreign real estate purchases, suggesting it had contributed to remote Family Islands becoming “economic wastelands”.John Christie, H. G. Christie Ltd’s chi

Freeport taxi drivers 'livelihoods at stake'

Freeport taxi drivers claim their livelihoods are at stake, especially now that Grand Bahama's major hotel property has closed its doors.

FNM: Carnival is latest ‘boo boo’ for govt

FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night railed against Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government for failing to address crime, wasting value added tax (VAT) money and most recently making a “boo boo” out of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

Prime Minister urged: 'Be decisive on NIB's bloody mess'

A well-known businessman yesterday urged the Prime Minister to “be decisive” and not wait for forensic investigations to sort out “the bloody mess” at the National Insurance Board (NIB), adding that Algernon Cargill appeared to have “done a good job” enforcing the rules.

Is the Bahamas falling behind?

WE HAD just settled to write an editorial when the phone rang. What the caller had to say changed the intended subject matter for today’s column.

Legacy of Sir Lynden's 'millionaire' error

AT SOME time or other one has heard the proverb — “necessity is the mother of invention”.

Has the public tender been abandoned at NIB?

NATIONAL Insurance’s first forensic report is yet to be completed, but what is now happening at NIB, observed a concerned Bahamian yesterday, is paving the way for another forensic review at the end of this government’s five-year term.

The iniquity of 'double dipping' for sick leave

TODAY, BEC chairman Leslie Miller is the Man of the Hour, and VAT is the vehicle that is going to send all of us — country included — to our economic graves.

'We have done a poor job in basketball'

BASKETBALL is in a state of despair in the Bahamas, a problem that can only be rectified by addressing the sport at the developmental level, according to nationally renowned head coach Gladstone “Moon” McPhee.

FDI impact 50% less than forecast

The Bahamas is receiving less than 50 per cent of the projected economic impact associated with many foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman yesterday saying there had been “surprisingly little trickle down”.

Insurer backs COB scholar scheme

COLLEGE of the Bahamas officials yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Tristar Insurance Agents & Brokers Ltd for the company to become an official donor of COB’s President’s Scholar’s Programme.

Age just a number

Prime Minister Perry Christie’s decision to lead the PLP into the 2017 general elections at the ripe age of 73 might have been partially influenced by American geopolitics.

Over 1,700 ex-Baha Mar staff registered with Labour Dept

More than 1,700 former Baha Mar employees have registered with the Department of Labour to ensure they receive unemployment benefits from the National Insurance Board (NIB) and are in position to learn of job vacancies, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

Atlantis: No policy preventing hiring of Baha Mar staff

WHILE job security remains uncertain for the more than 2,000 Bahamians employed at Baha Mar, an Atlantis executive said the resort would consider hiring staff of the $3.5bn project based on its needs.

MP urges revised pension legislation

BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells yesterday reiterated calls for the Government to enact legislation regulating the pensions industry, arguing that retirement savings plans must be contributory with employees able to transfer them between jobs.

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