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LOOK THROUGH 'COCK AND BULL' OF POLITICIANS
LOOK THROUGH 'COCK AND BULL' OF POLITICIANS
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
BAHAMIANS must "start looking through the cock and bull of politicians" and realise they will have to pay more to sustain the current size of government, a well-known businessman warning that the next administration would have to take "tough decisions" on the public finances.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president of the Superwash laundromat chain, said Bahamians...
'Outrageous' bank fees slammed
'Outrageous' bank fees slammed
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A FORMER Chamber of Commerce president yesterday blasted Bahamian commercial banks for imposing "astronomical and outrageous" hidden fees that he took four months to pick up on, and urged the Government and regulators to implement greater oversight of an industry he described as "a cartel".
Dionisio D'Aguilar, president of the Superwash laundromat chain,...
250k energy costs rise causes '2011 'write off'
250k energy costs rise causes '2011 'write off'
Superwash is set for a year-over-year $250,000 increase in energy costs based on expenditure so far, its president and former Chamber of Commerce chief, Dionisio D'Aguilar, said yesterday, as he admitted that despite slight sales increases he has "written off 2011" from a business perspective.
As a guest speaker at the Rotary Club of West Nassau, Mr D'Aguilar said that although signals are such...
Businessman: Over 50 of stores hit by road project
Businessman: Over 50 of stores hit by road project
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
More than 50 per cent of the Superwash laundromat chain's locations will ultimately be impacted by the New Providence Road Improvement project, its president telling Tribune Business that for many impacted Bahamian-owned businesses the question was: "Can you survive the pain and agony
to get to the promised land?"
Arguing that the Government was coming ...
Superwash outlets robbed five times in 10 days
Superwash outlets robbed five times in 10 days
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE Superwash laundromat chain suffered five armed robberies in a 10-day period, prompting its president yesterday to describe the Bahamas as a "Wild, Wild West" society where "everybody is in fear", with the crime situation likely to get worse - not better - in coming months.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, a former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce president, while prai...
E-l@undry day
E-l@undry day
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian Business Desk
Bahamaslocal.com is taking steps to further establish its presence in the eastern part of the island through a synergetic relationship with Superwash. The companies are teaming up to offer WiFi service to customers of the laundromat.
Customers at Superwash on Prince Charles Drive can now go online while they do their washing. With their machine tokens, custo...
Visionaries? Anastasia Stubbs presents Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette with ?live the vision? series!
Visionaries? Anastasia Stubbs presents Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette with ?live the vision? series!
In a continuing effort to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of The Bahamas, Visionaries Wealth Management & Business Show Executive Producer and Host, Anastasia Stubbs recently paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Brent Symonette at his office on West Bay Street. Stubbs presented the Deputy Prime Minister with a personal copy of Live ...
Inconsistency at Customs hits energy efficient firms
Inconsistency at Customs hits energy efficient firms
BAHAMIAN suppliers of energy efficient equipment and technology are ?finding it very difficult to function? because of the inconsistent treatment their imported products receive from the Customs Department, a former Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday, with some shipments allowed in duty-free and others charged the full 45 per cent.